Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73not60
§13617 Treatment of Covered Section 8 Housing Not Subject to Elderly Preference
Title 42 › Chapter 135— RESIDENCY AND SERVICE REQUIREMENTS IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED HOUSING › Subchapter II— AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE PREFERENCES FOR ELDERLY RESIDENTS AND UNITS FOR DISABLED RESIDENTS IN CERTAIN SECTION 8 ASSISTED HOUSING › § 13617
Summary
If a Section 8 project owner refuses to give an elderly preference, elderly families (as defined in section 1437a before October 28, 1992) keep the same eligibility they had before October 28, 1992.
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Title 42, §13617
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If an owner of any covered section 8 housing project designed primarily for occupancy by elderly families does not give preference in occupancy to elderly families as authorized in this subchapter, then elderly families (as such term was defined in section 1437a of this title before October 28, 1992) shall be eligible for occupancy in such housing to the same extent that such families were eligible before October 28, 1992.
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Covered section 8 housing, referred to in text, is defined in section 13619 of this title.
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42 U.S.C. § 13617
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60