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Title 10 — Armed Forces

Part IV · Chapter 169 — Military Construction and Military Family Housing

§ 2892a. Access by tenants to historical maintenance information

Statutory text

(a)

Maintenance Information for Prospective Tenants.—

The Secretary concerned shall require each eligible entity or subsequent landlord that offers for lease a housing unit to provide to a prospective tenant of the housing unit—

(1)

not later than five business days before the prospective tenant is asked to sign the lease, a summary of maintenance conducted with respect to that housing unit for the previous seven years; and

(2)

not later than two business days after the prospective tenant requests additional information regarding maintenance conducted with respect to that housing unit during such period, all information possessed by the eligible entity or subsequent landlord regarding such maintenance conducted during such period.

(b)

Maintenance Information for Existing Tenants.—

A tenant of a housing unit who did not receive maintenance information described in subsection (a) regarding that housing unit while a prospective tenant may request such maintenance information and shall receive such maintenance information not later than five business days after the making the request.

(c)

Maintenance Defined.—

In the section, the term “maintenance” includes any renovations of the housing unit during the period specified in subsection (a)(1).

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020

    Pub. L. 116–92 div. B title XXX § 3019 · 133 Stat. 1198

    Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 2892a

    Added Pub. L. 116–92, div. B, title XXX, § 3019, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1931

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Added Pub. L. 116–92, div. B, title XXX, § 3019, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1931

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 3019. ACCESS BY TENANTS TO HISTORICAL MAINTENANCE INFORMATION FOR PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING.   Subchapter V of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 3011, is amended by inserting after section 2892, as added by section 3017 and amended by section 3018, the following new section: “§ 2892a. Access by tenants to historical maintenance information   “The Secretary concerned shall require each eligible entity or subsequent landlord that offers for lease a housing unit to provide to a prospective tenant of the housing unit, before the prospective tenant moves into the housing unit as a tenant, all information regarding maintenance conducted with respect to that housing unit for the previous seven years. Definition. In this section, the term ‘maintenance’ includes any renovations of the housing unit during such period.” .

  2. Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021

    Pub. L. 116–283 div. B title XXVIII § 2811(e) · 134 Stat. 3388

    1. Added · 10 U.S.C. § 2892a

      Pub. L. 116–283 added section text

    2. Struck · 10 U.S.C. § 2892a

      Pub. L. 116–283 struck out former text which read as follows: “The Secretary concerned shall require each eligible entity or subsequent landlord that offers for lease a housing unit to provide to a prospective tenant of the housing unit, before the prospective tenant moves into the housing unit as a tenant, all information regarding maintenance conducted with respect to that housing unit for the previous seven years. In this section, the term ‘maintenance’ includes any renovations of the housing unit during such period.”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 116–283 added section text and struck out former text which read as follows: “The Secretary concerned shall require each eligible entity or subsequent landlord that offers for lease a housing unit to provide to a prospective tenant of the housing unit, before the prospective tenant moves into the housing unit as a tenant, all information regarding maintenance conducted with respect to that housing unit for the previous seven years. In this section, the term ‘maintenance’ includes any renovations of the housing unit during such period.”

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (e) Tenant Access to Maintenance Information.— Section 2892a of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the text of such section and inserting the following: “(a) Maintenance Information for Prospective Tenants.— The Secretary concerned Requirement. shall require each eligible entity or subsequent landlord that offers for lease a housing unit to provide to a prospective tenant of the housing unit— “(1) not later than five business days before the prospective tenant is asked to sign the lease, a summary of maintenance conducted with respect to that housing unit for the previous seven years; and “(2) not later than two business days after the prospective tenant requests additional information regarding maintenance conducted with respect to that housing unit during such period, all information possessed by the eligible entity or subsequent landlord regarding such maintenance conducted during such period. “(b) Maintenance Information for Existing Tenants.— A tenant of a housing unit who did not receive maintenance information described in subsection (a) regarding that housing unit while a prospective tenant may request such maintenance information and shall receive such maintenance information not later than five business days after the making the request. “(c) Maintenance Defined.— In the section, the term ‘maintenance’ includes any renovations of the housing unit during the period specified in subsection (a)(1).” .

3 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2021—Pub. L. 116–283 added section text and struck out former text which read as follows: “The Secretary concerned shall require each eligible entity or subsequent landlord that offers for lease a housing unit to provide to a prospective tenant of the housing unit, before the prospective tenant moves into the housing unit as a tenant, all information regarding maintenance conducted with respect to that housing unit for the previous seven years. In this section, the term ‘maintenance’ includes any renovations of the housing unit during such period.”

Credits

2019–2021 · 2 acts
  1. 2019Added Pub. L. 116–92, div. B, title XXX, § 3019, , 133 Stat. 1931
  2. 2021amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2811(e), , 134 Stat. 4324.
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(Added Pub. L. 116–92, div. B, title XXX, § 3019, , 133 Stat. 1931; amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2811(e), , 134 Stat. 4324.)

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