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House housing committee hears bipartisan push to remove certified-mail requirement for tenant notices
Summary
Supporters told the House housing committee that a certified-mail requirement added last session has led to high return rates, higher costs and reduced notice receipt; proponents urged replacing certified mail with regular mail and posting/mailing for unlawful detainer notices under HB 2664.
The House housing committee heard broad support for House Bill 2664, a measure to remove a recent certified-mail requirement for unlawful detainer and related tenant notices and instead deem service complete when a copy is mailed with postage prepaid or posted and mailed when the tenant is not present.
Representative April Connors, prime sponsor (8th Legislative District), said the change is intended to correct unintended consequences from last session’s amendments and to make sure renters actually receive notices. “They’re not required to take that little green slip and go down to the post office and present ID and waste their time,” Connors said, arguing the bill restores workable notice practices without undermining due process.
Committee staff explained the bill’s mechanics: prior changes (added by House Bill 1003) had…
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