**(a) Restrictions on ownership** No owner or manager of any federally assisted rental housing for the elderly or handicapped may—
(1) as a condition of tenancy or otherwise, prohibit or prevent any tenant in such housing from owning common household pets or having common household pets living in the dwelling accommodations of such tenant in such housing; or
(2) restrict or discriminate against any person in connection with admission to, or continued occupancy of, such housing by reason of the ownership of such pets by, or the presence of such pets in the dwelling accommodations of, such person.
**(b) Rules and regulations**
(1) Not later than the expiration of the twelve-month period following November 30, 1983, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Agriculture shall each issue such regulations as may be necessary to ensure (A) compliance with the provisions of subsection (a) with respect to any program of assistance referred to in subsection (d) that is administered by such Secretary; and (B) attaining the goal of providing decent, safe, and sanitary housing for the elderly or handicapped.
(2) Such regulations shall establish guidelines under which the owner or manager of any federally assisted rental housing for the elderly or handicapped (A) may prescribe reasonable rules for the keeping of pets by tenants in such housing; and (B) shall consult with the tenants of such housing in prescribing such rules. Such rules may consider factors such as density of tenants, pet size, types of pets, potential financial obligations of tenants, and standards of pet care.
**(c) Removal of pets constituting a nuisance** Nothing in this section may be construed to prohibit any owner or manager of federally assisted rental housing for the elderly or
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**(a) Restrictions on ownership** No owner or manager of any federally assisted rental housing for the elderly or handicapped may—
(1) as a condition of tenancy or otherwise, prohibit or prevent any tenant in such housing from owning common household pets or having common household pets living in the dwelling accommodations of such tenant in such housing; or
(2) restrict or discriminate against any person in connection with admission to, or continued occupancy of, such housing by reason of the ownership of such pets by, or the presence of such pets in the dwelling accommodations of, such person.
**(b) Rules and regulations**
(1) Not later than the expiration of the twelve-month period following November 30, 1983, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Agriculture shall each issue such regulations as may be necessary to ensure (A) compliance with the provisions of subsection (a) with respect to any program of assistance referred to in subsection (d) that is administered by such Secretary; and (B) attaining the goal of providing decent, safe, and sanitary housing for the elderly or handicapped.
(2) Such regulations shall establish guidelines under which the owner or manager of any federally assisted rental housing for the elderly or handicapped (A) may prescribe reasonable rules for the keeping of pets by tenants in such housing; and (B) shall consult with the tenants of such housing in prescribing such rules. Such rules may consider factors such as density of tenants, pet size, types of pets, potential financial obligations of tenants, and standards of pet care.
**(c) Removal of pets constituting a nuisance** Nothing in this section may be construed to prohibit any owner or manager of federally assisted rental housing for the elderly or handicapped, or any local housing authority or other appropriate authority of the community where such housing is located, from requiring the removal from any such housing of any pet whose conduct or condition is duly determined to constitute a nuisance or a threat to the health or safety of the other occupants of such housing or of other persons in the community where such housing is located.
**(d) “Federally assisted rental housing for the elderly or handicapped” defined** For purposes of this section, the term “federally assisted rental housing for the elderly or handicapped” means any rental housing project that—
(1) is assisted under [section 1701q of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section1701q&num=0&edition=prelim); or
(2) is assisted under the United States Housing Act of 1937 [[42 U.S.C. 1437](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1437&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], the National Housing Act [[12 U.S.C. 1701](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section1701&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], or title V of the Housing Act of 1949 [[42 U.S.C. 1471](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1471&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], and is designated for occupancy by elderly or handicapped families, as such term is defined in section 1701q(d)(4) 11 See References in Text note below. of this title.
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**(a) In general** The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall collect and maintain information regarding early defaults on mortgages as provided under this section. The Secretary shall make such information available for public inspection upon request. Information shall be collected quarterly with respect to each applicable collection period (as such term is defined in subsection (c)) and shall be available for inspection not more than 30 days after the conclusion of the calendar quarter relating to each such period. Information shall first be made available under this section for the applicable collection period relating to the first calendar quarter ending more than 180 days after November 28, 1990.
**(b) Contents**
(1) **Mortgage lender analysis** — Information collected under this section shall include, for each lender originating mortgages during the applicable collection period that are insured pursuant to [section 1709 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section1709&num=0&edition=prelim) and secured by property in a designated census tract, the following information with respect to such mortgages:
(A) The name of the lender and the number of each designated census tract in which the lender originated 1 or more such mortgages during the applicable collection period.
(B) The total number of such mortgages originated by such lender during the applicable collection period in each designated census tract and the number of mortgages originated each year in each designated census tract.
(C) The total number of defaults and foreclosures on such mortgages during the applicable collection period in each designated census tract and the number of defaults and foreclosures in each designated census tract in
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§ 1701. Short title
This chapter may be cited as the ‘‘National
Housing Act.’’
