(310 ILCS 70/5) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 1305)
    Sec. 5. Eligibility for assistance. Grantees may offer assistance to households in their service area when:
    (a) (Blank);
    (b) the household is in imminent danger of eviction, foreclosure or homelessness, or is currently homeless;
    (c) the household documents a temporary economic crisis beyond the household's control, evidenced by at least one of the following conditions:
        (1) loss of employment;
        (2) medical disability or emergency;
        (3) loss or delay of some form of public benefits;
        (4) natural disaster;
        (5) substantial change in household composition;
        (6) victimization by criminal activity;
        (7) illegal action by a landlord;
        (8) displacement by government or private action; or
        (9) some other condition which constitutes a hardship comparable to the other conditions
    
enumerated above;
    (d) other federal, State or local housing subsidies are unavailable; and
    (e) the applicant demonstrates an ability to meet the prospective rental obligation after the assistance has been granted based on current or anticipated income.
(Source: P.A. 91-388, eff. 1-1-00.)