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Senate debates rental-application fee bill and local-control amendment, then circles measure
Summary
Senate Bill 42, which would allow landlords to charge voluntary rental-application fees under specified procedures, prompted a heated floor debate over tenant protections and local control; an amendment to preserve local ordinances failed and sponsors asked to circle the bill for further work.
Senate Bill 42, a measure to regulate rental-application fees, drew extended debate on the Senate floor Feb. 10 as senators weighed property-rights, tenant concerns and municipal authority.
Sponsor Senator Wadhams told the Senate that the bill does not mandate landlords charge application fees; rather, it sets a voluntary, even-handed framework for background checks and reasonable fees. "This does not mandate rental application fees. It does not say a landlord has to charge them... This is a totally voluntary thing on the part of the landlord," Wadhams…
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