HB453 Alabama 2018 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Ken Johnson

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2018

Title

Rental agreements, noncurable defaults of, to create noncurable default when live-in caregiver for disabled person is terminated from job, Sec. 35-9A-421 am'd.

Summary

HB 453 would treat a live-in caregiver for a disabled person who does not immediately leave the home after their job ends as a noncurable default under rental law.

What This Bill Does

The bill adds a new noncurable default offense to the rental-issues statute for live-in caregivers who fail to vacate immediately after employment ends. If the caregiver does not leave promptly, the landlord may terminate the lease with a seven-day notice and pursue eviction. This change is made by amending Section 35-9A-421 to include this specific conduct among the listed defaults. It applies to arrangements where a live-in caregiver resides in the disabled person’s home.

Who It Affects

• Live-in caregivers of disabled persons, who must vacate immediately after termination of employment or be subject to eviction as a noncurable default.
• Landlords or rental-property owners who house live-in caregivers for disabled individuals, who gain a new grounds to terminate the lease and evict if the caregiver does not vacate promptly.

Key Provisions

• Adds: Refusal by a live-in caregiver living with a disabled person to vacate the home immediately after termination of employment constitutes a noncurable default of the rental agreement.
• Amends Section 35-9A-421 to include this new conduct among the enumerated noncurable defaults, enabling eviction after a seven-day notice if the default is not remedied.
• Places this new default alongside existing listed defaults (such as illegal drug use, firearms discharge, etc.) as grounds for lease termination.

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Subjects

Leases and Leasing