Right to report crime and emergencies from one’s home

In this section, the term “covered governmental entity” means any municipal, county, or State government that receives funding under section 5306 of title 42. Landlords, homeowners, tenants, residents, occupants, and guests of, and applicants for, housing— Penalties that are prohibited under paragraph (1) include— Consistent with the process described in section 5304(b) of title 42, covered governmental entities shall— The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Attorney General shall implement and enforce this subpart consistent with, and in a manner that provides, the same rights and remedies as those provided for in title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.). For those covered governmental entities that distribute funds to subgrantees, compliance with subsection (c)(1) includes inquiring about the existence of laws and policies adopted by subgrantees that impose penalties on landlords, homeowners, tenants, residents, occupants, guests, or housing applicants based on requests for law enforcement or emergency assistance or based on criminal activity that occurred at a property.