SB1726 Summary

• Amends section 33-420 to clarify liability for recording forged, groundless, or invalid documents claiming interests in real property, with minimum damages of $5,000 or treble actual damages, whichever is greater.

• Creates new section 33-2502 allowing property owners to request law enforcement expeditiously remove unlawful occupants from residential dwellings if nine specific conditions are met, including that the person is not a tenant, family member, or has a prior cohabitation agreement.

• Requires law enforcement to conduct a preliminary investigation upon receipt of an affidavit of complaint and, if probable cause is found, serve notice to vacate and restore possession to the owner.

• Provides immunity from civil liability for law enforcement officers who remove occupants absent a showing of bad faith, while preserving property owners' other legal remedies and allowing subsequent civil actions for wrongful removal.

• Makes it a class 1 misdemeanor to unlawfully occupy a residential dwelling and intentionally cause less than $1,000 in damage, and a class 6 felony for $1,000 or more in damage; establishes class 6 felony for knowingly listing or advertising residential property for sale or rent without legal authority.