Property Rights for Patriots Act

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4337 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4337

     To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to prohibit the 
 enforcement of certain policies of homeowners associations regarding 
                    real property of servicemembers.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 16, 2019

Mr. DesJarlais introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to prohibit the 
 enforcement of certain policies of homeowners associations regarding 
                    real property of servicemembers.

    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 ``Property Rights for Patriots Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN POLICIES OF HOMEOWNERS 
              ASSOCIATIONS REGARDING REAL PROPERTY OF SERVICEMEMBERS.

    (a) Prohibition.--Title III of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act 
(50 U.S.C. 3950 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 308 as section 309; and
            (2) by inserting after section 307 the following new 
        section 308:

``SEC. 308. ENFORCEMENT OF POLICIES OF HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS.

    ``(a) Prohibition.--No homeowners association may seek to enforce a 
policy--
            ``(1) that restricts the right of a member of the 
        association to lease the real property of that member; and
            ``(2) against a servicemember--
                    ``(A) whose residence is that real property;
                    ``(B) during a period of military service of the 
                servicemember of not less than 90 days.
    ``(b) Misdemeanor.--A person who knowingly violates this section, 
or who knowingly attempts to do so, shall be fined as provided in title 
18, United States Code, or imprisoned for not more than one year, or 
both.
    ``(c) Homeowners Association Defined.--In this section, the term 
`homeowners association' has the meaning given that term in section 
528(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 
528(c)(1)).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents at the beginning of 
such Act is amended by striking the item relating to section 308 and 
inserting the following new items:

``308. Enforcement of policies of homeowners associations.
``309. Extension of protections to dependents.''.
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