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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6553
January Session, 2021
AN ACT PROTECTING PR OPERTY OWNERS AGE SI XTY AND
OLDER FROM FORECLOSU RE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2021) Notwithstanding the 1
provisions of chapter 205 of the general statutes, or any other provision 2
of the general statutes, or policies, rules or regulations promulgated 3
thereunder, no municipality shall: 4
(1) Place a lien on real property that is a principal residence of a 5
taxpayer age sixty or older for delinquent taxes equaling eight per cent 6
or less of the property's assessed value; 7
(2) Assess (A) interest on delinquent property taxes for such property 8
that exceeds the U.S. prime rate as reported by the Wall Street Journal 9
or twelve per cent per annum, whichever is lower, or (B) legal fees, 10
penalties or other fees associated with collection of delinquent taxes on 11
such property that exceed twenty per cent of taxes due at the time of 12
settlement; or 13
(3) Sell, assign or transfer a lien on such property to a third party 14
unless taxes have been delinquent on such property for not less than 15
four years. 16 Substitute Bill No. 6553
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Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2021) A municipal tax collector shall 17
annually include in a mailing concerning taxes to be collected from a 18
real property owner a notice that a taxpayer age sixty or older may (1) 19
notify the tax collector of his or her age and eligibility for the provisions 20
of section 1 of this act, and (2) designate a third party to receive notice 21
whenever such taxpayer becomes delinquent on payment of real 22
property taxes or water or sewer use assessments. Such notice shall 23
include forms for such notification and designation and any 24
documentation requirements concerning the age of the taxpayer 25
prescribed by the tax collector. 26
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2021 New section
Sec. 2 October 1, 2021 New section
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In Section 1(1) "unless taxes owed exceed eight per cent" was changed
to "equaling eight per cent or less" for clarity and in Section 2 "property
owner" was changed to "real property owner" and "property taxes" was
changed to "real property taxes" for accuracy and consistency.
AGE Joint Favorable Subst.