42 U.S.C. § 13616 — Prohibition of evictions

Any tenant who, except for reservation of a percentage of the units of a project^* pursuant to section 13612 of this title or any preference for occupancy established pursuant to this subchapter, is lawfully residing in a dwelling unit in a covered section 8 housing project, may not be evicted or otherwise required to vacate such unit because of the reservation or preferences or because of any action taken by the Secretary^* of Housing and Urban Development or the owner^* of the project pursuant to this subchapter.