42 USC § 3537c - Prohibition of lump-sum payments

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s3537c"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 3537c - Prohibition of lump-sum payments"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "3537c"
section_name: "Prohibition of lump-sum payments"
chapter_number: 44
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–174, § 14, as added Pub. L. 102–550, title IX, § 922, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3884.)"
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# § 3537c. Prohibition of lump-sum payments

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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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–174, § 14, as added Pub. L. 102–550, title IX, § 922, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3884.)