Homeless individual
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7 U.S.C. § 2012 — as used in this chapter (2 versions over time)
“Homeless individual” means—
(1) an individual who lacks a fixed and regular nighttime residence; or
(2) an individual who has a primary nighttime residence that is—
(A) a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter (including a welfare hotel or congregate shelter) designed to provide temporary living accommodations;
(B) an institution that provides a temporary residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized;
(C) a temporary accommodation for not more than 90 days in the residence of another individual; or
(D) a public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings.
29 U.S.C. § 2918A — in this section (3 versions over time)
The term "homeless individual" has the meaning given the term in section 11302 of title 42.
29 U.S.C. § 3226 — in this section (3 versions over time)
The term “homeless individual” means a homeless individual (as defined in section 12473(6) of title 34) or a homeless child or youth (as defined in section 11434a(2) of title 42).
34 U.S.C. § 12473 — for purposes of this subpart (2 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;
38 U.S.C. § 3771 — for purposes of this subchapter (2 versions over time)
The term “homeless individual” has the meaning given such term by section 103 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302).
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. § 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;
42 U.S.C. § 1786 — as used in this section (2 versions over time)
“Homeless individual” means—
(A) an individual who lacks a fixed and regular nighttime residence; or
(B) an individual whose primary nighttime residence is—
(i) a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter (including a welfare hotel or congregate shelter) designed to provide temporary living accommodations;
(ii) an institution that provides a temporary residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized;
(iii) a temporary accommodation of not more than 365 days in the residence of another individual; or
(iv) a public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings.