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Committee holds landlord‑habitability bill after divided testimony from housing authorities, tenants and landlords
Summary
Rep. Schallenberger’s HB 516 would allow landlords to terminate tenancies for units deemed uninhabitable if conditions can’t be fixed while tenants remain; stakeholders urged clearer definitions and tenant protections. The committee voted to hold the bill for further drafting and stakeholder work.
Representative Schallenberger described HB 516 as a set of targeted amendments to the landlord‑tenant code to address dangerous or deficient conditions. Under the proposal, if a landlord determines a unit is not habitable and cannot be remedied while the tenant remains, the landlord may terminate the tenancy with a 10‑day notice (a period that mirrors existing habitability provisions).
David Todd, an attorney for property managers, told the committee the statute already uses the terms 'deficient' and…
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