Title 12 — Banks and BankingRelease 119-73

§4142 Purposes

Title 12 › Chapter CHAPTER 42— - LOW-INCOME HOUSING PRESERVATION AND RESIDENT HOMEOWNERSHIP › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CAPACITY BUILDING › § 4142

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Help residents of eligible low-income housing join decisions about preserving their homes. Help local nonprofits and resident councils buy, repair, and run that housing for low- and moderate-income people, and help the Secretary notify buyers and oversee the preservation program.

Full Legal Text

Title 12, §4142

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The purposes of this subchapter are—

(1)to promote the ability of residents of eligible low-income housing to meaningfully participate in the preservation process established by this title 11 See References in Text note below. and affect decisions about the future of their housing;

(2)to promote the ability of community-based nonprofit housing developers and resident councils to acquire, rehabilitate, and competently own and manage eligible housing as rental or cooperative housing for low- and moderate-income people; and

(3)to assist the Secretary in discharging the obligation under section 4110 of this title to notify potential qualified purchasers of the availability of properties for sale and to otherwise facilitate the coordination and oversight of the preservation program established under this title.1

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This title, referred to in pars. (1) and (3), means title II of Pub. L. 100–242, as amended by Pub. L. 101–625, title VI, § 601(a), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4249, known as the Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 4101 of this title and Tables.

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Citation

12 U.S.C. § 4142

Title 12 — Banks and Banking

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73