homeless
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United States Code
42 U.S.C. § 11302 — for purposes of this chapter (7 versions over time)
For purposes of this chapter, the terms "homeless", "homeless individual", and "homeless person" means— 1
42 U.S.C. § 13925 — in this subchapter (3 versions over time)
The term “homeless” has the meaning provided in section 14043e–2(6) of this title.
42 U.S.C. § 14043E — for purposes of this subpart (4 versions over time)
the terms “homeless”, “homeless individual”, and “homeless person”—
(A) mean an individual who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence; and
(B) includes—
(i) an individual who—
(I) is sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason;
(II) is living in a motel, hotel, trailer park, or campground due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations;
(III) is living in an emergency or transitional shelter;
(IV) is abandoned in a hospital; or
(V) is awaiting foster care placement;
(ii) an individual who has a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings; or
(iii) migratory children (as defined in section 6399 of title 20) who qualify as homeless under this section because the children are living in circumstances described in this paragraph;