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HUD will run a pilot grant program funding local pre-filing eviction diversion programs, authorized at $300M/year for FY2026–2030, with reporting and oversight requirements.
Official title: To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a grant program to award grants to units of general local government to establish or expand eviction diversion programs, and for other purposes.
Introduced August 13, 2026 by Mary Gay Scanlon · Last progress August 13, 2026
Requires HUD to create a pilot grant program to help local governments start or expand pre-filing eviction diversion programs, and funds that pilot at $300 million per year for fiscal years 2026–2030. The pilot must be established within one year of enactment, include technical assistance and model landlord notices, require grantee reporting, and include Inspector General reviews; the program ends December 31, 2030. The bill defines minimum features for eligible eviction diversion programs (landlord notice, a 30-day good-faith participation period, dispute resolution options, an imminent-harm exception, tenant defenses for landlord noncompliance, and a right to free counsel for very-low-income tenants when landlords are represented). HUD must compile and share summaries of grantee reports with congressional banking committees.