General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5124
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 140
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Referred to Committee on HOUSING
Introduced by:
REP. SAMPSON, 80th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5124
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 140
*00140*
Referred to Committee on HOUSING
Introduced by:
REP. SAMPSON, 80th Dist.
AN ACT REMOVING A RESTRICTION ON THE AMOUNT CHARGED FOR TENANT SECURITY DEPOSITS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That subsection (b) of section 47a-21 be amended to remove the prohibition on landlords requiring a security deposit in excess of two months' rent.
Statement of Purpose:
To allow landlords to charge an amount greater than two months' rent for a security deposit.