Connecticut 2023 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06591 Compare Versions

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3	3	LCO No. 3636 1 of 3
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5	5	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6591
6	6	January Session, 2023
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10	10	Referred to Committee on HOUSING
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13	13	Introduced by:
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19	19	AN ACT CONCERNING THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF CONSUMER
20	20	COMPLAINTS REGARDING MOBILE MANUFACTURED HOME
21	21	PARKS.
22	22	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
23	23	Assembly convened:
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25	25	Section 1. Section 21-71 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
26	26	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 2
27	27	(a) The department may revoke, suspend, place conditions on or 3
28	28	refuse to renew any license to operate a mobile manufactured home 4
29	29	park for a violation of any provision of this chapter or any regulations 5
30	30	issued hereunder or any other state or local law or regulation, after 6
31	31	hearing, except that if the department upon investigation finds a 7
32	32	licensee is not providing adequate sewerage facilities, electrical, 8
33	33	plumbing or sanitary services, water supply or fire protection, 9
34	34	suspension of the license shall be automatic, provided such licensee 10
35	35	shall be entitled to a hearing before the department not later than thirty 11
36	36	days after such suspension. A license may be reinstated or reissued if 12
37	37	the circumstances leading to the violation have been remedied and the 13
38	38	park is being maintained and operated in full compliance with this 14 Raised Bill No. 6591
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42	42	LCO No. 3636 2 of 3
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44	44	chapter and the regulations hereunder. Each officer, board, commission 15
45	45	or department of the state or any local government shall assist the 16
46	46	department with technical data on sewerage facilities, electrical, 17
47	47	plumbing or sanitary services, water supply or fire protection and shall 18
48	48	submit such data to the department for the department's use in any 19
49	49	hearing held pursuant to this section. In addition to revoking, 20
50	50	suspending, placing conditions on, or refusing to renew any license to 21
51	51	operate a mobile manufactured home park, the department may, 22
52	52	following an administrative hearing, impose a fine of not less than fifty 23
53	53	nor more than three hundred dollars for each day that such violation 24
54	54	exists. In connection with any investigation the Commissioner of 25
55	55	Consumer Protection or the commissioner's authorized agent may 26
56	56	administer oaths, issue subpoenas, compel testimony and order the 27
57	57	production of books, records and documents. Each owner shall retain 28
58	58	all leases, disclosure statements, rules and regulations required under 29
59	59	this chapter for at least four years after any resident to whom [they] such 30
60	60	leases, statements, rules and regulations relate vacates the park. 31
61	61	(b) If an inspection by the department reveals a violation of any 32
62	62	provision of this chapter or any regulation issued under this chapter, the 33
63	63	cost of all reinspections necessary to determine compliance with any 34
64	64	such provision shall be assumed by the owner, except that if a first 35
65	65	reinspection indicates compliance with such provision, no charge shall 36
66	66	be made to such owner. As part of an inspection or investigation, the 37
67	67	department may order an owner of a mobile manufactured park to 38
68	68	obtain an independent inspection report, at the sole cost of the owner, 39
69	69	that assesses the condition and potential public health impact of a 40
70	70	condition at the park, including, but not limited to, the condition of trees 41
71	71	and electrical, plumbing or sanitary systems. 42
72	72	(c) In addition to any other available remedies, the provisions of 43
73	73	section 47a-14h shall be available to all residents in a mobile 44
74	74	manufactured home park including residents who own their own units. 45
75	75	(d) The department may issue an order to any owner determined to 46
76	76	be in violation of any provision of this chapter or any regulation issued 47 Raised Bill No. 6591
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82	82	under this section after an inspection of a mobile manufactured home 48
83	83	park, providing for the immediate discontinuance of the violation or 49
84	84	timely remediation of such violation. Any owner of a mobile 50
85	85	manufactured home park who fails to comply with any orders 51
86	86	contained in a notice of violation resulting from a reinspection of such 52
87	87	park not later than thirty days after issuance of such notice, including 53
88	88	confirmation of active licensure, shall be fined five hundred dollars per 54
89	89	violation and shall follow the procedures specified in section 51-164n. 55
90	90	(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (f) of section 42-56
91	91	110d, the commissioner shall not withhold from disclosure any records 57
92	92	of an investigation or examination conducted under this chapter during 58
93	93	the pendency of any such investigation or examination. 59
94	94	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
95	95	sections:
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97	97	Section 1 October 1, 2023 21-71
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99	99	Statement of Purpose:
100	100	To require the Department of Consumer Protection to disclose records
101	101	of an investigation or examination concerning a mobile manufactured
102	102	home park during the pendency of any such investigation or
103	103	examination.
104	104	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
105	105	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
106	106	underlined.]
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