HB 583 Summary

• Establishes expedited court procedures for unlawful detainer actions on tracts of 5 acres or less, requiring trials within 12 days for standard cases and 72 hours for forcible detainer cases

• Clarifies unlawful detainer grounds including nonpayment of rent, breach of lease conditions, waste, and unlawful business activity on the premises, with 3-day notice requirements to tenants

• Revises security deposit requirements to mandate 21-day refunds, require itemized statements for deductions, establish 5-day cure periods after tenant notice, and require third-party managers to maintain deposits in separate trust accounts

• Adds new provisions on premises abandonment (presumed when rent unpaid 15+ days with no occupancy evidence) and abandoned personal property (15-day storage period before landlord may sell or donate items)

• Repeals section 6-311E and removes treble damages provisions, while maintaining attorney fees for prevailing parties in certain actions