OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sHB-6784
AN ACT CONCERNING NONCOMPLIANT LANDLORDS.
Primary Analyst: MR 3/29/23
Contributing Analyst(s): BP
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 24 $ FY 25 $
Attorney General GF - Potential
Cost
Up to
500,000
Up to
500,000
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill establishes a rent receivership process to supervise large-
scale rental housing developments (i.e., over 500 units) where landlords
fail to obey certain state or local codes.
The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) does not currently have
expertise with landlord/tenant issues or municipal code enforcement,
and as such, the bill could result in costs, estimated to be up to $500,000
annually, starting as early as FY 24, for a consultant to provide expertise
for this purpose.
OAG has received complaints on several housing developments of
over 500 units that would fall under the bill's provisions, and has
referred these complaints to the respective municipalities. Under
current law, a local code enforcement officer who receives at least 12
code violations in one calendar year from a property’s tenants may
report the matter to OAG.
The court system disposes of over 250,000 cases annually and the 2023HB-06784-R000332-FN.docx Page 2 of 2
number of cases is not anticipated to be great enough to have a material
change on court operations.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to the cost of consultants, as determined
by the number of complaints filed annually, and inflation.