Define: Housing Development

How is Housing Development defined in a legal contract?

• Housing Development means a project that includes a substantial proportion of housing for people with low or moderate incomes, and also includes other types of housing and various facilities like commercial, recreational, industrial, community, and educational. These additional components are decided by a certain [organization] based on how they enhance the overall project related to housing for people with low or moderate income. Seen in 85 SEC filings.
• Housing Development means a project for five or more residential units, including mixed-use developments. It also includes a subdivision or a shared ownership development, approved by a [organization], that consists of residential units or undeveloped residential lots and either a project to significantly renovate and convert an existing commercial building to residential use or the significant renovation of an existing multifamily dwelling, where the result of the renovation would be a net increase in available residential units. Seen in 73 SEC filings.
• Housing Development means a residential project or the residential part of a mixed-use project. Seen in 37 SEC filings.
• Housing Development means a project which includes a significant amount of housing for low-income people and such additional elements of other housing, commercial, recreational, industrial, communal, and educational facilities as [organization] decides improve the quality of the project as it relates to housing for low-income people. Seen in 15 SEC filings.
• Housing Development means a residential project, which includes housing for low and moderate income individuals. Seen in 12 SEC filings.
• Housing Development means any work or project that is designed and funded according to [certain provisions], with the primary purpose of providing clean, decent, and safe housing accommodations for low income and moderate to low income individuals and families in need of housing. This work can include land, buildings, improvements and equipment for recreational, community, educational and commercial facilities that [organization] determines necessary, convenient or desirable to improve its quality and are compatible with the income capabilities of said persons and families. Seen in 12 SEC filings.

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Which definition should you use?

🤔 Our AI Legal Assistant has combined and improved the above descriptions to create market-standard 'Genie definitions' below, with guidance on which documents and which industry to use for each.

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Genie Definition 1

• Housing Development means a residential project encompassing housing for low-to-moderate income individuals and possibly additional facilities.

Relevant Contract Types

• Land Acquisition Agreement
• Construction Contract
• Joint Venture Agreement
• Affordable Housing Agreement

Relevant Circumstances

• Land acquisition for development purposes
• Residential construction projects
• Collaborations between entities for housing development
• Development of affordable housing units

Relevant Sectors

• Real Estate
• Construction
• Urban Planning
• Housing and Community Development

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Genie Definition 2

• Housing Development means a project involving significant rehabilitation of existing buildings to increase residential units.

Relevant Contract Types

• Building Rehabilitation Contract
• Renovation Contract
• Property Management Agreement

Relevant Circumstances

• Renovation of residential buildings
• Conversion of commercial buildings into residential units
• Rehabilitation of existing multifamily dwellings

Relevant Sectors

• Real Estate
• Construction
• Property Management
• Residential Remodeling

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