HOUSE BILL 359

File Code: Real Property Prior Year Introduction As: HB 1403/05 - ENV

Sponsored By:

Delegates Weir, McConkey, and Cluster

Entitled:

Real Property - Residential Leases - Defective Conditions - Inspection and Repair

Synopsis:

Requiring a landlord of residential property to inspect a dwelling unit for specified defective conditions under specified circumstances; requiring a landlord to give specified annual notice to a tenant relating to the reporting of defective conditions and the right to request an inspection of the dwelling unit; requiring a landlord to repair specified defective conditions within a specified amount of time; establishing a specified rebuttable presumption; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

1/26

First Reading Environmental Matters

1/27

Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.

2/9

Hearing cancelled

2/14

Withdrawn

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Michael H. Weir, Jr., District 6

Delegate John W. E. Cluster, Jr., District 8

Delegate Tony McConkey, District 33A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

DISCLOSURE

INSPECTIONS -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION

LANDLORD AND TENANT -see also- EVICTION; LEASES & RENT; etc.

LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN

NOTICES

REPORTS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Real Property

( 8-211.2 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered