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HB855

Landlord and tenant law; notice requirements, landlord's acceptance of rent with reservation.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Chris Peace (R)

Session:
2018 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed House of Origin. Landlord and tenant law; notice requirements; landlord's acceptance of rent with reservation.

Changes the landlord and tenant law notice requirements for landlords to accept full or partial rent while continuing to proceed with a court action to obtain an order of possession and subsequent eviction by creating a single notice and removing the requirement for second notice for the time period between entry of an order of possession and prior to eviction. The bill provides that the landlord may accept full or partial payment of rent and still receive an order of possession and proceed with eviction if the landlord states in the written notice to the tenant that any payment of rent, damages, money judgment, award of attorney fees, and court costs would be accepted with reservation and not constitute a waiver of the landlord's right to evict the tenant from the dwelling unit. The bill also provides that if a dwelling unit is a public housing unit or other housing unit subject to regulation by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, written notice of acceptance of rent with reservation need not be given to any public agency paying a portion of the rent under the rental agreement. This bill is identical to SB 197. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/09/2018 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102117D
  • 01/09/2018 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
  • 01/16/2018 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB855)
  • 01/24/2018 - House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #2
  • 02/01/2018 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
  • 02/06/2018 - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
  • 02/06/2018 - House: Committee substitute printed 18106220D-H1
  • 02/08/2018 - House: Read first time
  • 02/08/2018 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB855H1)
  • 02/09/2018 - House: Read second time
  • 02/09/2018 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 18106220D-H1
  • 02/09/2018 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB855H1
  • 02/12/2018 - House: Read third time and passed House (96-Y 3-N 1-A)
  • 02/12/2018 - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 3-N 1-A)
  • 02/13/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/13/2018 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
  • 02/19/2018 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 0-N)
  • 02/21/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/22/2018 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/22/2018 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/26/2018 - House: Enrolled
  • 02/26/2018 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB855ER)
  • 02/26/2018 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB855ER)
  • 02/26/2018 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 02/28/2018 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/02/2018 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2018
  • 03/02/2018 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 9, 2018
  • 03/09/2018 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 220 (effective 7/1/18)
  • 03/09/2018 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0220)

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