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title: "42 U.S.C. § 13619"
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title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
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chapter_name: "RESIDENCY AND SERVICE REQUIREMENTS IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED HOUSING"
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# 42 U.S.C. § 13619 - “Covered section 8 housing” defined

## Text

For purposes of this subchapter, the term “covered section 8 housing” means housing described in section 13641(2)(G) of this title that was originally designed for occupancy by elderly families.

(Pub. L. 102–550, title VI, § 659, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3825.)