[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 24, Volume 4]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 24CFR891.500]

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                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
  CHAPTER VIII--OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HOUSING-FEDERAL 
 
PART 891--SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES--Table of Contents
 
     Subpart E--Loans for Housing for the Elderly and Persons with 
                              Disabilities
 
Sec. 891.500  Purpose and policy.


    (a) Purpose. The program under subpart E of this part provides 
direct Federal loans under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (42 
U.S.C. 1701q) for housing projects serving elderly or handicapped 
families and individuals. The housing projects shall provide the 
necessary services for the occupants which may include, but are not 
limited to: Health, continuing education, welfare, informational, 
recreational, homemaking, meal and nutritional services, counseling, and 
referral services, as well as transportation where necessary to 
facilitate access to these services.
    (b) General policy. A loan made under subpart E of this part shall 
be used to finance the construction or the substantial rehabilitation of 
projects for elderly or handicapped families, or for the acquisition 
with or without moderate rehabilitation of existing housing

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and related facilities for group homes for nonelderly handicapped 
individuals.
    (c) Applicability. Subpart E of this part applies to all fund 
reservations made before October 1, 1990, except for loans not initially 
closed that were converted to capital advances. Specifically, 
Sec. 891.520 through 891.650 of subpart E apply to projects for elderly 
or handicapped families that received reservations under section 202 of 
the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q) and housing assistance under 
section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et 
seq). Sections 891.655 through 891.790 of subpart E apply to projects 
for nonelderly handicapped families receiving reservations under section 
202 and project assistance payments under section 202(h) of the Housing 
Act of 1959.