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1		-	Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota
2		-	In Regular Session Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025
3		-	HOUSE BILL NO. 1610
4		-	(Representatives Warrey, J. Johnson, Lefor, McLeod, Novak, Richter)
5		-	(Senator Lemm)
6		-	AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 47-16 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating
7		-	to prohibited lease provisions in a contract to lease real property.
	1	+	25.1276.02000
	2	+	Sixty-ninth
	3	+	Legislative Assembly
	4	+	of North Dakota
	5	+	Introduced by
	6	+	Representatives Warrey, J. Johnson, Lefor, McLeod, Novak, Richter
	7	+	Senator Lemm
	8	+	A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 47-16 of the North Dakota
	9	+	Century Code, relating to prohibited lease provisions in a contract to lease real property.
8	10		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
9		-	SECTION 1. A new section to chapter 47-16 of the North Dakota Century Code is created ~~and~~
10		-	enacted as follows:
	11	+	SECTION 1. A new section to chapter 47-16 of the North Dakota Century Code is created
	12	+	and enacted as follows:
11	13		Fee for accepting check or other instrument of payment prohibited.
12	14		A landlord may not charge a tenant a fee to accept cash, a check, or a money order for the
13		-	payment of rent or any other payment required by the landlord under a lease for real property. H. B. NO. 1610 - PAGE 2
14		-	____________________________ ____________________________
15		-	Speaker of the House President of the Senate
16		-	____________________________ ____________________________
17		-	Chief Clerk of the House Secretary of the Senate
18		-	This certifies that the within bill originated in the House of Representatives of the Sixty-ninth Legislative
19		-	Assembly of North Dakota and is known on the records of that body as House Bill No. 1610.
20		-	House Vote: Yeas 78 Nays 3 Absent 13
21		-	Senate Vote:Yeas 44 Nays 0 Absent 3
22		-	____________________________
23		-	Chief Clerk of the House
24		-	Received by the Governor at ________M. on _____________________________________, 2025.
25		-	Approved at ________M. on __________________________________________________, 2025.
26		-	____________________________
27		-	Governor
28		-	Filed in this office this ___________day of _______________________________________, 2025,
29		-	at ________ o’clock ________M.
30		-	____________________________
31		-	Secretary of State
	15	+	payment of rent or any other payment required by the landlord under a lease for real property.
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	17	+	ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 1610
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