2017 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 130 - National Affordable Housing
Subchapter I - General Provisions and Policies
Sec. 12713 - Eligibility under first-time homebuyer programs
| 42 U.S.C. § 12713 (2017) |
| §12713. Eligibility under first-time homebuyer programs |
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(a) Eligibility of displaced homemakers and single parents for Federal assistance for first-time homebuyers
(1) Displaced homemakers
No individual who is a displaced homemaker may be denied eligibility under any Federal program to assist first-time homebuyers on the basis that the individual, while a homemaker, owned a home with his or her spouse or resided in a home owned by the spouse. No individual who is a single parent may be denied eligibility under any Federal program to assist first-time homebuyers on the basis that the individual, while married, owned a home with his or her spouse or resided in a home owned by the spouse. For purposes of this section: (1) Displaced homemakerThe term "displaced homemaker" means an individual who— (A) is an adult; (B) has not worked full-time, full-year in the labor force for a number of years but has, during such years, worked primarily without remuneration to care for the home and family; and (C) is unemployed or underemployed and is experiencing difficulty in obtaining or upgrading employment. The term "first-time homebuyer" means an individual who has never, or has not during a specified period of time, had any present ownership interest in a principal residence. The term "single parent" means an individual who— (A) is unmarried or legally separated from a spouse; and (B)(i) has 1 or more minor children for whom the individual has custody or joint custody; or (ii) is pregnant. This section shall apply to any Federal program to assist first-time homebuyers, unless the program is exempted from this section by a statute that amends this subsection or explicitly refers to this subsection. |
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(Pub. L. 101–625, title IX, §956, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4421.) |
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CODIFICATION
Section was enacted as part of title IX of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, and not as part of title I of such Act which comprises this subchapter. |
| United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE |
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| Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 130 - NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS AND POLICIES Sec. 12713 - Eligibility under first-time homebuyer programs |
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| January 12, 2018 |
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| 104 Stat. 4421 |
| Public Law 101-625 |
