HB1619 HFLR Page 1
BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
HOUSE BILL 1619 By: Bennett
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to landlord and tenant; amending 41
O.S. 2011, Section 131, which relates to delinquent
rent; modifying time requirement for payment of
delinquent rent before rental agreement is
terminated; and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 41 O.S. 2011, Section 131, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 131. A. If rent is unpaid when due, the landlord may
bring an action for recovery of the rent at any time thereafter or
the landlord may wait until the expiration of the period allowed for
curing a default by the tenant, as prescribed in subsection B of
this section, before bringing such action.
B. A landlord may terminate a rental agreement for failure to
pay rent when due, if the tenant fails to pay the rent within five
(5) fifteen (15) days after written notice of the landlord's demand
for payment. The notice may be given before or after the landlord
HB1619 HFLR Page 2
BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
files any action authorized by subsection A of this section. Demand
for past due rent is deemed a demand for possession of the premis es
and no further notice to quit possession need be given by the
landlord to the tenant for any purpose.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AND COMMERCE, dated
02/24/2021 - DO PASS.