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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
SENATE BILL 1727 By: Garvin
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to the Oklahoma Residential Landlord
and Tenant Act; amending 41 O.S. 2021, S ection 118,
which relates to duties of land lord and tenant;
requiring maintenance of certain equipment; making
language gender neutral; and providing an effective
date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 41 O.S. 2021, Se ction 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 single -family residence, keep all
common areas of his 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 fit and habitable
condition;
3. Maintain in good and safe working order and condition all
electrical, plumbing, sanitar y, heating, ventilating, air-
conditioning, smoke detecting or fire preventing, and other
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facilities and appliances, including elevators, supplied or required
to be supplied by him the landlord;
4. Except in the case of one - or two-family residences or whe re
provided by a governmental entity, provide and maintain appropriate
receptacles and conveniences for the removal of ashes, garbage,
rubbish and other waste incidental to the occupancy of the dwelling
unit and arrange for the frequent removal of such was tes; 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 agreement that the
tenant is to perform specified repairs, maintenance tasks,
alterations or remodeling.
C. Prior to the commencement of a r ental 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 i nformation to a prospective
tenant. Provided however, if the la ndlord has had the level of
contamination assessed within the dwelling 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 centimeter s (100 cm2) of surface materials
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within the dwelling unit or per tinent part of the premises, no
disclosure shall be required.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective Novemb er 1, 2024.
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