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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

AB 989

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Relating to: rent abatement for tenants and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)

Agriculture trade and consumer protection department of Air pollution Landlord and tenant Lease

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, generally, if a leased property is damaged or has a condition

that is hazardous to the health or safety of the tenant, the tenant is entitled to abate

rent to the extent that the tenant is deprived of the full normal use of the leased

property. This bill requires the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer

Protection to promulgate rules that specify items for which a tenant may be entitled

to rent abatement and the amount of abatement a tenant would be entitled to for each

item.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Anderson (D) , Bowen (D) , Brostoff (D) , Cabrera (D) , Considine (D) , Crowley (D) , Emerson (D) , Hebl (D) , Neubauer (D) , Pope (D) , Sargent (D) , Sinicki (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Stubbs (D)

5 cosponsors

Bewley (D) , Johnson (D) , Larson (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Smith (D)

Full history

  1. Mar 2, 2020 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Anderson, Crowley, Stubbs, Sargent, Brostoff, Emerson, Hebl, Neubauer, Cabrera, Spreitzer, Pope, Considine, Sinicki and Bowen; cosponsored by Senators Smith, Johnson, Bewley and Larson

  2. Mar 2, 2020 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Housing and Real Estate

  3. Mar 25, 2020 · Assembly

    Representative Ohnstad added as a coauthor

  4. Apr 1, 2020 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1