SB 5139 Limiting rent increases after expiration of the governor's eviction moratorium. - DEAD
Date postedJanuary 18, 2021
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Bill Summary
- Prohibits a housing provider from increasing rent or other charges for the first 6 months after the end of the Governor’s emergency eviction ban under 59.18.
- After the first 6 months expire, housing providers are then limited to only increasing rent by 3% over the previous year’s consumer price index, for a subsequent six months, based on the rental rate as it was on March 1, 2020. .
Bill Schedule
- Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government on Thursday, January 21 at 8am.
Sponsors
Das, Lovelett, Darneille, Hunt, Liias, Nguyen, Wilson, C.
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