Policy Brief: H.R. 4868, Housing Preservation and Tenant Protection Act
Date Published: 03/19/2010
Author: LISC
The House of Representatives announces legislation to preserve affordable rental housing. LISC welcomes this comprehensive bill that addresses major risks to continued affordability in rental housing. In this policy brief, LISC's Policy department and national program in Affordable Housing Preservation provides guidance on understanding H.R. 4868.
On March 18, 2010, House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-MA) introduced H.R. 4868, the Housing Preservation and Tenant Protection Act. This is comprehensive legislation that represents several years of collaboration with the entire spectrum of private and public preservation stakeholders, including HUD and USDA's Rural Housing Service. LISC, along with the National Preservation Working Group, played a major role in developing the statement of need for this bill and in recommending many of the solutions included in it. Continued[+]..
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Topics: --Affordable Housing Preservation, Policy
Type: Speech / Testimony / Briefing