2551-S.E AMS KLIN S5460.1

ESHB 2551 - S AMD - 922

By Senator Kline

                                                NOT ADOPTED 3/6/98

    On page 2, after line 6, insert the following:

    "(3) A city or town may provide a tenant or a tenant's designee with duplicates of the utility service bills for the property leased or rented by the tenant but paid for by the landlord, or may notify a tenant or the tenant's designee that a landlord's utility account is delinquent.  However, if a tenant or the tenant's designee notifies the city or town in writing that a property served by the city or town is a rental property, asks to be notified of a landlord's delinquency, and has provided, in writing, a complete and accurate mailing address, the city or town shall notify the tenant or the tenant's designee of a landlord's delinquency at the same time and in the same manner the city or town notifies the landlord of the landlord's delinquency, or by mail."

ESHB 2551 - S AMD - 922

By Senator Kline

    On page 4, after line 7, insert the following:

    "(8) A district may provide a tenant or a tenant's designee with duplicates of the utility service bills for the property leased or rented by the tenant but paid for by the landlord, or may notify a tenant or the tenant's designee that a landlord's utility account is delinquent.  However, if a tenant or the tenant's designee notifies the district in writing that a property served by the district is a rental property, asks to be notified of a landlord's delinquency, and has provided, in writing, a complete and accurate mailing address, the district shall notify the tenant or the tenant's designee of a landlord's delinquency at the same time and in the same manner the district notifies the landlord of the landlord's delinquency, or by mail."

ESHB 2551 - S AMD - 922

By Senator Kline

                                                NOT ADOPTED 3/6/98

    On page 6, line 36, after "(9)" insert "A board may provide a tenant or a tenant's designee with duplicates of the utility service bills for the property leased or rented by the tenant but paid for by the landlord, or may notify a tenant or the tenant's designee that a landlord's utility account is delinquent.  However, if a tenant or the tenant's designee notifies the board in writing that a property served by the board is a rental property, asks to be notified of a landlord's delinquency, and has provided, in writing, a complete and accurate mailing address, the board shall notify the tenant or the tenant's designee of a landlord's delinquency at the same time and in the same manner the board notifies the landlord of the landlord's delinquency, or by mail.

(10)"

ESHB 2551 - S AMD - 922

By Senator Kline

                                                NOT ADOPTED 3/6/98

    On page 7, at the beginning of line 7, strike "(10)" and insert "(11)"

EFFECT:  Extends to tenants the same right to be notified of delinquent utility bills that is provided to property owners/landlords in the underlying bill.  Both landlords and tenants may request notification by the utility when the other is delinquent on utility accounts.

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