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Committee OKs shorter hold period for tenant property after evictions
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved an amended House Bill 1079 to shorten how long landlords must store personal property left behind after an ejectment from 90 days to 45 days; the bill passed on a 10-0 voice vote after testimony from the Apartment Association.
House Bill 1079, a narrow amendment to landlord-tenant law, was amended and approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee on a 10-0 vote after testimony from property managers and committee discussion.
Representative Zimmerman introduced the bill, saying the current statute requires landlords to store property removed during an ejectment for 90 days and that “that 90 day period that's in law is the longest in the country.” Zimmerman described the bill as…
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