S2901 — Allows for a tenant to withhold payment of rent and deposit the rent accruing into an escrow bearing account, upon the issuance of a second notice of violation by an enforcing officer for any state or local minimum housing code enforcement agency.

S2901 — Allows for a tenant to withhold payment of rent and deposit the rent accruing into an escrow bearing account, upon the issuance of a second notice of violation by an enforcing officer for any state or local minimum housing code enforcement agency. · Informed CitizenryThis bill outlines a new process for tenants dealing with persistent housing code violations. If a property fails to meet state or local minimum housing standards and receives a second official not…Open in Informed Citizenry