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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 54
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 1280
Referred to Committee on HOUSING
Introduced by:
SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING A LANDLORD'S ABILITY TO REVIEW
CRIMINAL RECORDS RELATING TO A PROSPECTIVE TENANT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That section 8-37u of the general statutes be amended to require the 1
Commissioner of Housing to establish a limited criminal records look-2
back period that a landlord may use when evaluating the housing 3
application of a prospective tenant. 4
Statement of Purpose:
To lower barriers to finding adequate housing for individuals with
prior criminal convictions.