5749-S AMH GILY SERE 181

SSB 5749 - H AMD 1358

By Representative Gilday

ADOPTED 03/04/2022

On page 1, line 8, after "tenant" insert ", except that a landlord is not required to accept a personal check from any tenant that has had a personal check written to the landlord or the landlord's agent that has been returned for nonsufficient funds or account closure within the previous nine months"

On page 1, line 9, after "mail" strike "or at" and insert "unless the landlord provides"

On page 3, line 27, after "tenant" insert ", except that a landlord is not required to accept a personal check from any tenant that has had a personal check written to the landlord or the landlord's agent that has been returned for nonsufficient funds or account closure within the previous nine months"

On page 3, line 28, after "mail" strike "or at" and insert "unless the landlord provides"

EFFECT: Provides an exception to the bill's requirement that a landlord accept a personal check for payment of rent if the tenant has had a personal check written to the landlord or the landlord's agent returned for nonsufficient funds or account closure within the previous nine months. Requires a landlord to accept payment of rent by mail only if the landlord does not provide an accessible, on-site location for rental payments.

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