Protect Our Schools from Tax Delinquents Act of 2013 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require that each housing assistance payments contract entered into under the Section 8 rental assistance voucher program by a public housing agency (PHA) and the owner of a dwelling unit provide that such owner pay, on a timely basis, all covered taxes validly assessed against the property in which the unit is located. Defines "covered taxes" as any tax under state or local law assessed upon real property or the revenue of which is dedicated for use only for schools or for costs of education.
Allows a contract to provide that, upon notification and identification of a tax delinquency by a taxing authority, the PHA shall abate all of the rental assistance amounts for the property, transferring them monthly to the taxing authority, until the delinquency is eliminated.
Declares that nothing in this Act may be construed to authorize, or establish any cause or grounds for, the termination of the tenancy of any tenant from any dwelling unit assisted under the rental assistance voucher program.
Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to maintain a database of information regarding owners of dwelling units: (1) assisted under the program whose housing assistance payments contracts have been terminated for noncompliance with the requirements of this Act, and (2) with respect to whom assistance amounts have been abated and transferred to a taxing authority.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1193 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1193
To require each owner of a dwelling unit assisted under the section 8
rental assistance voucher program to remain current with respect to
local property and school taxes and to authorize a public housing
agency to use such rental assistance amounts to pay such tax debt of
such an owner, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 14, 2013
Mr. Meehan (for himself, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Nugent, Mr.
Tiberi, and Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services
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A BILL
To require each owner of a dwelling unit assisted under the section 8
rental assistance voucher program to remain current with respect to
local property and school taxes and to authorize a public housing
agency to use such rental assistance amounts to pay such tax debt of
such an owner, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Our Schools from Tax
Delinquents Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. OBLIGATION FOR OWNERS OF ASSISTED UNITS TO REMAIN CURRENT ON
LOCAL PROPERTY AND SCHOOL TAXES.
(a) In General.--Subsection (o) of section 8 of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) is amended by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:
``(21) Obligation for Owners To Remain Current on Local Property
and School Taxes.--
``(1) Obligation.--Each housing assistance payments
contract entered into by a public housing agency and the owner
of a dwelling unit shall provide that the owner of the dwelling
unit assisted under the contract shall pay, on a timely basis,
all covered taxes validly assessed against the property in
which such dwelling unit is located.
``(2) Authority to provide for use of assistance amounts to
pay delinquent taxes.--A housing assistance payments contract
entered into by a public housing agency and the owner of a
dwelling unit may provide that, upon notification by a taxing
authority that the owner of a dwelling unit assisted under this
subsection is delinquent with respect to payment of any covered
taxes assessed by such taxing authority against the property in
which such dwelling unit is located and identification of the
amount of such delinquency--
``(A) the public housing agency shall abate all of
the assistance amounts under this subsection with
respect such property until the transfer of amounts
pursuant to subparagraph (B) is completed; and
``(B) the agency shall transfer to such taxing
authority, on a monthly basis, an amount equal to the
monthly assistance amounts under this subsection with
respect to such dwelling unit (or such lesser amount as
may be agreed to by the agency and such authority)
until the delinquency identified in such notification
is eliminated (or for such shorter period, as may be
agreed to by the agency and such authority).
``(3) Requirements and procedures.--The Secretary shall
establish such requirements as may be necessary to provide for
the housing assistance payments contract provisions under
paragraphs (1) and (2), including, in the case of provisions
authorized by paragraph (2), such requirements regarding
notifications and transfer of amounts pursuant to paragraph
(2)(B) as may be necessary to ensure that amounts are not so
transferred except for actual and confirmed taxes assessed to
and owed by an owner of a dwelling unit, to ensure that no
amounts are transferred in excess of the amount of such taxes
owed, and to ensure the timely commencement and termination of
such transfers.
``(4) Treatment of tenants.--Nothing in this section may be
construed to authorize, or establish any cause or grounds for,
the termination of the tenancy of any tenant from any dwelling
unit assisted under this subsection.
``(5) Database.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall maintain a
database of information regarding--
``(i) owners of dwelling units assisted
under this subsection whose housing assistance
payments contracts have been terminated for
failure to comply with the provision required
under paragraph (1); and
``(ii) owners of such dwelling units with
respect to whom assistance amounts have been
abated and transferred to a taxing authority
pursuant to paragraph (2).
``(B) Contents.--Such database shall include
information that identifies the owner, the property for
which such assistance was provided, the amount
transferred, and the period over which such abatement
and transfer occurred.
``(C) Information from public housing agencies.--
The Secretary shall require public housing agencies to
submit information regarding the abatement and transfer
of assistance amounts pursuant to paragraph (2)
sufficient for the Secretary to maintain such database.
``(6) Definitions.--For purposes of this paragraph, the
following definitions shall apply:
``(A) Covered taxes.--The term `covered taxes'
means any tax under the law of a State or any political
subdivision of a State that is assessed upon real
property or the revenue of which is dedicated for use
only for schools or for costs of education.
``(B) Taxing authority.--The term `taxing
authority' means any State or political subdivision of
a State, including any agency or authority thereof,
having authority to assess and collect covered
taxes.''.
(b) Regulations.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
shall issue any regulations necessary to carry section 8(o)(21) of the
United States Housing Act of 1937, as added by the amendment made by
subsection (a).
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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