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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Compilation 10705 · Sec. 683

Sec. 683. DEFINITIONS

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## SEC. 683 DEFINITIONS **[**[42 U.S.C. 13641](/us/usc/t42/s13641)**]** For purposes of this title: ####
(1)Elderly, disabled, and near-elderly families The terms “**elderly family**”, “**disabled family**”, and “**near-elderly family**” have the meanings given the terms under section 3(b)(3) of the United States Housing Act of 1937. ####
(2)Federally assisted housing The terms “**federally assisted housing**” and “**project**” mean— #####
(A)a public housing project (as such term is defined in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937); #####
(B)housing for which project-based assistance is provided under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937; #####
(C)housing that is assisted under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (as amended by section 801 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act); #####
(D)housing that is assisted under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as such section existed before the enactment of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act; #####
(E)housing financed by a loan or mortgage insured under section 221(d)(3) of the National Housing Act that bears interest at a rate determined under the proviso of section 221(d)(5) of such Act; #####
(F)housing insured, assisted, or held by the Secretary or a State or State agency under section 236 of the National Housing Act; #####
(G)housing constructed or substantially rehabilitated pursuant to assistance provided under section 8(b)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as in effect before October 1, 1983, that is assisted under a contract for assistance under such section; and #####
(H)housing that is assisted under section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez Affording Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013). ####
(3)Housing assistance The term “**housing assistance**” means, with respect to federally assisted housing, the grant, contribution, capital advance, loan, mortgage insurance, or other assistance provided for the housing under the provisions of law referred to in paragraph (2). The term also includes any related assistance provided for the housing by the Secretary, including any rental assistance for low-income occupants. ####
(4)Owner The term “**owner**” means, with respect to federally assisted housing, the entity or private person, including a cooperative or public housing agency, that has the legal right to lease or sublease dwelling units in such housing. ####
(5)Secretary The term “**Secretary**” means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
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