Sec. 17. GAO study on health and safety concerns in federally-assisted housing
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Not later than the expiration of the 3-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report to the Congress analyzing and assessing the communication, as applicable, between public housing agencies, landlords, and tenants over resolving problems with the health, safety, or other issues of dwelling units that are federally subsidized and inspected through subpart G of part 5 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations, landlord responsiveness regarding such issues, opportunities for improvement in such communications, and how tenants understand their rights and how they are responded to when issues arise, including protocols for responding to tenant complaints and tenant understanding of such processes.
The report shall include recommendations for how to improve such communications and the physical quality of the housing stock for which such assistance is provided.