Protect Veteran Students, Job Seekers, and Entrepreneurs Housing Act

This bill would require landlords to count certain veterans' education and workforce benefits, such as GI Bill payments, as income when deciding whether a servicemember, veteran, or their spouse or child can afford to rent a home. The lease period could not be longer than the number of months the person has left in those benefits. Landlords who knowingly break this rule could be barred from federal rental housing programs, and violators could face fines or up to one year in prison. The bill would also require the VA to notify a person and wait 60 days before ending their education benefits for failing to meet a single program requirement, such as missing a recertification appointment.

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• Adriano Espaillat Democrat sponsor
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