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House Bill 41

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Title AN ACT relating to tenancies in real property.
Bill Documents Bill
Bill Request Number 11
Sponsors J. Jenkins, K. Flood, M. Marzian, T. Riner, R. Smart, G. Watkins, J. Wayne
Summary of Original Version Create a new section of KRS Chapter 383 to provide that, after the effective date of this Act, residential tenants who hold a domestic violence order, a pretrial release no contact order, or an interpersonal protective order may terminate a lease with at least 30 days notice to landlords, while the lease continues for co-tenants; establish civil action for a landlord's economic losses due to termination against persons restrained by protective orders; for those tenants or applicants for tenancy who hold an emergency protective order, a domestic violence order, a pretrial release no contact order, an interpersonal protective order, or a temporary interpersonal protective order, those orders cannot serve as a basis for denying a lease and new locks may be requested at the tenant's expense; create a new section of KRS Chapter 383 to provide that, after the effective date of this Act, rental agreements shall not penalize tenants for requesting assistance from emergency services.
Index Headings of Original Version Courts - Eviction, defense to, protective orders
Crime Victims - Protective orders, tenant protections relating to
Domestic Relations - Protective orders, named individual, civil liability for terminated lease
Domestic Relations - Protective orders, tenant protections relating to
Housing, Building, and Construction - Protective orders, tenant protections relating to
Landlord and Tenant - Protective orders, tenant protections relating to
Real Estate - Protective orders, tenant protections relating to
Children and Minors - Protective orders, tenant protections relating to
Civil Actions - Landlords, lease termination, economic losses from
Civil Procedure - Protective orders, tenant protections relating to
Contracts - Leases, protective orders, tenant protections relating to
Contracts - Rental agreements, protective orders, tenant protections relating to
Proposed Amendments House Floor Amendment 1
House Floor Amendment 2
House Floor Amendment 3
House Floor Amendment 4
House Floor Amendment 5
Votes Vote History

Actions

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09/03/15
  • Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
01/05/16
  • introduced in House
  • to Judiciary (H)
01/25/16
  • posted in committee
01/27/16
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
01/28/16
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, January 29
02/01/16
  • floor amendment (1) filed
02/03/16
  • floor amendment (2) filed
02/11/16
  • floor amendment (3) filed
02/19/16
  • floor amendment (4) filed
02/22/16
  • floor amendment (5) filed
02/24/16
  • 3rd reading, passed 90-3 with floor amendment (5)
02/25/16
  • received in Senate
02/29/16
  • to Judiciary (S)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor J. Jenkins
Summary Remove pretrial release no contact orders issued under KRS 431.064 out of the category of orders which allow lease terminatinon and retain those orders among the category of orders which cannot serve as a basis for denying a lease and which qualify for new locks.
Index Headings Courts - Eviction, defense to, protective orders
Crime Victims - Protective orders, tenant protections relating to
Domestic Relations - Protective orders, named individual, civil liability for terminated lease
Domestic Relations - Protective orders, tenant protections relating to
Housing, Building, and Construction - Protective orders, tenant protections relating to
Landlord and Tenant - Protective orders, tenant protections relating to
Real Estate - Protective orders, tenant protections relating to
Children and Minors - Protective orders, tenant protections relating to
Civil Actions - Landlords, lease termination, economic losses from
Civil Procedure - Protective orders, tenant protections relating to
Contracts - Leases, protective orders, tenant protections relating to
Contracts - Rental agreements, protective orders, tenant protections relating to

Amendment House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor J. Jenkins
Summary Remove pretrial release no contact orders issued under KRS 431.064 out of the category of orders which allow lease termination and retain those orders among the category of orders which cannot serve as a basis for denying a lease and which qualify for new locks; require orders which allow for lease termination to restrain the adverse party from any unauthorized contact.
Index Headings Courts - Eviction, defense to, protective orders
Crime Victims - Protective orders, tenant protections relating to
Domestic Relations - Protective orders, named individual, civil liability for terminated lease
Domestic Relations - Protective orders, tenant protections relating to
Housing, Building, and Construction - Protective orders, tenant protections relating to
Landlord and Tenant - Protective orders, tenant protections relating to
Real Estate - Protective orders, tenant protections relating to
Children and Minors - Protective orders, tenant protections relating to
Civil Actions - Landlords, lease termination, economic losses from
Civil Procedure - Protective orders, tenant protections relating to
Contracts - Leases, protective orders, tenant protections relating to
Contracts - Rental agreements, protective orders, tenant protections relating to

