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Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102

§1592b Maximum Construction Costs; Determinations by Secretary in Certain Condemnation Proceedings

Title 42 › CHAPTER 9 — HOUSING OF PERSONS ENGAGED IN NATIONAL DEFENSE › SUBCHAPTER IX — DEFENSE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES › § 1592b

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Housing projects built under this law must keep average construction costs per family unit at or below $9,000 for two-bedroom units, $10,000 for three-bedroom units, and $11,000 for four-bedroom units. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development can raise any of those dollar limits by up to $1,000 where local costs are higher, and can raise them by 50% in U.S. Territories and possessions. If HUD takes land by filing a declaration of taking in condemnation proceedings for fee title, the land’s cost counts as the value the Secretary sets after a proper appraisal.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §1592b

The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

The cost per family dwelling unit for any housing project constructed under the authority of this subchapter shall not exceed an average of $9,000 for two-bedroom units in such project, $10,000 for three-bedroom units in such project, and $11,000 for four-bedroom units in such project: Provided, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may increase any such dollar limitation by not exceeding $1,000 in any geographical area where he finds that cost levels so require: Provided further, That in the Territories and possessions of the United States the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may increase any such dollar limitation by 50 per centum: And provided further, That for the purposes of this section the cost of any land acquired by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development upon the filing of a declaration of taking in proceedings for the condemnation of fee title shall be considered to be the amount determined by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development upon the basis of competent appraisal, to be the value thereof.

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to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, see note set out under section 1581 of this title.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 1592b

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102