1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Eviction Prevention Act of 2023 . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Access to counsel The term access to counsel means full representation by an attorney. (2) Administrative eviction The term administrative eviction means a ruling in favor of the landlord in an administrative forum within a public housing agency, such as grievance procedures, to recover possession of residential property from a tenant, including a tenant residing in a public housing dwelling unit or receiving tenant-based assistance or project-based assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f ). (3) Court-ordered eviction The term court-ordered eviction means a court ruling in favor of the landlord in a legal action to recover possession of residential property from a tenant, including a tenant residing in a public housing dwelling unit or receiving tenant-based assistance or project-based assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f ). (4) Department The term Department means the Department of Housing and Urban Development. (5) Eligible individual The term eligible individual means an individual whose income is less than 125 percent of the Federal poverty level. (6) Executed eviction The term executed eviction means a court order carried out by a sheriff's office or other law enforcement agency that resulted in the landlord recovering possession of residential property from a tenant, including a tenant residing in a public housing dwelling unit or receiving tenant-based assistance or project-based assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f ). (7) Illegal eviction The term illegal eviction means self-help measures taken outside of the legal process for eviction to recover possession of residential property from a tenant, including a tenant residing in a public housing dwelling unit or receiving tenant-based assistance or project-based assistance under section 8 of the United