Sponsors: Oscar Braynon

Amending provisions relating to defenses to action for possession of a dwelling unit; providing conditions under which the court may waive the requirement that a tenant pay rent into the registry of the court; revising provisions relating to default judgment upon waiver of a tenant’s defenses, etc.

Providing criminal penalties for specified prohibited practices by a landlord relating to maintenance of the premises, retaliatory conduct, and other protections, etc.