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Bill to bar landlords from charging fees to accept cash, checks advances in committee hearing
Summary
Representative Jonathan Warrie presented House Bill 16 10 to prohibit landlords from charging tenants fees to accept cash, check, money order or similar instruments; disability advocates testified in favor and committee discussion focused on scope and definitions.
Representative Jonathan Warrie introduced House Bill 16 10 to prohibit lease provisions that charge tenants a fee to pay rent by cash, check, money order or a similar instrument.
Warrie told the committee that the bill grew from a constituent complaint and cited a lease that charged $20 to accept a cashier’s check or money order. He said the bill is aimed at residential…
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