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This bill directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish a notification system within a specified timeframe that allows tenants to report when their federally assisted rental housing has been condemned by a city, county, state, or federal agency. The bill authorizes HUD to impose a civil penalty of up to $50,000 on property owners of federally assisted rental housing that has been condemned. The legislation provides an extensive definition of "federally assisted rental housing" that encompasses 19 different housing programs, including low-income housing credits, transitional housing for domestic violence victims, housing for veterans, public housing, rental assistance programs, housing for the elderly and disabled, Native American housing programs, and other affordable housing initiatives. By creating this reporting mechanism and potential financial penalty, the bill aims to improve accountability and living conditions in federally subsidized housing by providing a way to track and potentially address housing that has been deemed uninhabitable by official agencies.

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