Bill > HR9587

This bill, the Tenants' Right to Organize Act, aims to promote the establishment of resident organizations and provide additional funding for tenant organizations. The key provisions include: 1. Granting tenants receiving housing choice vouchers the right to establish, operate, and participate in resident organizations to address issues related to their living environment, without fear of retaliation. 2. Requiring public housing agencies and property owners to recognize legitimate tenant organizations, solicit their comments, and respond to them in writing. 3. Prohibiting public housing agencies and owners from interfering with tenants' right to organize and specifying protected activities like distributing leaflets and conducting surveys. 4. Establishing an enforcement protocol for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to investigate tenant complaints and provide confidentiality where necessary. 5. Requiring HUD to update the Tenancy Addendum to describe tenants' right to organize and for public housing agencies to notify tenants of this right annually. 6. Extending similar tenant organization rights and owner/agency responsibilities to tenants in low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) properties. 7. Increasing funding for tenant participation and capacity-building activities, including outreach, training, and technical assistance.