{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-41-41-120","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 41, § 41-120","heading":"Failure of landlord to deliver possession of dwelling unit","body":"to tenant.\n\nA. If the landlord fails to deliver possession of the dwelling\n\nunit to the tenant, rent abates until possession is delivered and\n\nthe tenant may terminate the rental agreement by giving a written\n\nnotice of such termination to the landlord, whereupon the landlord\n\nshall return all prepaid rent and deposit, or the tenant may, at his\n\noption, demand performance of the rental agreement by the landlord\n\nand maintain an action for possession of the dwelling unit against\n\nany person wrongfully in possession and recover the actual damages\n\nsustained by him.\n\nB. If a person's failure to deliver possession is willful and\n\nnot in good faith, an aggrieved person may recover from that person\n\nan amount not more than twice the monthly rental as specified in the\n\nrental agreement, computed and prorated on a daily basis, for each\n\nmonth, or portion thereof, that said person wrongfully remains in\n\npossession.","path":["OK Code","Title 41"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os41.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"4633f7e1bc9a4602fbd033ea1d64d59e8b5f8b5d5c668cbf9b9f2966fe52792f","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-41-41-12","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-41-41-121"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}