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HB3389 • 2026

Landlord and tenant; pets; pet deposit; pet fee; pet rent; effective date.

Landlord and tenant; pets; pet deposit; pet fee; pet rent; effective date.

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Sponsor
Clinton
Last action
2026-02-12
Official status
Referred to Rules
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Landlord and tenant; pets; pet deposit; pet fee; pet rent; effective date.

Landlord and tenant; pets; pet deposit; pet fee; pet rent; effective date.

What This Bill Does

  • Landlord and tenant; pets; pet deposit; pet fee; pet rent; effective date.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-12 House

    Withdrawn from Civil Judiciary Committee

  2. 2026-02-12 House

    Withdrawn from Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee

  3. 2026-02-12 House

    Referred to Rules

  4. 2026-02-03 House

    Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

  5. 2026-02-03 House

    Referred to Civil Judiciary

  6. 2026-02-02 House

    First Reading

  7. 2026-02-02 House

    Authored by Representative Clinton

Official Summary Text

Landlord and tenant; pets; pet deposit; pet fee; pet rent; effective date.

Current Bill Text

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STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)

HOUSE BILL 3389 By: Clinton

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to landlord and tenant; providing
that a landlord may require either a pet deposit or a
pet fee for tenants that own a pet; prohibiting pet
rent; providing for codification; and providing an
effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 62 of Title 41, unless there is
created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. A landlord may charge a tenant who has a pet the following:
1. A pet deposit: Which is a deposit that covers actual
damages caused by an animal. The deposit shall be:
a. refundable;
b. a one-time payment;
c. damage-based, meaning if the damages does not exceed
the deposit amount the unused portion of the deposit
shall be refunded to the tenant; and
d. held in escrow.

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2. Pet Fee: A pet fee shall be:
a. nonrefundable:
b. a one-time payment charged solely because a pet will
live on the leased premises;
C. not tied to actual damages; and
D. not be charged in addition to pet deposit.
B. A landlord may not charge pet rent. Pet rent is a recurring
payment for having a pet on the leased premises.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.

60-2-15758 JL 01/05/26