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Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program Division 10 Service 415 Program 415 Chapters 05 - 65 North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services
This term means all other building types that are not described in 'a' or 'b' above and have three (3) or more complete living units.
This category includes condominiums with three (3) or more complete living units.
Housing or living units that are not obviously within any of the above types will be assigned to the most appropriate category by the State Program Administrator or designee based on the number of wall and other surfaces exposed to the outside weather and temperature.
The following are NOT considered housing units (living units): a. Housing units owned or operated by educational and/or other institutions which perform an educational or other service for the residents are excluded if the heating costs are obligated, guaranteed, or in any way the responsibility, directly or indirectly, of the institution, or are integrated in any way with the educational or other service costs. b. Dormitories, residential treatment or rehabilitation centers, teaching/training centers, transitional living centers, hospitals, nursing homes, retirement or rest homes, homeless shelters, hospice care facilities, communes, or other forms of congregate living arrangements. c. Temporary transient living units in hotels, motels, or other commercial dwellings. d. Non-traditional dwellings or structures not affixed to a permanent physical address, such as campers, recreational vehicles (RVs), railroad cars, vans, cars, buses, tents, garages/shops, or fishing houses. Hypothermia Hypothermia, a reduction of the body's "core" temperature caused by prolonged exposure to cold temperatures, is potentially a serious danger to the elderly or persons with certain medical problems. These people should be encouraged to maintain room temperatures of at least 70E F. The following groups of people are more vulnerable to hypothermia: