HFSC Approves Bill Requiring Carbon Monoxide Detectors in HUD-Assisted Housing

Last week the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) marked up and approved by a voice vote the Safe Housing for Families Act of 2019 (H.R. 1690). The bill provides $300 million over three years to fund the installation and maintenance of carbon monoxide detectors in HUD-assisted housing units that have combustion-fueled appliances or a ventilation system that connects them to such units. This rule would apply to Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly, Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities, Public Housing and Section 8 Housing.

This action from the HFSC is a part of a larger HUD initiative to modernize its risk-rating methodology through its new NSPIRE Demonstration in order to ensure that HUD-assisted housing is decent, safe and sanitary.