§1435 — Title 42 The Public Health and Welfare | U.S. Code

Summary

All contracts for loans or yearly contributions under the United States Housing Act of 1937 must let the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Comptroller General, or their authorized representatives, inspect and audit the public housing agency’s books, papers, and records. They can look at any records that relate to how the agency handles federal housing money.

Title 42, §1435

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Every contract for loans or annual contributions under the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended [42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.], shall provide that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Comptroller General of the United States, or any of their duly authorized representatives, shall, for the purpose of audit and examination, have access to any books, documents, papers, and records of the public housing agency entering into such contract that are pertinent to its operations with respect to financial assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, referred to in text, is act Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 896, as revised generally by Pub. L. 93–383, title II, § 201(a), Aug. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 653, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 1437 of this title and Tables. Codification Section was not enacted as part of the United States Housing Act of 1937 which comprises this chapter.

Amendments

1967—Pub. L. 90–19 substituted “Secretary of Housing and Urban Development” for “Public Housing Commissioner”.

§1435 Access to Books, Documents, Etc., for Purpose of Audit