General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6881
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 3111
*03111*
Referred to Committee on HOUSING
Introduced by:
REP. BUTLER, 72nd Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6881
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 3111
*03111*
Referred to Committee on HOUSING
Introduced by:
REP. BUTLER, 72nd Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROVISION OF ESSENTIAL SERVICES BY LANDLORDS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 47a-13 of the general statutes be amended to allow tenants to procure reasonable substitute housing forty-eight hours, rather than two business days, after a landlord fails to provide required essential services such as heat, hot water, running water or electricity.
Statement of Purpose:
To shorten the time period that tenants are without required essential services provided by landlords.