42 USC 13631 - Requirement to provide service coordinators

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§ 13631.

Requirement to provide service coordinators

(a)

In general

(b)

Responsibilities

Each service coordinator of a covered federally assisted housing project provided pursuant to this subtitle 1

 See References in Text note below.

or the amendments made by this subtitle— 1

(1)

shall consult with the owner of the housing, tenants, any tenant organizations, any resident management organizations, service providers, and any other appropriate persons, to identify the particular needs and characteristics of elderly and disabled families who reside in the project and any supportive services related to such needs and characteristics;

(2)

shall manage and coordinate the provision of such services for residents of the project;

(3)

may provide training to tenants of the project in the obligations of tenancy or coordinate such training;

(4)

shall meet the minimum qualifications and standards required under section 8011(d)(4) of this title; and

(5)

may carry out other appropriate activities for residents of the project.

(c)

Included services

(d)

Covered federally assisted housing

(e)

Services for low-income elderly or disabled families residing in vicinity of certain projects

(f)

Protection against telemarketing fraud

(1)

In general

(2)

Contents

The standards established under this subsection shall require that any such education and outreach be provided in a manner that—

(A)

informs such residents of—

(i)

the prevalence of telemarketing fraud targeted against elderly persons;

(ii)

how telemarketing fraud works;

(iii)

how to identify telemarketing fraud;

(iv)

how to protect themselves against telemarketing fraud, including an explanation of the dangers of providing bank account, credit card, or other financial or personal information over the telephone to unsolicited callers;

(v)

how to report suspected attempts at telemarketing fraud; and

(vi)

their consumer protection rights under Federal law;

(B)

provides such other information as the Secretary considers necessary to protect such residents against fraudulent telemarketing; and

(C)

disseminates the information provided by appropriate means, and in determining such appropriate means, the Secretary shall consider on-site presentations at federally assisted housing, public service announcements, a printed manual or pamphlet, an Internet website, and telephone outreach to residents whose names appear on “mooch lists” confiscated from fraudulent telemarketers.

(Pub. L. 102–550, title VI, § 671, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3826; Pub. L. 106–569, title VIII, § 851(b), (c)(2), Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 3024.)

cite as: 42 USC 13631