Federal

Respect State Housing Laws Act

Source: Congress.gov · 461 words in original text

What This Bill Does

This bill removes a requirement from the CARES Act (a law passed during the pandemic) that told landlords they must give tenants notice before evicting them. The bill is called the "Respect State Housing Laws Act."

Who It Affects

Landlords and property owners (called lessors in the bill) who rent housing to tenants.

Key Provisions

• Removes subsection (c) from Section 4024 of the CARES Act, which contained the notice requirement for landlords (Sec. 2)

What Changes

If this bill becomes law, landlords will no longer have to follow the federal notice requirement that was in the CARES Act. States and local areas will control their own eviction notice rules instead of following the federal requirement.

Important Definitions

Lessors: Property owners or landlords who rent property to tenants.

Effective Date

Not specified in bill text

IB Union Calendar No. 514 118TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 802 [Report No. 118–616] To amend the CARES Act to remove a requirement on lessors to provide notice to vacate, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 2, 2023 Mr. LOUDERMILK (for himself, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. BARR, Mr. TIMMONS, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. FLOOD, and Mr. NORMAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services JULY 30, 2024 Additional sponsors: Mr. KUSTOFF, Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. STEUBE, Mr. BURLISON, Mr. MANN, Ms. DE LA CRUZ, Mr. OGLES, Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. HUDSON, Mrs. CHAVEZ- DEREMER, Mr. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida, Mr. YAKYM, Mrs. HINSON, Mr. WOMACK, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Mr. BIGGS, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. CLYDE, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. MORAN, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. LUTTRELL, Mr. GOODEN of Texas, Mr. BURCHETT, Mr. CRANE, Mr. PALMER, and Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina JULY 30, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 2, 2023] VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:41 Jul 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H802.RH H802 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 802 RH A BILL To amend the CARES Act to remove a requirement on lessors to provide notice to vacate, and for other purposes. VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:41 Jul 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H802.RH H802 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 802 RH Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Respect State Housing 4 Laws Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION. 6 Section 4024 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9058) is 7 amended by striking subsection (c). 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:41 Jul 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H802.RH H802 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS Union Calendar No. 514 118TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 802 [Report No. 118–616] A BILL To amend the CARES Act to remove a requirement on lessors to provide notice to vacate, and for other purposes. JULY 30, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com- mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:41 Jul 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H802.RH H802 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS

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