Oklahoma Code § 41-201

Title 41. Landlord And Tenant: Declining or terminating lease agreement based upon felony
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conviction of tenant or occupant.
A.  The owner of any real property, including any improvements
consisting of dwelling units, acquired or improved in connection
with an allocation of income tax credits pursuant to the provisions
of Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or
in connection with an allocation of income tax credits pursuant to
the provisions of Section 2357.403 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma
Statutes shall have the right to impose conditions in any lease
agreement for the occupancy of any dwelling located on real property
as described by this section which allow the owner to accept or
decline to enter into the lease agreement, or to terminate a
previously executed lease agreement based upon the discovery of
incomplete or false information, with respect to the prior felony
conviction of any person identified as a tenant pursuant to the
terms of the lease agreement, including occupants of the dwelling
whether or not those occupants formally execute a lease agreement.
B.  The owner of real property as described in subsection A of
this section may either accept or decline to enter into a lease
agreement or to terminate a previously executed lease agreement
based upon felony convictions, whether pursuant to federal law or
the laws of any state or other governmental jurisdiction, for the
following types of offenses:
1.  Possession of any drug or chemical;
2.  Possession of any drug or chemical with intent to
manufacture or distribute;
3.  Sex offenses, including but not limited to any form of
sexual assault, rape, indecent exposure, or other sexually related
offense if such offense was a felony;
4.  Assault or battery or both if the offense was a felony;
5.  Any felony involving violence against another person; and
6.  Such other felony offenses as the owner of the real property
as described in subsection A of this section includes in the terms
of the lease agreement.

C.  The provisions of this section shall supersede the
administrative rule of any state agency, board, commission,
department, statewide beneficiary public trust or other entity of
state government to the extent of any conflict.
D.  The provisions of this section shall be applicable with
respect to lease transactions occurring on or after the effective
date of this act without regard to the construction date of the
improvements to real property as described by subsection A of this
section.

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