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Committee debates broad landlord‑tenant bill, splits over security‑deposit cap and Good Samaritan protections
Summary
Lawmakers on May 8 reviewed a sweeping landlord‑tenant package from the House and Senate judiciary with sharp disagreement over a proposed two‑month security‑deposit cap, limits on rent increases, application‑fee and credit‑check rules, and eviction protections for those who call for emergency help.
The Economic Development, Housing & General Affairs Committee spent much of its May 8 meeting scrutinizing a consolidated landlord‑tenant bill (draft 5.1) that came over from Senate Judiciary, with legislative counsel Cameron Wood walking members through the changes.
Wood told the committee that “the most substantive change they made was they took out the changes to the termination notice periods in Title 9,” and said the judiciary removed an expedited ejectment subchapter and placed related work in a proposed judiciary study. He outlined the remaining items for the committee: definitions of protected tenants, rent‑increase limits, residential application rules and security‑deposit provisions.
Members split sharply over several provisions. The bill would prevent landlords…
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