Oklahoma 2025 2025 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB1063 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/06/2025

                     
 
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STATE OF OKLAHOMA 
 
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) 
 
HOUSE BILL 1063 	By: Dollens 
 
 
 
 
 
AS INTRODUCED 
 
An Act relating to landlord and tenant; enacting the 
Anti-Fungi Act of 2025; amending 41 O.S. 2021, 
Section 118, which relates to duties of landlord and 
tenant; requiring certain repair to be made in a 
timely manner; requiring treatment of premises when 
mold is present; providing timeline for treatment; 
providing penalties for violation; providing for 
noncodification; and provi ding an effective date. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 1.     NEW LAW     A new section of law not to be 
codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows: 
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Anti-Fungi Act 
of 2025". 
SECTION 2.     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:   
 
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1.  Except in the case of a single -family residence, keep a ll 
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 fit and habitable 
condition; 
3.  Maintain in good and safe working order and condition all 
electrical, plumbing, sanitary, heating, ventilating, air -
conditioning and other facilities and appliances, including 
elevators, supplied or required to be supplied by him the landlord; 
4.  Make repairs in a timely manner with respect to the 
situation or as outlined by th e leasing agreement; 
5.  If mold is present in or around the dwelling unit, the 
landlord must begin appropriate mold treatment within three (3) 
business days of a report being ma de and complete treatment no more 
than seven (7) business days beginning after the first day of 
treatment; 
6. Except in the case of one - or two-family residences or where 
provided by a governmental entity, provide and maintain appropriate 
receptacles and conveniences for the removal of ashes, garbage, 
rubbish and other waste incide ntal to the occupancy of the dwelling 
unit and arrange for the frequent removal of such wastes; and 
5. 7. Except in the case of a single -family residence or where 
the service is supplied by direct and independently metered utility   
 
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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 specifi ed 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 of 
contamination assessed within the dwelling unit or perti nent 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 materials 
within the dwelling unit or pertinent part of the p remises, no 
disclosure shall be required. 
D.  A landlord found in violation paragraph 5 of subsection A of 
this act shall be subject to: 
1.  Coverage of tenant medical bill that arise from mold 
allergies or other conditions proven to have exacerbated by 
prolonged exposure to mold spores; and 
2.  A fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) 
payable to the affected tenants.   
 
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SECTION 3.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2025. 
 
60-1-10333 JL 12/16/24