Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§13618 Treatment of other federally assisted housing

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 135— - RESIDENCY AND SERVICE REQUIREMENTS IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED HOUSING › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE PREFERENCES FOR ELDERLY RESIDENTS AND UNITS FOR DISABLED RESIDENTS IN CERTAIN SECTION 8 ASSISTED HOUSING › § 13618

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Owners of certain federally assisted housing that was built for elderly families may keep limiting who can live there to elderly families, if those limits follow the rules and agreements that were in place when the housing was created. Any tenant who is lawfully living in one of those units cannot be evicted or forced to leave because of reservation or preference rules or because HUD or the owner acted under those rules.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §13618

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(a)An owner of any federally assisted project (or portion of a project) as described in subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F) of section 13641(2) of this title that was designed for occupancy by elderly families may continue to restrict occupancy in such project (or portion) to elderly families in accordance with the rules, standards, and agreements governing occupancy in such housing in effect at the time of the development of the housing.

(b)Any tenant who is lawfully residing in a dwelling unit in a housing project described in subsection (a) may not be evicted or otherwise required to vacate such unit because of any reservation or preferences under this subchapter or because of any action taken by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or the owner of the project pursuant to this subchapter.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 13618

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73