Access Adjoining Property to Repair or Maintain

     The bill creates a process for a single-family residence owner to petition a district court for a limited access to an adjoining property to complete repairs or maintenance to the single-family residence if the owner of the adjoining property has denied such access. The bill encourages a property owner to engage the adjoining property owner in alternative dispute resolution, such as mediation, prior to brining an action under the bill. The bill does not apply to an adjoining property that is owned or controlled by the federal government, the state, or a political subdivision of the state.

(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)


(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)