§13603 Establishment of Criteria for Occupancy

Summary

Create a task force to help the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development make clear, reasonable rules about who can live in federally assisted housing. The Secretary must pick members who represent owners, managers, tenants, public housing agencies, advocacy groups, people with disabilities and disabled families, groups helping homeless people, and social service and nonprofit providers. Members do not get paid. The group must review all HUD rules and guidance about tenant selection, leases, and occupancy; decide if owners and managers have enough direction on screening applicants, banning dangerous or disruptive behavior, providing reasonable disability accommodations, and following civil rights laws; hold public hearings and take written comments for at least 60 days; and report its findings. A preliminary report is due within 3 months after October 28, 1992, and a full report with findings and recommendations is due within 6 months after that date. The Secretary must then write rules for tenant selection and leases that follow the task force report and other housing law requirements (including subsections (k) and (l) of section 1437d and section 1437f(d)(1)). Within 90 days after the final task force report, the Secretary must publish a proposed rule and allow at least 60 days for public comment. The Secretary must issue final regulations no later than 60 days after the comment period ends, and they take effect when issued.