Selected agencies must serve very low-income families and keep quality standards
To increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes, section 505, Sec. 505.
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Selected agencies must serve very low-income families and keep quality standards
The document says “shall”Who acts: public housing agencies in the new cohortHow: statuteSec. 505 in the PDF
What the document says
“(1) ensure that not less than 75 percent of the families assisted are very low-income families, as defined in section 3(b)(2)(B) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(2)(B));”
The section requires an agency chosen for the new cohort to ensure at least 75 percent of the families it assists are very low-income, to set a reasonable rent policy encouraging employment and self-sufficiency such as by excluding some earned income when setting rent, to keep assisting substantially the same number of eligible low-income families, to keep a comparable mix of family sizes, and to make sure assisted housing meets housing quality standards the Secretary sets or approves.
What the document actually says
“(1) ensure that not less than 75 percent of the families assisted are very low-income families, as defined in section 3(b)(2)(B) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(2)(B));”
That sentence, in plain words
Most families helped must be very low-income. The share is at least 75 percent. An older housing law says what that means.
What this is about
Four other duties come with joining. The agency must serve about the same number of families. It must keep the same mix of family sizes. The homes must meet quality standards.
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Increase the supply of housing in America, Public Law 119-101, sec. 505, 140 Stat. 948 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ101/html/PLAW-119publ101.htm
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“Selected agencies must serve very low-income families and keep quality standards,” Increase the supply of housing in America, section 505, Sec. 505. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/pl-119-101/proposal/sec505-requirements/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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