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Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§1582 Temporary housing exempted from provisions of section 1553 of this title

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 9— - HOUSING OF PERSONS ENGAGED IN NATIONAL DEFENSE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VII— - DISPOSAL OF WAR AND VETERANS’ HOUSING › § 1582

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Certain temporary housing is exempt from the usual HUD rules. That happens when a waiver is granted, when the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) transfers the housing to the Army, Navy, or Air Force, or when HUD gives the structures away for long-term housing or other uses and the local city or county passes a resolution saying the buildings are acceptable. If the local government sets conditions for long-term use, those conditions do not stop the disposal and the United States will not be responsible for meeting them. Housing given away for housing in this way will be treated as built after June 30, 1947 for veteran priority rules. Housing HUD gave up before April 20, 1950 is also covered if the local government adopted the resolution by December 31, 1950, and any federal removal contract is dropped when that resolution is filed with HUD.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §1582

The Public Health and Welfare — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

The requirements of section 1553 of this title shall not apply to any temporary housing—
(a)for which such requirements have been waived pursuant to section 1575 11 See References in Text note below. or section 1581 of this title;
(b)transferred by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to the jurisdiction of the Department of the Army, the Navy, or the Air Force pursuant to section 1524 of this title;
(c)disposed of by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under subchapter II or IV of this chapter for long-term housing or nonhousing use without any requirement for removal where the governing body of the municipality or county has adopted a resolution determining that, on the basis of local need and acceptability, the structures involved are (1) satisfactory for such long-term use or (2) satisfactory for such long-term use if conditions prescribed in such resolution, affecting the physical characteristics of the project, are met: Provided, That any such conditions shall not affect the disposal of any temporary housing hereunder, and the United States shall assume no responsibility for compliance with such conditions: And provided further, That any housing disposed of for housing use in accordance with this subsection shall thereafter be deemed to be housing accommodations, the construction of which was completed after June 30, 1947, within the meaning of section 4 of the Housing and Rent Act of 1947, as amended, relating to preference or priority to veterans or their families; or
(d)disposed of or relinquished by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development prior to April 20, 1950, subject to such requirements or contractual obligations pursuant thereto, where the governing body of the municipality or county on or before December 31, 1950, adopts a resolution as provided in (c) 22 So in original. Probably should be preceded by “subsection”. above; and any contract obligations to the Federal Government for the removal of such housing shall be relinquished upon the filing of such a resolution with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 1575 of this title, referred to in subsec. (a), has been omitted from the Code. section 4 of the Housing and Rent Act of 1947, referred to in subsec. (c), is section 4 of act June 30, 1947, ch. 163, title I, 61 Stat. 195, which was formerly classified to section 1884 of the former Appendix to Title 50, War and National Defense, and has been omitted from the Code.

Amendments

1951—Subsec. (c). Act Oct. 26, 1951, struck “of World War II” thus making section applicable to veterans of Korean war.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Transfer of Functions

For

Transfer of Functions

to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, see note set out under section 1581 of this title.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

42 U.S.C. § 1582

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73