§ 1701z-12. — Housing access.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 12USC1701z-12]
TITLE 12--BANKS AND BANKING
CHAPTER 13--NATIONAL HOUSING
Sec. 1701z-12. Housing access
The Secretary shall require any purchaser of a multifamily housing
project owned by the Secretary which is sold on or after October 1,
1978, to agree not to refuse unreasonably to lease a vacant dwelling
unit in the project which rents for an amount not greater than the fair
market rent for a comparable unit in the area as determined by the
Secretary under section 1437f of title 42 to a holder of a certificate
of eligibility under that section solely because of such prospective
tenant's status as a certificate holder.
(Pub. L. 95-557, title II, Sec. 204, Oct. 31, 1978, 92 Stat. 2090.)
Codification
Section was enacted as part of the Housing and Community Development
Amendments of 1978, and not as part of the National Housing Act which
comprises this chapter.
