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CS/SB 176: Tenants/Repair to Rental Property

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Meadows ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Campbell ; Forman

Tenants/Repair to Rental Property; provides for tenant to repair premises after notice to landlord; provides for deduction of costs of repair from rent due; provides limitations; provides for right of tenant to repair to be defense to action for rent or possession; provides for payment of certain funds into registry of court; prohibits retaliatory actions by landlord. Creates 83.565; amends 83.60,.64.

Effective Date: 07/01/1998
Last Action: 5/1/1998 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/1/1997 Senate • Prefiled
10/24/1997 Senate • Referred to Judiciary
2/9/1998 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/18/98, 9:00 am, Room-309C
2/18/1998 Senate • Comm. Action:-CS by Judiciary
2/23/1998 Senate • Placed on Calendar
3/3/1998 Senate • Introduced, referred to Judiciary -SJ 00017; On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/18/98, 9:00 am, Room-309C; Comm. Action:-CS by Judiciary -SJ 00009; CS read first time on 03/03/98 -SJ 00095; Placed on Calendar -SJ 00009
4/1/1998 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00343
4/2/1998 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00343
4/8/1998 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00406; Read second time -SJ 00402; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00402; Amendment(s) failed -SJ 00402; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00403
4/9/1998 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00424; Amendment pending -SJ 00424
4/13/1998 Senate • Pending amendment failed -SJ 00433; CS passed as amended; YEAS 26 NAYS 11 -SJ 00433; Immediately certified -SJ 00433
4/13/1998 House • In Messages
5/1/1998 House • Died in Messages