§1490j — Title 42 The Public Health and Welfare | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary cannot approve a rent increase for any unit where the tenant pays more than 30 percent of their income in projects that get certain federal housing help. A rent increase can only be approved if the project owner is already getting, or applied within the 180 days before the increase starts, for specific assistance payments under other federal housing programs.

Title 42, §1490j

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The Secretary may not approve any increase in rental payments, with respect to units in which the tenants are paying rentals in excess of 30 per centum of their incomes, in any project which is assisted under section 1484, 1485, or 1487 of this title and under section 1490a(a)(1)(B) of this title unless the project owner is receiving, or has applied for (within the most recent period of 180 days prior to the effective date of such increase), assistance payments with respect to such project under section 1490a(a)(2)(A) or 1490a(a)(5) of this title or section 1437f of this title.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1998—Pub. L. 105–276 substituted “assistance payments with respect to such project under section 1490a(a)(2)(A) or 1490a(a)(5) of this title” for “rental assistance payments with respect to such project under section 1490a(a)(2)(A) of this title”. 1983—Pub. L. 98–181 substituted “30 per centum” for “25 per centum”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1983 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 98–181 effective six months after Nov. 30, 1983, or upon the earlier promulgation of implementing

Regulations

, see section 517(f) of Pub. L. 98–181, set out as a note under section 1490a of this title.

§1490j Conditions on Rent Increases in Projects Receiving Assistance Under Other Provisions of Law