Notes on 42 U.S.C. § 3607 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 42 U.S.C. § 3607 : US Code - Notes

(Pub. L. 90-284, title VIII, Sec. 807, Apr. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 84;
Pub. L. 100-430, Sec. 6(d), Sept. 13, 1988, 102 Stat. 1622; Pub. L.
104-76, Secs. 2, 3, Dec. 28, 1995, 109 Stat. 787.)
CODIFICATION
September 13, 1988, referred to in subsec. (b)(3)(A), was in the
original "the date of enactment of this Act", which was translated
as meaning the date of enactment of Pub. L. 100-430, which enacted
subsec. (b) of this section, to reflect the probable intent of
Congress.
AMENDMENTS
1995 - Subsec. (b)(2)(C). Pub. L. 104-76, Sec. 2, amended subpar.
(C) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (C) read as follows:
"intended and operated for occupancy by at least one person 55
years of age or older per unit. In determining whether housing
qualifies as housing for older persons under this subsection, the
Secretary shall develop regulations which require at least the
following factors:
"(i) the existence of significant facilities and services
specifically designed to meet the physical or social needs of
older persons, or if the provision of such facilities and
services is not practicable, that such housing is necessary to
provide important housing opportunities for older persons; and
"(ii) that at least 80 percent of the units are occupied by at
least one person 55 years of age or older per unit; and
"(iii) the publication of, and adherence to, policies and
procedures which demonstrate an intent by the owner or manager to
provide housing for persons 55 years of age or older."
Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 104-76, Sec. 3, added par. (5).
1988 - Pub. L. 100-430 designated existing provisions as subsec.
(a) and added subsec. (b).
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1988 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 100-430 effective on 180th day beginning
after Sept. 13, 1988, see section 13(a) of Pub. L. 100-430, set out
as a note under section 3601 of this title.
REGULATIONS
Pub. L. 102-550, title IX, Sec. 919, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat.
3883, provided that: "The Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development shall, not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act [Oct. 28, 1992], make rules defining what are
'significant facilities and services especially designed to meet
the physical or social needs of older persons' required under
section 807(b)(2) of the Fair Housing Act [42 U.S.C. 3607(b)(2)] to
meet the definition of the term 'housing for older persons' in such
section."
(!1) So in original. Probably should be "paragraph".