CHAPTER NUMBER: 475
File Code: Real Property
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1209
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Kelley, Britt, Conway, Della, Exum, Forehand,
Giannetti, Grosfeld, Hughes, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, and Stone
- Entitled:
-
Landlord and Tenant - Termination of Lease - Limitation of Liability
for Rent
Limiting the liability of a tenant for rent under a residential lease
to no more than 2 months' rent if the tenant vacates the leased
premises due to a medical condition; requiring a tenant to provide a
landlord a specified certification from a physician and a specified
notice of termination to qualify for the limitation of liability for
rent; providing that the Act does not apply to a tenant under a
residential lease under specified circumstances; etc.
Senate Action
- 2/1
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 2/16
- Hearing 3/2 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/28
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/29
- Third Reading Passed (38-9)
- 4/7
- Senate Concur - House Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- Passed Enrolled
House Action
- 3/28
- First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- 4/5
- Re-referred Environmental Matters
- Hearing 4/6 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/9
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
- 4/5
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/6
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (132-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/26
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 475
Sponsored by:
- Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
- Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47
- Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
- Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 46
- Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 21
- Senator Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
- Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
- Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
- Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
- Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
- Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
- HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
- LANDLORD AND TENANT -see also- EVICTION; LEASES & RENT; etc.
- LEASES AND RENT
- LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
- NOTICES
- PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Real Property
- (
8-212.2
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
Senate
- Number: 778677/01 (PDF) Offered on: March 28, 2005 at:
9:40 p.m. Status: Adopted
HOUSE
- Number: 330613/01 (PDF) Offered on: April 11, 2005 at:
9:56 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
- March 29, 2005: Third Reading Passed (38-9)
- April 7, 2005: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
- April 6, 2005: Third Reading Passed (132-0)
