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SB 235 IN

Landlord-tenant relations.

IN · session 2024 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 8, 2024

Latest action (Jan 29, 2024) Senator Walker G added as second author

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.

Sponsors (2)

Action history (3)

  1. Jan 8, 2024 Authored by Senator Alting · upper
  2. Jan 8, 2024 First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary · upper
  3. Jan 29, 2024 Senator Walker G added as second author · upper
Subjects
CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE; GenerallyLOCAL GOVERNMENT; GenerallyPROPERTY; Landlords and Tenants

Text versions (1)

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  • Introduced Senate Bill (S) · PDF

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