HB400--UNLAWFULOCCUPANCYONPRIVATENONCOMMERCIALPROPERTY
SPONSOR: Amato
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPass"bytheStandingCommitteeon
EmergingIssuesbyavoteof14to1.
Currently,propertyownersmayfileaverifiedpetitioninthe
relevantcourttoseekreliefforremoving"unlawfuloccupants"
frompropertycontainingaresidentialdwelling.
Thisbillexpandsthepetition'scoveragetoprivatenoncommercial
property.
ThisbillissimilartoHCSHB2896(2024).
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatthisbilladdsfurtherclarityto
theprevioussession'ssquatterslegislationbyexpandingthescope
beyondresidentialdwellings.
TestifyinginpersonforthebillwereRepresentative Amatoand
ArnieC.Dienoff.
OPPONENTS: Therewasnooppositionvoicedtothecommittee.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonyandwitnessestestifyingonlinecanbefound
underTestimonyonthebillpageontheHousewebsite.