Your landlord would have to give you at least 14 days' notice before filing an eviction
What it does
HB 396 would change the notice a landlord must give before filing an eviction case. For a tenant under a written lease or rental agreement, and for a tenant at will, the notice would go from three days to at least 14 days, unless a written lease or agreement calls for a longer period. If the case is based only on unpaid rent and the tenant was not late before that month, the notice must use the notice to pay rent or vacate form. A residential tenant who is current on rent would get at least 30 days' notice if a foreclosure buyer chooses not to continue the lease.
What it means for your community
Renters would have more time to pay what they owe or move out before a judge can order them out, and the familiar notice to pay rent or vacate form would stay in place for tenants who were not behind before that month. The 30-day rule would protect tenants who keep paying but lose their home to a foreclosure buyer. The change applies only to eviction cases where the notice to vacate is given on or after September 1, 2027. The bill also creates a faster path when a landlord ends a lease under the termination section it names, letting the landlord file the case as soon as the third day after giving notice.
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