Landlord Accountability Act of 2025

Introduced Jan 3, 2025Latest action Jan 3, 2025Housing and Community Development

Plain-English summary

Landlord Accountability Act of 2025 This bill prohibits housing discrimination based on income, 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 rental housing and residential real estate transactions based on an individual's source of income and provides for penalties. Protected income sources include housing vouchers and rental assistance, rental and homeownership subsidies, Social Security and disability income assistance, and spousal and child support. Additionally, landlords are prohibited from taking or failing to take certain actions with the intent to make a unit ineligible to receive Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) assistance.

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Issue relevance

Why this appears in Paper Trail

Housing

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People and recorded decisions

Sponsors, Cosponsors & House Votes

Nydia M. Velázquez

Sponsor · Democratic · NY

Adriano Espaillat

Cosponsor · Democratic · NY

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Official Subjects

Housing and Community DevelopmentCongressional oversightDepartment of Housing and Urban DevelopmentEmployee hiringGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesCivil actions and liabilityIncome tax creditsIntergovernmental relationsLandlord and tenantLow- and moderate-income housingResidential rehabilitation and home repairHousing discrimination

Sources & text

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