Authority — Us Code Code § 13611
Us Code Code § 13611 — Authority. Reproduced from the official United States Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 13611. Authority
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an owner of a covered section 8 housing project (as such term is defined in section 13619 of this title) designed primarily for occupancy by elderly families may, in selecting tenants for units in the project that become available for occupancy, give preference to elderly families who have applied for occupancy in the housing, subject to the requirements of this subchapter.
(Pub. L. 102–550, title VI, §651, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3823.)
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This subchapter, referred to in text, was in the original "this subtitle", meaning subtitle D of title VI of Pub. L. 102–550, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3823, which enacted this subchapter and amended section 1437f of this title.
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