Statement: Gov.’s veto of SB 128 rejects bipartisan solution that would have helped landlords and kept Oklahomans in their homes - Oklahoma Policy Institute

Statement: Gov.’s veto of SB 128 rejects bipartisan solution that would have helped landlords and kept Oklahomans in their homes - Oklahoma Policy Institute

Gov. Kevin Stitt has vetoed Senate Bill 128, a bipartisan bill that would have given tenants more time to gather back rent, make alternate arrangements for housing, or simply be able to arrange child care or time off work to show up for their eviction hearing. Landlords would have maintained their ability to evict immediately in the case of property damage or criminal behavior. Statement from Sabine Brown, OK Policy’s Housing Senior Policy Analy…