25 U.S.C. § 4229: Eligible affordable housing…

Summary

Lets federal funds be used to create, improve, or support affordable homes for people who rent or buy, and to pay for services tied to those homes. The money can be spent only under the rules in section 4230. Allowed activities fall into five groups. First, building or fixing housing, including buying land, site work, utilities, converting or tearing down buildings, financing, and planning. Second, housing services like counseling, help for tenant groups, energy checks, and programs that help families become more self-sufficient. Third, management work such as preparing job specs, loan work, inspections, tenant selection, and running rental-assistance and housing projects. Fourth, safety and crime-prevention measures for residents. Fifth, model programs that the Secretary approves to meet these goals.

Title 25, §4229

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(a)In general

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)Activities

The activities described in this subsection are the following:

(1)Development

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)Housing services

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)Housing management services

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)Crime prevention and safety activities

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

(5)Model activities

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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