; and (II) may not retaliate with respect to any tenant because of their association with a legitimate resident organization. (C) Protections (i) In general Each public housing agency and each owner may not interfere with the right of tenants to establish and operate a legitimate tenant organization. (ii) Protected activities Each public housing agency and each owner shall allow tenants and tenant organizers to conduct the following activities related to the establishment or operation of a tenant organization: (I) Distributing leaflets in lobby areas. (II) Placing leaflets at or under tenants' doors. (III) Distributing leaflets in common areas. (IV) Initiating contact with tenants. (V) Conducting door-to-door surveys of tenants to ascertain interest in establishing a legitimate tenant organization and to offer information about tenant organizations. (VI) Posting information on bulletin boards. (VII) Assisting tenants to participate in tenant organization activities. (VIII) Convening regularly scheduled tenant organization meetings in a space on site and accessible to tenants, in a manner that is fully independent of management representatives. In order to preserve the independence of tenant organizations, management representatives may not attend such meetings unless invited by the tenant organization to specific meetings to discuss a specific issue or issues. (IX) Other reasonable activities related to the establishment or operation of a tenant organization. (iii) Permission A public housing agency or owner may not require tenants or tenant organizers to obtain prior permission before engaging in the activities permitted under this paragraph. (iv) Presumption If a public housing agency or owner takes an adverse action against a tenant that is a member of a tenant organization there shall be a rebuttable presumption that such adverse action is an act of retaliation relating to the participation of the tenant in the tenant organization. (D) Enforcement protocol (i) In general The Secretary shall, not later than 1