Sec. 2. Expediting Applications for Payment of Rental Arrearages by Landlords
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Section 501(f) of subtitle A of title V of Division M of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 ( 15 U.S.C. 9058a(f) )is amended— by inserting after paragraph
(2)the following: The Secretary shall not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this paragraph establish a process for a landlord of a residential dwelling to submit an application on the behalf of a renter when such landlord is unable to obtain the consent of such renter to submit such application for after taking reasonable steps to obtain such signature, as determined by the Secretary. The process established by the Secretary pursuant to subparagraph
(A)shall require a landlord of a residential dwelling who submits an application for assistance without the consent of the renter of such dwelling to notify the renter of the intent of the landlord to submit such application not less than 10 days before such landlord submits such application. If a landlord of a residential dwelling submits an application for assistance on behalf of a renter without the consent of such renter and receives assistance under this section, such amount shall be deemed to satisfy all monetary claims relating to rent such landlord may have against such renter during the period between the date on which the national emergency concerning the novel coronavirus disease (COVID–19) outbreak was declared by the President and the date on which the application is submitted by the landlord. The Secretary shall, with respect to documentation required for applications for assistance, establish methods for landlords to establish the income of a renter when the landlord does not have the consent of the renter, including the use of proxies of income. The Secretary shall, where possible, limit the amount of documentation required for an application for assistance in the case of a landlord that owns 4 or fewer residential dwellings. The landlord shall comply with any conditions the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe to ensure that renters remain stably housed. The Secretary of the Treasury shall, not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, to ensure that renters remain stably housed, prohibit any landlord that receives assistance from a grantee under this section with respect to a particular renter from evicting such renter, except when the tenancy constitutes a direct threat to the health and safety of other individuals or would result in substantial physical damage to the property of others, during the 120-day period after the date on which such assistance was received by the landlord from the grantee. The Secretary of the Treasury shall, not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, require any landlord that receives assistance from a grantee under this section with respect to a particular renter to, with respect to such renter— set aside and vacate any past eviction judgement based on nonpayment of rent covered by the application for assistance; and rescind any eviction notice and agree to seal any eviction filing, if applicable. If a grantee provides rental arrearages to a landlord based on an application submitted by the landlord on behalf of a renter, such landlord must— notify such renter that such rental arrearages were received from the grantee; notify such renter if the landlord applies for assistance in the amount of rent due during the 120-day period described in subparagraph (F); and inform such renter that the landlord is prohibited from terminating the lease agreement or evicting such renter, except when the tenancy constitutes a direct threat to the health and safety of other individuals or would result in substantial physical damage to the property of others, during the 120 day period after such rental arrearages were received by the landlord from the grantee. The Secretary shall establish a process for a landlord to submit an application for assistance on behalf of a renter who has vacated a dwelling, provided that the landlord did not file an eviction notice on such renter. Each grantee that provides assistance to a landlord with respect to a residential dwelling under this paragraph shall establish a process to notify state and local courts and the renter of such residential dwelling that— rent is no longer past due with respect to such renter; and any eviction proceedings relating to the nonpayment of rent by such renter should be halted. Each grantee that provides assistance to a landlord with respect to a residential dwelling under this paragraph shall inform the renter of such residential dwelling about— the rights of such renter under the Fair Housing Act and relevant State and local laws relating to fair housing; and how such renter can file complaints with respect to violations of the Fair Housing Act and violations of relevant State and local laws relating to fair housing. Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to prevent a renter of a dwelling from applying for assistance related to items described in section 501(c)(2)(A) that are not included in an application submitted by a landlord on behalf of the renter. . Section 501(c)(4) of subtitle A of title V of Division M of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 ( 15 U.S.C. 9058a(c)(4) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The grantee shall prioritize applications filed by renters and applications filed by landlords on behalf of renters with the consent of the renter over any application filed by a landlord without the consent of a renter. .
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Expediting Applications for Payment of Rental Arrearages by Landlords
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