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S-470Senate2025-02-06Housing and Community Development

Respect State Housing Laws Act

YourVoice.Now Summary

Average Household Impact

Repeals the CARES Act's 30-day eviction notice rule — notice timing would fall back to state law.

Average Household Impact

  • Renter notice-to-vacate minimum — Federal 30-day requirement repealed

The details

Landlords whose properties carry a federally backed mortgage would no longer have to give tenants 30 days' notice before requiring them to leave. That notice rule came from the CARES Act in 2020 and still applies today, even though the eviction moratorium it accompanied has expired. Repealing it would leave notice periods to state and local law. Where state rules are shorter, renters in these properties could face faster move-out timelines. The change is a single repeal, with nothing put in its place.

Congressional Summary

Respect State Housing Laws Act This bill eliminates a provision that requires a 30-day notice period before a landlord may begin eviction proceedings against a tenant in federally assisted or federally backed housing.

Legislative Subjects

Landlord and tenantLow- and moderate-income housingPublic housing

Details

Congress
119th
Chamber
Senate
Status
summarized
Action
Introduced in Senate
Action Date
2025-02-06
Date Added
2026-08-05
Source
Congress.gov →

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