Senate Bill 1146 Summary

• Creates the Public Housing Protection Act as Chapter 12, Title 55, Idaho Code, establishing eviction procedures for public housing providers receiving federal or state funds.

• Allows public housing providers to evict tenants within 30 days of written notice when tenants, resident family members, or guests engage in criminal activity including drug-related crimes, firearm offenses, murder, gang activity, sex offenses, or malicious harassment on or off premises.

• Permits eviction for material lease violations, false statements on housing applications regarding occupancy or income, and violations that compromise decent, safe, and sanitary conditions on the premises.

• Establishes that tenants cannot claim affirmative defenses based on lack of knowledge or control over resident family members' or guests' behavior.

• Grants district courts jurisdiction over eviction proceedings with trials scheduled within 120 days of complaint filing, and allows local jurisdictions to adopt consistent ordinances or resolutions regarding public housing.