S. 3034 would protect the interests of bona fide tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property.

== Detailed Summary ==

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(LogProtecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2008 - States that any immediate successor in interest to editresidential property in foreclosure assumes such interest subject to: (1) giving the wikiexisting bona fide tenant at least 90-day notice to vacate; and be(2) specified rights of such tenant to occupy the firstpremises until the end of the remaining term of the lease.

Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require a housing assistance payment contract to provide that in the case of an owner who is an immediate successor in interest pursuant to foreclosure: (1) during the initial term of the lease vacating the property prior to sale shall not constitute other good cause for termination of the lease; but (2) in subsequent lease terms, vacating the property prior to sale may constitute good cause if the property is unmarketable while occupied, or if such owner will occupy the unit as a detailed summaryprimary residence.

Authorizes a housing assistance payment contract entered into by the public housing agency and the owner of a dwelling unit to provide that the immediate successor in interest to property in foreclosure in which a housing assistance recipient resides, assumes such interest subject to the lease between the prior owner and the tenant, and subject to the housing assistance payments contract between the prior owner and the public housing agency for the bill!)occupied unit.
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== Status of the Legislation ==

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Latest Major Action: 5/19/2008: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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