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PUBLIC LAW 86-872-8EPT. 23, 1969

[78 S T A T,

States to vest in the local public housing agencies the maximum amount of responsibility in the administration of the low-rent housing program, including responsibility for the establishment of rents and eligibility requirements (subject to the approval of the Authority), with due consideration to accomplishing the objectives of this Act while effecting economies." CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE

II vie f402.

FACILITIES

SEC. 502. The last sentence of paragraph (5) of section 2 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended— (1) by inserting after "1949" the following:", or in cases where the public housing agency and the local public agency for purposes of such title I operate under a combined central administrative office staff,"; and (2) by striking out "its functions as such local public agency" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "the functions of such local public agency". R E N T S A N D I N C O M E LIMITS

71 Stat. 301.

42 ulc HIS. 42 u#c f4"6.

SEC. 503. (a) Paragraph (1) of section 2 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended to read as follows: "(1) The term 'low-rent housing' means decent, safe, and sanitary dwellings within the financial reach of families of low income, and developed and administered to promote serviceability, efficiency, economy, and stability, and embraces all necessary appurtenances thereto. The dwellings in low-rent housing shall be available solely for families of low income. Income limits for occupancy and rents shall be fixed by the public housing agency and approved by the Authority after taking into consideration (A) the family size, composition, age, physical handicaps, and other factors which might affect the rent-paying ability of the family, and (B) the economic factors which affect the financial stability and solvency of the project." (^) Paragraph (7)(b) of section 15 of such Act is amended by inserting after "a gap of at least 20 per centum" the following " (or 5 per centum in the case of any family entitled to a first preference as provided in section 1 0 (g)) ". MINIMUM A G E FOR A D M I S S I O N OF S I N G L E PERSONS AND ELDERLY TO L O W - R E N T PROJECTS

FAMILIES

SEC. 504. The second and third sentences of paragraph (2) of sec42 u#c fm. ^^^^ ^ ®^ ^^^® United States Housing Act of 1937 are amended to read as follows: "The term 'families' means families consisting of two or more persons, a single person who has attained retirement age as 70 Stat. 809, defined in section 216(a) of the Social Security Act or who has attained 815. 42 USC 416, the age of fifty and is under a disability as defined in section 223 of '*^^' that Act, or the remaining member of a tenant family. The term 'elderly families' means families the head of which (or his spouse) has attained retirement age as defined in section 216(a) of the Social Security Act or has attained the age of fifty and is under a disability as defined in section 223 of that Act." LOW-RENT HOUSING

42 USC H?o.*

AUTHORIZATION

SEC. 505. (a) Section 10(i) of the United States Housing Act of ^^^"^ ^^ amended by striking out all that precedes the third proviso and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Authority may enter into new contracts for loans and annual contributions for

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