,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aajg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ah1       
#bjba,mr4 ,case 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,norman1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4        
,kahele1 and ,mr4 ,peters7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the     
,communications ,act of #aicd to ensure 
the ability to enforce ,state and local 
law relating to leasing and renting of  
real property1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,protecting ,local ,authority   
and ,neighborhoods ,act or the ,,plan   
,act4  #b4 ,ensuring ability to enforce 
state and local law relating to leasing 
and renting of real property  7a7 ,no   
effect of communications law on claims  
regarding lease or rental of real       
property ,section #bcj7;c7 of the       
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #bcj7;c77 is amended by adding
 at the end the following3  7#c7 ,no    

effect on claims regarding lease or     
rental of real property  7,a7 ,in       
general ,paragraph 7#a7 shall not apply 
to any claim in a civil action under    
,state law asserted after the date of   
enactment of this paragraph against a   
provider of an interactive computer     
service if-- 7i7 the claimant alleges   
that the provider facilitated the lease 
or rental of real property in a         
circumstance in which a law or          
contractual agreement restricts the     
lease or rental2  7ii7 the claimant1 or 
an authorized agent of the claimant1    
provided written notice to the provider1
 or a designated agent of the provider1 
that the lease or rental of the real    
property described in clause 7i7 would  
violate a law or contractual agreement2 
and  7iii7 the provider facilitated the 
lease or rental of the real property    
described in clause 7i7 after receiving 
the notice under clause 7ii74  7,b7     
,written notice ,for purposes of        
subparagraph 7,a77ii71 written notice   

provided by a claimant1 or an authorized
 agent thereof1 to a provider of an     
interactive computer service1 or a      
designated agent thereof1 shall include 
substantially the following3 7i7        
,reasonable identification of the real  
property for which the provider is      
allegedly facilitating the lease or     
rental in a circumstance in which a law 
or contractual agreement restricts the  
lease or rental4  7ii7 ,identification  
of the law or contractual agreement that
 restricts the lease or rental of real  
property facilitated by the provider4   
7iii7 ,a statement that describes the   
manner in which the lease or rental of  
real property violates a law or         
contractual agreement4  7iv7            
,information reasonably sufficient to   
permit the provider to contact the      
claimant or agent thereof1 as           
applicable1 such as an address1 a       
telephone number1 and1 if available1 an 
electronic mail address4  7v7 ,a        
statement that the claimant or agent    

thereof1 as applicable1 has a good faith
 belief that the lease or rental of the 
real property-- 7,i7 would violate a law
 or contractual agreement2 and  7,,ii7  
is not authorized by the claimant4  7vi7
 ,a statement1 under penalty of         
perjury-- 7,i7 that the information in  
the notice is accurate2 and  7,,ii7 if  
the notice is provided by an agent of   
the claimant1 that the agent is         
authorized to act on behalf of the      
claimant4  7vii7 ,a physical or         
electronic signature of the claimant or 
authorized agent1 as applicable4  4  7b7
 ,no effect of communications law on    
real property leasing or rental         
requirements and protection of property 
rights ,section #bcj7;e7 of the         
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #bcj7;e77 is amended by adding
 at the end the following3  7#f7 ,no    
effect on real property leasing or      
rental requirements and protection of   
property rights ,nothing in this section
 7other than subsection 7c77#b77;,a77   

shall be construed to prevent any ,state
 or unit of local government from       
enforcing a law that restricts any      
provider of an interactive computer     
service from booking a transaction for  
the lease or rental of real property or 
providing ancillary services for such a 
transaction4  4