Fair Local Adjustment for Tenant Rents Act of 2014 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to revise and eliminate specified requirements with respect to public housing agencies (PHAs) establishing flat rental amounts for PHA dwelling units.
Authorizes a PHA to request the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish a flat rent for a dwelling unit in an amount less than the required 80% of the applicable fair market rental, if the PHA demonstrates that such minimum amount is not an accurate measure of the unit's rental value.
Changes $50 from a maximum to a minimum monthly rental amount (including utilities) for individuals: (1) residing in public housing, (2) receiving tenant-based rental (voucher) assistance, or (3) receiving tenant-based assistance under the certificates or moderate rehabilitation programs.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5632 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5632
To reform and update the flat rent structure for public housing.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 18, 2014
Mr. Neugebauer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Financial Services
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A BILL
To reform and update the flat rent structure for public housing.
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 ``Fair Local Adjustment for Tenant
Rents Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. PUBLIC HOUSING FLAT RENTS.
(a) In General.--Clause (i) of section 3(a)(2)(B) of the United
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(a)(2)(B)(i)) is amended to
read as follows:
``(i) Flat rents.--
``(I) In general.--Each public
housing agency shall establish, for
each dwelling unit in public housing
owned or operated by the agency, a flat
rental amount for the dwelling unit,
which shall--
``(aa) be based on the
rental value of the unit, as
determined by the public
housing agency, but may not be
an amount that is less than 80
percent of the applicable fair
market rental established under
section 8(c) of this Act; or
``(bb) be established using
another factor as determined by
the Secretary.
``(II) Exceptions.--A public
housing agency may request that the
Secretary may establish a flat rent for
a dwelling in an amount that is less
than the minimum amount established
pursuant to subclause (I) for the unit,
if the public housing agency
demonstrates that such minimum amount
is not an accurate measure of the
rental value for the unit.
``(III) Rent increases.--If a new
flat rental amount established pursuant
to this clause for a dwelling unit
would increase the existing rental
payment of any family residing in
public housing as of implementation of
such flat rent by more than 35 percent,
the new flat rental amount shall be
phased in as necessary to ensure that
the family's existing rental payment
does not increase by more than 35
percent annually.''.
(b) Implementation.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
shall implement section 3(a)(2)(B)(i) of the United States Housing Act
of 1937, as amended by subsection (a) of this section, not later than
the expiration of the 6-month period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act.
SEC. 3. MINIMUM RENTS FOR PUBLIC HOUSING AND SECTION 8 RENTAL
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.
Subparagraph (A) of section 3(a)(3) of the United States Housing
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(a)(3)(A)) is amended, in the matter
preceding clause (i), by striking ``more than'' and inserting ``less
than''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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