Housinglink Glossary

Written By Don Combs ()

Updated at January 10th, 2023

This is a auto-generated Article of all your definitions within the glossary.

Glossary

This is a auto-generated Article of all your definitions within the glossary.

  • dashboard

    Your dashboard in the CHAP software will show you your account information and application status.

  • Gross Monthly Income

    Gross monthly income is the amount of income you earn in one month from all sources, before taxes or deductions are taken out. For CHAP assistance, gross income includes but is not limited to gross wage income, cash assistance such as Social Security income or public assistance, unemployment compensation, worker’s compensation, severance pay, child support, alimony or foster care payments

  • Household Size

    Household size include all persons living in the household regardless of relationship.

  • Listing Date

    The date your available listing will go live in the housing search tool.

  • login credentials

    Your email address AND password OR your phone number and password are login credentials for the COVID-19 Housing Assistance Program

  • Manufactured home

    Manufactured homes are homes built as dwelling units of at least 320 square feet in size with a permanent chassis to assure the initial and continued transportability of the home. All transportable sections of manufactured homes built in the U.S. after June 15, 1976 must contain a certification label. (Source: Hud.gov)

  • Manufactured home park lot rents

    Lot rent, or a lot lease payment, is a rental/lease contract on a parcel or “lot” of land where a manufactured home is placed.

  • Minnesota resident

    a person who lives in Minnesota

  • mis-aligned applicant

    An applicant who selected a program administrator that does not provide the type of assistance needed OR a program administrator that does not serve the applicants service area.

  • mis-aligned applicants

    An applicant who selected a program administrator that does not provide the type of assistance needed OR a program administrator that does not serve the applicants service area.

  • program administrator

    Your provider, or program administrator, is the organization that you selected in the pre-application process. Your program administrator will review your application for eligibility to the COVID-19 Housing Assistance Program. If your application/request for assistance is approved for payment, you program administrator will also make the payments directly to the company or person's with whom holds your overdue bill.

  • program administrators

    The organization selected by the applicant in the pre-application process.

  • units

    Units are the number of units you manage in your building.

  • Verification In Progress

    This is a status chosen by the program administrator when an application has been completed and is now under review by the program administrator

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