Federal housing law
0126 Publ 5490 (PDF)
Federal housing law as enacted — verbatim and citable.
- Edition
- 2026-10-03
- Last updated
- 2026-10-04
- Jurisdiction
- United States
Official source: IRS Forms, Instructions & Publications (https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p5490.pdf), retrieved 2026-10-03. U.S. Government work (17 U.S.C. § 105).
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