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[CITE: 42USC13604]

TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE

CHAPTER 135--RESIDENCY AND SERVICE REQUIREMENTS IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED
HOUSING

SUBCHAPTER I--STANDARDS AND OBLIGATIONS OF RESIDENCY IN FEDERALLY
ASSISTED HOUSING

Sec. 13604. Assisted applications

(a) Authority

The Secretary shall provide that any individual or family applying
for occupancy in federally assisted housing may include in the
application for the housing the name, address, phone number, and other
relevant information of a family member, friend, or social, health,
advocacy, or other organization, and that the owner shall treat such
information as confidential.

(b) Maintenance of information

The Secretary shall require the owner of any federally assisted
housing receiving an application including such information to maintain
such information for any applicants who become tenants of the housing,
for the purposes of facilitating contact by the owner with such person
or organization to assist in providing any services or special care for
the tenant and assist in resolving any relevant tenancy issues arising
during the tenancy of such tenant.

(c) Limitations

An owner of federally assisted housing may not require any
individual or family applying for occupancy in the housing to provide
the information described in subsection (a) of this section.

(Pub. L. 102-550, title VI, Sec. 644, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3823.)