---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 12809"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "12809"
heading: "Rehabilitation of State and local government in rem properties"
release: "119-102"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/12809"
units:
  - "Chapter 130 — National Affordable Housing"
  - "Subchapter II — Investment in Affordable Housing"
  - "Part D — Specified Model Programs"
---

# §12809. Rehabilitation of State and local government in rem properties

- (a) **In general—** The [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) shall make available a model [program](/usc/42/274l–1.md?p=4) under which [States](/usc/42/201.md?p=f) and [units](/usc/42/1395w–114b.md?p=g-2) of general [local government](/usc/42/8401a.md) may convert in rem properties to provide affordable permanent [housing](/usc/42/1490p–2.md?p=r-3) for the homeless by leasing such properties to nonprofit organizations and permitting such organizations to rehabilitate the properties.
- (b) **Target—** The [program](/usc/42/274l–1.md?p=4) shall target vacant properties for rehabilitation by nonprofit organizations.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 101–625, title II, § 259, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4124.)