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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
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • 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    3/12/2022 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration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

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  • SB 1620, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/6/2022 at 2:29 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1587 Residential Tenancies McCurdy Similar Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee Track This Bill
    H 6005 Payments Made into the Registry of the Court Eskamani Compare Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee Track This Bill
    S 582 Payments Made into the Registry of the Court Torres Compare Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Judiciary Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (14)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    83.455 Page 4 (pdf)
    83.46 Rent; duration of tenancies. Page 5 (pdf)
    83.47 Prohibited provisions in rental agreements. Page 5 (pdf)
    83.48 Attorney fees. Page 6 (pdf)
    83.49 Deposit money or advance rent; duty of landlord and tenant. Page 6 (pdf)
    83.51 Landlord’s obligation to maintain premises. Page 14 (pdf)
    83.54 Enforcement of rights and duties; civil action; criminal offenses. Page 15 (pdf)
    83.56 Termination of rental agreement. Page 15 (pdf)
    83.60 Defenses to action for rent or possession; procedure. Page 19 (pdf)
    83.67 Prohibited practices. Page 20 (pdf)
    83.675 Page 24 (pdf)
    83.676 Page 26 (pdf)
    83.681 Orders to enjoin violations of this part. Page 32 (pdf)
    83.684 Page 33 (pdf)

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