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us-gu · Through P.L. 38-133 (June 4, 2026)

21 GCA § 48503: Lock Changes Where Victim Lives with Perpetrator.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 21: Real Property
  2. Division 1 - Ownership of Real or Immovable Property
  3. Chapter 48: Guam Landlord and Tenant Rental Act of 2018
  4. ARTICLE 5: GUAM SAFE HOUSING ACT OF 2020

(a) If a person who is restrained from contact with a protected tenant under a court order is also a tenant of the same dwelling unit as the protected tenant, the landlord shall change the locks of the protected tenant’s dwelling unit no later than twenty-four (24) hours after the protected tenant gives the landlord a copy of the court order. The landlord shall pay for the cost of changing the locks and give the protected tenant a key to the new locks.

(b) The landlord shall not be liable to the restrained person for any civil damages as a result of actions the landlord takes to comply with this Section.

(c) This Section shall not be construed to relieve the restrained person of any obligation under a lease agreement or any other liability to the landlord.

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