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Latest Action: 04/17/2007 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee Civil Practice and Procedure of Judiciary of Judiciary Committee Bill TextCompanion Bill SB1008. Landlord and Tenant - Removes applicability of Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act to only certain counties and provides for statewide application of such act. - Amends TCA Title 66, Chapter 28. Fiscal Summary for *HB0590 / SB1008 MINIMAL Bill Summary for *HB0590 / SB1008 Under present law, the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (URLTA) only applies to the following counties: Anderson, Blount, Bradley, Davidson, Hamilton, Knox, Madison, Maury, Montgomery, Sevier, Shelby, Sumner, and Wilson. This bill extends the application of the URLTA to the entire state. This extended application would not alter rental agreements entered into before the effective date of July 1, 2007, unless those agreements are extended or renewed after that date.
Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of C,L&A Comm. Bill TextCompanion Bill HB0590. Landlord and Tenant - Removes applicability of Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act to only certain counties and provides for statewide application of such act. - Amends TCA Title 66, Chapter 28. Fiscal Summary for SB1008 / *HB0590 MINIMAL Bill Summary for SB1008 / *HB0590 Under present law, the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (URLTA) only applies to the following counties: Anderson, Blount, Bradley, Davidson, Hamilton, Knox, Madison, Maury, Montgomery, Sevier, Shelby, Sumner, and Wilson. This bill extends the application of the URLTA to the entire state. This extended application would not alter rental agreements entered into before the effective date of July 1, 2007, unless those agreements are extended or renewed after that date.
Latest Action: 04/17/2007 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee Civil Practice and Procedure of Judiciary of Judiciary Committee Bill TextCompanion Bill SB0240. Law Enforcement - Provides civil immunity under state law to law enforcement officers who assist homeowners in removing certain persons from the homeowner's residence with a court order in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 38 and Title 66. Fiscal Summary for *HB0143 / SB0240 Decrease Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB0143 / SB0240 This bill provides civil immunity to law enforcement officers who assist a homeowner in removing a person and such person's property from a homeowner's residence without an otherwise appropriate court order or other justifying conduct in the officer's presence. The immunity extends only if: (1) The homeowner has given the person being removed two weeks' notice; (2) The homeowner has requested the person to leave and the person has [...] show full description
Latest Action: 02/08/2007 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate Judiciary Comm. Bill TextCompanion Bill HB0143. Law Enforcement - Provides civil immunity under state law to law enforcement officers who assist homeowners in removing certain persons from the homeowner's residence with a court order in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 38 and Title 66. Fiscal Summary for SB0240 / *HB0143 Decrease Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB0240 / *HB0143 This bill provides civil immunity to law enforcement officers who assist a homeowner in removing a person and such person's property from a homeowner's residence without an otherwise appropriate court order or other justifying conduct in the officer's presence. The immunity extends only if: (1) The homeowner has given the person being removed two weeks' notice; (2) The homeowner has requested the person to leave and the person has [...] show full description
Latest Action: 06/11/2008 - Companion became Public Chapter 1067 Bill TextCompanion Bill SB2885. Landlord and Tenant - Expands the application of the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act to all counties with a population of more than 68,000 by removing statutory exemptions for certain counties. - Amends TCA Title 66, Chapter 28. Fiscal Summary for *HB2746 / SB2885 Increase State Expenditures - $5,300 Each One-Day Meeting Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB2746 / SB2885 Under present law, the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act applies to all counties with populations of over 68,000 according to the 1970 and subsequent censuses except for Williamson, Washington, Rutherford, and Sullivan counties. This bill deletes this exemption and applies the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act to all counties with populations of over 68,000 according to the 1970 and [...] show full description
