§ 13616. Prohibition of evictions

Statutory text

Any tenant who, except for reservation of a percentage of the units of a project pursuant to section 13612 of this title or any preference for occupancy established pursuant to this subchapter, is lawfully residing in a dwelling unit in a covered section 8 housing project, may not be evicted or otherwise required to vacate such unit because of the reservation or preferences or because of any action taken by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or the owner of the project pursuant to this subchapter.

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.

1992
Housing and Community Development Act of 1992
Pub. L. 102–550 title VI § 656 · 106 Stat. 3672
Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 13616
(Pub. L. 102–550, title VI, § 656, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3824.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 102–550, title VI, § 656, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3824.)
Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 656. PROHIBITION OF EVICTIONS. Any tenant who, except for reservation of a percentage of the units of a project pursuant to section 652 or any preference for occupancy established pursuant to this subtitle, is lawfully residing in a dwelling unit in a covered section 8 housing project, may not be evicted or otherwise required to vacate such unit because of the reservation or preferences or because of any action taken by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or the owner of the project pursuant to this subtitle.

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Editorial Notes

References in Text

Covered section 8 housing, referred to in text, is defined in section 13619 of this title.

Credits

(Pub. L. 102–550, title VI, § 656, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3824.)