SF3748 Summary

• Prohibits landlords from initiating eviction actions against tenants who terminate leases due to being victims of domestic abuse, criminal sexual conduct, sexual extortion, or harassment.

• Allows crime victims to terminate leases without penalty by providing signed written notice to landlords accompanied by a qualifying document (such as protection orders or statements from law enforcement or qualified professionals).

• Requires landlords to maintain confidentiality of victim information and prohibits disclosure to shared databases; violating landlords face $2,000 in statutory damages plus attorney fees and costs.

• Expands mandatory eviction record expungement to include cases where tenants violated lease terms based solely on marijuana possession and cases where landlords file evictions in violation of the crime victim protection provisions.

• Effective the day following final enactment, except for confidentiality provisions which have a later effective date.