HCS SB 932 -- LANDLORD TENANT NOTICE PROVISIONS

SPONSOR:  Klarich (Smith)

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee on
Civil and Administrative Law by a vote of 15 to 0.

This substitute changes the notice provisions required in first
classification counties when an owner of rental property sells
the property.  Instead of a copy of the deed, the owner may
attach a notarized affidavit stating the date the property was
transferred and the name of the new owner.  The substitute also
allows landlords to request from a water or sewer utility to be
notified before services to the rental property are terminated
for non-payment.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that the current law requires that
the landlord provide notice to the tenant that the property is
being conveyed and that a copy of the deed must accompany that
notice.  But there can be a six-week delay before the landlord
can get a copy of the deed from the recorder's office after a
sale.  This creates a hardship for the new landlord when the
landlord is seeking to evict a tenant who is in breach of the
lease (for example, for not paying rent.)

Testifying for the bill were Senator Klarich; The Missouri Bar;
and Missouri Association of Realtors.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Richard Smreker, Senior Legislative Analyst

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated October 11, 2002 at 9:04 am