§ 1584. Removal of all dwelling structures on land under Secretary’s control; temporary housing exempted; preference in fulfilling vacancies
With respect to temporary housing remaining under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development on land under his control, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall
(1)
permit vacancies, occurring or continuing after July 1, 1953, to be filled only by transfer of tenants of other accommodations in the same locality being removed as required by subchapters II to VII of this chapter;
(3)
promptly after July 1, 1954, cause actions to be instituted to evict any tenants still remaining; and
(4)
remove (by demolition or otherwise) all dwelling structures as soon as practicable after they become vacant: Provided, That in any case where a request for relinquishment or transfer has been filed pursuant to section
1581 of this title and where under the provisions of section
1581
(c) of this title the date for compliance with all conditions to the relinquishment or transfer shall have been extended, each of the foregoing dates shall be extended for a period of time equal to the period of the extension under section
1581
(c) of this title: And provided further, That nothing heretofore in this section shall apply
(1)
to any temporary housing in any municipality in which the total number of persons, who on December 31, 1948, were living in temporary family accommodations provided by the United States or any agency thereof since September 8, 1939, exceeds 30 per centum of the total population of such municipality as shown by the 1940 census, nor
(2)
to any temporary housing as to which the local governing body has adopted a resolution as provided in section
1582
(c) of this title, nor
(3)
to any temporary housing for which a request has been submitted in accordance with section
1581
(b) of this title, but which has not been relinquished or transferred solely because the applicant has been unable to obtain from the landowner the right to possession of the land on reasonable terms as determined by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Provided, That, in filling vacancies in such housing, the preferences set forth in section
1581
(d)(1) of this title shall be applicable and that families within such preference classes shall be eligible for admission to such housing, nor
(4)
to any temporary housing in which accommodations have been reserved, prior to the enactment of this section, for veterans attending an educational institution if