Senate approves receivership tool for persistent warranty‑of‑habitability violations

Mar 28, 2025

The Senate passed Senate Bill 20 after adopting committee amendments to allow a court-appointed receiver to repair multi‑family properties with a pattern of habitability violations; the bill includes procedural protections and a preponderance‑of‑the‑evidence threshold for appointment.

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Senate Bill 20, aimed at giving courts and local governments a tool to address extreme and persistent warranty-of-habitability violations in multi‑family residential properties, passed the Senate on March 28 after the body adopted committee amendments and debated multiple floor amendments.

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