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HB 1148 IN

Enforcement of habitability standards.

IN · session 2023 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 10, 2023

Latest action (Jan 10, 2023) First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary

Summary

Allows a city, county, or town to bring a nuisance action against a tenant or other person responsible for a nuisance. Requires a landlord to repair or replace an essential item not later than 24 hours after being notified by a tenant that the tenant's rental unit is without certain essential services. Provides that a tenant may bring an enforcement action against a landlord by providing notice of the landlord's noncompliance and allows for certain remedies to a prevailing tenant. Allows a court to order that a tenant's regular rental payments are paid into an attorney trust account or to the clerk of the court during the pendency of an enforcement action brought by the tenant.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (2)

  1. Jan 10, 2023 Authored by Representative Errington · lower
  2. Jan 10, 2023 First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary · lower
Subjects
ATTORNEYSLANDLORDS AND TENANTSNUISANCESUTILITIES

Text versions (1)

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

  • Introduced House Bill (H) · Jan 9, 2023 · PDF

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