Bill Would Make Renters Liable for Electricity Debt

Published on Honduras Daily · Oct 3, 2026 · Originally reported September 30, 2026 by Congreso Nacional

A Libre party congresswoman has proposed a bill making tenants responsible for the electricity they use during their tenancy, with provisions to report unpaid debts to credit bureaus and shield landlords from inheriting renters' arrears.

An auto-translated English version isn’t available for Congreso Nacional, so this opens the original in Spanish. Honduras Daily curates and summarizes; the reporting is theirs.

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