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Read. Follow. Verify.Oklahoma preempts local rental regulations and prohibits landlord retaliation against tenants
Last action · February 4, 2025: Referred to Civil Judiciary
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What This Bill Proposed
House Bill 1083 establishes statewide over residential tenancies, invalidating local government regulations on rental agreements, fees, security deposits, and screening processes, while prohibiting landlords from retaliating against tenants who exercise legal rights or report code violations within 60 days.
Changes rental regulations statewide by stripping cities and counties of authority to set local tenant rules, while giving tenants statutory rights to sue for civil penalties and giving landlords remedies for bad-faith claims, effective November 1, 2025.
- House Bill 1083 was introduced in the 1st Session of the 60th Oklahoma Legislature (2025) by Representative Tedford. context
- Title 41 of the Oklahoma Statutes governs landlord and tenant relationships within the state. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Landlords
Landlords are prohibited from taking retaliatory actions against tenants within 60 days of protected activities, are subject to civil penalties for retaliation, but gain statutory remedies including immediate possession and penalties against tenants filing bad-faith claims.
Tenants
Tenants gain explicit protections against landlord retaliation for exercising lease rights or reporting code violations, along with statutory rights to recover civil penalties, actual damages, and attorney fees for unlawful retaliation.
Local governments
Local municipalities lose the authority to regulate residential tenancies, screening processes, security deposits, application fees, and rental agreement terms due to state preemption.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Feb 4, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Civil Judiciary
- Feb 4, 2025HouseCommitteeSecond Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
- Feb 3, 2025HouseAuthored by Representative Tedford
- Feb 3, 2025HouseIntroducedFirst Reading
Version history
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Full breakdown
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Discoveries
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State Preemption of Local Tenancy Rules
The bill shifts regulatory authority over residential tenancies entirely to the state level, invalidating any existing or future local government ordinances on the subject.
Sources
www.oklegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy70Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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