Page 425
TITLE 12—BANKS AND BANKING
§ 1701
(June 27, 1934, ch. 847, 48 Stat. 1246.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original
‘‘this Act’’, meaning act June 27, 1934, ch. 847, 48 Stat.
1246, which is classified principally to this chapter
(§ 1701 et seq.). For complete classification of this Act
to the Code, see Tables.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
SHORT TITLE OF 2019 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 116–33, § 1, July 25, 2019, 133 Stat. 1038, pro-
vided that: ‘‘This Act [amending section 1721 of this
title and section 3709 of Title 38, Veterans’ Benefits,
and enacting provisions set out as a note under section
1721 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Protecting Af-
fordable Mortgages for Veterans Act of 2019’.’’
SHORT TITLE OF 2013 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 113–29, § 1, Aug. 9, 2013, 127 Stat. 509, provided
that: ‘‘This Act [amending section 1715z–20 of this title]
may be cited as the ‘Reverse Mortgage Stabilization
Act of 2013’.’’
SHORT TITLE OF 2011 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 111–372, § 1(a), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 4077, pro-
vided that: ‘‘This Act [amending sections 1701q and
1701q–2 of this title and section 1437f of Title 42, The
Public Health and Welfare, and amending provisions
set out as notes under section 1701q of this title] may
be cited as the ‘Section 202 Supportive Housing for the
Elderly Act of 2010’.’’
SHORT TITLE OF 2010 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 111–203, title XIV, § 1441, July 21, 2010, 124
Stat. 2163, provided that: ‘‘This subtitle [subtitle D
(§§ 1441–1452) of title XIV of Pub. L. 111–203, enacting
sections 1701p–2 and 1701x–1 of this title and section 8108
of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, and amend-
ing secti
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§ 1715l. Housing for moderate income and dis-
placed families
(a) Purpose
This section is designed to assist private in-
dustry in providing housing for low and mod-
erate income families and displaced families.
(b) Authorization
The Secretary is authorized, upon application
by the mortgagee, to insure under this section
as hereinafter provided any mortgage (including
advances during construction on mortgages cov-
ering property of the character described in
paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (d) of this
section) which is eligible for insurance as pro-
vided herein and, upon such terms and condi-
tions as the Secretary may prescribe, to make
commitments for the insurance of such mort-
gages prior to the date of their execution or dis-
bursement thereon.
(c) Definitions
As used in this section, the terms ‘‘mortgage’’,
‘‘first mortgage’’, ‘‘mortgagee’’, ‘‘mortgagor’’,
‘‘maturity date’’ and ‘‘State’’ shall have the
same meaning as in section 1707 of this title.
(d) Eligibility for insurance; conditions; limits
To be eligible for insurance under this section,
a mortgage shall—
(1) have been made to and be held by a mort-
gagee approved by the Secretary as respon-
sible and able to service the mortgage prop-
erly;
(2) be secured by property upon which there
is located a dwelling conforming to applicable
standards prescribed by the Secretary under
subsection (f) of this section, and meeting the
requirements of all State laws, or local ordi-
nances or regulations, relating to the public
health or safety, zoning, or otherwise, which
may be applicable thereto, and shall involve a
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§ 1715l
1 So in original. Probably should be preceded by a dollar sign.
2 See References in Text note below.
principal obligation (in
### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Sections 1401 to 1404 were omitted in the general revision of the United States Housing Act of 1937 by Pub. L. 93–383, title II, § 201(a), Aug. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 653.
