General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5650
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 773
*00773*
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. D'AMELIO, 71st Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5650
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 773
*00773*
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. D'AMELIO, 71st Dist.
AN ACT PERMITTING A LANDLORD TO ENTER A RENTED DWELLING UNIT DURING THE PENDENCY OF A SUMMARY PROCESS ACTION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 47a-16 of the general statutes be amended to provide that a landlord may enter the dwelling unit of a tenant during the pendency of an action to recover possession of the dwelling unit so that the landlord may make necessary repairs to the dwelling unit in preparation for a new tenant.
Statement of Purpose:
To permit a landlord to lawfully enter a rented dwelling unit during the pendency of a summary process action in order to make necessary repairs in preparation for a new tenant.