SB 1620: Residential Tenancies
GENERAL BILL by Jones
Residential Tenancies; Requiring a landlord to provide written notice of a rent increase to a tenant by a specified time; providing that a tenant has a cause of action for actual and punitive damages under certain circumstances; deleting the option for a landlord to deposit certain money into a non-interest-bearing account; requiring a landlord to inspect a dwelling unit at a specified time to ensure compliance with applicable codes; prohibiting a landlord from terminating a rental agreement or evicting a tenant because the tenant or the tenant’s minor child is a victim of actual or threatened domestic violence, dating violence, sexual violence, or stalking, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2022
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Judiciary (JU)
- Community Affairs (CA)
- Rules (RC)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/6/2022 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 1/12/2022 | Senate |
• Referred to Judiciary; Community Affairs; Rules -SJ 140 |
| 1/18/2022 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 140 |
| 3/12/2022 | Senate |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration |
| 3/14/2022 | Senate |
• Died in Judiciary |
