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I am writing this comment to you for I am concerned about renter protection but also the availability of housing for those who need. It should not be the super rich that can afford a house and home.

I especially want the following:
• Source-of-income protections to prohibit landlords from discriminating against households receiving housing assistance and to give families greater choice about where to live.
• “Just cause” eviction standards and the right to renew leases to help protect renters from housing instability.
• Anti-rent gouging protections to stop landlords from dramatically raising rents.
• Requirements to ensure housing is safe, decent, accessible, and healthy for renters and their families.

I am trying to help with housing for migrants and those who especially need a roof over their head. There is a need that housing availability is secured and especially that landlords do not raise the rent just to get more money for it and put out the former renters.

People really need the right to a home.At a minimum, any renter protections established by FHFA should be:
• Informed through continued engagement with renters and directly impacted people.
• Focused on racial and social equity as an explicit goal.
• Mandatory for all landlords and all rental properties, including multifamily and one-to-four-unit properties with an existing or future federally backed-mortgage.
• Paired with strong enforcement. Landlords who violate renter protections should be found to be in technical default and should not be eligible for future loans.

Thank you for taking these comments and hopefully they will help to make our system fair for all and not just a few. Do what you can. Blessings,