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A recorded restrictive use agreement is required with each preservation deal

To increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes, section 502, Sec. 502. Written by .

A recorded restrictive use agreement is required with each preservation deal

The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of AgricultureHow: statuteSec. 502 in the PDF
What the document says

“As part of the preservation and revitalization agreement for a project, the Secretary shall obtain a restrictive use agreement that is recorded and obligates the owner to operate the project in accordance with this title.”

To increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes, Sec. 502

The new section 545 requires the Secretary of Agriculture to obtain a recorded restrictive use agreement binding the owner to run the project under title V of the Housing Act of 1949. Its term matches the restructured loan, except that with a 20-year extension of the rental assistance contract it runs for the longer of 20 years or the remaining loan term. The Secretary may end a 20-year agreement early where the matching rental assistance contract ends for reasons outside the owner's control.

What the document actually says

“As part of the preservation and revitalization agreement for a project, the Secretary shall obtain a restrictive use agreement that is recorded and obligates the owner to operate the project in accordance with this title.”

To increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes, Sec. 502
That sentence, in plain words

The farm agency must get a written promise from the owner. It is filed in the land records. The owner must run the building under the rules of this part of the law.

What this is about

A recorded promise binds later owners too. Its length follows the loan. A longer rent aid deal makes it longer.

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  1. The document itself

    Increase the supply of housing in America, Public Law 119-101, sec. 502, 140 Stat. 918 (2026).
    https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ101/html/PLAW-119publ101.htm

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    “A recorded restrictive use agreement is required with each preservation deal,” Increase the supply of housing in America, section 502, Sec. 502. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/pl-119-101/proposal/sec502-restrictive-use/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).

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