Housing Accountability Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 3/24/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-24Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- 2021-03-24Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-24 (00)
Housing Accountability Act of 2021
This bill provides statutory authority for the requirement that a property owner receiving low-income housing assistance payments for an existing public housing unit must maintain decent, safe, and sanitary conditions for the housing structure.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) must survey tenants of these structures semiannually to identify problems with the structures or with management. A structure must be referred to HUD for remediation if consistent or persistent problems are identified. HUD may impose penalties on an owner of a structure that violates this bill.
Subjects
- Building construction
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Housing and community development funding
- Housing industry and standards
- Low- and moderate-income housing
- Public contracts and procurement
- Public housing
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