Summary
Bill 24-094 modifies and clarifies existing warranty of habitability laws to delineate actions that constitute a breach of the warranty of habitability and procedures for warranty of habitability claims alleged by the tenant. These modifications include, requiring landlords to address an uninhabitable condition until such condition is remedied or repaired, establishing a rebuttable presumption that a landlord has failed its duty to remedy or repair a condition if it exists either 7 or 14 days after the landlord has notice of the condition, and clarifying certain conditions that are considered inhabitable. This bill also establishes legal standards and court procedures for tenants' claims and landlords' defenses to the claims, clarifies and prohibits retaliation, and delineates the jurisdiction of the attorney general and courts over matters regarding the warranty of habitability.