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Committee advances bill banning landlord fees to accept cash, check or money order
Summary
The Senate Industry and Business Committee voted 5-0 to give House Bill 16-10 a due-pass recommendation after sponsor Rep. Jonathan Warrie said some lease forms prohibited cash payments or levied fees to accept checks. The bill would bar landlords from charging tenants a fee for accepting cash, check or money order.
The Senate Industry and Business Committee on Friday advanced House Bill 16-10, a measure that would bar landlords from charging tenants a fee to accept rent paid by cash, check or money order.
Representative Jonathan Warrie, R‑District 22, introduced the bill and said it grew out of a case in western North Dakota where a lease provision said “we do not accept cash for payment of rent” and charged a $20 fee to accept a…
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