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- Referred to housing, construction and community development
- Referred to housing, construction and community development
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Provides for court-ordered rent abatement where the landlord fails to make repairs
In Assembly Committee · Judiciary · Sponsor Keith L.T. Wright
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S26
Title of bill
An act to amend the real property actions and proceedings law, in relation to the abatement of rent where the landlord fails to make repairs
Purpose or general idea of bill
This bill provides for rent abatement where the landlord fails to make repairs.
Summary of specific provisions
This bill amends the real property actions and proceedings law by adding a new section 757.
Justification
Many tenants refuse to pay their rent because of rundown and dilapidated conditions in their dwellings. This bill would allow the court to provide rent abatement to tenants when landlords fail to make necessary repairs to their property. Tenants should not have to endure dangerous conditions in their homes and they should not have to pay rent to a landlord who will not repair these conditions.
Prior legislative history
2006: S.7069 (Duane), Died in Judiciary 2007: S.2310 (Duane), Died in Judiciary; A.596 (Wright), Died in Judiciary 2008: S.2310 (Duane), Died in Judiciary; A.596 (Wright), Died in Judiciary 2009: S.1440 (Duane), Died in Judiciary; A.1363 (Wright), Died in Judiciary 2010: S.1440 (Duane), Died in Judiciary; A.1363 (Wright), Died in Judiciary
Fiscal implications for state and local governments
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the first of November next Succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
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