Sec. 25-16. Purpose of article; effective date.
It is hereby declared to be the purpose of this article to
provide for the payment of grants to qualified tenants residing
the city who are not less than sixty-five years of age and
who are otherwise eligible according to the provisions of this
article. The city council finds and declares that persons qualifying
for such grants are deemed to bear an extraordinary
burden in rent costs, and thereby indirectly an extraordinary
real estate tax burden, in relation to their income and financial
worth. Such persons are deemed thus to qualify for
general relief as provided in section 63.1-106 of the Code of
Virginia, which general relief shall be in the form of the
grants provided pursuant to this article. This article shall be
effective, as of the date of adoption of this article,[367]
to provide
for such grants for the grant year 1972 and subsequent
grant years. The amount of the grant to be paid in 1973 shall
be determined on the basis of rents paid and income earned
during the grant year 1972. (3-19-73.)
