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Landlord Accountability Act of 2022

USA117th CongressHR-6556| House 
| Updated: 11/1/2022
Nydia M. Velázquez

Nydia M. Velázquez

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (1)
Kathy Castor (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Financial Services Committee, Judiciary Committee, Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Landlord Accountability Act of 2022 This bill provides protections to tenants of certain federally assisted housing and establishes a low-income housing maintenance tax credit for eligible landlords. Specifically, the bill prohibits discrimination, in the context of rental housing, against individuals who possess a housing choice voucher. Additionally, the bill prohibits landlords from taking or failing to take certain actions with the intent to make a unit ineligible to receive assistance from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Landlords that violate this prohibition are subject to a penalty for each violation and may be sued by tenants who are harmed. In addition, the bill allows HUD to provide grants to states, Indian tribes, local governments, and affordable housing organizations to develop, expand, and assist tenant harassment prevention programs. The bill also provides protections to tenants of multifamily housing projects by requiring HUD to (1) increase the staffing level for the Multifamily Housing Complaint Line, (2) create a Multifamily Housing Complaint Resolution Program, and (3) publicly disclose on its website information regarding each complaint received under the program. Landlords must also display in certain multifamily housing projects information about the complaint line and the phone number of the regional or local HUD office. In addition, the bill provides a tax credit to qualifying landlords that is equal to the landlord's low-income housing maintenance expenses for the year. To qualify, landlords must have addressed within 30 days any complaints filed against them under the complaint resolution program.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-232
Landlord Accountability Act of 2019
Feb 1, 2022
Introduced in House
Feb 1, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-232
    Landlord Accountability Act of 2019


  • February 1, 2022
    Introduced in House


  • February 1, 2022
    Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • November 1, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Housing and Community Development

Civil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightDepartment of Housing and Urban DevelopmentEmployee hiringGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesHousing discriminationIncome tax creditsIntergovernmental relationsLandlord and tenantLow- and moderate-income housingResidential rehabilitation and home repair

Landlord Accountability Act of 2022

USA117th CongressHR-6556| House 
| Updated: 11/1/2022
Landlord Accountability Act of 2022 This bill provides protections to tenants of certain federally assisted housing and establishes a low-income housing maintenance tax credit for eligible landlords. Specifically, the bill prohibits discrimination, in the context of rental housing, against individuals who possess a housing choice voucher. Additionally, the bill prohibits landlords from taking or failing to take certain actions with the intent to make a unit ineligible to receive assistance from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Landlords that violate this prohibition are subject to a penalty for each violation and may be sued by tenants who are harmed. In addition, the bill allows HUD to provide grants to states, Indian tribes, local governments, and affordable housing organizations to develop, expand, and assist tenant harassment prevention programs. The bill also provides protections to tenants of multifamily housing projects by requiring HUD to (1) increase the staffing level for the Multifamily Housing Complaint Line, (2) create a Multifamily Housing Complaint Resolution Program, and (3) publicly disclose on its website information regarding each complaint received under the program. Landlords must also display in certain multifamily housing projects information about the complaint line and the phone number of the regional or local HUD office. In addition, the bill provides a tax credit to qualifying landlords that is equal to the landlord's low-income housing maintenance expenses for the year. To qualify, landlords must have addressed within 30 days any complaints filed against them under the complaint resolution program.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-232
Landlord Accountability Act of 2019
Feb 1, 2022
Introduced in House
Feb 1, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-232
    Landlord Accountability Act of 2019


  • February 1, 2022
    Introduced in House


  • February 1, 2022
    Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • November 1, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Nydia M. Velázquez

Nydia M. Velázquez

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (1)
Kathy Castor (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Financial Services Committee, Judiciary Committee, Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee

Housing and Community Development

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Civil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightDepartment of Housing and Urban DevelopmentEmployee hiringGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesHousing discriminationIncome tax creditsIntergovernmental relationsLandlord and tenantLow- and moderate-income housingResidential rehabilitation and home repair