HCSHB1316--RESIDENTIALPROPERTYREGISTRATION
SPONSOR: Billington
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPasswithHCS"bytheStanding
CommitteeonGovernmentEfficiencybyavoteof11to5.
ThefollowingisasummaryoftheHouseCommitteeSubstituteforHB
1316.
Thisbillprohibitsapoliticalsubdivisionfromrequiringthe
ownerofresidentialpropertythatisofferedforrenttolicense,
register,orobtaincertificationforthepropertyatanytimeor
foranyreason.Thisdoesnotapplytocommercialpropertyor
propertyrentedforlessthen30days.
Thefollowingisasummaryofthepublictestimonyfromthe
committeehearing. Thetestimonywasbasedontheintroduced
versionofthebill.
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatmunicipalities shouldnothave
authoritytoregulatepropertyandthisbillkeepsgovernmentin
checkandpreventsadditionalredtapefromdrivingupcostsfor
landlords.
TestifyinginpersonforthebillwereRepresentative Billington;
MissouriRealtors;andArnieC.Dienoff.
OPPONENTS: Thosewhoopposethebillsaythatoneofthekey
componentsofhealthislivingconditionsandthisbillwould
preventinspectionsforhomesthatmaycontributetosicknessin
tenants. Thereareconcernsthatalackofregistrationwilllead
toalackofaccountability forcontactinformationforlandlords
thatmaynotliveinthestate.Oftenregistrationcostshelp
coversafetyfeatureslikefirealarmsandcarbonmonoxide
detectorsandtheroleoflocalgovernmentistoprotectthehuman
righttohousing.
TestifyinginpersonagainstthebillwereCityofKansasCity;
EdwinKraemer,M.D.;JonathanByrd;HaleyDay;SarahWatkins,
TenantsTransformingGreaterSt.Louis;AmberBauer;andCityof
Independence.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonyandwitnessestestifyingonlinecanbefound
underTestimonyonthebillpageontheHousewebsite.