Title 25IndiansRelease 119-73

§4230 Program requirements

Title 25 › Chapter CHAPTER 43— - NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND SELF-DETERMINATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VIII— - HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR NATIVE HAWAIIANS › § 4230

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Requires the Director to create written rules for rents and homebuyer payments on housing paid for with these grants, including how those amounts are set. For any low-income family living in such a unit, the monthly rent or homebuyer payment cannot be more than 30 percent of that family’s monthly adjusted income. Requires the Director to set aside grant money for ongoing operation and upkeep under section 4229, and it does not stop demolition or disposal if allowed by the Secretary’s rules. The Director must also require adequate insurance and make written policies for who can live there, how people are admitted, and how the housing is managed and maintained.

Full Legal Text

Title 25, §4230

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(a)(1)Subject to paragraph (2), as a condition to receiving grant amounts under this subchapter, the Director shall develop written policies governing rents and homebuyer payments charged for dwelling units assisted under this subchapter, including methods by which such rents and homebuyer payments are determined.
(2)In the case of any low-income family residing in a dwelling unit assisted with grant amounts under this subchapter, the monthly rent or homebuyer payment (as applicable) for that dwelling unit may not exceed 30 percent of the monthly adjusted income of that family.
(b)(1)The Director shall, using amounts of any grants received under this subchapter, reserve and use for operating under section 4229 of this title such amounts as may be necessary to provide for the continued maintenance and efficient operation of such housing.
(2)This subsection may not be construed to prevent the Director, or any entity funded by the Department, from demolishing or disposing of housing, pursuant to regulations established by the Secretary.
(c)As a condition to receiving grant amounts under this subchapter, the Director shall require adequate insurance coverage for housing units that are owned or operated or assisted with grant amounts provided under this subchapter.
(d)As a condition to receiving grant amounts under this subchapter, the Director shall develop written policies governing the eligibility, admission, and occupancy of families for housing assisted with grant amounts provided under this subchapter.
(e)As a condition to receiving grant amounts under this subchapter, the Director shall develop policies governing the management and maintenance of housing assisted with grant amounts under this subchapter.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Pub. L. 106–568, § 203, and Pub. L. 106–569, § 513, enacted identical section 811 of Pub. L. 104–330. This section is based on the text of section 811 of Pub. L. 104–330, as added by Pub. L. 106–569, § 513.

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Citation

25 U.S.C. § 4230

Title 25Indians

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73