90th General Assembly
Summary of SB1945
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Senate Sponsors:
DEL VALLE.

Short description: 
DERELICT VACANT BLDGS-TORT                                                 

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Premises Liability Act and the Land  Trust  Beneficial      
   Interest  Disclosure  Act.  Imposes  on  owner  of  a  derelict vacant      
   building  or  a  person  having  lawful  control  of  the  premises  a      
   nondelegable, absolute duty to provide reasonable protection  for  the      
   lives,  health, and safety of others, including trespassers, including      
   preventing  intentional  or  criminal  conduct  facilitated   by   the      
   condition  of  the building that causes injury or death.  Imposes tort      
   liability on property owners  or  persons  having  lawful  control  of      
   derelict  vacant  buildings.   Requires  that such a property owner or      
   other person register with the police department, and makes failure to      
   register a Class B misdemeanor.  Requires that a  trustee  of  a  land      
   trust   holding  real  estate  certified  by  a  municipality  or  law      
   enforcement agency to be  a  derelict  vacant  building  disclose  the      
   identities  of  the  land  trust beneficiaries upon request. Effective      
   immediately.                                                                
 
Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE

   Last action date: 99-01-12

           Location: Senate

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   0     SENATE -   0


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