### Question
What does low-income tenants mean?


### Answer
**Low-income tenants** has the following meaning in *12 U.S.C. § 4119*:

> families or persons with incomes that exceed 50 percent of the median income for the area (as determined by the Secretary with adjustments for family size) but do not exceed 80 percent of the median income for the area (as determined by the Secretary with adjustments for family size)

#### Citation:
  - *12 U.S.C. § 4119*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 42-LOW-INCOME HOUSING PRESERVATION AND RESIDENT HOMEOWNERSHIP > SUBCHAPTER I-PREPAYMENT OF MORTGAGES INSURED UNDER NATIONAL HOUSING ACT**

