BILL · 1997–98 SESSION
HB 2624: Rent withholding to defraud
Prohibiting withholding rent with intent to defraud.
Summary
- A new section is added to the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act. Any tenant who has entered into a written rental agreement and who uses, occupies, or exerts control over the premises with intent to defraud the owner of the agreed-upon rental value, or removes himself or herself from the premises with the intent to terminate the tenancy without paying the full amount of rent is guilty of a crime.
From the House Bill Analysis (HB 2624), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 16, 1998
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Mark Sterk (R-4)
- Introduced
- January 16, 1998 in the House
- Last action
- January 16, 1998
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Mark Sterk (R-4)
6 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 6 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.
HB 2624 in other sessions
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