
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, June 23, 1994                   TAG: 9407200117
SECTION: BUSINESS                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: RICHMOND                                 LENGTH: Short

VHDA LOANS OPENED TO SAME-SEX COUPLES

Homosexual couples will be able to obtain low-income mortgages through a policy change adopted by the Virginia Housing Development Authority board of commissioners.

The board's approval came despite objections from Gov. George Allen. Ronald L. Tillett, state treasurer and a member of the VHDA borad, cast the only vote against the change

The board changed the word "family" to "household" for borrowers buying single-family homes. The policy change also affects common-law couples.

A household is defined as two or more people living together as a single nonprofit housekeeping unit. A household with low or moderate income could apply for a VHDA single-family loan.

by CNB