After a long radio-silence we finally have word that HB3054 has successfully made it through committee and was passed by the House. The House Committee for Housing and Homelessness gave an affirmative vote on the bill April 7th, after amendments were made and agreed upon.
We didn’t get everything we hoped for, but we did end up at nearly half the amount of annual increases we see today. The amended bill lands us at 6% annual maximum increases for park s with more than 30 units, rather than 10%. There is some confusion over the amendments, which we will clear up in this newsletter.
Great job members! You were successful in reaching out to your representatives and we did a stellar job showing up to give our testimony at the capitol. HB3054-2 will be the 3rd bill going to vote in this house session, and it was granted emergency status- meaning it will become law sooner (if it makes it through the House, Senate and Ways and Means).
Speaker of the House Julie Fahey prompted action on this bill. We are very hopeful, with her support, we will get this bill passed. The bill does include protections against landlords making demands for aesthetic improvements and also prevents landlords from requiring interior inspections of homes as a condition of sale.
Check out our “At the Capitol” post for more information on the amendments.