{"id":4633,"date":"2015-10-20T13:30:28","date_gmt":"2015-10-20T17:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.mml.org\/wp\/inside208\/?p=4633"},"modified":"2015-10-20T13:30:28","modified_gmt":"2015-10-20T17:30:28","slug":"rental-inspection-legislation-passes-out-of-committee-league-supports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mml.org\/inside208\/2015\/10\/20\/rental-inspection-legislation-passes-out-of-committee-league-supports\/","title":{"rendered":"Rental Inspection Legislation Passes Out of Committee, League Supports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, the Senate Local Government Committee passed out SB 394 (adopted S-2 version: <a href=\"\/inside208\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/10\/SB-394-s-2.pdf\">SB 394 s-2<\/a>)\u00a0, a bill to fold townships into the mix of those local communities who qualify for the act, clarifies that inspection programs are optional at the local level, and states a rental inspection fee cannot be required to be paid more than 6 months prior to the actual inspection. \u00a0The League testified in support of this legislation during the<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.mml.org\/wp\/inside208\/2015\/10\/08\/senate-committee-takes-testimony-on-rental-inspection-legislation-league-supports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> last committee hearing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Again, thank you to Sen. 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