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Committee keeps Good Samaritan eviction protection but flags implementation questions; removes some landlord‑tenant provisions for further work
Summary
The committee pivoted to the landlord‑tenant package, agreed to keep Good Samaritan language that prevents termination for calling for medical assistance during an overdose, but struck several complex sections (security deposits, some age‑restricted provisions, application fee expansions) and asked the judiciary to refine a focused residential rental docket study.
The committee paused its H.775 work and turned to the landlord‑tenant package, focusing on a narrow set of measures the chair said could be moved quickly: Good Samaritan protections, no‑trespass language, a residential rental docket study, and bifurcation of rental agreements in cases of domestic abuse.
Cameron reviewed draft language from the judiciary report and the committee discussed several contested elements. One high‑profile item is a provision that would bar a landlord from terminating a rental agreement ‘‘because someone has called 911 to seek medical assistance for a drug overdose.’’ Cameron summarized the provision as protecting those who seek emergency medical help: "a landlord cannot terminate the rental agreement because of the seeking of medical assistance for a drug overdose."…
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