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CHAPTER 30. WELFARE • ARTICLE II. RENTAL RELIEF FOR THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED. Section 30-9. Definitions. Section 30-10. Purpose of article. Section 30-11. Qualifications for grant. Grants pursuant to this article shall be made to persons complying with the following provisions: (a) The applicant has paid rent for his or her dwelling within the city during the grant year and was a resident of the city on December 31 of the grant year; (b) The applicant, or his or her spouse if they reside together, is sixty-five years of age or older, or permanently and totally disabled, as of December 31 of the grant year; (c) The dwelling for which the rental relief grant is sought was occupied as of December 31 of the grant year as the sole dwelling place of the applicant. • (d) The gross combined income during the grant year from all sources of such applicant and all relatives of the applicant living in such dwelling does not exceed the sum of twelve fifteen thousand dollars; provided, that the first five-thettsared seven thousand five hundred dollars of any income received by the applicant, or the applicant's spouse if they reside together, as permanent disability compensation, shall be excluded from such total; and provided, that the first twe-theteane-14ve •ed four thousand dollars of income of each relative other than spouse of such applicant who is living in such dwelling shall be excluded from such total. If the applicant has been a resident of the city for less than the full grant year, the gross combined income for such year and the maximum allowable income shall be prorated for the period of actual residency. (e) The net combined financial worth of such applicant and relatives of such applicant living in such dwelling as of December 31 of the grant year does not exceed thirty-five fifty thousand dollars. Net combined financial worth shall include all assets, including equitable interests. Section 30-12. Application for grant; investigation of affidavit.