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HB 1587: Residential Tenancies

GENERAL BILL by McCurdy

Residential Tenancies; Revises & provides requirements for rental agreements; removes option for landlord to deposit money into specified account; removes requirement money be paid into registry of court; authorizes filing of civil action & award of damages, court costs, & attorney fees; provides requirements for certain evictions; specifies what constitutes unreasonable rent increase.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
Last Action: 3/14/2022 House - Died in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/11/2022 House • Filed
    • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    1/16/2022 House • Referred to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
    • Referred to Judiciary Committee
    • Now in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
    3/12/2022 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    3/14/2022 House • Died in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee

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  • HB 1587, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/11/2022 at 11:43 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1620 Residential Tenancies Jones Similar Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Judiciary
    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
    S 582 Payments Made into the Registry of the Court Torres Compare Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Judiciary

    Citations - Statutes (14)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    83.455 Page 3 (pdf)
    83.46 Rent; duration of tenancies. Page 5 (pdf)
    83.47 Prohibited provisions in rental agreements. Page 6 (pdf)
    83.48 Attorney fees. Page 6 (pdf)
    83.49 Deposit money or advance rent; duty of landlord and tenant. Page 7 (pdf)
    83.51 Landlord’s obligation to maintain premises. Page 15 (pdf)
    83.54 Enforcement of rights and duties; civil action; criminal offenses. Page 16 (pdf)
    83.56 Termination of rental agreement. Page 16 (pdf)
    83.60 Defenses to action for rent or possession; procedure. Page 21 (pdf)
    83.67 Prohibited practices. Page 22 (pdf)
    83.675 Page 27 (pdf)
    83.676 Page 29 (pdf)
    83.681 Orders to enjoin violations of this part. Page 35 (pdf)
    83.684 Page 36 (pdf)

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