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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5540
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 195
Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Introduced by:
REP. KUPCHICK, 132nd Dist.
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A MUNICIPAL OPTION TO PROVIDE
PROPERTY TAX RELIEF TO RESIDENTS WHO ARE UNABLE TO
LIVE IN THEIR HOMES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to authorize municipalities to 1
establish programs to provide property tax relief for residents who are 2
unable to live in real property owned and occupied by such residents 3
due to (1) damage to such property caused by a natural disaster, or (2) 4
displacement from such real property caused by the declaration of a 5
state of emergency under the provisions of state or federal law. 6
Statement of Purpose:
To authorize municipalities to establish programs of property relief for
residents who are unable to live in their homes due to damage caused
by a natural disaster or a state of emergency has caused such residents
to become displaced from their homes.