General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 467
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 888
Referred to Committee on Housing
Introduced by:
SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 467
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 888
Referred to Committee on Housing
Introduced by:
SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING RESIDENTIAL LANDLORDS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to (1) require a residential landlord to explain, in writing, such landlord's reason for withholding all or part of a tenant's security deposit; (2) provide that any landlord who fails to produce a written explanation for withholding all or part of a security deposit shall be liable to a tenant for treble the amount of any part of the security deposit wrongfully withheld; and (3) provide that the landlord shall have the burden of proof in any action brought by a tenant for the return of a security deposit.
Statement of Purpose:
To prevent landlords from realizing a wrongful monetary gain.