Respect State Housing Laws Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Respect State Housing Laws Act amends section 4024 of the CARES Act by striking subsection (c). Section 4024(c) is the federal rule that required landlords of covered dwellings to give tenants at least 30 days' notice to vacate after the CARES Act eviction moratorium period. Repealing that subsection removes the federal 30-day notice floor for covered residential properties. Eviction notice timing for those properties would instead depend on state and local housing law and any other applicable federal or contractual requirements.
Who Benefits and How
Landlords of formerly covered CARES Act properties benefit because they would no longer have to follow the federal 30-day notice-to-vacate rule when pursuing eviction after the moratorium period. Property managers benefit from simpler compliance if state law has a shorter or different notice period. State housing-law policymakers benefit because their notice rules regain practical control over covered-property eviction timing. Real estate owners with federally backed mortgages or federal housing program connections benefit from reduced federal overlay on eviction notices.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Tenants in covered dwellings bear risk because they may lose the federal 30-day minimum notice period before being required to vacate. Tenant advocates bear a policy burden because eviction protections would depend more heavily on state and local law. Courts and legal-aid providers must apply state and local notice rules without the CARES Act subsection (c) federal floor. Housing agencies and property owners must update compliance materials that reference the CARES Act notice requirement.
Key Provisions
- Repeals CARES Act section 4024(c).
- Removes the federal 30-day notice-to-vacate floor for covered residential properties.
- Returns eviction notice timing to state, local, and other applicable legal requirements.
- Reduces federal pandemic-era overlay on residential eviction notices.
- Provides landlords and property managers less federal compliance burden when state law uses a different notice period.
- Requires tenants and courts to rely on state, local, contractual, or other federal notice protections after the repeal.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Repeals the CARES Act section 4024(c) 30-day notice-to-vacate requirement for covered residential properties, returning timing for eviction notices after federal pandemic-era protections to otherwise applicable state and local housing law.
Key Policy Areas
Housing, Real Estate, Federalism
Primary Purpose
Repeals the CARES Act section 4024(c) 30-day notice-to-vacate requirement for covered residential properties, returning timing for eviction notices after federal pandemic-era protections to otherwise applicable state and local housing law.
Policy Domains
House resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- Landlords of covered residential properties
- Property managers
- State housing-law policymakers
- Real estate owners with federally connected properties
Identified Costs
- Tenants in covered dwellings
- Tenant advocates
- Courts handling eviction cases
- Legal aid providers
- Housing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 446.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. …
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the …
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. …
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: …
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Mr. Loudermilk (for himself, Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Landlords of covered residential properties, Property managers, Tenant advocates
Positive-direction: Landlords of covered residential properties, Property managers
Negative-direction: Tenant advocates, Tenants in covered dwellings
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "courts"
- → State and local courts
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