SENATE BILL 649

Sponsored By:

Senator Colburn (Commission to Review Landlord-Tenant Law) and Senators Mitchell, Sfikas, Lawlah, Ruben, and Blount

Entitled:

Real Property - Landlord-Tenant Actions

Synopsis:

Clarifying the rent escrow procedures to be followed in specified landlord-tenant actions; providing miscellaneous requirements for lease option agreements, security deposits, landlords' receipts, and residential leases; clarifying the procedures to be followed in instances of retaliatory evictions; providing for the termination of specified residential leases upon a tenant's involuntary employment transfer, illness, or disability; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

2/10

First Reading Senate Rules

2/16

Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

2/17

Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m.

4/12

Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings

House Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37

Senator Clarence W. Blount, District 41

Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26

Senator Clarence M. Mitchell, IV, District 44

Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20

Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS

COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT COURTS; DISTRICT COURTS

DISTRICT COURTS

ESCROW ACCOUNTS

EVICTION

FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES

INSPECTIONS -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION

JUDGMENTS

JURIES -see also- GRAND JURIES

JURISDICTION

LANDLORD AND TENANT -see also- EVICTION; LEASES AND RENT

LEASES AND RENT -see also- EVICTION

NOTICES

REAL PROPERTY

SECURITY DEPOSITS

TITLES

TRIALS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings

( 4-401 )

Real Property

( 8-118 , 8-118.1 , 8-202 , 8-203 , 8-203.1 , 8-203.1 , 8-205 , 8-208 , 8-208.1 , 8-210 , 8-212.1 , 8-213 , 8-401 , 8-402 , 8-402.1 , 8-402.3 , 8-402.4 , 8-403 , 8-404 , 8-601 , 8-602 , 8-603 , 8-604 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered