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Committee advances landlord-tenant bill that allows electronic deposit returns and tightens court guidance
Summary
The House Business, Labor and Commerce Committee favorably recommended HB 480, Landlord Communication Amendments, after a short presentation and testimony. The bill adds electronic delivery for security-deposit returns, clarifies a judge’s timeline discretion and removes redundant court-direction language.
The House Business, Labor and Commerce Committee on Wednesday favorably recommended HB 480, the Landlord Communication Amendments, after hearing sponsor remarks and testimony from a tenant‑landlord attorney.
Representative Shallenberger, the bill sponsor, said the measure updates existing code to reflect current practices and to provide clearer guidance to judges handling eviction and restitution matters. The bill allows deposit returns to be delivered electronically when the tenant has provided an electronic address, standardizes the post-eviction timeline to three days unless the…
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