| 1 | 1 | | FIRSTREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.1564 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVESTEINHOFF. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1433H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Toamendchapter441,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtopurpose-built |
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| 8 | 8 | | studenthousing. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Chapter441,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2knownassection441.928,toreadasfollows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 441.928.1.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean: |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2 (1)"Academicservices",servicesthatinclude,butshallnotbelimitedto, |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3reliableinternetaccess,transportationtoandfromtheinstitutionofhighereducation, |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4studyspaces,communityevents,andconflictresolution; |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5 (2)"Essentialservices",servicesthatinclude,butshallnotbelimitedto,readily |
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| 17 | 17 | | 6availablelaundryfacilities,securebuildingaccess,securepersonalspaces,garbage |
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| 18 | 18 | | 7disposal,emergencymaintenanceservices,andon-siteparking; |
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| 19 | 19 | | 8 (3)"Purpose-builtstudenthousing",housingthatisdesignedforstudentrenters |
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| 20 | 20 | | 9whoareattendinganinstitutionofhighereducationinthisstateandisleasedbythebed |
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| 21 | 21 | | 10orbytheroom. |
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| 22 | 22 | | 11 2.Anyrenterofpurpose-builtstudenthousingshallhavethefollowingrights: |
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| 23 | 23 | | 12 (1)Therighttoahabitablelivingspace,whichincludesthefollowing |
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| 24 | 24 | | 13functioningutilities: |
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| 25 | 25 | | 14 (a)Water; |
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| 26 | 26 | | 15 (b)Electricity;and |
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| 27 | 27 | | 16 (c)Heat; |
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| 28 | 28 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 29 | 29 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17 (2)Therighttotimelyrepairsformaintenanceissuesarisingfromnormalwear |
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| 30 | 30 | | 18andtear; |
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| 31 | 31 | | 19 (3)Therighttopropernoticebeforeentrybythelandlordexceptinemergency |
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| 32 | 32 | | 20situations; |
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| 33 | 33 | | 21 (4)Therighttoprotectionagainstunreasonablerentincreasesduringthelease |
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| 34 | 34 | | 22term; |
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| 35 | 35 | | 23 (5)Therighttoproperwrittennoticeifthepurpose-builtstudenthousing |
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| 36 | 36 | | 24propertyissoldtoanewlandlord;and |
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| 37 | 37 | | 25 (6)Therighttonotbediscriminatedagainstbasedonprotectedcharacteristics |
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| 38 | 38 | | 26including,butnotlimitedto,race,religion,ordisability. |
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| 39 | 39 | | 27 3.Aleasebetweenalandlordofpurpose-builtstudenthousingandarenterof |
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| 40 | 40 | | 28suchhousingshallincludethefollowing: |
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| 41 | 41 | | 29 (1)Transparentfees,includingfeesbefore,during,andattheendofthelease; |
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| 42 | 42 | | 30 (2)Howconflictsbetweenrenterswithinineachpurpose-builtstudenthousing |
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| 43 | 43 | | 31shallberesolved; |
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| 44 | 44 | | 32 (3)Howhealthdisclosuresonaleaseapplicationshallbehonored; |
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| 45 | 45 | | 33 (4)Informationregardingleasemodificationsorbreakinganexistingleasein |
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| 46 | 46 | | 34casesinwhichtherenterhasachangeinacademicstatuswithintheinstitutionofhigher |
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| 47 | 47 | | 35educationincluding,butnotlimitedto: |
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| 48 | 48 | | 36 (a)Transferringtoanotherinstitutionofhighereducationnotwithinproximity |
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| 49 | 49 | | 37tothepurpose-builtstudenthousing; |
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| 50 | 50 | | 38 (b)Withdrawingfromtheinstitutionofhighereducation; |
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| 51 | 51 | | 39 (c)Beingremovedfromtheinstitutionofhighereducation;or |
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| 52 | 52 | | 40 (d)Relocatingtoanotherstatebecauseofa: |
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| 53 | 53 | | 41 a.Catastrophicillnessoraccidentofafamilymemberoftherenter; |
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| 54 | 54 | | 42 b.Deathinthefamily;or |
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| 55 | 55 | | 43 c.Familyemergencyorotherlife-changingeventthatrequirestherenterto |
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| 56 | 56 | | 44withdrawfromtheinstitutionofhighereducation; |
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| 57 | 57 | | 45 (5)Informationastowhethertransferringaleaseorsubleasingispermitted; |
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| 58 | 58 | | 46 (6)Leaserenewaloptions,includingaright-of-first-refusalclausethatincludesa |
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| 59 | 59 | | 47timelinenoearlierthanthesemesterpriortowhentheleaseisduetoexpire;and |
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| 60 | 60 | | 48 (7)Allacademicservicesoressentialservicesalandlordofpurpose-builtstudent |
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| 61 | 61 | | 49housingisprovidingtorentersofsuchhousing.Ifthelandlordfailstoprovideanyof |
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| 62 | 62 | | 50thelistedacademicservicesoressentialservicesprovidedintheleaseinatimely |
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| 63 | 63 | | 51manner,thelandlordshallbedeemedguiltyofforcibleentryanddetainerasdescribed |
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| 64 | 64 | | 52inchapter534;providedhowever,thissubdivisionshallnotbeapplicableifthelandlord |
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| 65 | 65 | | 53takessuchactionforhealthorsafetyreasons. |
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| 66 | 66 | | HB1564 2 54 4.Inconjunctionwiththeattorneygeneral,thedepartmentofhighereducation |
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| 67 | 67 | | 55andworkforcedevelopmentshallcreateaflyerthatlandlordsofpurpose-builtstudent |
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| 68 | 68 | | 56housingshallprovidetorentersofsuchhousingthatshallinclude,ataminimum,the |
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| 69 | 69 | | 57leaserequirementsprovidedundersubsection3ofthissection. |
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| 70 | 70 | | âś” |
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| 71 | 71 | | HB1564 3 |
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