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HR 6103 114th Congress House

Housing Accountability Act of 2016

Official title: To provide standards for physical condition and management of housing receiving assistance payments under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937.

Introduced: September 21, 2016 Introduced by: Cohen, Steve Democratic · Tennessee See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development Building constructionCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightHousing and community development funding
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Housing industry and standardsLow- and moderate-income housingPublic contracts and procurement
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Housing Accountability Act of 2016

This bill amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require an entity receiving low-income housing assistance payments for existing public housing units to maintain decent, safe, and sanitary conditions for any structure covered under a payment contract.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) shall develop a process by which a Performance-Based Contract Administrator shall, on a semiannual basis, conduct a survey of the tenants of each such structure to identify consistent or persistent problems with the structure's physical condition or its manager's performance.

A structure shall be referred to HUD for remediation if the Administrator identifies such a problem based on the survey or any other observation made by the Administrator during the normal course of business.

HUD may impose a penalty on the structure's owner if the structure does not satisfactorily meet this bill's requirements or is repeatedly referred to HUD for remediation by an Administrator through the process. Collected amounts shall be used solely for supporting safe and sanitary conditions at applicable structures or for HUD designated tenant relocation, with priority given to tenants of the penalized structure.

This bill shall not apply to voucher program property.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6103: Housing Accountability Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6103/
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"H.R. 6103: Housing Accountability Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6103/.
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H.R. 6103, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6103/.
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