Summary as passed: (all summaries) Landlord and managing agent immunity for mold claims. Provides that landlords and managing agents are not liable for civil damages in an action for exposure to mold arising from the condition within the interior of a dwelling unit brought by a tenant, authorized occupant, or guest or invitee if the mold condition is caused solely by the negligence of the tenant. The bill also provides that managing agents with no maintenance responsibilities are not liable for damages unless the agents have actual knowledge of the mold condition and fail to disclose the existence of the condition to the landlord and any prospective or actual tenants. The bill provides further that if a written move-in inspection report reflects that there is no visible evidence of mold in a dwelling unit, and the tenant does not object in writing to such report within five days of his receipt of the report, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that no mold existed at the time of the move-in inspection. The bill also requires landlords and managing agents with maintenance responsibilities to perform mold remediation if visible evidence of mold occurs within a dwelling unit. This bill is identical to SB 232. Full text: 12/28/07 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081073588 02/04/08 House: Committee substitute printed 081490588-H1 02/21/08 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB221ER) 03/05/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0162) Amendments: Senate amendments Senate amendments engrossed Status: 12/28/07 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081073588 12/28/07 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice 01/10/08 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil 02/01/08 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) 02/04/08 House: Committee substitute printed 081490588-H1 02/05/08 House: Read first time 02/06/08 House: Read second time 02/06/08 House: Committee substitute agreed to 081490588-H1 02/06/08 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB221H1 02/07/08 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) 02/07/08 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) 02/07/08 House: Communicated to Senate 02/08/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed 02/08/08 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice 02/13/08 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (14-Y 0-N) 02/15/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 1-N) 02/18/08 Senate: Read third time 02/18/08 Senate: Reading of amendment waived 02/18/08 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to 02/18/08 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended 02/18/08 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N) 02/19/08 House: Placed on Calendar 02/20/08 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N) 02/20/08 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N) 02/21/08 House: Enrolled 02/21/08 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB221ER) 02/21/08 House: Signed by Speaker 02/25/08 Senate: Signed by President 03/03/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 162 (effective 7/1/08) 03/05/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0162) |