Landlord Accountability Act of 2025

This bill aims to make renting fairer and safer. It bans landlords from rejecting renters because of legal income sources, like housing vouchers, rental or homeownership subsidies, Social Security or disability income, and spousal or child support. It also forbids landlords from trying to make apartments lose HUD assistance on purpose, with penalties and the option for harmed tenants to sue, and it bars owners of certain multifamily buildings from keeping units empty for more than 60 days on purpose. It tells HUD to expand its tenant complaint line, start a complaint resolution program, and offer grants to prevent tenant harassment.

To encourage good upkeep, the bill creates a tax credit for landlords who maintain low‑income housing and fix any complaints from the new program within 30 days. The credit equals the landlord’s annual maintenance costs, but is capped at $2,500 per unit, $100,000 per building, and $500,000 per landlord, and it is available through 2035.

• Who is affected
  • Renters who use vouchers, subsidies, Social Security or disability income, or spousal/child support; landlords of HUD‑assisted or other multifamily housing; HUD; and local tenant support programs.
• What changes
  • Landlords cannot discriminate based on source of income; penalties apply.
  • Landlords cannot act to make a unit lose HUD assistance on purpose; penalties apply and harmed tenants can sue.
  • Owners of certain multifamily buildings cannot intentionally leave units vacant for over 60 days; penalties apply.
  • HUD must expand its complaint line and create a complaint resolution program; HUD may fund tenant harassment prevention.
  • Eligible landlords can claim a maintenance tax credit equal to their costs, up to $2,500 per unit, $100,000 per building, and $500,000 total per year.
• When
  • The maintenance tax credit is available through the end of 2035.