Robert Zirkin Archives - Laws for Landlords

Medical Marijuana – Caregivers – Certificate of Qualifying Patient

Establishing that it is an affirmative defense to a prosecution for the possession of marijuana or the possession of specified drug paraphernalia that the defendant was a specified caregiver and possessed the marijuana or paraphernalia for a specified purposes; establishing that a specified qualifying patient who has been issued and possesses a specified written certification is not subject to a specified prosecution, penalty, or denial of a right or privilege for the medical use of marijuana, under specified circumstances; etc.

September 24, 2022

Real Property – Residential Leases – Interest on Security Deposits

Changing the interest rate paid on a security deposit at the end of a tenancy under a residential lease or by a mobile home park owner and when an evicted or ejected tenant makes a timely written demand for return of the security deposit from 3% per annum to the daily U.S. Treasury yield curve rate for 1 year, as of the first business day of each year, or 1.5%, whichever is greater; requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to maintain on its Web site a specified list or calculator; applying the Act prospectively; etc.

April 1, 2021

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Medical Marijuana – Caregivers – Certificate of Qualifying Patient

Landlord-Tenant – Tenant Protections – Medical Cannabis

Real Property – Residential Leases – Interest on Security Deposits