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Committee hears bill to bar certain lease clauses, including class-action waivers and forced "valet garbage" charges
Summary
Senate Bill 5,313 would add several tenant-protection provisions to the Residential Landlord Tenant Act, banning lease clauses that waive rights to participate in causes of action, block disclosure of lease terms, or force tenants into third-party "nonessential" services without an opt-out.
Committee staff briefed the House Housing Committee on Senate Bill 5,313 on March 17. The bill would expand provisions currently prohibited under the Residential Landlord Tenant Act (RLTA).
Audrey Vasek, committee staff, described the existing RLTA limits and the proposed additions. Current law already bars clauses that waive tenant rights, require confession of judgment, or broadly limit landlord liability. The bill under consideration would add several new prohibited provisions: waivers of any right to participate in causes of action against a landlord (including class actions); nondisclosure agreements related to the lease or its terms; arbitration clauses that require tenants to arbitrate disputes unless the landlord pays the entire arbitration cost and…
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