Eviction Crisis Act of 2021
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (2 Aug 2022): Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
What this bill does
S. 2182, the Eviction Crisis Act of 2021, aims to address issues related to evictions. The bill proposes to create grant programs for state and local governments to establish landlord-tenant focused community courts. These courts would have social service representatives to assist tenants. Additionally, the bill would allow the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to award grants to governments and non-profit organizations for financial aid and housing stabilization services for extremely low-income households. It also requires HUD to grant funds to local entities to collect data on illegal evictions and maintain an eviction database.
The bill also seeks to protect tenants by requiring that consumer reports used for rental applications be provided to the applicant. If an eviction case is decided in favor of the tenant, that eviction information would be excluded from their consumer report. Furthermore, the Government Accountability Office would be tasked with tracking historical eviction data and reporting on the financial impact of the grants established by the bill.
As of its introduction on June 22, 2021, S. 2182 is in the initial stages of the legislative process. It was introduced in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. For the bill to become law, it would need to pass through the committee, be approved by the full Senate, and then be passed by the House of Representatives before being sent to the President for signature.
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Official summary
Eviction Crisis Act of 2021
This bill creates several eviction-related grant programs and shields certain eviction records from consumer reports.
Specifically, the bill requires the Bureau of Justice Assistance to award matching grants to state and local governments to support landlord-tenant focused community courts that allow social service representatives to assist tenants in the court process. The bill also permits the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to award grants to state, local, territorial, and tribal governments to provide financial assistance and housing stabilization services to extremely low-income households.
HUD is also required under the bill to award grants to local governments and nonprofit organizations to collect data from landlords on illegal self-help evictions and to establish and maintain an eviction database.
The bill also requires a consumer report obtained in association with a rental application to be provided to the consumer applicant and requires that eviction information be excluded from a consumer report in cases decided in favor of the tenant. Further, the bill requires the Government Accountability Office to track historical eviction data and to report on savings and revenue generated by the grants awarded under the bill.
Timeline
2 Aug 2022
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
Common questions
- What does S. 2182 do?
- S. 2182, the Eviction Crisis Act of 2021, aims to address issues related to evictions. The bill proposes to create grant programs for state and local governments to establish landlord-tenant focused community courts. These courts would have social service representatives to assist tenants. Additionally, the bill would allow the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to award grants to governments and non-profit organizations for financial aid and housing stabilization services for extremely low-income households. It also requires HUD to grant funds to local entities to collect data on illegal evictions and maintain an eviction database. The bill also seeks to protect tenants by requiring that consumer reports used for rental applications be provided to the applicant. If an eviction case is decided in favor of the tenant, that eviction information would be excluded from their consumer report. Furthermore, the Government Accountability Office would be tasked with tracking historical eviction data and reporting on the financial impact of the grants established by the bill. As of its introduction on June 22, 2021, S. 2182 is in the initial stages of the legislative process. It was introduced in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. For the bill to become law, it would need to pass through the committee, be approved by the full Senate, and then be passed by the House of Representatives before being sent to the President for signature.
- Has S. 2182 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 2182. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 2182?
- S. 2182 was sponsored by Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO), with 3 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 2182?
- Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. (2 Aug 2022).
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