3.0.0 3030 2022-10-28T01:45:57Z 2022-10-28T01:45:57Z Senate S 2019-12-12 116 ssbk00 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-12-12T16:23:36Z We Need Eviction Data Now Act of 2020 116 7743 HR 2020-07-23 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Related bill CRS 2019-12-12 ssbk00 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. IntroReferral 2019-12-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO N P000449 Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] Rob Portman R OH 2019-12-12 True Y000064 Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] Todd Young R IN C. 2019-12-12 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2019-12-12 True Housing and Community Development Administrative law and regulatory procedures Advisory bodies Census and government statistics Community life and organization Congressional oversight Consumer credit Department of Housing and Urban Development Disability and paralysis Foreign language and bilingual programs Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health care coverage and access Homelessness and emergency shelter Housing and community development funding Housing supply and affordability Judicial procedure and administration Landlord and tenant Legal fees and court costs Low- and moderate-income housing Mental health Research administration and funding Right of privacy Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Specialized courts State and local government operations Housing and Community Development 00 2019-12-12 Introduced in Senate 2020-03-30T21:51:57Z Eviction Crisis Act of 2019

This bill creates several grant programs to prevent at-risk tenants from being evicted and establishes consumer protections related to evictions.

Specifically, the bill

  • requires the Department of Justice to establish a grant program for states and local jurisdictions to support landlord-tenant focused community courts that make social-service representatives available to assist tenants in becoming current on any debts owed to the landlord or in transitioning to a new, stable home environment;
  • requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to award grants for states and local and tribal governments to establish crisis-assistance programs to prevent extremely low-income households from experiencing housing instability during periods of crisis; and
  • requires HUD to establish a grant program for local governments and nonprofit organizations to collect data from landlords on illegal evictions.

The Government Accountability Office must study evictions and report to Congress on the grants awarded under the bill, including best estimates of any amounts saved and any additional revenues generated.

Additionally, HUD must establish and maintain a database of data regarding various forms of eviction.

A tenant who is denied rental housing on the basis of information in a consumer report must be notified of such adverse action. Further, a copy of any consumer report generated in connection with an application for tenancy in rental housing must be given to the consumer. Eviction judgments and related suits where a judgment is rendered in favor of the tenant may not be included in any consumer reports.

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