HB730--EVICTIONPROCEEDINGS
SPONSOR: Brown(16)
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPass"bytheSpecialCommitteeon
SmallBusinessbyavoteof7to0.
Thebillprohibitsanycounty,municipality,orpolitical
subdivisionfromimposingorenforcingamoratoriumoneviction
proceedingsunlessspecificallyauthorizedbystatelaw.
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatthebillisaimedatprotecting
propertyrights.Moratoriumisaclearinfringementonproperty
rightsandagainstcontractagreementsenteredintobetweenthe
landlordandtenant.WhenCongressinitiallyimposedthe
moratoriumundertheCARESAct,theCDCextendedthemoratoriums.
TheU.S.SupremeCourtruledthatCDCexceededitsauthority.Fifty
percentoftherentalsareownedbymomandpopoperationswho
experiencedifficultyinnotcollectingrent.Onlyafractionof
themoneysthatwereallocatedtolandlordsweredisbursedbythe
FederalGovernment. Severalstatesenactedtheirowneviction
moratoriums. Thereshouldnotbeapiecemealapproachatthelocal
levelandtheopportunityfordecisionmakingshouldbeatthe
statelevel.
TestifyinginpersonforthebillwereRepresentative Brown;
AssociationofMissouriRealtors;MissouriBankersAssociation;and
St.LouisApartmentAssociation.
OPPONENTS: Thosewhoopposethebillsaythattheeviction
moratoriumsshouldbeenactedatthecountyormunicipalitylevel
withoutstategovernmentoverreach. Thepandemiccreatedavery
difficultsituationforlowincomeMissouritenanthouseholdsand
theevictionmoratoriumshelpedkeepfamiliestogetherandreduced
thenegativeimpactonthelifeandhealthoftheworkforceand
economy.
TestifyinginpersonagainstthebillwereCityofSt.Louis;Vee
Sanchez,EmpowerMissouri;andEmpowerMissouri.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonyandwitnessestestifyingonlinecanbefound
underTestimonyonthebillpageontheHousewebsite.