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Bill would let tenants accept new housing and give 30‑day notice after landlord issues 90‑day termination
Summary
House Bill 2,134 would allow tenants in fixed‑term tenancies who are served a 90‑day termination by a landlord to give their own 30‑day written notice and vacate earlier; supporters said it prevents double rent burdens and makes relocation feasible, while property groups warned it would undermine fixed‑term lease certainty.
Representative Tana Sanchez introduced House Bill 2,134 during the Feb. 17 meeting of the House Committee on Housing and Homelessness, saying the measure would allow a tenant who has been given a landlord‑initiated 90‑day termination to provide their own written 30‑day termination and vacate on that 30‑day date.
Sanchez said the bill seeks to prevent tenants from being forced to pay two rents when a landlord gives a 90‑day notice but the tenant finds replacement housing sooner. "To force someone to pay twice the rent, I think, is…
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