HB803
Repairs or maintenance of property; entering adjoining property, petition for entry.
Status:
In Senate
Latest Action:
Feb. 3, 2026
House: Read third time and passed House (69-Y 29-N 0-A)
Chief Patron:
Betsy Carr (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Repairs or maintenance of property; entering adjoining property; petition for entry
. Allows an owner of real property who seeks to repair or maintain the exterior of his property to petition the circuit court for a right of entry to an adjoining property for the purpose of performing the repairs or maintenance when the property is so situated that it is ... (More) impossible to perform the repairs or maintenance without entering such adjoining property and permission to enter such adjoining property has been denied. The bill provides that such right of entry may be granted by the court in an appropriate case upon such terms as justice requires and that no such entry shall be deemed a trespass. The bill also provides that the petitioner shall be required to return the adjoining property to its previous condition and shall be liable to the adjoining owner or his lessee for actual damages occurring as a result of the entry. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102262D
- 01/13/2026 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/22/2026 - House: Assigned HCJ sub: Civil
- 01/22/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/26/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 01/26/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 2-N)
- 01/27/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/28/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26106221D-H1
- 01/28/2026 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (16-Y 4-N)
- 01/30/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/02/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/02/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/02/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/03/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (69-Y 29-N 0-A)
