HB 551: Landlord-Tenant and HOA Changes Passed the House!

We have exciting news to share – HB 551: Landlord-Tenant and HOA Changes has passed the House chamber in a 88-25 vote!

Last week, HB 551 was heard and voted favorably out of two committees, both the House Committee on Judiciary 1 and the House Committee on Rules, Calendar, and Operations. HB 551 includes several of AANC’s legislative agenda items, including:

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• Prohibits counties and cities from adopting source of income ordinances or resolutions
• Clarifies that there must be a bona fide provider-patient relationship for a health service professional to provide written verification for a person with a disability-related need for the use of a service or support animal
• Clarifies that late fees for past due rent can be charged if the rent is five or more calendar days past due
• Lifts the 15% cap on attorney’s fees for summary ejectment appeals cases in which the landlord wins the appeal

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The vote was a strong, bipartisan, veto-proof vote, sending HB 551 over to the Senate for consideration, much ahead of this week’s crossover deadline.