SB 25-020: Tenant and Landlord Law Enforcement

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Section 1 of the act allows a person to access a suppressed court record if that person affirms that they are accessing the record on behalf of the attorney general for the purpose of investigating any violation of state law that the attorney general may enforce. Section 2 clarifies that the attorney general has the power to initiate and bring civil and criminal actions to enforce certain state landlord-tenant laws and that these actions must be initiated and brought within existing appropriations. Sections 4 and 5 grant counties, cities and counties, and municipalities the power to initiate and bring civil actions to enforce certain state landlord-tenant laws. Sections 4 and 5 also create requirements related to a county, city and county, or municipality retaining a private attorney to initiate or bring these civil actions. Section 6 establishes a receivership mechanism that is available as a remedy for violations of applicable laws and regulations by the landlord of multifamily residential property. The attorney general, a county, a city and county, and a municipality may all apply to a district court for the appointment of a receiver to operate a multifamily residential property if there is reasonable cause to believe that the landlord has engaged in a pattern of neglect, as defined in the Act, in connection with the property. The act establishes the process for a district court appointing a receiver, including requiring a hearing and an order of appointment that specifies the duties of a receiver, and the criteria for qualifying as a receiver. No sooner than 90 days after the district court appoints a receiver, the landlord of the relevant property, a lessee of the entire relevant property, the attorney general, or a county, city and county, or municipality may submit an application to the district court to terminate the receivership. As with the appointing of a receiver, section 6 establishes the process by which a district court may terminate a receivership. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 24

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

1. May 28, 2025Governor Signed
2. May 2, 2025Signed by the Speaker of the House
3. May 2, 2025Sent to the Governor
4. May 1, 2025Signed by the President of the Senate
5. April 28, 2025Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
6. April 25, 2025House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
7. April 24, 2025House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
8. April 21, 2025House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
9. April 17, 2025House Second Reading Laid Over to 04/21/2025 - No Amendments
10. April 15, 2025House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
11. March 31, 2025Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
12. March 31, 2025Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary

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