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General Assembly Governor's Bill No. 6666
January Session, 2023
LCO No. 3917
Referred to Committee on HOUSING
Introduced by:
Request of the Governor
Pursuant to Joint Rule 9
AN ACT EXPANDING RENTERS' RIGHTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 47a-21 of the general statutes is 1
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 2
October 1, 2023): 3
(b) (1) [In the case of a tenant under sixty-two years of age, a] A 4
landlord shall not demand a security deposit in an amount that 5
exceeds [two months'] one month's rent. 6
(2) [In the case of a tenant sixty-two years of age or older, a landlord 7
shall not demand a security deposit in an amount that exceeds one 8
month's rent.] Any landlord who has received a security deposit in an 9
amount that exceeds one month's rent prior to October 1, 2023, from a 10
tenant who becomes sixty-two years of age after paying such security 11
deposit, shall return the portion of such security deposit that exceeds 12
one month's rent to the tenant upon the tenant's request. Any landlord 13
who has received a security deposit in an amount that exceeds one 14
month's rent from a tenant prior to October 1, 2023, other than a tenant 15 Bill No. 6666
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who becomes sixty-two years of age after paying such security deposit, 16
may, subject to the provisions of this section, retain such deposit until 17
the time the tenancy is terminated. 18
Sec. 2. Subparagraph (A) of subdivision (7) of subsection (c) of 19
section 7-148 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is 20
substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 21
(7) (A) (i) Make rules relating to the maintenance of safe and 22
sanitary housing and prescribe civil penalties for the violation of such 23
rules not to exceed one thousand dollars per violation; 24
(ii) Regulate the mode of using any buildings when such regulations 25
seem expedient for the purpose of promoting the safety, health, morals 26
and general welfare of the inhabitants of the municipality; 27
(iii) Regulate and prohibit the moving of buildings upon or through 28
the streets or other public places of the municipality, and cause the 29
removal and demolition of unsafe buildings and structures; 30
(iv) Regulate and provide for the licensing of parked trailers when 31
located off the public highways, and trailer parks or mobile 32
manufactured home parks, except as otherwise provided by special act 33
and except where there exists a local zoning commission so 34
empowered; 35
(v) Establish lines beyond which no buildings, steps, stoop, veranda, 36
billboard, advertising sign or device or other structure or obstruction 37
may be erected; 38
(vi) Regulate and prohibit the placing, erecting or keeping of signs, 39
awnings or other things upon or over the sidewalks, streets and other 40
public places of the municipality; 41
(vii) Regulate plumbing and house drainage; 42
(viii) Prohibit or regulate the construction of dwellings, apartments, 43 Bill No. 6666
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boarding houses, hotels, commercial buildings, youth camps or 44
commercial camps and commercial camping facilities in such 45
municipality unless the sewerage facilities have been approved by the 46
authorized officials of the municipality; 47
Sec. 3. Section 46a-81e of the general statutes is repealed and the 48
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 49
(a) It shall be a discriminatory practice in violation of this section: 50
(1) To refuse to sell or rent after the making of a bona fide offer, or 51
to refuse to negotiate for the sale or rental of, or otherwise make 52
unavailable or deny, a dwelling to any person because of sexual 53
orientation or civil union status. 54
(2) To discriminate against any person in the terms, conditions, or 55
privileges of sale or rental of a dwelling, or in the provision of services 56
or facilities in connection therewith, because of sexual orientation or 57
civil union status. 58
(3) To make, print or publish, or cause to be made, printed or 59
published any notice, statement, or advertisement, with respect to the 60
sale or rental of a dwelling that indicates any preference, limitation, or 61
discrimination based on sexual orientation or civil union status, or an 62
intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination. 63
(4) (A) To represent to any person because of sexual orientation or 64
civil union status, that any dwelling is not available for inspection, sale 65
or rental when such dwelling is in fact so available. (B) It shall be a 66
violation of this subdivision for any person to restrict or attempt to 67
restrict the choices of any buyer or renter to purchase or rent a 68
dwelling (i) to an area which is substantially populated, even if less 69
than a majority, by persons of the same sexual orientation or civil 70
union status as the buyer or renter, (ii) while such person is authorized 71
to offer for sale or rent another dwelling which meets the housing 72
criteria as expressed by the buyer or renter to such person, and (iii) 73
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by persons of the same sexual orientation or civil union status as the 75
buyer or renter. As used in this subdivision, "area" means 76
municipality, neighborhood or other geographic subdivision which 77
may include an apartment or condominium complex. 78
(5) For profit, to induce or attempt to induce any person to sell or 79
rent any dwelling by representations regarding the entry or 80
prospective entry into the neighborhood of a person or persons of a 81
particular sexual orientation or civil union status. 82
(6) For any person or other entity engaging in residential-real-estate-83
related transactions to discriminate against any person in making 84
available such a transaction, or in the terms or conditions of such a 85
transaction, because of sexual orientation or civil union status. 86
(7) To deny any person access to or membership or participation in 87
any multiple-listing service, real estate brokers' organization or other 88
service, organization, or facility relating to the business of selling or 89
renting dwellings, or to discriminate against him in the terms or 90
conditions of such access, membership or participation, on account of 91
sexual orientation or civil union status. 92
(8) To coerce, intimidate, threaten, or interfere with any person in 93
the exercise or enjoyment of, or on account of his having exercised or 94
enjoyed, or on account of his having aided or encouraged any other 95
person in the exercise or enjoyment of, any right granted or protected 96
by this section. 97
[(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to (1) the rental of 98
a room or rooms in a unit in a dwelling if the owner actually maintains 99
and occupies part of such unit as his residence, or (2) a unit in a 100
dwelling containing not more than four units if the owner actually 101
maintains and occupies one of such other units as his residence.] 102
[(c)] (b) Nothing in this section limits the applicability of any 103
reasonable state statute or municipal ordinance restricting the 104
maximum number of persons permitted to occupy a dwelling. 105 Bill No. 6666
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[(d)] (c) Nothing in this section prohibits a person engaged in the 106
business of furnishing appraisals of real property to take into 107
consideration factors other than sexual orientation or civil union 108
status. 109
[(e)] (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, 110
complaints alleging a violation of this section shall be investigated 111
within one hundred days of filing and a final administrative 112
disposition shall be made within one year of filing unless it is 113
impracticable to do so. If the Commission on Human Rights and 114
Opportunities is unable to complete its investigation or make a final 115
administrative determination within such time frames, it shall notify 116
the complainant and the respondent in writing of the reasons for not 117
doing so. 118
[(f)] (e) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall 119
be guilty of a class D misdemeanor. 120
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2023 47a-21(b)
Sec. 2 October 1, 2023 7-148(c)(7)(A)
Sec. 3 October 1, 2023 46a-81e
HSG Joint Favorable