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LC 3253

Generally revise residential landlord and tenant laws

2025 Regular Session

A broad overhaul of residential landlord-tenant laws to reform deposits, notices, evictions, repairs, and protections for tenants and landlords.

(LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
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Bill Summary · LC 3253

LC 3253 — Generally revise residential landlord and tenant laws

Bill at a glance

  • Bill number: LC 3253
  • Title: Generally revise residential landlord and tenant laws
  • Subject: Landlord and Tenant
  • Introduced: December 14, 2024
  • Status: (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
  • Classification: bill

Status and timeline

The bill is progressing through the Legislative Counsel (LC) process. The documented actions and dates are:

  • 2024-12-14: Draft assigned to LC; on hold
  • 2024-12-14 onward: Draft subsequently taken off hold
  • 2025-02-01: Draft taken off hold
  • 2025-02-06: Draft in Legal Review
  • 2025-02-07: Draft in Edit
  • 2025-02-22: Draft in Assembly; Draft in Input/Proofing; Draft in Final Drafter Review
  • 2025-02-24: Draft Ready for Delivery; Draft Delivered to Requester

These entries indicate the bill moved from initial drafting through internal LC reviews and into assembly workflow, with a draft ready for delivery as of February 24, 2025.

Purpose and scope (based on title)

  • The bill is intended to broadly revise residential landlord and tenant laws.
  • While the exact text is not provided in the materials you shared, the title implies a comprehensive reform of the statutory framework governing the relationship between residential landlords, tenants, and related protections or obligations.

What is known about provisions (and what to expect)

  • The specific provisions are not included in the information provided. As a result, no concrete changes can be listed here.
  • In a general sense, a "comprehensive revision" of landlord-tenant law commonly addresses topics such as:
    • Security deposits and their handling, return, and limits
    • Habitability and repair standards, including landlord obligations
    • Notice requirements for rent increases, nonrenewals, terminations, and evictions
    • Eviction procedures, timelines, and due-process protections
    • Screening criteria, disclosures, and anti-discrimination measures
    • Rent control or rent-related regulations (where applicable)
    • Landlord access, tenant privacy, and entry notices
    • Lease forms, disclosures, and potential model forms
    • Enforcement mechanisms, penalties, and remedies
  • If included, new protections for vulnerable tenants, dispute resolution mechanisms, and implementation timelines are also common elements in broad reform efforts.

Who would be affected

  • Primary: Residential tenants and landlords, including property owners, property managers, and rental housing operators.
  • Secondary: Attorneys, housing counselors, courts, and local housing authorities that enforce or adjudicate landlord-tenant disputes.
  • Any changes could impact security deposits, eviction procedures, notice requirements, and tenant protections.

Procedural and timeline considerations

  • The LC process shows a multi-stage review (drafting, legal review, editing, input/proofing, final drafter review) before delivery to the requester.
  • The current status (as of the latest update) is that the draft was delivered to the requester on February 24, 2025, with the Assembly workflow ongoing.

Next steps for readers

  • Obtain the full bill text and the fiscal/legislative analyses from the official legislative website to review exact provisions, definitions, and amendments.
  • Track subsequent committee hearings, amendments, and votes to understand how the bill would be implemented if enacted.
  • Monitor public summaries or bill summaries produced by the Legislative Counsel or sponsoring office for plain-language explanations of each provision.

If you’d like, I can structure a comparison once the official text is available and highlight each provision, affected sections, and potential fiscal impacts.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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