Section 3 Business Concern Means:

Section 3 business concerns are businesses that can provide evidence, as required, that they meet the following:

• A business concern meeting at least one of the following criteria, documented within the last six-month period:
• (i) It is at least 51 percent owned and controlled by low- or very low-income persons;
• (ii) Over 75 percent of the labor hours performed for the business over the prior three-month period are performed by Section 3 workers; or
• (iii) It is a business at least 51 percent owned and controlled by current public housing residents or residents who currently live in Section 8-assisted housing.

Please note additional special conditions:

• (2) The status of a Section 3 business concern shall not be negatively affected by a prior arrest or conviction of its owner(s) or employees.
• (3) Nothing in this part shall be construed to require the contracting or subcontracting of a Section 3 business concern. Section 3 business concerns are not exempt from meeting the specifications of the contract.