42 USC § 13612 - Reservation of units for disabled families

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s13612"
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title: "42 USC § 13612 - Reservation of units for disabled families"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "13612"
section_name: "Reservation of units for disabled families"
chapter_number: 135
chapter_name: "RESIDENCY AND SERVICE REQUIREMENTS IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED HOUSING"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE PREFERENCES FOR ELDERLY RESIDENTS AND UNITS FOR DISABLED RESIDENTS IN CERTAIN SECTION 8 ASSISTED HOUSING"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 102–550, title VI, § 652, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3823.)"
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# § 13612. Reservation of units for disabled families

**(a)** **Requirement** section 13611 of this title

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for any project for which an owner gives preference in occupancy to elderly families pursuant to , such owner shall (subject to sections 13613, 13614, and 13615 of this title) reserve units in the project for occupancy only by disabled families who are not elderly or near-elderly families (and who have applied for occupancy in the housing) in the number determined under subsection (b).

**(b)** **Number of units** Each owner required to reserve units in a project for occupancy under subsection (a) shall reserve a number of units in the project that is not less than the lesser of—

**(1)** the number of units equivalent to the higher of—

**(A)** the percentage of units in the project that were occupied by such disabled families upon October 28, 1992; or

**(B)** the percentage of units in the project that were occupied by such families upon January 1, 1992; or

**(2)** 10 percent of the number of units in the project.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 102–550, title VI, § 652, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3823.)