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Committee hears HB 304 on tenant security deposits: sponsor seeks 48-hour correction window and cost estimates, landlords warn of unintended burdens
Summary
Representative Jonathan Karlen told the committee HB 304 would extend tenants' correction time from 24 to 48 hours, ban reinspection fees, and require landlords to provide an estimate of charges if a unit is left as-is; student and tenant advocates supported the bill while landlord groups opposed it.
Representative Jonathan Karlen (House District 98) opened the hearing on House Bill 304, saying the bill addresses post-move-out security deposit disputes by giving tenants more time and better information about potential charges. Karlen described a Missoula example in which a tenant received an extensive 44-page move-out checklist and said tenants often face high and unpredictable deductions.
The bill’s three central provisions, as Karlen described them, are: extend the current 24-hour tenant correction window to 48 hours; prohibit reinspection fees charged to tenants who exercise the correction period; and require landlords to provide an itemized estimate of likely costs if…
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