HR 802 — Respect State Housing Laws Act

changes in existing law made by 
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law 
proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets and 
existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in roman):

 CARES ACT

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 DIVISION A--KEEPING WORKERS PAID AND EMPLOYED, HEALTH CARE SYSTEM 
ENHANCEMENTS, AND ECONOMIC STABILIZATION

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TITLE IV--ECONOMIC STABILIZATION AND ASSISTANCE TO SEVERELY DISTRESSED 
 SECTORS OF THE UNITED STATES ECONOMY

Subtitle A--Coronavirus Economic Stabilization Act of 2020

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SEC. 4024. TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON EVICTION FILINGS.

 (a) Definitions.--In this section:
 (1) Covered dwelling.--The term ``covered dwelling'' 
 means a dwelling that--
 (A) is occupied by a tenant--
 (i) pursuant to a residential lease; 
 or
 (ii) without a lease or with a lease 
 terminable under State law; and
 (B) is on or in a covered property.
 (2) Covered property.--The term ``covered property'' 
 means any property that--
 (A) participates in--
 (i) a covered housing program (as 
 defined in section 41411(a) of the 
 Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 
 U.S.C. 12491(a))); or
 (ii) the rural housing voucher 
 program under section 542 of the 
 Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490r); 
 or
 (B) has a--
 (i) Federally backed mortgage loan; 
 or
 (ii) Federally backed multifamily 
 mortgage loan.
 (3) Dwelling.--The term ``dwelling''--
 (A) has the meaning given the term in section 
 802 of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3602); 
 and
 (B) includes houses and dwellings described 
 in section 803(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
 3603(b)).
 (4) Federally backed mortgage loan.--The term 
 ``Federally backed mortgage loan'' includes any loan 
 (other than temporary financing such as a construction 
 loan) that--
 (A) is secured by a first or subordinate lien 
 on residential real property (including 
 individual units of condominiums and 
 cooperatives) designed principally for the 
 occupancy of from 1 to 4 families, including 
 any such secured loan, the proceeds of which 
 are used to prepay or pay off an existing loan 
 secured by the same property; and
 (B) is made in whole or in part, or insured, 
 guaranteed, supplemented, or assisted in any 
 way, by any officer or agency of the Federal 
 Government or under or in connection with a 
 housing or urban development program 
 administered by the Secretary of Housing and 
 Urban Development or a housing or related 
 program administered by any other such officer 
 or agency, or is purchased or securitized by 
 the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation or 
 the Federal National Mortgage Association.
 (5) Federally backed multifamily mortgage loan.--The 
 term ``Federally backed multifamily mortgage loan'' 
 includes any loan (other than temporary financing such 
 as a construction loan) that--
 (A) is secured by a first or subordinate lien 
 on residential multifamily real property 
 designed principally for the occupancy of 5 or 
 more families, including any such secured loan, 
 the proceeds of which are used to prepay or pay 
 off an existing loan secured by the same 
 property; and
 (B) is made in whole or in part, or insured, 
 guaranteed, supplemented, or assisted in any 
 way, by any officer or agency of the Federal 
 Government or under or in connection with a 
 housing or urban development program 
 administered by the Secretary of Housing and 
 Urban Development or a housing or related 
 program administered by any other such officer 
 or agency, or is purchased or securitized by 
 the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation or 
 the Federal National Mortgage Association.
 (b) Moratorium.--During the 120-day period beginning on the 
date of enactment of this Act, the lessor of a covered dwelling 
may not--
 (1) make, or cause to be made, any filing with the 
 court of jurisdiction to initiate a legal action to 
 recover possession of the covered dwelling from the 
 tenant for nonpayment of rent or other fees or charges; 
 or
 (2) charge fees, penalties, or other charges to the 
 tenant related to such nonpayment of rent.
 [(c) Notice.--The lessor of a covered dwelling unit--
 [(1) may not require the tenant to vacate the covered 
 dwelling unit before the date that is 30 days after the 
 date on which the lessor provides the tenant with a 
 notice to vacate; and
 [(2) may not issue a notice to vacate under paragraph 
 (1) until after the expiration of the period described 
 in subsection (b).]

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