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AL HB421

Bill

Status

Passed

3/22/2018

Primary Sponsor

David Sessions

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Origin

House of Representatives

Regular Session 2018

AI Summary

  • Reduces notice period for lease termination from seven days to three days for material noncompliance, intentional misrepresentation, or health and safety violations.

  • Reduces notice period for nonpayment of rent from seven days to three days after receipt of notice.

  • Limits tenants to two curable lease breaches within any 12-month period, down from four breaches under existing law.

  • Establishes that a second breach substantially similar to a previous breach within six months constitutes a non-curable default.

  • Expands non-curable defaults to include manufacturing, cultivating, or possessing illegal drugs; illegal firearm use or discharge; criminal assault; and illegal drug activity in common areas or dwelling units.

Legislative Description

Evictions, reducing notice period for lease termination, expanding list of non-curable defaults, Sec. 35-9A-421 am'd.

Landlord-Tenant

Last Action

Forwarded to Governor on March 22, 2018 at 2:22 p.m. on March 22, 2018.

3/22/2018

Committee Referrals

Governmental Affairs3/8/2018
Commerce and Small Business2/15/2018

Full Bill Text

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