441—58.1(29C) Definitions.
“Bona fide residence” or “bona fide address,” as set forth in Iowa Code section 321.1(6C), means the pre-disaster street or highway address of an individual’s dwelling or dwelling unit. The bona fide residence of a person with more than one dwelling is the dwelling for which the person claims a homestead tax credit under Iowa Code chapter 425, if applicable. The bona fide residence of a homeless person is a primary nighttime residence meeting one of the criteria listed in Iowa Code section 48A.2(3).
“Department” means the Iowa department of human services.
“Dwelling” or “dwelling unit” means the structure in which a household resides. “Dwelling” or “dwelling unit” includes permanent structures, mobile homes, manufactured homes, modular homes, fifth-wheel travel trailers, travel trailers, and motor homes in which a household resides.
“Emergency management coordinator” means the person appointed by the local emergency management commission pursuant to Iowa Code sections 29C.9 and 29C.10 to be responsible for development of the countywide emergency operations plan and for coordination and assistance to government officials when an emergency or disaster occurs.
“Fifth-wheel travel trailer,” as set forth in Iowa Code section 321.1(36D)“c,” means a type of travel trailer which is towed by a pickup by a connecting device known as a fifth wheel. However, this type of travel trailer may have an overall length which shall not exceed 45 feet.
“Home” means the pre-disaster dwelling or dwelling unit for a household.
“Household” means all adults and children who lived in the pre-disaster residence who request assistance, as well as any persons, such as infants, spouses, or part-time residents, who were not present at the time of the disaster but who are expected to return during the assistance period.
“Manufactured home” or “modular home,” as set forth in Iowa Code section 321.1(36C), is a factory-built structure constructed under authority of 42 U.S.C. §5403 as amended to August 25, 2022, which is required by federal law to display a seal from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, and was constructed on or after June 15, 1976.
“Manufactured or mobile home,” as set forth in Iowa Code section 321.1(36D)“a,” means any vehicle without motive power used or so manufactured or constructed as to permit its being used as a conveyance upon the public streets and highways and so designed, constructed, or reconstructed as will permit the vehicle to be used as a place for human habitation by one or more persons.
“Mitigation” means the effort to reduce the loss of life and property by lessening the impact of disasters to reduce human and financial consequences later.
“Motor home,” as set forth in Iowa Code section 321.1(36D)“d,” means a motor vehicle designed as an integral unit to be used as a conveyance upon the public streets and highways and for use as a temporary or recreational dwelling and having at least four, two of which shall be systems specified in paragraph “1,” “4,” or “5” of this definition, of the following permanently installed systems which meet American National Standards Institute and National Fire Protection Association standards in effect on the date of manufacture:
	1.	Cooking facilities.
	2.	Ice box or mechanical refrigerator.
	3.	Potable water supply including plumbing and a sink with faucet either self-contained or with connections for an external source, or both.
	4.	Self-contained toilet or a toilet connected to a plumbing system with connection for external water disposal, or both.
	5.	Heating or air conditioning system or both, separate from the vehicle engine or the vehicle engine electrical system.
	6.	A 110- to 115-volt alternating current electrical system separate from the vehicle engine electrical system either with its own power supply or with a connection for an external source, or both, or a liquefied petroleum system and supply.
“Necessary expense” means the cost associated with acquiring an item or items, obtaining a service, or paying for any other activity that meets a serious need.
“Owner” means one or more persons, jointly or severally, in whom is vested all or part of the legal title to property or all or part of the beneficial ownership and a right to present use and enjoyment of the property. “Owner” includes a mortgagee in possession.
“Rent” means an amount paid to the landlord under the rental agreement.
“Safe, sanitary, and secure” means free from disaster-related health hazards.
“Serious need” means the item or service is essential to the household to prevent, mitigate, or overcome a disaster-related hardship, injury, or adverse condition.
“Tenant” means a person or persons entitled under a rental agreement to occupy a dwelling or dwelling unit to the exclusion of others.
“Travel trailer,” as set forth in Iowa Code section 321.1(36D)“b,” means a vehicle without motive power used, manufactured, or constructed to permit its use as a conveyance upon the public streets and highways and designed to permit its use as a place of human habitation by one or more persons. The vehicle may be up to 8 feet, 6 inches in width and its overall length shall not exceed 45 feet. The vehicle shall be customarily or ordinarily used for vacation or recreational purposes and not used as a place of permanent habitation. If the vehicle is used in this state as a place of human habitation for more than 180 consecutive days in one location, the vehicle shall be classed as a manufactured or mobile home regardless of the size limitations provided in this definition.
[ARC 1353C, IAB 3/5/14, effective 5/1/14; ARC 3058C, IAB 5/10/17, effective 7/1/17; ARC 5596C, IAB 5/5/21, effective 7/1/21; ARC 6850C, IAB 2/8/23, effective 4/1/23]