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Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Chapter 135 — Residency and Service Requirements in Federally Assisted Housing

§ 13612. Reservation of units for disabled families

Statutory text

(a)

Requirement

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for any project for which an owner gives preference in occupancy to elderly families pursuant to section 13611 of this title, such owner shall (subject to sections 13613, 13614, and 13615 of this title) reserve units in the project for occupancy only by disabled families who are not elderly or near-elderly families (and who have applied for occupancy in the housing) in the number determined under subsection (b).

(b)

Number of units

Each owner required to reserve units in a project for occupancy under subsection (a) shall reserve a number of units in the project that is not less than the lesser of—

(1)

the number of units equivalent to the higher of—

(A)

the percentage of units in the project that were occupied by such disabled families upon ; or

(B)

the percentage of units in the project that were occupied by such families upon ; or

(2)

10 percent of the number of units in the project.

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 § 652 · 106 Stat. 3672

    Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 13612

    (Pub. L. 102–550, title VI, § 652, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3823.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 102–550, title VI, § 652, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3823.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 652. RESERVATION OF UNITS FOR DISABLED FAMILIES. (a) Requirement.— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for any project for which an owner gives preference in occupancy to elderly families pursuant to section 651, such owner shall (subject to sections 653, 654, and 655) reserve units in the project for occupancy only by disabled families who are not elderly or near- elderly families (and who have applied for occupancy in the housing) in the number determined under subsection (b). (b) Number of Units.— Each owner required to reserve units in a project for occupancy under subsection (a) shall reserve a number of units in the project that is not less than the lesser of— (1) the number of units equivalent to the higher of— (A) the percentage of units in the project that were occupied by such disabled families upon the date of the enactment of this Act; or (B) the percentage of units in the project that were occupied by such families upon January 1,1992; or (2) 10 percent of the number of units in the project.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Pub. L. 102–550, title VI, § 652, , 106 Stat. 3823.)

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