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ID H0045

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/26/2021

Primary Sponsor

Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2021 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits local governmental units from enacting, maintaining, or enforcing ordinances or resolutions that regulate rent, fees, or deposits for private residential property leasing.

  • Exempts local governmental units that have a property interest in residential property from this prohibition, allowing them to manage and control their own properties.

  • Requires landlords to provide tenants with written notice of rent increases or lease nonrenewal at least 30 days in advance for residential property.

  • Requires manufactured home community landlords to provide 90 days' written notice before increasing or decreasing rents and mandates that rental increases be uniform throughout the community.

  • Limits manufactured home community landlords from amending rental agreements or rules more frequently than once every six months, but allows for escalation clauses related to ad valorem taxes, utility assessments, or other community services with 30 days' notice.

Legislative Description

Amends existing law to provide that a local governmental unit shall not enact, maintain, or enforce an ordinance or a resolution that would have the effect of regulating rent, fees, or deposits charged for leasing private residential property.

PROPERTY

Last Action

Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration

1/27/2021

Committee Referrals

Judiciary, Rules and Administration1/27/2021

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