AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORDS AND TENANT ACT -- JUST CAUSE EVICTIONS

SB 212 amends the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act to establish "just cause" eviction requirements for residential tenancies. This bill prevents landlords from removing tenants or refusing to renew leases without a court order based on specific "good cause" grounds. It directly affects residential landlords and tenants. Exemptions include owner-occupied premises with fewer than four units and situations where the sublessor seeks possession for personal use. One specified ground for good cause is a tenant's failure to pay rent, unless the rent increase was unreasonable.