Us Code § 13613 - Secondary preferences
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§ 13613. Secondary preferences
(a) Insufficient elderly families
If an owner of a covered section 8 housing project in which elderly families are given a preference for occupancy pursuant to section 13611 of this title determines (in accordance with regulations established by the Secretary) that there are insufficient numbers of elderly families who have applied for occupancy in the housing to fill all the units in the project not reserved under section 13612 of this title, the owner may give preference for occupancy of such units to disabled families who are near-elderly families and have applied for occupancy in the housing.
(b) Insufficient non-elderly disabled families
If an owner of a covered section 8 housing project in which elderly families are given a preference for occupancy pursuant to section 13611 of this title determines (in accordance with regulations established by the Secretary) that there are insufficient numbers of disabled families who are not elderly or near-elderly families and have applied for occupancy in the housing to fill all the units in the project reserved under section 13612 of this title, the owner may give preference for occupancy of units so reserved to disabled families who are near-elderly families and have applied for occupancy in the housing.
(Pub. L. 102–550, title VI, §653, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3824.)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Covered section 8 housing, referred to in text, is defined in section 13619 of this title.
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