Nebraska Legislature Bill LB 469
- sarahcooper402
- Feb 14
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About LB 469:
Require the State Court Administrator to develop a form to be included by landlords in residential eviction notices concerning resources for tenants
“… Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act… to provide a duty for the State Court Administrator; to require development of a form to be included in eviction notices…” LB469 requires us as property owners to provide a government generated form to our tenants that has information about legal assistance, financial resources and how to report housing discrimination. We would be required to provide this government form with our eviction notice.
Public Hearing:
Thursday, February 20th, 2025 at 1:30pm
Room 1525
What Can You Do?
Please use the following link to SUBMIT COMMENTS ONLINE FOR LB 469 and leave your comment for the Judicial Committee to express your OPPOSITION for LB 469 (see below for link)
MUST SUBMIT BY THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20th BY 8:00am
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"Senators, I oppose LB469. The time to educate tenants about how to avoid evictions is not at the time that they have created the cause of an eviction proceeding commencing. The time to educate tenants is before they sign a lease. The lease itself tells the tenant how to easily avoid an eviction. First is to pay the rent on time. Second is to care for the owner’s property and not cause damages. Third is to behave, acting appropriately and in a civil manner to neighbors, owners and owner’s staff/maintenance. An eviction is a civil proceeding between a landlord and a tenant which the landlord enters into reluctantly to reclaim their property when the legal contract called the lease is broken by the tenant. Tenants are our customers and no landlord wants an eviction. It’s a painful and expensive process for all involved. Many times the landlord has been trying to work with the tenant to resolve whatever issue is leading to the eviction including letting them know what monetary resources are available to them if it is failure to pay the rent and the eviction is not a surprise to the tenant. The victim of an eviction proceeding is not the tenant. The victim is the property owner; lost rents, damaged property, legal costs, vacancy and more! No eviction is needed if the tenant holds up their end of the rental agreement. An alternative would be a voluntary intervention system for landlords to submit tenants as a better way to avoid evictions. I ask you to reject LB469."
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