Section 1401, acts Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 896, § 1, 50 Stat. 888; July 15, 1949, 338, title III, § 307(a), 63 Stat. 429; Sept. 23, 1959, Pub. L. 86–372, title V, § 501, 73 Stat. 679; Aug. 1, 1968, Pub. L. 90–448, title II, § 206(a), 82 Stat. 504; Dec. 31, 1970, Pub. L. 91–609, title II, § 211, 84 Stat. 1779, set out declaration of policy. See [section 1437 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1437&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 1402, acts, Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 896, § 2, 50 Stat. 888; July 15, 1949, ch. 338, title III, §§ 302(b), 304(c), (i), 306, 307(b), 63 Stat. 424, 425, 429; Oct. 26, 1951, ch. 577, § 1, 65 Stat. 647; June 30, 1953, 170, § 24(c), 67 Stat. 128; Aug. 7, 1956, ch. 1029, title IV, § 404(a), 70 Stat. 1104; July 12, 1957, Pub. L. 85–104, title III, § 307, title IV, § 401(a), 71 Stat. 301; Sept. 23, 1959, Pub. L. 86–372, title V, §§ 502, 503(a), 504, 73 Stat. 680; June 30, 1961, Pub. L. 87–70, title II, § 202, 75 Stat. 163; Sept. 2, 1964, Pub. L. 88–560, title II, § 203(d), title IV, § 401(a), 78 Stat. 784, 794; Aug. 10, 1965, Pub. L. 89–117, title I, §§ 103(b), 104, 79 Stat. 457; Aug. 1, 1968, Pub. L. 90–448, title II, § 209(a), 82 Stat. 505; Dec. 24, 1969, Pub. L. 91–152, title II, § 213(a), title IV, § 403(a), 83 Stat. 389, 395; Dec. 31, 1970, Pub. L. 91–609, title II, § 208(a), title IX, § 903(c), 84 Stat. 1778, 1808; Dec. 22, 1971, Pub. L. 92–213, § 9, 85 Stat. 776, defined applicable terms. See [section 1437a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1
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§ 1437. Declaration of policy and public housing
agency organization
(a) Declaration of policy
It is the policy of the United States—
(1) to promote the general welfare of the Na-
tion by employing the funds and credit of the
Nation, as provided in this chapter—
(A) to assist States and political subdivi-
sions of States to remedy the unsafe housing
conditions and the acute shortage of decent
and safe dwellings for low-income families;
(B) to assist States and political subdivi-
sions of States to address the shortage of
housing affordable to low-income families;
and
(C) consistent with the objectives of this
subchapter, to vest in public housing agen-
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 1437
1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘(i)’’.
cies
that
perform
well,
the
maximum
amount of responsibility and flexibility in
program administration, with appropriate
accountability to public housing residents,
localities, and the general public;
(2) that the Federal Government cannot
through its direct action alone provide for the
housing of every American citizen, or even a
majority of its citizens, but it is the responsi-
bility of the Government to promote and pro-
tect the independent and collective actions of
private
citizens
to
develop
housing
and
strengthen their own neighborhoods;
(3) that the Federal Government should act
where there is a serious need that private citi-
zens or groups cannot or are not addressing re-
sponsibly; and
(4) that our Nation should promote the goal
of providing decent and affordable housing for
all citizens through the efforts and encourage-
ment of Federal, State, and local govern-
ments, and by the independent and collective
actions of private citizens, organizations, and
the private secto
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**(a) Authorization and purposes of assistance** The Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter referred to as the “Secretary”) is authorized, subject to the terms and conditions of this subchapter, to extend financial assistance, through the Farmers Home Administration, (1) to owners of farms in the United States and in the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii and in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the territories and possessions of the United States, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, to enable them to construct, improve, alter, repair, or replace dwellings and other farm buildings on their farms, and to purchase buildings and land constituting a minimum adequate site, in order to provide them, their tenants, lessees, sharecroppers, and laborers with decent, safe, and sanitary living conditions and adequate farm buildings as specified in this subchapter, and (2) to owners of other real estate in rural areas for the construction, improvement, alteration, or repair of dwellings, related facilities, and farm buildings and to rural residents, including persons who reside in reservations or villages of Indian tribes, for such purposes and for the purchase of buildings and the purchase of land constituting a minimum adequate site, in order to enable them to provide dwellings and related facilities for their own use and buildings adequate for their farming operations, and (3) to elderly or handicapped persons or families who are or will be the owners of land in rural areas for the construction, improvement, alteration, or repair of dwellings and related facilities, the purchase of dwellings and related facilities and the purchase of land constituting a minimum adequate site, in order to provide them with adequate dwellings and related facilities for
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§ 1471. Financial assistance by Secretary of Agri-
culture
(a) Authorization and purposes of assistance
The Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) is authorized, sub-
ject to the terms and conditions of this sub-
chapter, to extend financial assistance, through
the Farmers Home Administration, (1) to owners
of farms in the United States and in the Terri-
tories of Alaska and Hawaii and in the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the
territories and possessions of the United States,
and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, to
enable them to construct, improve, alter, repair,
or replace dwellings and other farm buildings on
their farms, and to purchase buildings and land
constituting a minimum adequate site, in order
to provide them, their tenants, lessees, share-
croppers, and laborers with decent, safe, and
sanitary living conditions and adequate farm
buildings as specified in this subchapter, and (2)
to owners of other real estate in rural areas for
the construction, improvement, alteration, or
repair of dwellings, related facilities, and farm
buildings and to rural residents, including per-
sons who reside in reservations or villages of In-
dian tribes, for such purposes and for the pur-
chase of buildings and the purchase of land con-
stituting a minimum adequate site, in order to
enable them to provide dwellings and related fa-
cilities for their own use and buildings adequate
for their farming operations, and (3) to elderly
or handicapped persons or families who are or
will be the owners of land in rural areas for the
construction, improvement, alteration, or repair
of dwellings and related facilities, the purchase
of dwellings and related facilities and the pur-
chase of land constitu
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