,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ceb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #cj1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,budd 7for himself and ,mr4   
,tillis7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford         
,disaster ,relief and ,emergency        
,assistance ,act to provide assistance  
for common interest communities1        
condominiums1 and housing cooperatives  
damaged by a major disaster1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,disaster      
,assistance ,fairness ,act4  #b4        
,definitions ,section #ajb of the       
,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief 
and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #eabb7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following3  7#ac7          
,residential common interest community  
,the term residential common interest   
community means a nonprofit mandatory   

membership organization comprising of   
owners of real estate described in a    
declaration or created pursuant to a    
covenant or other applicable law with   
respect to which a person1 by virtue of 
the person's ownership of a unit of the 
real estate1 is obligated to pay for a  
share of-- 7,a7 real estate taxes2  7,b7
 insurance premiums2 and  7,c7          
maintenance or improvement of1 or       
services or other expenses relating to1 
common elements1 other units1 or any    
other real estate other than the unit   
described in the declaration4  7#ad7    
,condominium ,the term condominium means
 a multi-unit housing project-- 7,a7 in 
which each dwelling unit is separately  
owned2  7,b7 the remaining portions of  
the real estate of which are designated 
for common ownership solely by the      
owners of the dwelling units1 each owner
 having an undivided interest in the    
common elements2 and  7,c7 which is     
represented by a condominium association
 consisting exclusively of the owners of

 each dwelling unit1 which is1 or will  
be responsible for the operation1       
administration1 and management of the   
project4  7#ae7 ,housing cooperative    
,the term housing cooperative means a   
multi-unit housing entity in which each 
dwelling unit is subject to separate use
 and possession by #a or more           
cooperative members whose interest in   
such unit1 and in any undivided assets  
of the cooperative association that are 
appurtenant to such unit1 is evidenced  
by a membership or share interest in a  
cooperative association and a lease or  
other document of title or possession   
granted by such cooperative as the owner
 of all cooperative property4  4  #c4   
,removal of debris resulting from a     
major disaster in residential common    
interest communities ,section #djg of   
the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster     
,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagc7 is amended-- 7#a7 
by redesignating subsections 7d7 and 7e7
 as subsections 7e7 and 7f71            

respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting    
after subsection 7c7 the following3  7d7
 ,rules relating to residential common  
interest communities ,the ,president    
shall issue rules which provide that    
removal of debris or wreckage from real 
estate owned by a residential common    
interest community resulting from a     
major disaster is in the public interest
 when a ,state or local government      
determines in writing that such debris  
or wreckage constitutes a threat to     
life1 public health or safety1 or the   
economic recovery of the residential    
common interest community4  4  #d4      
,condominiums and housing cooperatives  
damaged by a major disaster ,section    
#djh7;c77#b77;,a7 of the ,robert ,t4    
,stafford ,disaster ,relief and         
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eagd7;c77#b77;,a77 is        
amended-- 7#a7 in clause 7i7 by striking
 and at the end2  7#b7 by redesignating 
clause 7ii7 as clause 7iii72 and  7#c7  
by inserting after clause 7i7 the       

following3  7ii7 the repair of essential
 common elements of a condominium or    
housing cooperative 7such as a roof1    
exterior wall1 heating and cooling      
equipment1 elevator1 stairwell1 utility 
access1 plumbing1 and electricity7 if an
 individual's or household's pro rata   
share of essential common element repair
 costs are satisfactorily documented2   
and  4  #e4 ,applicability ,the         
amendments made by this ,act shall apply
 with respect to a major disaster       
declared by the ,president under the    
,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief 
and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et seq47 on or after the
 date of enactment of this ,act4