SB 5407-S2.E - DIGEST |
(AS OF SENATE 2ND READING 2/09/18) |
Prohibits a landlord from refusing to lease or rent real property to a prospective tenant or current tenant, or expelling a tenant from real property, based on the source of income of an otherwise eligible tenant. |
Creates the landlord mitigation program and requires the department of commerce to administer the program and adopt rules it deems necessary for the administration of the program. |
Creates the landlord mitigation program account. |
Provides a list of the types of claims, related to landlord mitigation for renting private market rental units to low-income tenants using a certain source of income, that are eligible for reimbursement from the account, and a list of eligibility requirements. |
Increases the affordable housing for all surcharge to thirteen dollars and requires a portion of the surcharge to be deposited in the landlord mitigation program account. |
Allows the department of commerce to use the reappropriation (2017 3rd sp.s. c 4 s 1028) to implement this act. |