| SB 0118 | Prohibits Retaliation For the Filing of Housing Complaints by Tenants |
| Sponsor: | Curls | |||
| LR Number: | S0585.01I | Fiscal Note: | 0585-01 | |
| Committee: | Insurance and Housing | |||
| Last Action: | 01/22/97 - Hearing Conducted S Insurance & Housing Committee | Journal page: | ||
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| Effective Date: | August 28, 1997 | |||
SB 118 - This act prohibits landlords from raising rent or
terminating a lease in retaliation for the filing of a housing
violation complaint against the landlord. If the notice to
terminate a lease or to increase the rent came within 90 days of
a housing code violation complaint, the burden of proof shall be
on the landlord. In the case of a retaliatory rent increase, the
court shall allow the tenant to remit the rent less twice the
amount of the increase.
MIKE HOEFERKAMP