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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 652
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 3197
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
SEN. FLEXER, 29th Dist.
AN ACT PROVIDING LEGAL COUNSEL TO ELIGIBLE TENANTS IN A
SUMMARY PROCESS MATTER.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That chapter 832 of the general statutes be amended to provide that 1
a tenant who is a defendant in a summary process matter and whose 2
total yearly earnings are less than fifty thousand dollars shall have 3
legal counsel appointed to represent such tenant during the pendency 4
of the summary process matter. 5
Statement of Purpose:
To provide legal counsel to certain eligible tenants in a summary
process matter.