Oklahoma Lawmakers Hear Few Eviction Bills, Advance One - Oklahoma Watch

Oklahoma Lawmakers Hear Few Eviction Bills, Advance One - Oklahoma Watch

The Oklahoma legislature considered a handful of bills this session written to address landlord-tenant laws.Only one of those bills is still alive. Senate Bill 128 by Sen. Julia Kirt, D-Oklahoma City, extends the eviction timeline, a change that could reduce evictions in the state by adding time for tenants to prepare before an eviction hearing. The bill would implement a period of 10 days between filing an eviction and a scheduled hearing, addi…