General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5486 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 630 *00630* Referred to Committee on HOUSING Introduced by: REP. D'AMELIO, 71st Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5486 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 630 *00630* Referred to Committee on HOUSING Introduced by: REP. D'AMELIO, 71st Dist. AN ACT INCREASING THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE SECURITY DEPOSIT AMOUNT. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 47a-21 of the general statutes be amended to increase the maximum amount a landlord may charge a tenant under sixty-two years of age for a security deposit from two months' periodic rent to three month's periodic rent. Statement of Purpose: To increase the maximum amount a landlord may charge a tenant under sixty-two years of age for a security deposit.