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MO SB182
Bill
Status
1/7/2015
Primary Sponsor
Shalonn Curls
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AI Summary
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Changes tenant damages for wrongfully withheld security deposits from "not more than twice" the amount to exactly "twice" the amount wrongfully withheld
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Maintains existing requirements that landlords return security deposits or provide itemized damage lists within 30 days of tenancy termination
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Preserves the cap on security deposits at no more than two months' rent
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Retains tenant rights to be present at move-out inspections after receiving reasonable written notice from the landlord
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Security deposit definition excludes pet deposits from these protections
Legislative Description
Changes the amount of damages that a tenant can recover when the security deposit is wrongfully withheld by a landlord
Last Action
Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
1/29/2015