Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§13604 Assisted applications

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 135— - RESIDENCY AND SERVICE REQUIREMENTS IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED HOUSING › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - STANDARDS AND OBLIGATIONS OF RESIDENCY IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED HOUSING › § 13604

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

People applying for federally assisted housing may include a family member’s, friend’s, or support organization's name, address, phone, and other relevant contact info on their application. The housing owner must keep that info private and keep it for tenants so the owner can contact those people to help with services, special care, or tenancy problems. Owners may not force applicants to provide this contact information.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §13604

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(a)The Secretary shall provide that any individual or family applying for occupancy in federally assisted housing may include in the application for the housing the name, address, phone number, and other relevant information of a family member, friend, or social, health, advocacy, or other organization, and that the owner shall treat such information as confidential.

(b)The Secretary shall require the owner of any federally assisted housing receiving an application including such information to maintain such information for any applicants who become tenants of the housing, for the purposes of facilitating contact by the owner with such person or organization to assist in providing any services or special care for the tenant and assist in resolving any relevant tenancy issues arising during the tenancy of such tenant.

(c)An owner of federally assisted housing may not require any individual or family applying for occupancy in the housing to provide the information described in subsection (a).

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 13604

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73