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Representative Phil Roe (R-TN) recently introduced the “Fairness in Public Housing Act of 2016,” H.R. 4485, to “ensure that public housing dwelling units are occupied by low income families.” The proposed bill mandates that public housing agencies terminate the tenancy of public housing residents whose incomes are surpass 125 percent of the area median income at the annual income review, unless there are no families on the waiting list or applying for such housing.