Latest Action: 06/11/2008 - Public Chapter 1067 Bill TextCompanion Bill HB2746. Landlord and Tenant - Expands the application of the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act to all counties with a population of more than 68,000 by removing statutory exemptions for certain counties. - Amends TCA Title 66, Chapter 28. Fiscal Summary for SB2885 / *HB2746 Increase State Expenditures - $5,300 Each One-Day Meeting Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB2885 / *HB2746 Under present law, the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act applies to all counties with populations of over 68,000 according to the 1970 and subsequent censuses except for Williamson, Washington, Rutherford, and Sullivan counties. This bill deletes this exemption and applies the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act to all counties with populations of over 68,000 according to the 1970 and [...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/01/2008 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of: Senate C,L&A Comm. Bill TextCompanion Bill HB3859. Landlord and Tenant - Removes 30-day notice period from remedy for nonpayment of rent by a tenant in the Uniform Landlord Tenant Act. - Amends TCA Section 66-28-505. Fiscal Summary for *SB3632 / HB3859 Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *SB3632 / HB3859 Under present law, if there is a material noncompliance by the tenant with the residential rental agreement in a county where the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act ("URLTA") applies, the landlord is authorized to deliver a written notice to the tenant specifying the acts and omissions constituting the breach, and that the rental agreement will terminate 30 days after receipt of the notice unless the tenant cures the situation within 14 days. The landlord and the tenant are authorized to agree to waive the notice requirement [...] show full description
Latest Action: 02/08/2008 - Assigned to Subcommittee Civil Practice and Procedure of JUD Bill TextCompanion Bill SB3632. Landlord and Tenant - Removes 30-day notice period from remedy for nonpayment of rent by a tenant in the Uniform Landlord Tenant Act. - Amends TCA Section 66-28-505. Fiscal Summary for HB3859 / *SB3632 Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB3859 / *SB3632 Under present law, if there is a material noncompliance by the tenant with the residential rental agreement in a county where the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act ("URLTA") applies, the landlord is authorized to deliver a written notice to the tenant specifying the acts and omissions constituting the breach, and that the rental agreement will terminate 30 days after receipt of the notice unless the tenant cures the situation within 14 days. The landlord and the tenant are authorized to agree to waive the notice requirement [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 02/08/2008 - Assigned to Subcommittee Civil Practice and Procedure of JUD Bill TextCompanion Bill SB3632. Landlord and Tenant - Removes 30-day notice period from remedy for nonpayment of rent by a tenant in the Uniform Landlord Tenant Act. - Amends TCA Section 66-28-505. Fiscal Summary for HB3859 / *SB3632 Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB3859 / *SB3632 Under present law, if there is a material noncompliance by the tenant with the residential rental agreement in a county where the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act ("URLTA") applies, the landlord is authorized to deliver a written notice to the tenant specifying the acts and omissions constituting the breach, and that the rental agreement will terminate 30 days after receipt of the notice unless the tenant cures the situation within 14 days. The landlord and the tenant are authorized to agree to waive the notice requirement [...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/01/2008 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of: Senate C,L&A Comm. Bill TextCompanion Bill HB3859. Landlord and Tenant - Removes 30-day notice period from remedy for nonpayment of rent by a tenant in the Uniform Landlord Tenant Act. - Amends TCA Section 66-28-505. Fiscal Summary for *SB3632 / HB3859 Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *SB3632 / HB3859 Under present law, if there is a material noncompliance by the tenant with the residential rental agreement in a county where the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act ("URLTA") applies, the landlord is authorized to deliver a written notice to the tenant specifying the acts and omissions constituting the breach, and that the rental agreement will terminate 30 days after receipt of the notice unless the tenant cures the situation within 14 days. The landlord and the tenant are authorized to agree to waive the notice requirement [...] show full description
Latest Action: 06/11/2008 - Public Chapter 1067 Bill TextCompanion Bill HB2746. Landlord and Tenant - Expands the application of the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act to all counties with a population of more than 68,000 by removing statutory exemptions for certain counties. - Amends TCA Title 66, Chapter 28. Fiscal Summary for SB2885 / *HB2746 Increase State Expenditures - $5,300 Each One-Day Meeting Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB2885 / *HB2746 Under present law, the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act applies to all counties with populations of over 68,000 according to the 1970 and subsequent censuses except for Williamson, Washington, Rutherford, and Sullivan counties. This bill deletes this exemption and applies the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act to all counties with populations of over 68,000 according to the 1970 and [...] show full description
