Legislation grants landlords access for inspections and repairs while safeguarding tenant privacy.

Vendor 3DI gave Pasadena officials a live walkthrough of a redesigned rental registry portal—highlighting a bilingual help desk, a new step-by-step registration flow and security upgrades—and said registration will reopen Sept. 1. Board members and public commenters asked about tenant privacy, past breach reports and contract costs.

Community land trusts and preservation advocates told the BOE that county practices requiring tax returns and pay stubs for every tenant impose privacy risks and heavy staff burdens, and asked the BOE to accept existing regulatory monitoring and limit duplicative income audits.

The House advanced and passed a package of bills including measures on voting access for military and tribes, tenant privacy for smart-access systems, special-education records retention, kit-home building codes, and modernization of agency email communications. Vote tallies are included for each bill.

The House Housing Committee heard testimony on ESSB 5937, which would require landlords to offer alternative access methods (key, fob, card) on tenant request and provide plain-language privacy policies for smart access systems used in RLTA-covered properties, effective Jan. 1, 2027.

The committee laid over House File 33 62 after hearing opposition from the Minnesota Multi-Housing Association, which argued the bill would weaken tenant privacy and complicate building access protocols. Sponsors said the change would align elected-official access with candidate access.

AB201 mandates automatic sealing of eviction records in specific circumstances

Committee members express concerns over implications of banning Social Security numbers for landlords

Washington County government relations staff summarized 2026 short-session outcomes important to housing: House Bill 4036 creates a housing-preservation fund with $25 million in initial funding, House Bill 4123 adds tenant privacy protections, and Senate Bill 1523 extends nondigital access requirements for landlords.

On a busy floor day the House passed a slate of bills on final reading, including Christiel's Law (search‑warrant response times), campaign‑fund security expense clarifications, coordinated care organization rate‑process changes, childcare information alignment, and housing and tenant‑privacy measures.

The Senate Housing and Development Committee voted to send HB 4123A to the floor with a ‘do pass’ recommendation after testimony from legal advocates, tenant groups and landlords that said the bill balances tenant privacy with necessary landlord operations.

Bill requires police to inform landlords and provide reports after incidents at rental properties.