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Committee delays vote on bill requiring sellers to disclose residential flood history after questions from realtors and attorneys
Summary
Senate Judiciary members heard extended testimony on House Bill 2618, which would require residential sellers to disclose flood history. Lawmakers paused action to allow drafting clarifications after questions about scope, liability and private remedies under the Fair Business Practices Act.
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard extended testimony on House Bill 2618 (referred to in committee as House Bill 618), a proposal to require sellers of residential property to disclose prior flood damage, but the sponsor asked to hold the measure to allow more work on definitions and liability language.
Representative Campbell, the bill’s sponsor, said the bill makes buyers’ rights comparable to renters’ rights: “While renters benefit from flood disclosures that require landlords to reveal a property's flooding history, many prospective homeowners are left uninformed about their property's past flooding incidents,” he said, arguing that buyers deserve the same information.
What the bill would do (as presented): The draft before committee applies to residential (one-to-four-family) real property sales and would require sellers to disclose prior flood…
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