RESIDENTIAL LEASE-LOCK AND KEY
Summary
Amends the Landlord and Tenant Act, the Security Deposit Return Act, and the Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Rights Act. Provides that whenever a person leases residential real property (including a mobile home), the lessor must install a new lock on every entry door providing access to the leased premises and must give the lessee a key or keys that will operate each such lock. Makes a lessor's violation a business offense punishable by a fine of not less than $2,000. Provides that when a lessee vacates leased residential real property, the lessee must return to the lessor every key that operates a lock on an entry door providing access to the leased premises, and provides that the lessor may withhold the entire amount of a lessee's security deposit until the lessee complies with this requirement. Effective immediately.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2003
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 18, 2003
Last action Jan 11, 2005
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Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
0
Committee
3
Mar 14, 2003
Committee
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules
upper
Feb 19, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Executive
upper
Feb 18, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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