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Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Chapter 135 — Residency and Service Requirements in Federally Assisted Housing

§ 13602. Compliance with criteria for occupancy as requirement for tenancy

Statutory text

In selecting tenants for occupancy of units in federally assisted housing, an owner of such housing shall utilize the criteria for occupancy in federally assisted housing established by the Secretary, by regulation, under section 13603 of this title. If an owner determines that an applicant for occupancy in the housing does not meet such criteria, the owner may deny such applicant occupancy.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Housing and Community Development Act of 1992

    Pub. L. 102–550 title VI § 642 · 106 Stat. 3672

    Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 13602

    (Pub. L. 102–550, title VI, § 642, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3821.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 102–550, title VI, § 642, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3821.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 642. COMPLIANCE WITH CRITERIA FOR OCCUPANCY AS REQUIREMENT FOR TENANCY. In selecting tenants for occupancy of units in federally assisted housing, an owner of such housing shall utilize the criteria for occupancy in federally assisted housing established by the Secretary, by regulation, under section 643. If an owner determines that an applicant for occupancy in the housing does not meet such criteria, the owner may deny such applicant occupancy.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Pub. L. 102–550, title VI, § 642, , 106 Stat. 3821.)

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