Patricia Cotham voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Title: Authorizes New Rules and Protections For Landlords
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes new rules regarding tenants and landlords.
Requires tenants to pay their landlords’ legal fees if they appeal an eviction, regardless of the outcome of the case (Sec. 1).
Authorizes landlords to discriminate against disabled renters and those with Housing Choice Vouchers (Sec. 1).
Defines “service animal” as an animal trained to assist the individual with a disability (Sec. 1).
Defines “support animal” as a companion animal that a health service professional has determined provides a benefit for an individual with a disability, including assistance animals (Sec. 1).
Specifies that landlords may impose different terms, or charge renters extra for service or support animals as well as any damages caused by the service or support animal (Sec. 2).
Authorizes landlords to require disabled tenants provide written verification from a health service provider detailing the tenants disability an their reason for use of a service or support animal (Sec. 2).
Title: Authorizes New Rules and Protections For Landlords