42 USC § 13617 - Treatment of covered section 8 housing not subject to elderly preference

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s13617"
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title: "42 USC § 13617 - Treatment of covered section 8 housing not subject to elderly preference"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "13617"
section_name: "Treatment of covered section 8 housing not subject to elderly preference"
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"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 102–550, title VI, § 657, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3825.)"
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# § 13617. Treatment of covered section 8 housing not subject to elderly preference

section 1437a of this titleOctober 28, 1992October 28, 1992

If an owner of any covered section 8 housing project designed primarily for occupancy by elderly families does not give preference in occupancy to elderly families as authorized in this subchapter, then elderly families (as such term was defined in  before ) shall be eligible for occupancy in such housing to the same extent that such families were eligible before .

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 102–550, title VI, § 657, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3825.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Covered section 8 housing, referred to in text, is defined in .