Section 49. Definitions

For the purposes of this title, the following terms
  shall have the following meanings:
    1.  "Homeless"  shall mean an undomiciled household which is unable to
  secure permanent and habitable housing without  special  assistance,  as
  determined  by the commissioner, including but not limited to households
  temporarily residing in  emergency  shelters,  transitional  facilities,
  hotels/motels, or substandard conditions.
    2.  "Household"  shall  mean  a single individual or family, including
  couples without dependent  children  who,  or  which,  are  eligible  to
  receive public assistance.
    3.  "Eligible applicant" shall mean local social services districts or
  not-for-profit corporations serving homeless and at-risk households.
    4. "At-risk" shall mean a household threatened with  homelessness  and
  those with a history of frequent moves.
    5.  "Homelessness intervention services" shall mean services which are
  designed to  stabilize  at-risk  and  homeless  households  by  avoiding
  homelessness  or  assisting households to secure permanent and habitable
  housing. Such services may include, but  need  not  be  limited  to  the
  following:
    (a) services to resolve conflicts between landlords and tenants and to
  facilitate fair and workable solutions;
    (b)  legal  services  to  households threatened with the loss of their
  homes through eviction, harassment or other means;
    (c) tenant activities to educate households in  the  areas  of  tenant
  rights  and  responsibilities, and to organize tenants to remedy housing
  problems such as code violations, landlord abandonment and harassment;
    (d) benefits/entitlements  advocacy  to  ensure  that  households  are
  receiving  all  federal,  state  and  local  benefits  to which they are
  entitled, such as temporary assistance to  needy  families,  safety  net
  assistance,  food  stamps,  supplemental  security income, rent security
  deposits, furniture and household moving expenses;
    (e) relocation assistance which provides for the identification of and
  referral to permanent and habitable  housing,  transportation  services,
  landlord/tenant   lease   negotiation   services   and   assistance   in
  establishing utility services; and
    (f) the provision of or  referral  to  support  services  designed  to
  stabilize  households  in  permanent  and  habitable  housing  including
  services related to substance abuse,  domestic  violence,  housekeeping,
  budgeting,  education,  day  care, employment, parenting, mental health,
  physical health, and such other services deemed necessary by the  office
  of  temporary  and  disability  assistance. Service provided to homeless
  households pursuant to this paragraph must be provided for a  period  of
  at  least  six months beginning the first day of the month following the
  month in which such household secured permanent housing.