To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to ensure that certain educational benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs are treated as income by landlords evaluating the ability of a servicemember, veteran, or a spouse or child of a servicemember or veteran, to pay rent.
Students Living Irrespective of Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2018 or the Students LIVE Act of 2018
This bill requires a landlord to treat veteran's educational assistance and benefits as income when determining whether the service member, veteran, or a spouse or child of a service member or veteran has sufficient income to enter into a lease. The bill makes violations of this bill punishable by a fine, imprisonment for up to one year, or both.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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