The House Judiciary Committee heard HB 1194 authored by Rep. Speedy on delinquent self-storage facility rents. The bill amends current law to allow a self-storage facility owner to impose and collect a late fee from renters. This bill also authorizes the facility owner to recover all reasonable costs and expenses of rent collection and lien enforcement. The bill specifies that the f … [Read more...] about Delinquent self-storage facility rents
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Civil forfeiture
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 99 on civil forfeiture, authored by Sen. Bray. The bill was prepared by the interim study committee on courts and the judiciary and provides the following: requires the prosecuting attorney to file an affidavit of probable cause with a court not later than seven days after property is seized, and provides for the return of the property to … [Read more...] about Civil forfeiture
Handgun licensing
The Senate heard SB 237 on handgun licensing, authored by Sen. Bray. The bill provides the following: increases the duration of a four-year handgun license to five years. requires a law enforcement officer to whom an application for a handgun license is made to determine the applicant's: (1) country of citizenship; (2) place of birth; and (3) alien or admission number issued by … [Read more...] about Handgun licensing
Order to repair tax sale property
The Senate Civil Law heard SB 296 on order to repair tax sale property, authored by Sen. Raatz. The bill provides that an order to repair tax sale property originally issued by an enforcement authority under the unsafe building law to the owner of a vacant or abandoned property that is later sold at a tax sale may subsequently be enforced against the successful bidder at the tax … [Read more...] about Order to repair tax sale property
Unlawful indemnity agreements
The House Judiciary Committee heard HB 1015 concerning unlawful indemnity agreements authored by Rep. Torr. The bill addresses indemnity agreements for certain design-build contracts, and specifies that a provision in a professional service contract that requires indemnification and defense of promise for certain liability is void. The Committee amended the bill to also provide that … [Read more...] about Unlawful indemnity agreements