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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 693
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 3281
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
SEN. FLEXER, 29th Dist.
REP. HADDAD, 54th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING ADDITIONAL HOUSING PROTECTIONS FOR
A VICTIM OF FAMILY VIOLENCE OR SEXUAL ASSAULT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That chapter 830 of the general statutes be amended to provide that 1
a landlord shall, upon the request of a tenant who is the victim of 2
family violence or a sexual assault and who has a valid court order of 3
protection, change the locks of the individual's dwelling unit at the 4
expense of the tenant. 5
Statement of Purpose:
To increase safety for a victim of family violence or sexual assault
when an order of protection has been issued by a civil or criminal
court.