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Committee weighs shortening post-eviction timelines for tenant removal and disposal of belongings
Summary
The Committee on General and Housing debated whether to shorten the statutory waits after a writ of possession so landlords can regain physical possession and dispose of abandoned property more quickly; counsel was instructed to redraft around a '14 days then immediate disposal' compromise and consult sheriffs about service timing.
The Committee on General and Housing met Feb. 12 to consider competing drafts that would change how long landlords and sheriffs must wait after a court judgment before a tenant can be physically removed and before a landlord may dispose of the tenant’s remaining personal property. Chair opened the meeting saying the committee would review multiple bills, including drafts referred to in the discussion as 772 and 688.
Cameron Wood, officer of the council, told the committee he had pulled up the relevant statutes and read aloud the current framework: the writ of possession is directed to the sheriff and there is no statutory time frame for when the sheriff must serve, but once the writ is served the statute currently provides a minimum 14 days before a plaintiff may be put into possession. Wood also cited the section the group reviewed for property disposal, explaining that a…
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