Legislation

Title: Landlord and Tenant - Failure to Repair Serious and Dangerous Defects - Tenant Remedies (Tenant Safety Act)
Sponsored by: Delegate Stewart
Status: In the Senate - Hearing 4/04 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Establishing that a landlord that offers a dwelling for rent is deemed to warrant the dwelling fit for human habitation; adding certain mold hazards to the list of dangerous conditions and defects for which a tenant may obtain relief under the State's rent escrow statute; authorizing a single tenant serving as the lead petitioner for a group of tenants to seek remedies on behalf of a group of tenants for a landlord's failure to repair serious and dangerous defects on the leased premises; etc.

Committees

Original:: Environment and Transportation Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0807

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2023

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/06/2023 Legislative Date 2/06/2023 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/07/2023 Legislative Date 2/07/2023 Action Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Landlord and Tenant - Failure to Repair Serious and Dangerous Defects - Tenant Remedies (Tenant Safety Act) Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2023 Legislative Date 3/17/2023 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2023 Legislative Date 3/09/2023 Action Favorable with Amendments {223026/1 Adopted Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2023 Legislative Date 3/09/2023 Action Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate Munoz) Adopted Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2023 Legislative Date 3/10/2023 Action Floor Amendment {573524/1 (Delegate Munoz) Rejected (35-98) Proceedings 47 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2023 Legislative Date 3/10/2023 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 47 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Landlord and Tenant - Failure to Repair Serious and Dangerous Defects - Tenant Remedies (Tenant Safety Act) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/20/2023 Legislative Date 3/13/2023 Action Third Reading Passed (96-38) Proceedings 50 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/20/2023 Legislative Date 3/13/2023 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 50 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/29/2023 Legislative Date 3/29/2023 Action Hearing 4/04 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/06/2023	2/06/2023	First Reading Environment and Transportation
House	2/07/2023	2/07/2023	Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
			Text - First - Landlord and Tenant - Failure to Repair Serious and Dangerous Defects - Tenant Remedies (Tenant Safety Act)
			Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2023	3/17/2023	Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
House	3/17/2023	3/09/2023	Favorable with Amendments {223026/1 Adopted	46 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2023	3/09/2023	Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate Munoz) Adopted	46 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2023	3/10/2023	Floor Amendment {573524/1 (Delegate Munoz) Rejected (35-98)	47 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2023	3/10/2023	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	47 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Landlord and Tenant - Failure to Repair Serious and Dangerous Defects - Tenant Remedies (Tenant Safety Act)
House	3/20/2023	3/13/2023	Third Reading Passed (96-38)	50 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/20/2023	3/13/2023	Referred Judicial Proceedings	50 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/29/2023	3/29/2023	Hearing 4/04 at 1:00 p.m.

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