An amendment to prohibit the Secretary under certain provisions of the National Housing Act from denying insurance to eligible mortgages on the basis of their involving two or three family dwellings or on the basis of their being used to finance substantial rehabilitation rather than new construction. The amendment also requires that those who receive such insured mortgages may not discriminate against prospective tenants on the basis of their receipt of federal or state housing assistance. Also the rental units may not be rented to persons whose income exceeds by 100 percent the area median income.

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Amendment Number
211
Description
An amendment to prohibit the Secretary under certain provisions of the National Housing Act from denying insurance to eligible mortgages on the basis of their involving two or three family dwellings or on the basis of their being used to finance substantial rehabilitation rather than new construction. The amendment also requires that those who receive such insured mortgages may not discriminate against prospective tenants on the basis of their receipt of federal or state housing assistance. Also the rental units may not be rented to persons whose income exceeds by 100 percent the area median income.
Congress
98
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Jul 12, 1983
Latest Action Text
Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
Submitted Date
Jul 12, 1983
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Jun 30, 2021
Amendment 211 — Informed