S. 470 (119th)Bill Overview

Respect State Housing Laws Act

Housing and Community Development|Housing and Community DevelopmentLandlord and tenant
Cosponsors
Support
Republican
Introduced
Feb 6, 2025
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Bill Text
Current stageCommittee

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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01 · The brief
Plain-English summaryWhat this bill actually does

This bill amends the CARES Act by striking subsection (c) of Section 4024 (15 U.S.C. 9058). According to the bill title and language, that subsection required lessors to provide a notice to vacate; removing it eliminates that federal requirement.

Why people may split

Liberals emphasize tenant harm; conservatives emphasize landlord rights.

Watch point

Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly targeted substantive amendment that clearly identifies and removes a specific statutory provision.

This bill amends the CARES Act by striking subsection (c) of Section 4024 (15 U.S.C. 9058).

According to the bill title and language, that subsection required lessors to provide a notice to vacate; removing it eliminates that federal requirement.

The amendment is framed as respecting state housing laws and applies to the properties covered by Section 4024.

Passage40/100

Technically straightforward and low-cost, improving prospects; however policy touches eviction rights and lacks compromise features, producing moderate opposition risk.

CredibilityPartially aligned

Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly targeted substantive amendment that clearly identifies and removes a specific statutory provision. The statutory integration is precise, but the bill omits fiscal discussion, implementation guidance, consideration of edge cases, and measurement or oversight provisions.

Contention70/100

Liberals emphasize tenant harm; conservatives emphasize landlord rights.

02 · What it does

Who stands to gain, and who may push back.

Likely benefits vs burdens50% / 50%
Federal agenciesRenters · Local governments

These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.

Likely helped
  • Federal agenciesReturns eviction notice authority to states, reducing federal preemption over notice procedures.
  • Federal agenciesReduces a federal paperwork or procedural requirement on landlords and lessors.
  • Potential benefitMay shorten timelines for filing evictions in jurisdictions without additional notice mandates.
Likely burdened
  • RentersMay lead to faster evictions and increased housing instability for some tenants.
  • RentersCould disproportionately harm low-income and minority renters who lack relocation resources.
  • Local governmentsMay increase demand for emergency housing, social services, and local government support.
03 · Why people split

Why the argument around this bill splits.

Liberals emphasize tenant harm; conservatives emphasize landlord rights.
Progressive15%

Likely opposed.

They will view the repeal as weakening tenant protections and increasing eviction risk for low-income renters, especially where federal housing programs are involved.

Likely resistant
Centrist55%

Cautious / mixed.

They would see merit in reducing a blanket federal rule that conflicted with state law, but worry about tenant harm absent safeguards or assistance.

Split reaction
Conservative85%

Likely supportive.

They will view rescinding the federal notice requirement as restoring property rights and reducing federal overreach into state housing law.

Leans supportive
04 · Can it pass?

The path through Congress.

Introduced

Reached or meaningfully advanced

Committee

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Floor

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President

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Law

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Passage likelihood40/100

Technically straightforward and low-cost, improving prospects; however policy touches eviction rights and lacks compromise features, producing moderate opposition risk.

Scope and complexity
24%
Scopenarrow
24%
Complexitylow
Why this could stall
  • Exact text and legal effects of the deleted subsection (c)
  • Reactions from tenant and landlord advocacy groups
05 · Recent votes

Recent votes on the bill.

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06 · Go deeper

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Liberals emphasize tenant harm; conservatives emphasize landlord rights.

Technically straightforward and low-cost, improving prospects; however policy touches eviction rights and lacks compromise features, produc…

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Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly targeted substantive amendment that clearly identifies and removes a specific statutory provision. The statutory integration is precise, but the bill om…

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