Latest Action: 06/11/2008 - Companion became Public Chapter 1067 Bill TextCompanion Bill SB2885. Landlord and Tenant - Expands the application of the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act to all counties with a population of more than 68,000 by removing statutory exemptions for certain counties. - Amends TCA Title 66, Chapter 28. Fiscal Summary for *HB2746 / SB2885 Increase State Expenditures - $5,300 Each One-Day Meeting Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB2746 / SB2885 Under present law, the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act applies to all counties with populations of over 68,000 according to the 1970 and subsequent censuses except for Williamson, Washington, Rutherford, and Sullivan counties. This bill deletes this exemption and applies the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act to all counties with populations of over 68,000 according to the 1970 and [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of C,L&A Comm. Bill TextCompanion Bill HB0590. Landlord and Tenant - Removes applicability of Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act to only certain counties and provides for statewide application of such act. - Amends TCA Title 66, Chapter 28. Fiscal Summary for SB1008 / *HB0590 MINIMAL Bill Summary for SB1008 / *HB0590 Under present law, the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (URLTA) only applies to the following counties: Anderson, Blount, Bradley, Davidson, Hamilton, Knox, Madison, Maury, Montgomery, Sevier, Shelby, Sumner, and Wilson. This bill extends the application of the URLTA to the entire state. This extended application would not alter rental agreements entered into before the effective date of July 1, 2007, unless those agreements are extended or renewed after that date.
Latest Action: 04/17/2007 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee Civil Practice and Procedure of Judiciary of Judiciary Committee Bill TextCompanion Bill SB1008. Landlord and Tenant - Removes applicability of Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act to only certain counties and provides for statewide application of such act. - Amends TCA Title 66, Chapter 28. Fiscal Summary for *HB0590 / SB1008 MINIMAL Bill Summary for *HB0590 / SB1008 Under present law, the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (URLTA) only applies to the following counties: Anderson, Blount, Bradley, Davidson, Hamilton, Knox, Madison, Maury, Montgomery, Sevier, Shelby, Sumner, and Wilson. This bill extends the application of the URLTA to the entire state. This extended application would not alter rental agreements entered into before the effective date of July 1, 2007, unless those agreements are extended or renewed after that date.
Latest Action: 02/08/2007 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate Judiciary Comm. Bill TextCompanion Bill HB0143. Law Enforcement - Provides civil immunity under state law to law enforcement officers who assist homeowners in removing certain persons from the homeowner's residence with a court order in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 38 and Title 66. Fiscal Summary for SB0240 / *HB0143 Decrease Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB0240 / *HB0143 This bill provides civil immunity to law enforcement officers who assist a homeowner in removing a person and such person's property from a homeowner's residence without an otherwise appropriate court order or other justifying conduct in the officer's presence. The immunity extends only if: (1) The homeowner has given the person being removed two weeks' notice; (2) The homeowner has requested the person to leave and the person has [...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/17/2007 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee Civil Practice and Procedure of Judiciary of Judiciary Committee Bill TextCompanion Bill SB0240. Law Enforcement - Provides civil immunity under state law to law enforcement officers who assist homeowners in removing certain persons from the homeowner's residence with a court order in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 38 and Title 66. Fiscal Summary for *HB0143 / SB0240 Decrease Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB0143 / SB0240 This bill provides civil immunity to law enforcement officers who assist a homeowner in removing a person and such person's property from a homeowner's residence without an otherwise appropriate court order or other justifying conduct in the officer's presence. The immunity extends only if: (1) The homeowner has given the person being removed two weeks' notice; (2) The homeowner has requested the person to leave and the person has [...] show full description
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