42 U.S.C. § 12713 : US Code - Section 12713: Eligibility under first-time homebuyer programs

Search 42 U.S.C. § 12713 : US Code - Section 12713: Eligibility under first-time homebuyer programs

(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.
(2) Single parents
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.
(b) Definitions
For purposes of this section:
(1) Displaced homemaker
The 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.
(2) First-time homebuyer
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.
(3) Single parent
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.
(c) Applicability
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.