§4229 — Title 25 Indians | U.S. Code

Summary

Lets tribes and groups build, fix, or support affordable rental housing and homes for sale, and provide services for those homes under the rules of section 4230. It covers both doing the housing work and running programs that help people live in the homes. Work allowed includes buying land, building new units, rebuilding or making moderate or major repairs, site work, utilities, conversions, demolition, financing, planning, and other related tasks. It also covers housing help like counseling, support for resident groups, energy checks, self‑sufficiency services, property management work (inspections, tenant choice, loan processing, running rental‑assistance), safety and security measures, and pilot programs the Secretary approves.

Title 25, §4229

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(a)Affordable housing activities under this section are activities conducted in accordance with the requirements of section 4230 of this title to—

(1)develop or to support affordable housing for rental or homeownership; or

(2)provide housing services with respect to affordable housing, through the activities described in subsection (b).

(b)The activities described in this subsection are the following:

(1)The acquisition, new construction, reconstruction, or moderate or substantial rehabilitation of affordable housing, which may include—

(A)real property acquisition;

(B)site improvement;

(C)the development of utilities and utility services;

(D)conversion;

(E)demolition;

(F)financing;

(G)administration and planning; and

(H)other related activities.

(2)The provision of housing-related services for affordable housing, including—

(A)housing counseling in connection with rental or homeownership assistance;

(B)the establishment and support of resident organizations and resident management corporations;

(C)energy auditing;

(D)activities related to the provisions of self-sufficiency and other services; and

(E)other services related to assisting owners, tenants, contractors, and other entities participating or seeking to participate in other housing activities assisted pursuant to this section.

(3)The provision of management services for affordable housing, including—

(A)the preparation of work specifications;

(B)loan processing;

(C)inspections;

(D)tenant selection;

(E)management of tenant-based rental assistance; and

(F)management of affordable housing projects.

(4)The provision of safety, security, and law enforcement measures and activities appropriate to protect residents of affordable housing from crime.

(5)Housing activities under model programs that are—

(A)designed to carry out the purposes of this subchapter; and

(B)specifically approved by the Secretary as appropriate for the purpose referred to in subparagraph (A).

Editorial Notes

Codification Pub. L. 106–568, § 203, and Pub. L. 106–569, § 513, enacted identical section 810 of Pub. L. 104–330. This section is based on the text of section 810 of Pub. L. 104–330, as added by Pub. L. 106–569, § 513.

§4229 Eligible Affordable Housing Activities

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Title 25, §4229

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