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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 1296 By: Nice
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to the Oklahoma Residential Landlord
7 and Tenant Act; amending 41 O.S. 2021, Section 109,
8 which relates to rent; establishing certain
8 restrictions on rent increases; requiring certain
9 notice; providing exception to certain restrictions;
9 establishing certain penalties; and providing an
10 effective date.
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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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13 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 41 O.S. 2021, Section 109, is
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14 amended to read as follows:
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15 Section 109. A. In the absence of agreement, the occupants of
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16 a dwelling unit shall pay to the landlord as rent the fair rental
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17 value for the use and occupancy of the dwelling unit.
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18 B. Rent shall be payable at the time and place agreed to by the
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19 parties. Unless otherwise agreed, the entire rent shall be payable
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20 at the dwelling unit at the beginning of any term of one (1) month
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21 or less, while one (1) month's rent shall be payable at the
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22 beginning of each month of a longer term.
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23 C. If a rental agreement is a month-to-month tenancy, the
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24 landlord shall not increase the rent:
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1 1. Without giving each affected tenant notice in writing at
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2 least ninety (90) days prior to the effective date of the rent
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3 increase; and
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4 2. During any twelve-month period, in an amount greater than
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5 seven percent (7%) plus the Consumer Price Index above the existing
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6 rent.
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7 D. The written notice required by paragraph 1 of subsection C
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8 of this section shall include:
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9 1. The amount of the rent increase;
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10 2. The amount of the new rent;
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11 3. The date on which the rent increase shall take effect; and
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12 4. If applicable, facts supporting an exemption as authorized
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13 by subsection E of this section.
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14 E. A landlord shall not be subject to paragraph 2 of subsection
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15 C of this section if the landlord is providing reduced rent to the
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16 tenant as part of a federal, state, or local program or subsidy.
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17 F. A landlord who raises rent in violation of paragraph 2 of
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18 subsection C of this section shall be liable to the tenant in an
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19 amount equal to three (3) months' rent plus actual damages incurred
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20 by the tenant.
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21 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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23 60-2-3097 BRC 12/22/2025 2:24:21 PM
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