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 PUBLIC LAW 98-181—NOV. 30, 1983 97 STAT. 1203 " (8)(A) RENT PROVISIONS.—Rents charged for units available for occupancy by lower income families in any project assisted under this subsection shall be approved by the grantee. In approving such rents, the grantee shall provide that the rents of such units are not more than 30 per centum of the adjusted income of a family whose income equals 50 per centum of the median income for the area, as determined by the Secretary with adjustments for smaller and larger families. Not less than 30 days prior written notice of any increase in rents shall be provided to such tenants. "(B) Any schedule of rents submitted by an owner to the grantee for approval shall be deemed to be approved unless the grantee informs the owner, within 60 days after receiving such schedule, that such schedule is disapproved. "(9) GRANT AMOUNT. —The amount of a development grant pro- vided under this subsection shall not be more than that amount which will provide decent rental or cooperative housing of modest design which is affordable for families and individuals without other reasonable and affordable housing alternatives in the private market, including an amount necessary to achieve compliance with paragraph (8)(A). "(e) STATE PROGRAM.— (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the State shall administer resources made available under subsection (b)(2) for any fiscal year. These resources shall only be used to carry out activities under this section in cities with populations of less than fifty thousand and in urban counties and cities whose alloca- tions are less than the minimum allocation amount established under subsection (b)(2), but may not be used in areas which are eligible for assistance under title V of the Housing Act of 1949. The State may usc all or part of these resources (A) to carry out its own rental rehabilitation program, or (B) to distribute them to units of general local government. A city with a population over fifty thou- sand may, with the agreement of the State government, elect to contract with the State to administer the grant program under this section in any fiscal year. "(2) States may elect not to administer resources made available under subsection (b)(2) of this section. This election shall be made in such manner and before such time as the Secretary may prescribe. The Secretary shall administer the resources available to any State exercising such an election in accordance with regulations and procedures prescribed by the Secretary, including the administra- tion of grant programs of cities with populations over fifty thousand which elect not to administer their own program. Such regulations shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be comparable to those for cities and urban counties receiving resources under subsection (b). "(3) A State may apply for and receive, on behalf of a unit of local government located in that State and with the concurrence of that unit of general local government, a rental development grant to be used in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d). "(4) In any case in which the State is a grantee under any provision of this section, the Secretary shall require that the State take such actions as may be appropriate to assure compliance with the program requirements, owner agreements, and other provisions of this section. "(f) APPLICABILITY OF REQUIREMENTS OR AGREEMENTS. —Require- ments imposed by or agreements made with States and units of general local government regarding rents in structures assisted Increase notification. 42 USC 1471.

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