H.B. 705 Summary

• Reduces notice period for subsidized housing public nuisance cases from 60 to 30 days before legal action can be filed, and shortens hearing timeline from 28 to 14 days.

• Reduces lienholder remediation period for blighted parcels from 60 to 30 days in foreclosure proceedings under section 3767.50.

• Shortens injunction compliance timeframe for public nuisance abatement from 30 to 14 days.

• Adds detailed federal housing standards for identifying subsidized housing as public nuisances, referencing HUD regulations for structural soundness, safety systems, and living conditions.

• Declares the bill an emergency measure due to dangerous conditions caused by nuisance and blighted properties, making it effective immediately.