General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6361
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 2958
*02958_______HS_*
Referred to Committee on Human Services
Introduced by:
(HS)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 6361
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 2958
*02958_______HS_*
Referred to Committee on Human Services
Introduced by:
(HS)
AN ACT CONCERNING NOTICE OF AVAILABLE HOUSING SERVICES TO PERSONS SUBJECT TO EVICTION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 47a-26h of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2011):
(b) Upon entry of judgment, the clerk shall mail a notice of judgment to all defendants against whom judgment was rendered. Such notice shall be addressed to the named defendants and any other current occupants and shall contain the names of all defendants against whom judgment was entered, the date of judgment and notice of the right to apply for a stay of execution. The notice shall be on a form prescribed by the Office of the Chief Court Administrator, shall be in clear and simple language and in readable format, and shall include a conspicuous notice to all occupants not named in the judgment, in large boldface type, that any such occupant who claims to have a right to continue to occupy the premises should promptly complete and file with the clerk of the court a claim of exemption from the judgment. The clerk shall append to the notice a document, provided by the Commissioner of Social Services pursuant to section 2 of this act, that (1) describes housing services available under programs administered by the Department of Social Services and housing services provided by private organizations, and (2) includes contact information for the department and such organizations. If no such notice would otherwise be sent to the premises, an additional notice shall be sent to the premises, addressed to the named defendants "or any other current occupants".
Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2011) The Commissioner of Social Services shall develop a document that (1) describes housing services available under programs administered by the Department of Social Services and housing services provided by private organizations, and (2) includes contact information for the department and such organizations. The commissioner shall provide such document to the Office of the Chief Court Administrator for the purpose of distributing such document to each person notified of a summary process judgment pursuant to section 47a-26h of the general statutes, as amended by this act.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2011 47a-26h(b)
Sec. 2 October 1, 2011 New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2011
47a-26h(b)
Sec. 2
October 1, 2011
New section
Statement of Purpose:
To provide persons subject to eviction with notice of available housing services.
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