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House committee debates new rules for landlord termination notices, remedies for bad-faith evictions
Summary
The committee reviewed a redraft of bill 772 that would require landlords to cite specific reasons for terminating tenancies (sale/repurpose, family occupancy, major renovations) and, in many landlord-initiated cases, extend notice to 90 days; members pressed for remedies if landlords act in bad faith and asked counsel to tighten language.
Lawmakers in the House Committee on General & Housing continued redrafting bill 772 on Tuesday, focusing on when landlords may terminate tenancies and what recourse tenants should have if landlords misstate or abuse those reasons. Counsel said the draft would enumerate landlord-initiated grounds — including sale or repurposing, occupancy by an immediate family member, demolition or significant renovation — and generally set a 90-day notice period for those situations.
The chair told the committee he wanted landlords to be required to state which enumerated reason applied and proposed a civil remedy when a landlord acts…
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