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CS/SB 838: Landlord & Tenant

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Saunders

Landlord & Tenant; increases time period within which landlord must notify tenant of intention to impose claim on security deposit; exempts certain landlords from requirement to give notice to former tenants re personal property; increases value of abandoned personal property that may be kept, sold, or destroyed by landlord; provides for termination of rental agreement by member of United States Armed Forces, etc. Amends 83.49,.67, 475.011, 715.105,.106,.109.

Effective Date: 07/01/2001
Last Action: 6/7/2001 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2001-179
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/14/2001 Senate • Prefiled
2/20/2001 Senate • Referred to Judiciary
3/6/2001 Senate • Introduced, referred to Judiciary -SJ 00055
3/8/2001 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/13/01, 12:15 pm, 412-K
3/13/2001 Senate • CS by- Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00137; CS read first time on 03/14/01 -SJ 00147
3/14/2001 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on second reading -SJ 00137
3/27/2001 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00228; Read second time -SJ 00239; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00239; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00240
3/29/2001 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00268; CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 00268
4/3/2001 House • In Messages
4/25/2001 House • Received, placed on Calendar, on second reading -HJ 00690
4/27/2001 House • Substituted for HB 595 -HJ 01268; Read second time -HJ 01268; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 01269
5/2/2001 House • Read third time -HJ 01809; CS passed as amended; YEAS 109 NAYS 4 -HJ 01809
5/2/2001 Senate • In returning messages
5/4/2001 Senate • Was taken up -SJ 01492; Concurred -SJ 01494; CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 1 -SJ 01494; Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 01494
5/24/2001 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/7/2001 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2001-179