2006 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 471

File Code: Real Property Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 683
Sponsored By:
Senator McFadden
Entitled:
Ground Rents - Actions for Ejectment - Reasonable Efforts to Locate Tenant

Synopsis:

Requiring that a landlord under a ground lease who seeks to serve process in an action for ejectment by posting show by affidavit that the efforts to locate the tenant included a person-search using a recognized national skip-trace database.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/2
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2/8
Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.
2/27
Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
House Action
No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COMPUTERS -see also- ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; ELECTRONIC GOVMNT.
EVICTION
INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES -see also- CRIM BCKGRND INVEST.
LANDLORD AND TENANT -see also- EVICTION; LEASES & RENT; etc.
LEASES AND RENT
PROCESS SERVING

Bill affects the following Statute:

Real Property
( 8-402.2 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered