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IN SB0558
Bill
AI Summary
Senate Enrolled Act No. 558 Summary
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Prohibits units of government from regulating rental rates for privately owned real property unless authorized by state law, effective July 1, 2017.
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Prohibits political subdivisions from penalizing tenants, owners, or landlords for contacting law enforcement or emergency services for abuse, crime, or emergency situations, with limited exceptions allowing penalties up to $250 for non-emergency contacts.
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Establishes that landlords may refuse to rent based on reasonable occupancy standards, presumed reasonable at two individuals per bedroom, excluding infants under one year old and considering dens, libraries, finished basements, or lofts as potential sleeping areas.
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Prohibits counties and municipalities from adopting land use regulations that control rent amounts or purchase prices for private property or require property designation for specific income groups, effective January 1, 2017 (retroactive).
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Voids any land use ordinances, planning regulations, or land use petitions adopted after December 31, 2016 that violate the prohibitions on rent/price controls and income-based property designations.
Legislative Description
Leases and sales of real property. Amends the statute concerning landlord and tenant relations to provide that a unit may not regulate rental rates for privately owned real property, through a zoning ordinance or otherwise, unless the regulation is authorized by an act of the general assembly. (Current law provides that regulation of rental rates for such property must be authorized by an act of the general assembly.) Prohibits a political subdivision from imposing certain penalties against a tenant, an owner, or a landlord for a contact made to request law enforcement or other emergency assistance for one or more
Last Action
Public Law 266
5/2/2017