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To help ensure greater housing stability, FHFA should create new renter protections for households living
in properties with federally backed mortgages, including:
1. Source of income protections to prohibit landlords from discriminating against households
receiving rental housing assistance such as Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, or Supplemental
Security Income (SSI), or local rental assistance, so that families can have greater choice about
where to live.
2. “Just cause” eviction standards, which limit the causes for which a landlord can evict a tenant or
refuse to renew a tenant’s lease when the tenant is not at fault or in violation of any law.
3. Rent gouging protections to stop landlords from dramatically and unreasonably raising rents.
4. Requirements to ensure housing is safe, decent, accessible, and healthy for renters and their
families,
I urge FHFA to take bold action to implement mandatory, standardized protections – paired with
strong enforcement – for all households living in properties with federally backed mortgages, including
larger developments and smaller properties.