Landlord and tenant law; tenant remedies. (SB377)
Introduced By
Sen. Jill Holtzman Vogel (R-Winchester)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Landlord and tenant law; tenant remedies. Provides that if a landlord unlawfully removes or excludes a tenant from leased premises or causes an interruption of utility services for leased premises, the tenant may obtain an order from general district court to recover the greater of (i) the actual damages sustained by the tenant or (ii) statutory damages in the amount of $500 in addition to a reasonable attorney fee. Under current law, monetary damages are limited to actual damages and a reasonable attorney fee. The bill also provides that the court may terminate the lease where a tenant (a) asserts the existence of a condition or conditions that constitute a material noncompliance by the landlord with the rental agreement and (b) requests termination. Under current law, the courts may decide to terminate the lease without a request for termination by the tenant . Read the Bill »
Status
03/09/2016: Passed the General Assembly
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/11/2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101054D |
| 01/11/2016 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/18/2016 | Rereferred from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/18/2016 | Rereferred to General Laws and Technology |
| 01/21/2016 | Impact statement from DPB (SB377) |
| 01/25/2016 | Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/25/2016 | Committee substitute printed 16104404D-S1 |
| 01/27/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/28/2016 | Read second time |
| 01/28/2016 | Reading of substitute waived |
| 01/28/2016 | Committee substitute agreed to 16104404D-S1 |
| 01/28/2016 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB377S1 |
| 01/29/2016 | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/03/2016 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/03/2016 | Read first time |
| 02/03/2016 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 02/16/2016 | Impact statement from DPB (SB377S1) |
| 02/17/2016 | Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| 02/23/2016 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) |
| 03/01/2016 | Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/03/2016 | Read second time |
| 03/04/2016 | Read third time |
| 03/04/2016 | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
| 03/04/2016 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/07/2016 | Enrolled |
| 03/07/2016 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB377ER) |
| 03/07/2016 | Impact statement from DPB (SB377ER) |
| 03/07/2016 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/09/2016 | Signed by President |
| 03/11/2016 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Monday, April 11, 2016 |
| 03/11/2016 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/11/16 |
| 03/11/2016 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016 |