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Bill to let landlords report rent payments to credit bureaus draws mixed response
Summary
Supporters told a House committee that rent‑reporting programs can help renters build credit and encourage on‑time payment; opponents warned the measure as written could impose administrative and legal costs on smaller landlords and urged a study or narrower, opt‑in approaches.
Representative Matthew Pitaro introduced HB 65 to allow reporting of rental payment histories to consumer credit agencies. He said early adopters among professional managers saw higher on‑time payment rates and that listing positive rental payments on credit files helps renters build credit histories.
Proponents — including landlords that already use rent reporting, the nonprofit Builders Alliance (cited in testimony), and Representative Alessandra Murray, a…
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