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Rep. Ken Sumsion, R-American Fork HB216, is intended to set guidelines on the
"good landlord" programs that have been implemented in 11 cities and
ensure that landlords who have taken the training in one city don’t have to
re-take the training in each city where they rent units.
The class costs landlords $59 and lasts eight hours, mostly to
train them on the applicable tenant law.
But one section of the bill says that legislators and other
elected officials whose public service touches on real estate issues are exempt
from the landlord program.
More
than a third of House members and 11 of the 29 senators are involved in real
estate or own rental properties, according to their conflict of interest forms.
Senate Majority Whip Wayne Niederhauser, R-Sandy, the Senate
sponsor of the bill, said he knew the exemption was in the bill, but said it
just carries forward the continuing education exception and is "not an
unusual thing."
"I don’t see it as a big deal," said Niederhauser, who
is a real estate development and management executive. "If you want to be
a good landlord, you ought to just take it."
HB216, 2nd substitute, passed the House on a 73-1
vote last Friday, March 2, J. Nielsen voted against it and P. Arent did not
vote. HB 216 was approved 26-0 by the
Senate on Wednesday night, March 7, the night before the session ends. A.
Christensen, K. Mayne and K. VanTassell did not vote.
It now goes to Gov. Gary Herbert for signature.
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