REPORT ON SINGLE FAMILY AND MULTIFAMILY HOMES.

SEC 591. REPORT ON SINGLE FAMILY AND MULTIFAMILY HOMES. (a) In General.— Not later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall submit to the Congress a report, which shall include information relating to— (1) with respect to 1- to 4-family dwellings owned by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, on a monthly average basis— (A) the total number of units in those dwellings; (B) the number and percentage of units in those dwellings that are unoccupied, and their average period of vacancy, and the number and percentage of units in those dwellings that have been unoccupied for more than 1 year, as of that date; and (C) the number and percentage of units in those projects that are determined by the Inspector General to be substandard, based on any— (i) lack of hot or cold piped water; (ii) lack of working toilets; (iii) regular and prolonged breakdowns in heating; (iv) dangerous electrical problems; (v) unsafe hallways or stairways; (vi) leaking roofs, windows, or pipes; (vii) open holes in walls and ceilings; and (viii) indications of rodent infestation; and (2) with respect to multifamily housing projects (as that term is defined in section 203 of the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978) owned by the Department of Housing and Urban Development on a monthly average basis— (A) the total number of units in those projects; (B) the number and percentage of units in those projects that are unoccupied, and their average period of vacancy, and the number and percentage of units in those projects that have been unoccupied for more than 1 year, as of that date; and (C) the number and percentage of units in those projects that are determined by the Inspector General to be substandard, based on any— (i) lack of hot or cold piped water; (ii) lack of working toilets; (iii) regular and prolonged breakdowns in heating; 112 STAT. 2653 (iv) dangerous electrical problems; (v) unsafe hallways or stairways; (vi) leaking roofs, windows, or pipes; (vii) open holes in walls and ceilings; and (viii) indications of rodent infestation; and (3) the Department’s plans and operations to address vacancies and substandard physical conditions described in paragraphs (1) and (2). (b) Effective Date.— This section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.