I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1107 
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure the ability to enforce 
State and local law relating to leasing and renting of real property, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 18, 2021 
Mr. CASE (for himself, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. KAHELE, and 
Mr. PETERS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure the 
ability to enforce State and local law relating to leasing 
and renting of real property, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Local Au-
thority and Neighborhoods Act’’ or the ‘‘PLAN Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ENSURING ABILITY TO ENFORCE STATE AND LOCAL 
LAW RELATING TO LEASING AND RENTING 
OF REAL PROPERTY. 
(a) NO EFFECT
OF COMMUNICATIONS LAW
ON 
CLAIMS REGARDING LEASE OR RENTAL OF REAL PROP-
ERTY.—Section 230(c) of the Communications Act of 
1934 (47 U.S.C. 230(c)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(3) NO EFFECT ON CLAIMS REGARDING LEASE 
OR RENTAL OF REAL PROPERTY.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) shall 
not apply to any claim in a civil action under 
State law asserted after the date of enactment 
of this paragraph against a provider of an 
interactive computer service if— 
‘‘(i) the claimant alleges that the pro-
vider facilitated the lease or rental of real 
property in a circumstance in which a law 
or contractual agreement restricts the lease 
or rental; 
‘‘(ii) the claimant, or an authorized 
agent of the claimant, provided written no-
tice to the provider, or a designated agent 
of the provider, that the lease or rental of 
the real property described in clause (i) 
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would violate a law or contractual agree-
ment; and 
‘‘(iii) the provider facilitated the lease 
or rental of the real property described in 
clause (i) after receiving the notice under 
clause (ii). 
‘‘(B) WRITTEN NOTICE.—For purposes of 
subparagraph (A)(ii), written notice provided by 
a claimant, or an authorized agent thereof, to 
a provider of an interactive computer service, or 
a designated agent thereof, shall include sub-
stantially the following: 
‘‘(i) Reasonable identification of the 
real property for which the provider is al-
legedly facilitating the lease or rental in a 
circumstance in which a law or contractual 
agreement restricts the lease or rental. 
‘‘(ii) Identification of the law or con-
tractual agreement that restricts the lease 
or rental of real property facilitated by the 
provider. 
‘‘(iii) A statement that describes the 
manner in which the lease or rental of real 
property violates a law or contractual 
agreement. 
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‘‘(iv) Information reasonably sufficient 
to permit the provider to contact the claim-
ant or agent thereof, as applicable, such as 
an address, a telephone number, and, if 
available, an electronic mail address. 
‘‘(v) A statement that the claimant or 
agent thereof, as applicable, has a good 
faith belief that the lease or rental of the 
real property— 
‘‘(I) would violate a law or con-
tractual agreement; and 
‘‘(II) is not authorized by the 
claimant. 
‘‘(vi) A statement, under penalty of 
perjury— 
‘‘(I) that the information in the 
notice is accurate; and 
‘‘(II) if the notice is provided by 
an agent of the claimant, that the 
agent is authorized to act on behalf of 
the claimant. 
‘‘(vii) A physical or electronic signa-
ture of the claimant or authorized agent, 
as applicable.’’. 
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(b) NO EFFECT OF COMMUNICATIONS LAW ON REAL 
PROPERTY LEASING OR RENTAL REQUIREMENTS AND 
PROTECTION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS.—Section 230(e) of 
the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 230(e)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) NO EFFECT ON REAL PROPERTY LEASING 
OR RENTAL REQUIREMENTS AND PROTECTION OF 
PROPERTY RIGHTS.—Nothing in this section (other 
than subsection (c)(2)(A)) shall be construed to pre-
vent any State or unit of local government from en-
forcing a law that restricts any provider of an inter-
active computer service from booking a transaction 
for the lease or rental of real property or providing 
ancillary services for such a transaction.’’. 
Æ 
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