HB3521: Relating to residential tenancy hold deposits.
Legislative Summary
This Act awards an applicant money from a landlord who breaks a promise to rent a home and does not return the deposit soon after. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.0). [Digest: This Act awards damages if a landlord revokes an offer of housing. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7).] Requires residential landlords to pay a minimum amount of damages for breaching an agreement to later execute a rental agreement of a habitable dwelling unit in exchange for holding a deposit, unless the deposit is returned within five business days or repayment is excused based on an act of God.
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Bill History
Amendments
House Committee On Housing and Homelessness Amendment #-5
House Committee On Housing and Homelessness (2025-04-07)
House Committee On Housing and Homelessness Amendment #-3
House Committee On Housing and Homelessness (2025-03-26)
House Committee On Housing and Homelessness Amendment #-5
House Committee On Housing and Homelessness (2025-03-26)