AOC-1026.1
Rev. 5-20
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CARES Act
Public Law 116-136
Explanation of Terms
SEC. 4024. TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON EVICTION FILINGS.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) COVERED DWELLING.—The term ‘‘covered dwelling’’ means a dwelling that—
(A) is occupied by a tenant—
(i) pursuant to a residential lease; or
(ii) without a lease or with a lease terminable under State law; and
(B) is on or in a covered property.
(2) COVERED PROPERTY.—The term ‘‘covered property’’ means any property that—
(A) participates in—
(i) a covered housing program (as defi ned in section 41411(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of
1994 (34 U.S.C. 12 12491(a))); or
(ii) the rural housing voucher program under section 542 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C.
1490r); or
(B) has a—
(i) Federally backed mortgage loan; or
(ii) Federally backed multifamily mortgage loan.
(3) DWELLING.—The term ‘‘dwelling’’—
(A) has the meaning given the term in section 802 of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3602); and
(B) includes houses and dwellings described in section 803(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3603(b)).
(4) FEDERALLY BACKED MORTGAGE LOAN.—The term ‘‘Federally backed mortgage loan’’ includes any loan
(other than temporary fi nancing such as a construction loan) that—
(A) is secured by a fi rst or subordinate lien on residential real property (including individual units of condo-
miniums and cooperatives) designed principally for the occupancy of from 1 to 4 families, including any
such secured loan, the proceeds of which are used to prepay or pay off an existing loan secured by the
same property; and
(B) is made in whole or in part, or insured, guaranteed, supplemented, or assisted in any way, by any offi cer
or agency of the Federal Government or under or in connection with a housing or urban development
program administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or a housing or related
program administered by any other such offi cer or agency, or is purchased or securitized by the Federal
Home Loan Mortgage Corporation or the Federal National Mortgage Association.
(5) FEDERALLY BACKED MULTIFAMILY MORTGAGE LOAN.—The term ‘‘Federally backed multifamily mortgage
loan’’ includes any loan (other than temporary fi nancing such as a construction loan) that—
(A) is secured by a fi rst or subordinate lien on residential multifamily real property designed principally for
the occupancy of 5 or more families, including any such secured loan, the proceeds of which are used to
prepay or pay off an existing loan secured by the same property; and
(B) is made in whole or in part, or insured, guaranteed, supplemented, or assisted in any way, by any offi cer
or agency of the Federal Government or under or in connection with a housing or urban development
program administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or a housing or related
program administered by any other such offi cer or agency, or is purchased or securitized by the Federal
Home Loan Mortgage Corporation or the Federal National Mortgage Association.
For purposes of Section 4024(a)(2), a “covered property” includes any property that participates in any of the following
programs or receives funding from any of the following sources:
Rural Housing Voucher Program (42 U.S.C. 1490r)
VAWA Covered Housing Programs:
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
• Public housing (42 U.S.C. § 1437d)
• Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program (42 U.S.C. § 1437f)
• Section 8 project-based housing (42 U.S.C. § 1437f)
• Section 202 housing for the elderly (12 U.S.C. § 1701q)
• Section 811 housing for people with disabilities (42 U.S.C. § 8013)