3.0.0 206 2025-04-22T08:05:24Z 2025-04-22T08:05:24Z House H HR 2025-01-03 119 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 1 (Friday, January 3, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:H.R. 206.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1The Congress shall have Power to . . . provide for the . .. general Welfare of the United States; . . .The single subject of this legislation is:This bill pertains to the operations and oversight of theDepartment of Housing and Urban Development's Section 8Program.[Page H43]</pre> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-01-03T16:19:45Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-01-03T16:19:40Z hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-01-03T16:19:35Z 2025-01-03 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2025-01-03 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2025-01-03 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2025-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress V000081 Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] Nydia Velázquez D NY M. 7 N E000297 Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] Adriano Espaillat D NY 13 2025-04-21 False Housing and Community Development Civil actions and liability 2025-02-12T18:58:37Z Congressional oversight 2025-02-12T18:58:43Z Department of Housing and Urban Development 2025-02-12T18:58:49Z Employee hiring 2025-02-12T18:58:55Z Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management 2025-02-12T18:59:00Z Government information and archives 2025-02-12T18:59:06Z Housing discrimination 2025-02-12T18:59:11Z Income tax credits 2025-02-12T18:59:18Z Intergovernmental relations 2025-02-12T18:59:26Z Landlord and tenant 2025-02-12T18:59:34Z Low- and moderate-income housing 2025-02-12T18:59:43Z Residential rehabilitation and home repair 2025-02-12T18:59:49Z Housing and Community Development 2025-02-04T12:55:47Z

00 2025-01-03 Introduced in House 2025-02-12T21:45:06Z <p><strong>Landlord Accountability Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits housing discrimination based on income, provides protections to tenants of certain federally assisted housing, and establishes a low-income housing maintenance tax credit for eligible landlords.</p><p>Specifically, the bill prohibits discrimination in rental housing and residential real estate transactions based on an individual's source of income and provides for penalties. Protected income sources include</p><ul><li>housing vouchers and rental assistance,</li><li>rental and homeownership subsidies,</li><li>Social Security and disability income assistance, and</li><li>spousal and child support.</li></ul><p>Additionally, landlords are prohibited from taking or failing to take certain actions with the intent to make a unit ineligible to receive Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) assistance. Landlords that violate this prohibition are subject to penalties and may be sued by harmed tenants. The bill further prohibits property owners of certain multifamily housing projects from intentionally leaving a unit vacant for more than 60 days. Property owners that violate this prohibition are subject to penalties.</p><p>The bill also provides protections to tenants of multifamily housing projects, which includes requiring HUD to increase the staffing level for the Multifamily Housing Complaint Line and create a Multifamily Housing Complaint Resolution Program.</p><p>In addition, HUD may provide grants to develop, expand, and assist tenant harassment prevention programs.</p><p>Finally, the bill establishes a tax credit for qualifying landlords that is equal to the landlord's annual low-income housing maintenance expenses. To qualify, a landlord must have addressed within 30 days any relevant complaints filed under the complaint resolution program.</p>

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