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HB0210 • 2011

Landlord/tenant-return of deposits.

AN ACT relating to civil procedure; providing that an owner of residential rental property who unreasonably fails to return a rental deposit is liable for double the amount of the full deposit; and providing for an effective date.

Housing
Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representative Greene
Last action
2011-02-03
Official status
inactive
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendments

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HB0210H3001

3rd reading • SHEPPERSON

Withdrawn

Plain English: Withdrawn 3rd reading by SHEPPERSON

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HB0210HS001

Standing Committee • H09

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H09

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Bill History

  1. 2011-02-03 House

    H Failed 3rd Reading

  2. 2011-02-02 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  3. 2011-02-01 House

    H Passed CoW

  4. 2011-02-01 House

    Amendment Adopted

  5. 2011-02-01 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  6. 2011-01-31 House

    H Placed on General File

  7. 2011-01-31 House

    H09 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  8. 2011-01-25 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H09

  9. 2011-01-24 House

    H Received for Introduction

  10. 2011-01-21 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
WORKING DRAFT
2011
STATE OF
WYOMING
11LSO-0447

HOUSE BILL
NO.
HB0210

Landlord/tenant-return of deposits.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Greene, Connolly, Harvey, Illoway and Nicholas, B. and Senator(s) Hastert and Rothfuss

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to
civil procedure; providing
that
an owner of residential rental property
who
unreasonably fails to return a
rental
deposit
is liable for double the amount of the full deposit
;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.

W.S. 1
‑
21
‑
1208(c) is amended to read:

1
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21
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1208.

Deductions from deposit; written itemization; time limits; failure to give notice; recovery by renter; utilities deposit; penalty.

(c)

If the owner of a residential rental unit or his agent unreasonably fails to comply with subsection (a) or (b) of this section, the renter may recover
double the amount of

the full
deposit and court costs. In an action by a renter pursuant to this section, if the owner is the prevailing party and the court finds the renter acted unreasonably in bringing the action, the owner may be awarded court costs in addition to any other relief available.

Section 2
.

This act is effective July 1, 2011.

(END)

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