Housing Protections for Victim-Survivors

Header text changed from 'REREVISED' to 'REVISED' with updated language indicating amendments were adopted on second reading in the second house.

Date stamp '3rd Reading Unamended April 4, 2025' and 'SENATE' label were removed from the document header.

Multiple Senate sponsors (Ball, Bridges, Coleman, Cutter, Danielson, Gonzales J., Jodeh, Kipp, Kolker, Michaelson Jenet, Rodriguez, Sullivan, Wallace, Winter F.) were removed from the Senate sponsorship list.

Updated bill title and versioning to reflect 'Rerevised' status with all Senate amendments adopted, replacing the previous 'PREAMENDED' version.

Added additional co-sponsors to both House and Senate lists, expanding the coalition supporting the bill.

Reorganized bill structure to include reading dates and committee assignments, clarifying the bill's legislative history.

The document format changed from a final signed bill to a pre-amended draft version with committee amendments and bill summary included.

Landlords must offer a repayment plan within 48 hours when a victim-survivor provides documentation that unlawful detention was caused by gender-based violence.

Landlords must serve legal notices through personal service when they have notice that a tenant is a victim-survivor.

Court records related to unlawful detention claims must remain suppressed if the defendant asserts they are a victim-survivor and provides documentation.

Victim-survivors who terminate a lease due to gender-based violence are not liable for damages caused by the responsible party and may only owe one month's rent if the landlord provides documentation of economic damages within 30 days.

Landlords cannot assign debts owed by victim-survivors to third-party collectors without providing documentation of economic damages and at least 90 days' written notice.

Landlords cannot prevent victim-survivors from changing locks or retaliate against them for taking safety precautions.

The definition of protected incidents was expanded to include unlawful sexual behavior, stalking, and domestic abuse in addition to domestic violence.

Added a note explaining that the bill has been prepared for signatures and directing readers to legislative status sheets for gubernatorial action information.

Corrected formatting inconsistencies in the legislative title and sponsor information sections.

Adjusted text formatting in Section 2, including capitalization and spacing corrections in the statutory language regarding unlawful detention definitions.

Removed explanatory text about how to interpret the document (capital letters, bold numbers, dashes) that was not part of the actual bill language.

Expanded eligibility criteria to include victims of stalking and unlawful sexual behavior alongside domestic violence and domestic abuse as qualifying incidents for housing protections.

Added a new self-attestation affidavit option allowing tenants to document victim status without third-party verification, though landlords may request additional documentation if information appears conflicting.

Modified landlord obligations to require repayment plan offers within 48 hours when tenant provides documentation for nonpayment due to gender-based violence, and clarified procedures for handling conflicting documentation.

Added explicit definitions and requirements for qualified third-party letters, specifying acceptable professionals including faith leaders and mental health providers.

Corrected formatting inconsistencies and clarified statutory language regarding unlawful detention definitions and exceptions.

Added six new co-sponsors to the House sponsorship list: Bacon, Bird, Boesenecker, Brown, Camacho, Clifford, Duran, English, Froelich, Garcia, Jackson, Lukens, Mabrey, Phillips, Rutinel, Sirota, Stewart K., Stewart R., Story, and Willford.

Updated the bill summary header from 'ENGROSSED' to 'REENGROSSED' and added a date stamp indicating the summary applies to the reengrossed version as of March 5, 2025.

Header text was changed from 'INTRODUCED' to 'ENGROSSED' to reflect the bill's current legislative status after amendments.

Bill number formatting was adjusted in the header section to align with standard legislative markup conventions.

Page numbering and section header formatting were corrected to remove inconsistencies between the original and amended versions.