Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§2346 Occupancy by existing tenants
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 24— - DISPOSAL OF ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITIES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - SALES OF PROPERTY FOR PRIVATE USE › § 2346
Summary
An occupant of a single or duplex applying during the first‑priority offering must get a Commission lease. The lease lasts up to one year from that first offer or while they remain project‑connected, whichever is shorter. If sold, buyer may assume seller duties, but Commission guarantees tenant performance.
Full Legal Text
Title 42, §2346
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Upon application by any occupant of a single or duplex house made within the period of the first priority when such house is first offered for sale under this chapter, the Commission shall execute a lease to such occupant for a period not to exceed one year from the date on which such property is first offered for sale, or for such period as he remains a project-connected person, whichever is shorter. In selling any house with respect to which a lease executed under this section is in effect, the Commission may provide that the purchaser shall assume any or all obligations of the lessor, but the Commission shall guarantee the lessee’s performance under the terms of the lease.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Transfer of Functions
Atomic Energy Commission abolished and functions transferred by section 5814 and 5841 of this title. See also
Transfer of Functions
notes set out under those sections.
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Citation
42 U.S.C. § 2346
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73