1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Housing Victims of Major Disasters Act of 2018 . 2. Definitions In this Act, the terms Agency and Administrator mean the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Administrator thereof, respectively. 3. Eligibility for and use of disaster housing assistance (a) Eligibility Notwithstanding any other provision of law, individuals and households described in subsection (c) 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 by the President under section 401 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170 ), 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 by the President under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170 ), including Hurricane Maria of 2017, the assistance may be used on behalf of an individual or household described in subsection (c) for costs relating to obtaining title for that individual or household to a property described in subsection (c)(1), which shall include the cost of land surveys and any other taxes or fees associated with transfer of the property. (c) Eligibility (1) In general With respect to a major disaster declared by the President under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170 ), an individual or household described in this subsection is an individual or household who— (A) is occupying an otherwise unused or uninhabited property located in the area for which the major disaster was declared but does not have documented ownership rights to and is not renting the property