Nebraska rental housing laws

What it would do: Amends Nebraska's Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act to provide tenants and landlords the right to trial by jury in possession actions, prohibits rental agreements from waiving rights under state and federal law, and requires courts to inform defendants of their jury trial rights.

What it would do: Amends Nebraska law to include mobile homes in the Disposition of Personal Property Landlord and Tenant Act, modifies certificate of title requirements for mobile homes to reference that act, and allows abandoned mobile homes to be removed and stored under that act's procedures.

What it would do: Prohibits landlords from charging most fees to tenants and prospective tenants except rent, security deposits, insufficient funds fees, late fees up to five percent or fifty dollars, and application fees limited to actual consumer report costs. Requires landlords to disclose total rent costs, provide consumer reports to applicants, and give written denial reasons within twenty days.

What it would do: Amends section 76-1446 to change the deadline for executing writs of restitution from not less than ten days to more than ten days after issuance, while allowing earlier execution only upon showing defendant poses true and imminent threat to safety or with parties' informed express agreement.

What it would do: Allows a tenant to remove a cotenant or occupant who committed domestic violence from a rental agreement upon providing protective order documentation or domestic violence certification. Requires landlords to change locks within twenty-four hours and recover court costs and attorney's fees if eviction is necessary.

What it would do: Requires the State Court Administrator to develop a form by January 1, 2026 containing information about legal assistance, financial resources, and housing discrimination reporting for inclusion in residential eviction notices, with landlords required to include the form beginning February 1, 2026.

What it would do: Requires lessors to provide prospective and current tenants with radon hazard disclosure forms and copies of any records indicating radon concentrations at or exceeding four picocuries per liter, and allows tenants to terminate leases without penalty if radon hazards are found and not disputed or mitigated.

What it would do: Extends landlord noncompliance notice periods from 7 to 14 days and termination deadlines from 14 to 30 days. Adds tenant remedies for mold and pest infestation failures, substitute housing costs, and personal property damages, and allows attorney's fees recovery in all landlord noncompliance cases.

What it would do: Prohibits local governments from enacting or enforcing ordinances that prevent landlords from refusing to rent based on tenants' use of federal housing assistance programs, or that impose rent controls, except for affordable housing land-use requirements or voluntary landlord participation programs.

What it would do: Prohibits residential landlords from prohibiting tenants from making payments by automated clearinghouse transfer or charging extra fees for such payments.

What it would do: Requires trial courts to seal eviction proceeding records for tenants when dismissals occur, and allows tenants to petition for record sealing under specified circumstances including reversed judgments, COVID-19 pandemic nonpayment evictions, or three years after judgment. Prohibits landlords from considering sealed evictions in housing applications.

What it would do: Allows parties to waive jury trial rights in residential possession actions. Modifies summons requirements, adds summary judgment procedures, and permits prevailing parties in jury trials to recover court costs and attorney's fees.

What it would do: Designates the Urban Affairs Committee to conduct an interim study examining housing for individuals returning home from incarceration in Omaha, including analysis of laws, policies, rental practices, housing availability, and the impact of housing on recidivism and reintegration.