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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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GOVERNMENT CODE |
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Title 10. GENERAL GOVERNMENT |
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Subtitle G. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS INVOLVING BOTH STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS |
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Chapter 2306. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS |
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Subchapter L. HOUSING FINANCE DIVISION: REGULATION OF HOUSING SPONSORS |
Sec. 2306.269. TENANT AND MANAGER SELECTION
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(a) The department shall set standards for tenant and management selection by a housing sponsor.
(b) The department shall prohibit a multifamily rental housing development funded or administered by the department, including a development supported with a housing tax credit allocation under Subchapter DD, from:
(1) excluding an individual or family from admission to the development because the individual or family participates in the housing choice voucher program under Section 8, United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. Section 1437f); and
(2) using a financial or minimum income standard for an individual or family participating in the voucher program described by Subdivision (1) that requires the individual or family to have a monthly income of more than 2-1/2 times the individual's or family's share of the total monthly rent payable to the owner of the development.