AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- HOUSING MAINTENANCE AND OCCUPANCY CODE
Summary
Allows for a tenant to withhold payment of rent, and deposit the rent accruing into an escrow bearing account, upon the issuance of a second notice of violation by an enforcing officer for any state or local minimum housing code enforcement agency.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 27, 2025
Last action May 15, 2025
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
1
May 15, 2025
Committee
05/15/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced
03/27/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tiara Mack
DDemocratic
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