83 STAT. ]
PUBLIC LAW 91-152-DEC. 24, 1969
389
striking out "$150,000,000 on July 1 in each of the years 1969 and 1970" and inserting in lieu thereof "$225,000,000 on July 1, 1969, and $170,000,000 on July 1, 1970". REDUCED R E N T A L S FOR VERY LOW I N C O M E T E N A N T S OF P U B L I C PROJECTS
HOUSING
SEC. 213. (a) The second paragraph of section 2(1) of the United States Housing Act of 1987 is amended by inserting after "rents" the 73 Stat. eso; following: "(which may not exceed one-fourth of the family's income, ^^42 USC^i4'o2. as defined by the Secretary)". (b) The requirement in section 2(1) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 that the rents fixed by public housing agencies may not exceed one-fourth of a low-rent housing tenant's income shall be effective not later than ninety days following the date of the enactment^ of this Act. The requirement shall not apply in any case in which the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development determines that limiting the rent of any tenant or class of tenants, as provided by such section 2(1), will result in a reduction in the amount of welfare assistance which would otherwise be provided to such tenant or class of tenants by a public agency. (c) The second sentence of section 14 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended by inserting after "Government," the fol- ^^ s*^*- "^^e. lowing: or is necessary to insure the Jow-rent character ox the project 42 USC 1414. involved,". NOTIFICATION S TO A P P L I C A N T S FOR ADMISSION TO P U B L I C PROJECTS
HOUSING
SEC. 214. Section 10(g) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ^^ sta^ i64^ 42 USC 1410. is amended— (1) by striking out "and" at the end of paragraph (2); (2) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting in lieu thereof "; and"; and (3) by adding after paragraph (3) a new paragraph as follows: "(4) the public housing agency shall promptly notify (i) any applicant determined to be ineligible for admission to the project of the basis for such determination and provide the applicant upon request, within a reasonable time after the determination is made, with an opportunity for an informal hearing on such determination, and (ii) any applicant determined to be eligible for admission to the project of the approximate date of occupancy insofar as such date can be reasonably determined." ROOM COST L I M I T A T I O N S FOR P U B L I C H O U S I N G
PROJECTS
S E C 215. The first sentence of section 15(5) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended— \l f^^^- ^87. 42 USC 1415. (1) by striking out "$2,400 per room ($3,500 per room" and inserting in lieu thereof "$2,800 per room ($3,900 per room"; (2) by striking out "$3,500 per room and $4,000 per room" and inserting in lieu thereof "$4,000 per room and $4,500 per room"; and (3) by striking out "$750 per room" and inserting in lieu thereof "$1,500 per room in the case of accommodations designed specifically for elderly families, or $1,400 per room in any other 55 case,"
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