HB3857 - Rental Housing Nuisance Act

• Creates the Rental Housing Nuisance Act allowing municipalities and counties to address criminal activity on rental residential property meeting defined nuisance standards.

• Designates property as "potential nuisance property" if 3 or more instances of specified criminal activities occur during any 120-day period from 3 separate factual events investigated by law enforcement resulting in arrests, warrants, citations, or police reports.

• Requires chief law enforcement officers to notify property owners and provide 20 days for owners to meet and discuss mitigation steps including security reviews, lighting improvements, graffiti removal, or tenant eviction assistance.

• Authorizes municipalities or counties to file civil actions seeking nuisance property declarations if owners fail to meet within 20 days, fail to implement reasonable abatement plans within 60 days, or permit subsequent nuisance activity within 90-365 days.

• Establishes civil penalties of up to $1,000 for first offenses, up to $5,000 for subsequent offenses (including potential occupancy prohibitions up to 6 months), and up to $10,000 if owners willfully refused to comply with law enforcement directives.