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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
HOUSE BILL 1988 By: Dollens
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to landlord and tenant; amending 41
O.S. 2021, Section 118, which relates to the duties
of landlord and tenant; requiring all rental
properties to have air -conditioning; and providing an
effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 41 O.S. 2021, Section 118, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 118. A. A landlord shall at all times during the
tenancy:
1. Except in the case of a sin gle-family residence, keep all
common areas of his the building, grounds, facilities and
appurtenances in a clean, safe and sanitary condition;
2. Make all repairs and do whatever is necessary to put and
keep the tenant's dwelling unit and premises in a f it and habitable
condition as well as providing all rental prop erties with air-
conditioning;
3. Maintain in good and safe working order and condition all
electrical, plumbing, sanitary, heating, ve ntilating, air-
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conditioning and other facilities and appli ances, including
elevators, supplied or required to be supplied by him;
4. Except in the case of one - or two-family residences or where
provided by a governmen tal entity, provide and maintain appro priate
receptacles and conveniences for the removal of ash es, garbage,
rubbish and other waste incidental to the occupancy of the dwelling
unit and arrange for the frequent removal of such wastes; and
5. Except in the case of a single-family residence or where the
service is supplied by direct and independently metered utility
connections to the dwelling unit, supply running water and
reasonable amounts of hot water at all times and reasonable heat.
B. The landlord and tenant of a dwelling unit may agree by a
conspicuous writing independent of the rental agreeme nt that the
tenant is to perform specified repairs, maintenance tasks,
alterations or remodeling.
C. Prior to the commencement of a rental agreement, if a
landlord knows or has reason to know that the dwelling unit or any
part of the premises was used in the manufacture of methamphetamine,
the landlord shall disclose this information to a prospective
tenant. Provided however, if the landlord has had the level o f
contamination assessed within the dw elling unit or pertinent part of
the premises, and it has been determined that the level of
contamination does not exceed one -tenth of one microgram (0.1 mcg)
per one hundred square centimeters (100 cm2) of surface mat erials
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within the dwelling unit or per tinent part of the premises, no
disclosure shall be requir ed.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
59-1-5490 JL 12/06/22