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HB 2188: RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD-TENANT CODE; APPLICATION SCREENING; COMPREHENSIVE REUSABLE TENANT SCREENING REPORT; DAMAGES; FINES; OCP; DCCA

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: House
  • Latest Version Date: 2026-02-19

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-02-20: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).)

Introduced

In Committee

First Chamber

In Committee

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

Requires landlords or landlord's agents to accept comprehensive reusable tenant screening reports, if made available by an applicant, and prohibits application fees in such cases.  Establishes remedies for refusing to accept those reports.  Effective 7/1/3000.  (HD1)

Discussed in Hearing

House Standing Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce6MIN
Feb 10, 2026

House Standing Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce

House Standing Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce4MIN
Feb 10, 2026

House Standing Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce

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