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Judiciary committee agrees to print two landlord-tenant RSs: limits on application fees and a code reorganization
Summary
Senators voted to print RS31865C2, which would limit rental application fees to two households at a time and require fees to reflect actual costs, and RS31962, a reorganization of landlord-tenant statute that removes an archaic coverture reference.
Boise — The Senate Judiciary & Rules Committee voted to send two related pieces of draft legislation to print: an RS that would limit how many prospective renters a landlord may charge application fees for at one time and another RS that reorganizes landlord‑tenant code and removes an obsolete reference to coverture.
Senator Ali Rabii, sponsor of RS31865C2, told the committee the bill would limit landlords to charging application fees to two households at a time and require that any fee charged be related to the actual cost of processing the application, such as running a background check. Rabii said the measure includes exceptions for waiting-list affordable housing and certain student housing timelines and would…
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