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104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3679

To prohibit any increase in the amount of a security deposit paid by a

low-income family for rental of a dwelling unit receiving Federal rental

housing assistance during the occupancy of the family in the unit.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JUNE 19, 1996

Mrs. MINK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee

on Banking and Financial Services

A BILL

To prohibit any increase in the amount of a security deposit

paid by a low-income family for rental of a dwelling

unit receiving Federal rental housing assistance during

the occupancy of the family in the unit.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Low-Income Housing

5 Tenants Security Act’’.

6 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF SECURITY DEPOSIT INCREASES.

7 During the occupancy of a tenant in a covered dwell8 ing unit, the tenant may not be required to pay as a secu-
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1 rity deposit (in connection with the rental of the dwelling

2 unit) any amount in addition to the amount required to

3 be paid upon initial occupancy of the dwelling unit or upon

4 execution of the initial lease for the dwelling unit. This

5 section may not be construed to limit any authority to pro6 vide for payment of a security deposit in connection with

7 the rental of a covered dwelling unit under any gradual

8 or installment payment plan.

9 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

10 For purposes of this Act, the following definitions

11 shall apply:

12 (1) COVERED DWELLING UNIT.—The term

13 ‘‘covered dwelling unit’’ means any dwelling unit—

14 (A) for which financial assistance is pro15 vided under a rental housing assistance pro16 gram; or

17 (B) that—

18 (i) is located in a building for which

19 assistance is provided under a rental hous20 ing assistance program; and

21 (ii) pursuant to such program, is sub22 ject to occupancy limitations based on the

23 income of the tenant.
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1 (2) RENTAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—

2 The term ‘‘rental housing assistance program’’

3 means—

4 (A) the rural rental housing loan program

5 under section 515 of the Housing Act of 1949;

6 (B) the rural rental assistance payments

7 program under section 521(a)(2);

8 (C) the tenant-based rental assistance pro9 grams under subsections (b) and (o) of section

10 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937;

11 (D) the programs for project-based rental

12 assistance under section 8 of the United States

13 Housing Act of 1937 (including the project14 based certificate program, the loan management

15 set-aside program, and the property disposition

16 program);

17 (E) the new construction or substantial re18 habilitation program under section 8(b)(2) of

19 the United States Housing Act of 1937 (as in

20 effect before October 1, 1983);

21 (F) the moderate rehabilitation program

22 under section 8(e)(2) of the United States

23 Housing Act of 1937;
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1 (G) section 23 of the United States Hous2 ing Act of 1937 (as in effect before January 1,

3 1975);

4 (H) the preservation program under the

5 Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation

6 Act of 1987 or the Low-Income Housing Pres7 ervation and Resident Homeownership Act of

8 1990;

9 (I) the rent supplement program under

10 section 101 of the Housing and Urban Develop11 ment Act of 1965;

12 (J) section 236(f)(2) of the National

13 Housing Act; and

14 (K) the public and Indian housing pro15 grams under the United States Housing Act of

16 1937.

17 SEC. 4. APPLICABILITY.

18 This Act shall apply to any tenant occupying a cov19 ered dwelling unit upon the date of the enactment of this

20 Act or thereafter.

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