Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§3537c Prohibition of Lump-sum Payments
Title 42 › CHAPTER 44 — DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT › § 3537c
Summary
The HUD Secretary can't give a one-time cash payment to a renter who must move because of a HUD program. The only exceptions are to pay moving costs; to help with a down payment on a replacement home, including a condo or a co-op membership; or to pay other expenses directly related to those two things.
Full Legal Text
Title 42, §3537c
The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
In providing relocation assistance in connection with any program administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary may not make lump-sum payments to any displaced residential tenant, except where necessary to cover—
(1)moving expenses;
(2)a downpayment on the purchase of a replacement residence, including a condominium unit or membership in a cooperative housing association; or
(3)any incidental expenses related to paragraph (1) or (2).
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Citation
42 U.S.C. § 3537c
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102