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2020 SESSION

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HB 1401 Landlord and tenant; remedy for unlawful ouster, ex parte issuance of order to recover possession.

Introduced by: Alex Q. Askew | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Landlord and tenant; remedy for unlawful ouster; ex parte issuance of order to recover possession. Provides that, upon receipt of a petition for an order to recover possession or restore essential services alleging a tenant's unlawful ouster from the rental premises and a finding that the petitioner has attempted to provide the landlord with actual notice of the hearing on the petition, the judge of the general district court may issue such order ex parte upon a finding of good cause to do so. The bill further provides that an ex parte order shall be a preliminary order that specifies a date for a full hearing on the merits of the petition, to be held within five days of the issuance of the ex parte order.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/20  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101111D  pdf
• 01/30/20  House: Printed as engrossed 20101111D-E  pdf
• 02/20/20  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1401ER)  pdf
• 03/02/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0030)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
• House amendments adopted

HISTORY

• 01/08/20  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101111D
• 01/08/20  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/16/20  House: Referred from General Laws by voice vote
• 01/16/20  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/23/20  House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
• 01/24/20  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/20  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (20-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/20  House: Read first time
• 01/30/20  House: Read second time
• 01/30/20  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 01/30/20  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1401E
• 01/30/20  House: Printed as engrossed 20101111D-E
• 01/31/20  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/20  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/03/20  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
• 02/12/20  Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/20  Senate: Read third time
• 02/17/20  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/20  House: Enrolled
• 02/20/20  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1401ER)
• 02/20/20  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/21/20  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/25/20  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2020
• 02/25/20  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 3, 2020
• 03/02/20  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 30 (effective 7/1/20)
• 03/02/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0030)