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[CITE: 25USC4133]

 
                            TITLE 25--INDIANS
 
  CHAPTER 43--NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND SELF-DETERMINATION
 
              SUBCHAPTER II--AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACTIVITIES
 
Sec. 4133. Program requirements


(a) Rents

                          (1) Establishment

        Subject to paragraph (2), each recipient shall develop written 
    policies governing rents and homebuyer payments charged for dwelling 
    units assisted under this chapter, including the methods by which 
    such rents and homebuyer payments are determined.

                          (2) Maximum rent

        In the case of any low-income family residing in a dwelling unit 
    assisted with grant amounts under this chapter, the monthly rent or 
    homebuyer payment (as applicable) for such dwelling unit may not 
    exceed 30 percent of the monthly adjusted income of such family.

(b) Maintenance and efficient operation

    Each recipient who owns or operates (or is responsible for funding 
any entity that owns or operates) housing developed or operated pursuant 
to a contract between the Secretary and an Indian housing authority 
pursuant to the United States Housing Act of 1937 [42 U.S.C. 1437 et 
seq.] shall, using amounts of any grants received under this chapter, 
reserve and use for operating assistance under section 4132(1) of this 
title such amounts as may be necessary to provide for the continued 
maintenance and efficient operation of such housing. This subsection may 
not be construed to prevent any recipient (or entity funded by a 
recipient) from demolishing or disposing of Indian housing referred to 
in this subsection, pursuant to regulations established by the 
Secretary.

(c) Insurance coverage

    Each recipient shall maintain adequate insurance coverage for 
housing units that are owned or operated or assisted with grant amounts 
provided under this chapter.

(d) Eligibility for admission

    Each recipient shall develop written policies governing the 
eligibility, admission, and occupancy of families for housing assisted 
with grant amounts provided under this chapter.

(e) Management and maintenance

    Each recipient shall develop policies governing the management and 
maintenance of housing assisted with grant amounts under this chapter.

(Pub. L. 104-330, title II, Sec. 203, Oct. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 4032.)

                       References in Text

    The United States Housing Act of 1937, referred to in subsec. (b), 
is act Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 896, as revised generally by Pub. L. 93-383, 
title II, Sec. 201(a), Aug. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 653, which is classified 
generally to chapter 8 (Sec. 1437 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public 
Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, 
see Short Title note set out under section 1437 of Title 42 and Tables.


                             Effective Date

    Section effective Oct. 1, 1997, except as otherwise expressly 
provided, see section 107 of Pub. L. 104-330, set out as a note under 
section 4101 of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 4134, 4192 of this title.
