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HI HB832

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/23/2025

Primary Sponsor

Tina Grandinetti

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits resetting lease rents for long-term commercial leases above levels that are economic for the lessee's actual use of the property, including consideration of the lessee's return on investment for improvements and infrastructure.

  • Requires lessors to compensate lessees upon termination of long-term commercial leases for the value of buildings, infrastructure, and businesses created or constructed by the lessee that remain on the property.

  • Grants lessees operating businesses on long-term commercial leases the right to purchase the land in fee simple at fair market value based on the use to which the lessee puts the land.

  • Requires appraisers determining values for rent resetting, lessee compensation, or lessee land purchases to adhere to these restrictions and prohibits lease language from overriding these requirements.

  • Allows any party aggrieved by an arbitration decision to appeal to circuit court for a full trial de novo on all issues, notwithstanding any lease arbitration provisions.

Legislative Description

Relating To Real Property Leases.

Lessors

Last Action

Referred to CPC, JHA, referral sheet 3

1/23/2025

Committee Referrals

Consumer Protection & Commerce1/23/2025

Full Bill Text

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