AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT
Summary
Imposes a fine up to $150 a day on a landlord for failure to deliver a copy of a state or local housing code violation to each residential tenant and a notice to prospective tenants of the building affected by said violation within 30 days of its receipt.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 5, 2024
Last action Mar 27, 2024
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Mar 27, 2024
Committee
03/27/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 5, 2024
Introduced
03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
8 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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