Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§12707 Citizen participation

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 130— - NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS AND POLICIES › § 12707

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Before sending in a housing plan, a local government must tell the public how much help it expects to get and the kinds of things it might spend that help on. It must publish the draft plan so people can read it and comment, hold one or more public hearings to hear views about housing needs, and give people access to records about how any assistance was used in the past 5 years. Before filing a performance report or a major change to the plan, the local government must give people notice and a chance to comment. It must consider those comments, attach a short summary of them when it files the final plan, amendment, or report, and make the submitted document available to the public. The Secretary must make rules for fair hearings and timely handling of citizen complaints about these plans or reports.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §12707

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(a)Before submitting a housing strategy under this section,11 So in original. The words “this section” probably should be “section 12705 of this title”. a jurisdiction shall—

(1)make available to its citizens, public agencies, and other interested parties information concerning the amount of assistance the jurisdiction expects to receive and the range of investment or other uses of such assistance that the jurisdiction may undertake;

(2)publish a proposed housing strategy in a manner that, in the determination of the Secretary, affords affected citizens, public agencies, and other interested parties a reasonable opportunity to examine its content and to submit comments on the proposed housing strategy;

(3)hold one or more public hearings to obtain the views of citizens, public agencies, and other interested parties on the housing needs of the jurisdiction; and

(4)provide citizens, public agencies, and other interested parties with reasonable access to records regarding any uses of any assistance the jurisdiction may have received during the preceding 5 years.

(b)Before submitting any performance report or substantial amendment to a housing strategy under this section,1 a participating jurisdiction shall provide citizens with reasonable notice of, and opportunity to comment on, such performance report or substantial amendment prior to its submission.

(c)A participating jurisdiction shall consider any comments or views of citizens in preparing a final housing strategy, amendment to a housing strategy or performance report for submission. A summary of such comments or views shall be attached when a housing strategy, amendment to a housing strategy or performance report is submitted. The submitted housing strategy, amendment, or report shall be made available to the public.

(d)The Secretary shall by regulation establish procedures appropriate and practicable for providing a fair hearing and timely resolution of citizen complaints related to housing strategies or performance reports.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 12707

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73