Oklahoma rental housing bills

What it would do: Amends medical marijuana licensing law to increase the setback distance from schools for medical marijuana dispensaries and commercial growers from 1,000 feet to 3,000 feet, effective November 1, 2025.

What it would do: This amendment to SB1769 adds a requirement that a person must be at least eighteen years of age to make certain requirements in contracts, and adds a comma after the word 'renter'.

What it would do: Amends landlord-tenant law to allow tenants to bring court actions for landlord breaches after providing written notice and fourteen days to remedy, with potential damages including two months rent and attorney fees. Prohibits possession actions for nonpayment when tenant properly exercises remedies.

What it would do: Creates the Student Eviction Assistance Pilot Program Revolving Fund for the State Department of Education to contract with legal services organizations to provide free representation to indigent tenants with school-enrolled children in eviction cases in specified Oklahoma cities, terminating three years after November 1, 2026.

What it would do: Prohibits online digital platforms selling rental properties or admission tickets from selling products without disclosing total cost including all ancillary fees upfront, making false price disclosures, displaying fees more prominently than total price, or increasing price after first display except for sales tax, delivery fees, or expired transactions.

What it would do: Requires owners of tax-credit-funded rental properties to adopt a clearly defined criminal history screening policy for awards beginning January 1, 2026, mandating individualized review of applicants with criminal convictions considering offense seriousness, time elapsed, rehabilitation evidence, and nexus to tenancy.

What it would do: Allows landlords to charge tenants with pets either a refundable one-time pet deposit for actual damages or a nonrefundable one-time pet fee, but prohibits charging both or charging recurring pet rent.

What it would do: Restricts month-to-month rental increases to 7% plus the Consumer Price Index per 12-month period, requires 90 days' written notice, and exempts landlords providing federally or state-subsidized reduced rent. Violators owe three months' rent plus damages.

What it would do: Makes tenants liable for unpaid utility charges in their name when they abandon, surrender, or are evicted from rental property. Prohibits utility companies from pursuing landlords for such unpaid charges and requires utilities to restore service to the landlord's property upon request.

What it would do: Prohibits short-term rental listings of jointly owned property without consent from all owners of record and requires short-term rental platforms to verify identities and obtain documented consent from each owner before activating listings, with civil penalties up to $5,000 per violation.

What it would do: Allows short-term rental property owners in Oklahoma to require renters and guests to submit identification photos before booking completion, and permits owners to cancel agreements without penalty if identification information does not match the booking details. Requires short-term rental platforms to offer these options.

What it would do: Prohibits utilities operating in Oklahoma from holding landlords liable for utility bills, fees, or charges accrued by tenants occupying residential or nonresidential properties owned or maintained by the landlord. Effective November 1, 2025.

What it would do: Requires landlords to begin mold treatment within three business days of a report and complete it within seven business days, and imposes a fine not exceeding $1,000 payable to affected tenants for violations. Effective November 1, 2025.

What it would do: Preempts local government regulation of residential tenancies to the state. Prohibits landlords from retaliating against tenants for exercising legal rights or reporting code violations within 60 days, with remedies including one month's rent, damages, and attorney fees for tenants, and penalties for bad faith tenant claims.

What it would do: Amends Oklahoma landlord-tenant law to permit tenants to deliver written notice of landlord breach via text message or email in addition to traditional written notice, and establishes November 1, 2025 as the effective date.

What it would do: Authorizes district courts to refer eviction cases to mediation by agreement. Prohibits landlords from retaliating against tenants for exercising legal rights or complaining about tenantability within 180 days, with civil liability of $100-$2,000 per violation. Requires municipalities over 100,000 residents to maintain and publish rental property code violation lists.