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This bill, known as the Social Security Tenant Protection Act of 2025, provides temporary protections for tenants who experience income loss due to an interruption in Social Security benefit payments. The bill creates a framework to prevent evictions during a declared Social Security benefit payment interruption, which is defined as a disruption of three or more calendar days beyond the scheduled payment date. During such an interruption, courts are prohibited from issuing eviction summons for nonpayment of rent if the tenant can demonstrate social security-related financial distress. Landlords must modify their standard 3-day eviction notices to include additional information and an unsigned declaration form that tenants can complete to avoid eviction. The declaration allows tenants to acknowledge they owe the rent but cannot pay due to the benefit interruption, effectively pausing eviction proceedings. The bill requires the Department of Finance to monitor Social Security benefit payments and notify legislative committees of any interruptions. Importantly, the protections are temporary, applying only until January 20, 2029, and do not forgive rental debt - they merely prevent eviction during the interruption. The bill also includes provisions to prevent landlords from using security deposits or applying rental payments to cover the missed rent during this period, and any agreements attempting to waive these protections are automatically void.

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