Us Code § 2892a - Access by tenants to historical maintenance information
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§ 2892a. Access by tenants to historical maintenance information
(a)
(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)
(c)
(Added Pub. L. 116–92, div. B, title XXX, §3019, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1931; amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. B, title XXVIII, §2811(e), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4324.)
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."
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