Amend the bill in section 7 in §6013 by striking out all of subsection 5 (page 3, lines 14 to 21 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
Amend the bill in section 8 in §6021A in subsection 2 in paragraph C in the 3rd line (page 3, line 35 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: " current" the following: ' liability'
Amend the bill in section 8 in §6021A in subsection 2 in paragraph F by striking out all of the last sentence (page 4, lines 7 to 11 in L.D.) and inserting the following: ' After first disclosing what the cost of the tenant's compliance with requested bedbug inspection or control measures may be, a landlord may charge the tenant a reasonable amount for any such assistance, subject to a reasonable repayment schedule, not to exceed 6 months, unless an extension is otherwise agreed to by the landlord and the tenant.'
Amend the bill in section 8 in §6021A in subsection 3 in paragraph B by striking out all of the first and 2nd sentences (page 4, lines 15 to 19 in L.D.) and inserting the following: ' Upon receiving reasonable notice as set forth in section 6025, including reasons for and scope of the request for access to the premises, a tenant shall grant the landlord of the dwelling unit, the landlord's agent or the landlord's pest control agent and its employees access to the unit for purposes of an inspection for or control of the infestation of bedbugs. The initial inspection may include only a visual inspection and manual inspection of the tenant's bedding and upholstered furniture.'
Amend the bill in section 14 by striking out all of subsection 10 (page 6, lines 36 to 39 and page 7, lines 1 to 5 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
Amend the bill in section 15 in §6026-A in the first indented paragraph in the next to the last line (page 7, line 14 in L.D.) by striking out the following: " or tenant"
Amend the bill in section 24 in §6038 in subsection 2 in the 2nd line (page 12, line 38 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: " recover" the following: ' from the landlord'
summary
This amendment does the following.
1. It clarifies the duty of a landlord with regard to the conditional release, sale or disposal of unclaimed property of a tenant.
2. It clarifies that a pest control agent employed by a landlord to control a bedbug infestation must carry liability insurance.
3. It clarifies that a landlord must disclose to a tenant the tenant's costs of compliance for requested bedbug inspection or control measures.
4. It requires that a landlord must notify a tenant of the reasons for and scope of the request for access to premises to inspect for or control an infestation of bedbugs.
5. It amends the provision allowing a tenant to make necessary repairs to a property in foreclosure and deduct those costs from monthly rent to remove language referring to a successor to the interest of a landlord and to restrict the amount a tenant may deduct for repair costs from rent to the equivalent of 2 months' rent.
6. It amends the definition of "basic necessities" to clarify that a municipality would not have authority to obtain a lien against a landlord for the costs of basic necessities that are the responsibility of a tenant.
7. It clarifies that a tenant has the ability to recover damages from the landlord for a violation of the security deposit laws.