OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sHB-5234
AN ACT CONCERNING THE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF
LANDLORDS AND TENANTS.
As Amended by House "A" (LCO 4849)
House Calendar No.: 205
Primary Analyst: MP 4/21/22
Contributing Analyst(s):
Reviewer: EW
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 23 $ FY 24 $
Department of Housing GF - Potential
Cost
Minimal None
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill requires the Commissioner of Housing to create a one-page
notice of certain tenants' rights and to provide it in languages other than
English, as determined by the Commissioner, on the Department of
Housing (DOH) website. To the extent additional language versions are
provided, there is a cost to DOH of approximately $500 per language for
translation services. There is no cost to DOH to prepare a standardized
preoccupancy walk-through checklist and to post it on the agency's
website.
The bill also makes other changes impacting landlords and
residential tenants that have no fiscal impact because the state is not a
direct landlord.
House "A" strikes provisions permitting a landlord to accept damage
insurance in lieu of a security deposit, eliminating the potential revenue
gain from insurance premium taxes, and makes other changes with no
fiscal impact. 2022HB-05234-R01-FN.DOCX Page 2 of 2
The Out Years
There is no fiscal impact in the out years.