1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Housing Victims of Major Disasters Act of 2018 . 2. Eligibility for and use of disaster housing assistance (a) Eligibility Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a family described in subsections (c) and (d) shall be eligible for housing assistance made available under section 408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5174 ) in connection with a major disaster declared pursuant to such Act, including Hurricane Maria of 2017. (b) Use In the case of any housing assistance described in subsection (a) that is made available in connection with a major disaster declared pursuant to such Act, including Hurricane Maria of 2017, such assistance may be used on behalf of families described in subsection (c) for costs relating to obtaining title for such families to properties described in subsection (c)(1), which shall include costs of land surveys and any other taxes or fees associated with transfer of the property. (c) Eligibility With respect to a major disaster, a family described in this subsection is a family who— (1) is occupying an otherwise unused or un­in­hab­i­ted property located in the area for which the major disaster was declared but who does not have documented ownership rights to, and is not renting the property