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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)



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3/12/2022 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration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