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Judiciary committee reviews H.772 draft that would cap security deposits, add no‑trespass orders and seek a housing docket study
Summary
Legislative council presented draft 3.1 of H.772, proposing a two-month cap on security deposits (while allowing municipalities to keep lower caps), new no‑trespass authority for landlords with individualized consent and one-year enforceability, and a proposal to task the judiciary with a study on a new housing docket to evaluate expedited hearing timelines and resource needs.
The Senate Judiciary committee reviewed a draft of H.772 on May 6 proposing multiple changes to the residential rental chapter, ranging from security-deposit limits to no-trespass authority and a proposed judiciary study to assess an expedited housing docket.
Legislative counsel explained draft 3.1 would bar landlords from charging security deposits exceeding two months' rent and described related consumer-protection language (for example, returning half of a security deposit in some no-cause evictions…
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