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US HB206
Bill
Status
1/3/2025
Primary Sponsor
Nydia Velazquez
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AI Summary
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Amends the Fair Housing Act to add "source of income" as a protected class, prohibiting housing discrimination against Section 8 voucher holders and recipients of Social Security, SSI, child support, and other government or non-government financial assistance
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Imposes $100,000 civil penalties on landlords who intentionally make rental units uninhabitable to disqualify them from federal housing programs, plus $50,000 liability to affected tenants per violation
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Authorizes $90 million annually (FY2026-2035) for Fair Housing Initiatives Program, $47 million annually for Fair Housing Assistance Program, and $3 million annually (FY2026-2028) for a public awareness campaign on expanded housing rights
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Creates a new tax credit for eligible landlords of multifamily housing with voucher tenants, capped at $2,500 per unit, $100,000 per building, and $500,000 per taxpayer, for maintenance expenses on low-income housing units through 2035
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Requires owners of federally-assisted multifamily housing to display tenant rights notices on each floor, establishes a Multifamily Housing Complaint Resolution Program, and authorizes $25 million annually (FY2024-2028) for tenant harassment prevention grants
Legislative Description
Landlord Accountability Act of 2025
Housing and community development
Last Action
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.
1/3/2025