Legislature(1993 - 1994)
04/14/1994 02:05 PM House FIN
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HB 222 An Act relating to landlords and tenants, to termination of tenancies and recovery of rental premises, to tenant responsibilities, to the civil remedies of forcible entry and detainer and nuisance abatement, and to the duties of peace officers to notify landlords of arrests involving certain illegal activity on rental premises. CS HB 222 (FIN) was reported out of Committee with a "do pass" recommendation and with a fiscal note by the Department of Law and a zero fiscal note by the Department of Public Safety. HOUSE BILL 222 "An Act relating to landlords and tenants, to termination of tenancies and recovery of rental premises, to tenant responsibilities, to the civil remedies of forcible entry and detainer and nuisance abatement, and to the duties of peace officers to notify landlords of arrests involving certain illegal activity on rental premises." Representative Therriault MOVED to adopt work draft #8- LS0832\I, Chenoweth, 3/25/94. There being NO OBJECTIONS, it was adopted. REPRESENTATIVE JEANNETTE JAMES noted her support of the committee substitute. Representative Brown MOVED to adopt Amendment #1 which would define tenant's rights for a landlord's unlawful ouster, exclusion or diminution of service. Representative James stated that she would support Amendment #1. There being NO OBJECTION, Amendment #1 was adopted. Representative Brown MOVED to adopt Amendment #2 providing tenants a tool with which they could enforce a rental agreement when there is a problem to which the landlord fails to respond. Representative Therriault MOVED to divide Amendment #2 into two sections. Amendment #2B would consist of the second part of the amendment, subsection (2). Amendment #2A would consist of the first part, subsection (1) and subsection (3) of the amendment. There being NO OBJECTION, Amendment #2 2 was divided. Representative Therriault MOVED to adopt Amendment 2B. There being NO OBJECTION, it was adopted. Representative Brown MOVED to adopt Amendment 2A. Representative Parnell OBJECTED stating the section would foster more litigation for the Department of Law and would allow a tenant to withhold a portion of their rent if they believed that they were entitled to do so. A roll call vote was taken on the MOTION. IN FAVOR: Navarre, Brown, Foster, Grussendorf, Hoffman, MacLean. OPPOSED: Parnell, Therriault, Hanley, Martin, Larson. The MOTION PASSED (6-5). Representative Navarre MOVED to report CS HB 222 (FIN) out of Committee with individual recommendations and with the accompanying fiscal notes. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. CS HB 222 (FIN) was reported out of Committee with a "do pass" recommendation and with a fiscal note by the Department of Law and a zero fiscal note by the Department of Public Safety.
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