As Amended
SEC. 43-41-305. Criteria to determine eligibility for temporary housing.
Temporary housing assistance under this article may be made available to those disaster victims who, as a result of a major disaster or emergency declared by the governor or the president of the United States, require temporary housing for reasons including, but not limited to, the following:
(a) Physical damage to the dwelling to the extent that it has been rendered uninhabitable.
(b) The dwelling has been determined uninhabitable as a result of disaster by an authorized governmental entity requiring evacuation of an area. This does not include subsequent condemnation for redevelopment of an area following a disaster.
(c) Impeded access to the dwelling which cannot be quickly alleviated by debris removal even though the structure may be unharmed.
(d) Extended interruption of essential utilities sufficient to constitute a health hazard.
(e) Eviction from a residence by the owner because of the owner's personal need for housing as a direct result of the disaster.
(f) Eviction from residence by owner because of a financial hardship which is a direct result of the disaster.
(g) Other circumstances which cause temporary housing to be required and which are approved by the regional director and state coordinating officer.
SOURCES: Laws, 1978, ch. 330, Sec. 3; 1980, ch. 491, Sec. 32, eff from and after passage (approved May 9, 1980).