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HB 221 Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; duty of landlord and managing agent for visible mold.
Introduced by: Terry G. Kilgore | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Landlord and managing agent immunity for mold claims. Provides that landlords and managing agents are not liable for civil damages in an action for exposure to mold arising from the condition within the interior of a dwelling unit brought by a tenant, authorized occupant, or guest or invitee if the mold condition is caused solely by the negligence of the tenant. The bill also provides that managing agents with no maintenance responsibilities are not liable for damages unless the agents have actual knowledge of the mold condition and fail to disclose the existence of the condition to the landlord and any prospective or actual tenants. The bill provides further that if a written move-in inspection report reflects that there is no visible evidence of mold in a dwelling unit, and the tenant does not object in writing to such report within five days of his receipt of the report, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that no mold existed at the time of the move-in inspection. The bill also requires landlords and managing agents with maintenance responsibilities to perform mold remediation if visible evidence of mold occurs within a dwelling unit. This bill is identical to SB 232.
FULL TEXT
- 12/28/07 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081073588 pdf
- 02/04/08 House: Committee substitute printed 081490588-H1 pdf
- 02/21/08 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB221ER) pdf
- 03/05/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0162) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/28/07 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081073588
- 12/28/07 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/10/08 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 02/01/08 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/08 House: Committee substitute printed 081490588-H1
- 02/05/08 House: Read first time
- 02/06/08 House: Read second time
- 02/06/08 House: Committee substitute agreed to 081490588-H1
- 02/06/08 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB221H1
- 02/07/08 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/08 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/08 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/08/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/08/08 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/13/08 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 1-N)
- 02/18/08 Senate: Read third time
- 02/18/08 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/18/08 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/18/08 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/18/08 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/08 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/20/08 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/08 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/08 House: Enrolled
- 02/21/08 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB221ER)
- 02/21/08 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/25/08 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/03/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 162 (effective 7/1/08)
- 03/05/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0162)