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10 U.S.C. § 2894a

Section 2894a · Complaint database

Current version, with additions and removals from the December 20, 2019 version.

Current — December 23, 2024
As of December 20, 2019
(a) Database Required.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish a database of complaints made regarding housing units.
(a) Database Required.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish a database of complaints made by a tenant regarding covered dwelling units.

(b) Public Availability.—The database shall be available to the public.

(b) Public Availability.—The database shall be available to the public.

(c) Inclusion of Tenant Complaints.—The Secretary of Defense shall permit a tenant of a housing unit to file a complaint regarding the housing unit for inclusion in the database.
(c) Inclusion of Tenant Complaints.—The Secretary of Defense shall permit a tenant of a covered dwelling unit to file a complaint regarding the covered dwelling unit for inclusion in the database.

(d) Inclusion of Certain Information.—(1) Information accessible in the database regarding a complaint shall include the following:

(d) Inclusion of Certain Information.—(1) Information accessible in the database regarding a complaint shall include the following:

(A) The name of the installation for which the housing unit is provided.
(A) The name of the installation for which the covered dwelling unit is provided.
(B) The name of the landlord responsible for the housing unit.
(B) The name of the landlord responsible for the covered dwelling unit.

(C) A description of the nature of the complaint.

(C) A description of the nature of the complaint.

(2) The Secretary of Defense may not disclose personally identifiable information through the database.

(2) The Secretary of Defense may not disclose personally identifiable information through the database.

(e) Response by Landlords.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall include in any contract with a landlord responsible for a housing unit a requirement that the landlord respond in a timely manner to any complaints included in the database that relate to the housing unit.

(e) Response by Landlords.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall include in any contract with a landlord responsible for a housing unit a requirement that the landlord respond in a timely manner to any complaints included in the database that relate to the housing unit.

(2) The Secretary shall include landlord responses in the database.

(2) The Secretary shall include landlord responses in the database.

(f) Definitions.—In this section:

(1) The term "covered armed force" means the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force.

(2) The term "covered dwelling unit" means a unit of accompanied family housing, unaccompanied housing, or barracks—

(A) that is acquired or constructed pursuant to subchapter IV of chapter 169 of this title;

(B) in which a member of a covered armed force resides; and

(C) that such member does not own.

(3) The term "tenant" means any of the following:

(A) A member of a covered armed force who resides in a covered dwelling unit.

(B) A dependent of a member described in subparagraph (A) who resides in a covered dwelling unit.

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