### Question
What does temporary housing mean?


### Answer
**Temporary housing** has the following meaning in *42 U.S.C. § 1590*:

> any housing (as defined in (b)) which the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development has determined to be “of a temporary character” pursuant to subchapters II to VII of this chapter and shall also include any such housing after rights thereto have been relinquished or transferred under this subchapter or section 1575 of this title

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 1590*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 9-HOUSING OF PERSONS ENGAGED IN NATIONAL DEFENSE > SUBCHAPTER VII-DISPOSAL OF WAR AND VETERANS&rsquo; HOUSING**

