Rep. Annazette Collins
Filed: 3/24/2004
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4650




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4650, AS AMENDED, 
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with reference to page and line numbers of House Amendment No. 
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1, by replacing lines 18 through 22 on page 1 and lines 1 
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through 5 on page 2 with the following:

 
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    "(a-5) A landlord, or his or her agent, commits the offense 
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of criminal housing management when, under any agreement, 
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whether written or verbal, the landlord or agent charges a 
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tenant for gas, water, or electrical utility service and:
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        (1) the landlord or agent fails to pay the utility 
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company for the service, resulting in termination of that 
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utility service to the tenant's residence; and
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        (2) the termination of utility service is not corrected 
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within 24 hours after it was terminated, unless the delay 
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is caused by an act of God or other occurrence through no 
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fault of the landlord or agent; and
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        (3) the termination of utility service endangers the 
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health or safety of the tenant or a member of the tenant's 
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household."; and
 
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on page 2, lines 10 and 11, by replacing "building" each time 
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it appears with "building containing 3 or more residential 
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units"; and
 
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on page 2, by replacing lines 20 through 22 with the following:
 
 


 






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    "A first conviction for a violation of subsection (a)

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Criminal housing management is a Class A misdemeanor.  A 
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subsequent conviction for a violation of subsection (a) is a 
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Class 4 felony.
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    A first conviction for a violation of subsection (a-5) is a 
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petty offense.  A second conviction for a violation of 
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subsection (a-5) is a business offense subject to a fine not to 
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exceed $1,500.  A third or subsequent conviction for a violation 
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of subsection (a-5) is a Class A misdemeanor.".