12 U.S.C. § 4122 | Preemption of State and local laws

(a)

In general

No State or political subdivision of a State may establish, continue in effect, or enforce any law or regulation that—

(1)

section 4119(1) of this title section 1715t of this title restricts or inhibits the prepayment of any mortgage described in (or the voluntary termination of any insurance contract pursuant to ) on eligible low income housing;

(2)

section 4104 of this title restricts or inhibits an owner of such housing from receiving the authorized annual return provided under ;

(3)

is inconsistent with any provision of this subchapter, including any law, regulation, or other restriction that limits or impairs the ability of any owner of eligible low income housing to receive incentives authorized under this subchapter (including authorization to increase rental rates, transfer the housing, obtain secondary financing, or use the proceeds of any of such incentives); or

(4)

in its applicability to low-income housing is limited only to eligible low-income housing for which the owner has prepaid the mortgage or terminated the insurance contract.

Any law, regulation, or restriction described under paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) shall be ineffective and any eligible low-income housing exempt from the law, regulation, or restriction, only to the extent that it violates the provisions of this subsection.

(b)

Effect

November 28, 1990This section shall not prevent the establishment, continuing in effect, or enforcement of any law or regulation of any State or political subdivision of a State not inconsistent with the provisions of this subchapter, such as any law or regulation relating to building standards, zoning limitations, health, safety, or habitability standards for housing, rent control, or conversion of rental housing to condominium or cooperative ownership, to the extent such law or regulation is of general applicability to both housing receiving Federal assistance and nonassisted housing. This section shall not preempt, annul, or alter any contractual restrictions or obligations existing before , that prevent or limit an owner of eligible low-income housing from prepaying the mortgage on the housing (or terminating the insurance contract on the housing).

Pub. L. 100–242, title II, § 232 Pub. L. 101–625, title VI, § 601(a)Nov. 28, 1990104 Stat. 4273 Pub. L. 102–550, title III, § 311Oct. 28, 1992106 Stat. 3765(, as added , , ; amended , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 102–5501992—Subsec. (b). substituted “, such as any law or regulation” for “and” after “subchapter”.