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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6078
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 1476
Referred to Committee on HOUSING
Introduced by:
REP. D'AMELIO, 71
st Dist.
AN ACT ALLOWING A LANDLORD TO ENTER THE DWELLING UNIT
OF A TENANT DURING THE PENDENCY OF A SUMMARY PROCESS
ACTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING NECESSARY REPAIRS IN
PREPARATION FOR A NEW TENANT.
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 1
that a landlord may enter the dwelling unit of a tenant during the 2
pendency of a summary process action to recover possession of the 3
dwelling unit for the purpose of making necessary repairs to the 4
dwelling unit in preparation for a new tenant. 5
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.