SB 1098

Current law prohibits cities, villages, towns, and counties (local governments) from enacting ordinances that impose certain limitations on residential landlords, including 1) restricting a landlord in entering into a rental agreement with a prospective tenant while the premises is occupied by a current tenant; 2) restricting a landlord in showing a premises to a prospective tenant during a current tenant’s tenancy; or 3) requiring a landlord to provide to a tenant information that is not required to be provided under federal or state law.

This bill creates an exception to these restrictions, allowing a local government to enact an ordinance that 1) requires a landlord to make a good faith offer to renew a tenant’s lease unless there is good cause for nonrenewal, and establishes standards for determining good cause; 2) prescribes notice requirements related to a landlord’s offer to renew a lease; 3) establishes requirements related to the execution of a renewed lease agreement; 4) prescribes timeframes during which a landlord may enter a leased premises to show the premises to prospective tenants or lease the premises to another tenant for a subsequent lease period; or 5) provides a penalty or remedy for violation of the ordinance.