{"identifier":"/us/usc/t42/s1590","title":42,"num":"\u00a7\u202f1590.","heading":"Definitions","text":"\u00a7\u202f1590.\nDefinitions\nAs used in this subchapter, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them below, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:\n(a) The term \u201cgoverning body of the municipality or county\u201d means the governing body of the city, village, or other municipality having general governmental authority over the area in which the housing involved is located or, if the housing is not located in such a municipality, the term means the governing body of the county or parish in which the housing is located, or if the housing is located in the District of Columbia the term means the Council of the District of Columbia.\n(b) The term \u201chousing\u201d means any housing under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (including trailers and other mobile or portable housing) constructed, acquired, or made available under subchapters II to VII of this chapter or Public Law 781, Seventy-sixth Congress, approved\nSeptember 9, 1940\nMarch 1, 1941\nMay 24, 1941\nDecember 17, 1941\n(c) The term \u201ctemporary housing\u201d means any housing (as defined in (b)) which the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development has determined to be \u201cof a temporary character\u201d pursuant to subchapters II to VII of this chapter and shall also include any such housing after rights thereto have been relinquished or transferred under this subchapter or\nsection 1575 of this title\n(d) The terms \u201cveteran\u201d and \u201cserviceman\u201d mean \u201cveteran\u201d and \u201cserviceman\u201d as those terms are defined in the United States Housing Act of 1937 [\n42 U.S.C. 1437\n(e) The term \u201cState\u201d means any State, Territory, dependency, or possession of the United States, or the District of Columbia.\n(f) The term \u201cgoing Federal rate of interest\u201d means \u201cgoing Federal rate\u201d as that term is defined in the United States Housing Act of 1937 [\n42 U.S.C. 1437\n(g) The term \u201cUnited States Housing Act of 1937\u201d [\n42 U.S.C. 1437","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t42/s1590.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s1590","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f1590."},{"t":"heading","text":"Definitions","tail":"\n"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"As used in this subchapter, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them below, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s1590/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"content","text":" The term \u201cgoverning body of the municipality or county\u201d means the governing body of the city, village, or other municipality having general governmental authority over the area in which the housing involved is located or, if the housing is not located in such a municipality, the term means the governing body of the county or parish in which the housing is located, or if the housing is located in the District of Columbia the term means the Council of the District of Columbia.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s1590/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"content","text":" The term \u201chousing\u201d means any housing under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (including trailers and other mobile or portable housing) constructed, acquired, or made available under subchapters II to VII of this chapter or Public Law 781, Seventy-sixth Congress, approved ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"September 9, 1940","tail":", or Public Laws 9, 73, or 353, Seventy-seventh Congress, approved, respectively, "},{"t":"text","text":"March 1, 1941","tail":", "},{"t":"text","text":"May 24, 1941","tail":", and "},{"t":"text","text":"December 17, 1941","tail":", or any other law, and includes in addition to dwellings any structures, appurtenances, and other property, real or personal, acquired for or held in connection therewith."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s1590/c","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(c)"},{"t":"content","text":" The term \u201ctemporary housing\u201d means any housing (as defined in (b)) which the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development has determined to be \u201cof a temporary character\u201d pursuant to subchapters II to VII of this chapter and shall also include any such housing after rights thereto have been relinquished or transferred under this subchapter or ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 1575 of this title","href":"/us/usc/t42/s1575","tail":"."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s1590/d","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(d)"},{"t":"content","text":" The terms \u201cveteran\u201d and \u201cserviceman\u201d mean \u201cveteran\u201d and \u201cserviceman\u201d as those terms are defined in the United States Housing Act of 1937 [","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"42 U.S.C. 1437","href":"/us/usc/t42/s1437","tail":" et seq.]."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s1590/e","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(e)"},{"t":"content","text":" The term \u201cState\u201d means any State, Territory, dependency, or possession of the United States, or the District of Columbia.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s1590/f","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(f)"},{"t":"content","text":" The term \u201cgoing Federal rate of interest\u201d means \u201cgoing Federal rate\u201d as that term is defined in the United States Housing Act of 1937 [","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"42 U.S.C. 1437","href":"/us/usc/t42/s1437","tail":" et seq.]."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s1590/g","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(g)"},{"t":"content","text":" The term \u201cUnited States Housing Act of 1937\u201d [","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"42 U.S.C. 1437","href":"/us/usc/t42/s1437","tail":" et seq.] means the provisions of that Act, including all amendments thereto, now or hereafter adopted, except provisions relating to the initial construction of a project or dwelling units."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}