Legislation

Title: Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Tenant Rights and Protections (Tenant Protection Act)
Sponsored by: Delegates Stewart, Boyce, Barron, Carr, Moon, Palakovich Carr, Shetty, and Wilkins
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Requiring a landlord to make a certain disclosure to prospective tenants if the landlord uses a ratio utility billing system; requiring that a certain lease provision is unenforceable if a landlord fails to make a certain disclosure; requiring a landlord to provide a tenant with information to document a bill for certain utilities; providing that a tenant organization has the right of free assembly in certain areas within an apartment facility during reasonable hours and on reasonable notice to the landlord; etc.

Committees

Original:: Environment and Transportation Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings

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Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2020

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/31/2020 Legislative Date 1/31/2020 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Tenant Rights and Protections (Tenant Protection Act) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/03/2020 Legislative Date 2/03/2020 Action Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2020 Legislative Date 3/14/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2020 Legislative Date 3/11/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments {390019/1 Adopted Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2020 Legislative Date 3/11/2020 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Tenant Rights and Protections (Tenant Protection Act) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2020 Legislative Date 3/12/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (131-0) Proceedings 49 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/16/2020 Legislative Date 3/12/2020 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 51 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/31/2020	1/31/2020	First Reading Environment and Transportation
			Text - First - Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Tenant Rights and Protections (Tenant Protection Act)
House	2/03/2020	2/03/2020	Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/14/2020	3/14/2020	Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
House	3/14/2020	3/11/2020	Favorable with Amendments {390019/1 Adopted	48 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/14/2020	3/11/2020	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	48 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Tenant Rights and Protections (Tenant Protection Act)
House	3/15/2020	3/12/2020	Third Reading Passed (131-0)	49 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/16/2020	3/12/2020	Referred Judicial Proceedings	51 Click to view Recorded Media

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