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Endnotes SECTION IX End no!~dnotes 1 According to the National Low Income Housing 5 These figures include emergency motel Coalition's publication, Out of Reach 2005, San vouchers. Mateo County, Marin County and San Francisco are the three most expensive rental markets in 6 In master leasing, a "master" tenant (typically a the United States. This is based on the wage a government agency or non profit organization) family would need to earn to afford a typical leases units from private owners of market-rate 2-bedroom apartment. These three counties units and then subleases them to individual rank the highest with an hourly wage of $29.54 tenants. Often the master tenant is able to needed to afford a 2-bedroom unit rent units at a below-market rent because the (www.NLIHC.org). master tenant takes on property management responsibilities and guarantees 100% 2 "Household" is defined as a group of one or occupancy. In areas where there are significant more people who live together. For example, numbers of deteriorated multi-family buildings two parents living with their children would be (such as single-room occupancy hotels, motels considered a household. A single person living on highway corridors), master leasing is often alone would also be considered a household. coupled with code enforcement activities. In Estimating households is important in planning some programs, the owner agrees to pay for to prevent and end homelessness, as it is the improvements to the buildings as part of basis for determining how many housing units negotiations with code enforcement officials. will be needed. "People" include both adults and children. 7 In a tenant-based subsidy program, individual tenants lease units of their choice from private 3 Affordable housing includes housing affordable landlords. The landlord receives a subsidy to households at or below 120% of AMI. Since (usually through a Housing Authority or other the HOPE Plan has defined people who are at- government entity) to cover the gap between risk of homelessness as those who earn 30% of the rent and what the tenant can afford to pay, AMI or below and have a significant rent burden usually 30% of the tenant's income. (i.e., they pay more than 50% of their income for rent/utilities), the Plan focuses on the creation 8 "Serial Inebriate Program," Policy Paper, of housing that is affordable to persons at 30% Ongoing research study by University of AMI or below. California at San Diego Medical Center and SDSU Institute for Public Health, 2005. 4 "Permanent" housing means that the duration of stay is not time limited. Tenants can remain as 9 "Tools for System Planning. A Report to the San long as they pay their rent and comply with the Mateo County Continuum of Care," Kate Bristol, terms of the lease and remain income eligible. January 28, 2003. 43