Amendment House Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor D. Meade
Summary Remove requirement that landlord install new lock at the request of a protected tenant; allow tenant to arrange for new lock, require notice of new locks to landlord within 48 hours.
Index Headings Courts - Eviction, defense to, protective orders
Crime Victims - Protective orders, tenant protections relating to
Domestic Relations - Protective orders, named individual, civil liability for terminated lease
Domestic Relations - Protective orders, tenant protections relating to
Housing, Building, and Construction - Protective orders, tenant protections relating to
Landlord and Tenant - Protective orders, tenant protections relating to
Real Estate - Protective orders, tenant protections relating to
Children and Minors - Protective orders, tenant protections relating to
Civil Actions - Landlords, lease termination, economic losses from
Civil Procedure - Protective orders, tenant protections relating to
Contracts - Leases, protective orders, tenant protections relating to
Contracts - Rental agreements, protective orders, tenant protections relating to

Amendment House Floor Amendment 4
Sponsor J. Jenkins
Summary Remove pretrial release no contact orders issued under KRS 431.064 out of the category of orders which allow lease termination and retain those orders among the category of orders which cannot serve as a basis for denying a lease and which qualify for new locks; require orders which allow for lease termination to restrain the adverse party from any unauthorized contact; provide landlords with 48 hours in which to respond to a request from a protected tenant to change the locks, and allow a protected tenant to change the locks at the tenant's expense; for protected tenants who entered a lease or rental agreement with a protective order already in place to terminate a lease, add the requirement that the tenant demonstrate a safety concern to the landlord.
Index Headings Courts - Eviction, defense to, protective orders
Crime Victims - Protective orders, tenant protections relating to
Domestic Relations - Protective orders, named individual, civil liability for terminated lease
Domestic Relations - Protective orders, tenant protections relating to
Housing, Building, and Construction - Protective orders, tenant protections relating to
Landlord and Tenant - Protective orders, tenant protections relating to
Real Estate - Protective orders, tenant protections relating to
Children and Minors - Protective orders, tenant protections relating to
Civil Actions - Landlords, lease termination, economic losses from
Civil Procedure - Protective orders, tenant protections relating to
Contracts - Leases, protective orders, tenant protections relating to
Contracts - Rental agreements, protective orders, tenant protections relating to

Amendment House Floor Amendment 5
Sponsor J. Jenkins
Summary Remove pretrial release no contact orders issued under KRS 431.064 out of the category of orders which allow lease termination and retain those orders among the category of orders which cannot serve as a basis for denying a lease and which qualify for new locks; require orders which allow for lease termination to restrain the adverse party from any unauthorized contact; provide landlords with 72 hours in which to respond to a request from a protected tenant to change the locks; allow a protected tenant to change the locks at the tenant's expense; add the requirement that a tenant demonstrate a safety concern to the landlord in order to terminate a lease, if the tenant is a protected tenant who entered a lease or rental agreement with a protective order already in place.
Index Headings Courts - Eviction, defense to, protective orders
Crime Victims - Protective orders, tenant protections relating to
Domestic Relations - Protective orders, named individual, civil liability for terminated lease
Domestic Relations - Protective orders, tenant protections relating to
Housing, Building, and Construction - Protective orders, tenant protections relating to
Landlord and Tenant - Protective orders, tenant protections relating to
Real Estate - Protective orders, tenant protections relating to
Children and Minors - Protective orders, tenant protections relating to
Civil Actions - Landlords, lease termination, economic losses from
Civil Procedure - Protective orders, tenant protections relating to
Contracts - Leases, protective orders, tenant protections relating to
Contracts - Rental agreements, protective orders, tenant protections relating to

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