; (ii) withhold rent if a landlord fails to provide essential services to ensure habitability of the premises; (iii) deduct appliance repair costs from rent owed; (iv) notice of failure to pay rent or other lease violation with the right to cure; (v) a maximum security deposit equal to one month’s rent; and (vi) the expeditious return of any security deposit after terminating a lease; and (B) may consider, with lesser weight given than the weight given to those rights described in subsection (A), laws or regulations establishing a tenant’s right to— (i) advance notice of rent increases; (ii) advance notice of landlord entry to the property; or (iii) adequate time to recover abandoned property after eviction. Points awarded under this paragraph shall not result in an applicant governmental entity being awarded a grant that, in the absence of this paragraph, would have been awarded to either an applicant nonprofit entity or an applicant governmental entity lacking the legal authority to enact laws or regulations described in this paragraph because such entity is subject to legal restrictions enacted by another governmental entity. (e) Rural equity In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary— (1) shall, to the extent practicable, ensure that the proportion of eligible tenants living in rural areas who will receive legal assistance with grant funds awarded under this section is not less than the overall proportion of eligible tenants who live in rural areas