Committee amends landlord-tenant bill to create judiciary‑led working group, decouples injunctions from summary possession

Feb 5, 2025

SB 822, which would authorize landlords to seek injunctions to compel tenants’ compliance with a statutory provision, passed the committee Feb. 4 after the judiciary’s recommendation to separate injunctions from summary‑possession actions and add a working group to review and update the landlord‑tenant code.

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The Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection voted Feb. 4 to pass SB 822 with amendments that implement suggestions from the Judiciary and add a judiciary‑facilitated working group to comprehensively review the Residential Landlord‑Tenant Code.

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