The bill addresses civil and criminal actions in landlord-tenant laws.
Section 1: Clarifies that the attorney general can initiate and pursue civil and criminal actions to enforce state landlord-tenant laws.
Section 2: Updates the attorney general’s statutory powers to reflect this authority.
Sections 3 and 4: Grant counties, cities, and municipalities the power to bring civil and criminal actions to enforce state landlord-tenant laws.
Section 5:
Establishes a receivership process for violations by multifamily residential property owners.
Allows the attorney general, counties, cities, or municipalities to request a district court to appoint a receiver to manage the property.
Outlines the process for appointing a receiver, including a required hearing, an order specifying the receiver’s duties, and qualification criteria for receivers.
Permits the property owner, attorney general, counties, cities, or municipalities to apply for termination of the receivership no sooner than 180 days after the receiver is appointed.
Establishes the process for terminating a receivership through the district court.
Summary
Section 1 of the bill clarifies that the attorney general has the
power to initiate and bring civil and criminal actions to enforce certain state landlord-tenant laws. Section 2 makes corresponding conforming amendments to the attorney general's statutory powers and duties. Sections 3 and 4 grant counties, cities and counties, and
municipalities the power to initiate and bring civil and criminal actions to enforce certain state landlord-tenant laws. Section 5 establishes a receivership mechanism that is available
as a remedy for violations of applicable laws and regulations by the owner of multifamily residential property. The attorney general's office, a county, a city and county, and a municipality may all apply to a district court for the appointment of a receiver to operate a residential property. The bill establishes the process for a district court appointing a receiver, including requiring a hearing and an order of appointment that specifies the duties of a receiver, and the criteria for qualifying as a receiver. No sooner than 180 days after the district court appoints a receiver, the owner of the relevant property, attorney general, county, city and county, or municipality may submit an application to the district court seeking the termination of the receivership. As with the appointing of a receiver, the bill establishes the process by which a district court may terminate a receivership.
