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MS SB2868

Bill

Status

Failed

3/6/2012

Primary Sponsor

Gray Tollison

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Origin

Senate

2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires eviction summons to notify tenants that personal property left behind after a court-ordered move-out date may be removed, stored for 7 days at the tenant's expense, and disposed of if not claimed and storage costs reimbursed

  • Allows landlords to remove and store a tenant's personal property for 7 days if the tenant fails to remove it by the court-ordered deadline following an eviction ruling

  • Deems tenant property abandoned after the 7-day storage period expires if the tenant fails to claim it and reimburse the landlord, permitting disposal without further notice or obligation

  • Clarifies that landlords may seek removal of both the tenant and the tenant's personal property when evicting for nonpayment of rent

  • Effective date of July 1, 2012

Legislative Description

Abandoned personal property; landlord may dispose of property left by tenant in the rented premises after a seven-day waiting period.

Last Action

Died In Committee

3/6/2012

Full Bill Text

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