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Code · BILL · 118th Congress · H.R. 1431 (Introduced in House) — To amend the Fair Housing Act, to prohibit discrimination based on use of section 8 vouchers, and for other purposes. · Sec. 9

Sec. 9. Grants for tenant harassment prevention programs

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The Secretary may, to the extent amounts are made available for grants under this section, make grants to States, Indian tribes, units of local government, and nonprofit, nongovernmental affordable housing organizations to develop, expand, or assist tenant harassment prevention programs. For purposes of this section, the term tenant harassment prevention program means any program or activities designed to protect, assist, or educate tenants of residential rental dwelling units regarding harassing or illegal behavior by their landlords intended to force the tenant to vacate the dwelling unit or surrender any of their rights as tenants.
Such term includes programs and activities providing legal assistance, counseling, education, intervention, complaint processes. The amount of a grant under this section for any tenant harassment prevention program may not exceed 75 percent of the total costs of the program or activities to be carried out, including administrative costs. The Secretary shall provide for eligible entities specified in subsection
(a)to apply for grants under this section, which applications shall describe the tenant harassment prevention program to be assisted with grant amounts, the activities to be carried out under the program, and the projected costs of such activities. The Secretary shall select applicants to receive grants based on criteria that the Secretary shall establish. There are authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028 for grants under this section.
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