S 3088 116th Congress Senate Housing and Community Development Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Civil actions and liability Department of Housing and Urban Development Government liability Housing and community development funding Housing industry and standards Landlord and tenant Low- and moderate-income housing Public contracts and procurement Public housing Residential rehabilitation and home repair User charges and fees

ACHA Act

Introduced: December 18, 2019 Introduced by: Duckworth, Tammy Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Dec 18, 2019

Introduced in Senate

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Averting Crises in Housing Assistance Act or the ACHA Act

This bill creates a mechanism for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to identify and rehabilitate public housing agency (PHA) properties that are failing and revises requirements for contracts between PHAs and HUD.

After designating a property as failing based on its physical condition or residents' complaints, HUD must enter into an agreement with the PHA to establish an action plan to restore the property to good condition. HUD must require the PHA to notify the residents of the property of the timelines and deadlines established by the plan. HUD must also provide technical and other assistance to the PHA and must provide housing vouchers to tenants wishing to relocate during the rehabilitation process.

Residents of a failing property may sue HUD for damages if the property is not restored to good condition within one year after the PHA establishes an action plan.

Additionally, the bill allows a consortium of PHAs to enter into a single annual contributions contract (i.e., the contract under which HUD agrees to pay a PHA for housing assistance and administrative fees).

What's happening now December 18, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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