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Connecticut Senate Bill SB00987

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1919 AN ACT CONCERNING ADVANCE RENTAL PAYMENTS.
2020 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
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2323 Section 1. Section 47a-21 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
2424 following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 2
2525 As used in this chapter: 3
2626 (1) "Accrued interest" means the interest due on a security deposit as 4
2727 provided in subsection [(i)] (h) of this section, compounded annually to 5
2828 the extent applicable. 6
2929 (2) "Commissioner" means the Banking Commissioner. 7
3030 (3) "Escrow account" means any account at a financial institution 8
3131 which is not subject to execution by the creditors of the escrow agent 9
3232 and includes a clients' funds account. 10
3333 (4) "Escrow agent" means the person in whose name an escrow 11
3434 account is maintained. 12
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4444 (6) "Forwarding address" means the address to which a security 17
4545 deposit may be mailed for delivery to a former tenant. 18
4646 (7) "Landlord" means any landlord of residential real property, and 19
4747 includes (A) any receiver; (B) any successor; and (C) any tenant who 20
4848 sublets his premises. 21
4949 (8) "Receiver" means any person who is appointed or authorized by 22
5050 any state, federal or probate court to receive rents from tenants, and 23
5151 includes trustees, executors, administrators, guardians, conservators, 24
5252 receivers, and receivers of rent. 25
5353 (9) "Rent receiver" means a receiver who lacks court authorization to 26
5454 return security deposits and to inspect the premises of tenants and 27
5555 former tenants. 28
5656 (10) "Residential real property" means real property containing one 29
5757 or more residential units, including residential units not owned by the 30
5858 landlord, and containing one or more tenants who paid a security 31
5959 deposit. 32
6060 (11) "Security deposit" means any advance rental payment, or any 33
6161 installment payment collected pursuant to section 47a-22a, except an 34
6262 advance payment for the first month's rent or a deposit for a key or any 35
6363 special equipment. 36
6464 (12) "Successor" means any person who succeeds to a landlord's 37
6565 interest whether by purchase, foreclosure or otherwise and includes a 38
6666 receiver. 39
6767 (13) "Tenant" means a tenant, as defined in section 47a-1, or a resident, 40
6868 as defined in section 21-64. 41
6969 (14) "Tenant's obligations" means (A) the amount of any rental or 42 Raised Bill No. 987
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7676 under the provisions of section 47a-11; and (C) the actual reasonable cost 44
7777 of changing the locks of the dwelling unit pursuant to section 47a-7b, if 45
7878 the tenant has not paid such cost. 46
7979 [(b) (1) In the case of a tenant under sixty-two years of age, a landlord 47
8080 shall not demand a security deposit in an amount that exceeds two 48
8181 months' rent. 49
8282 (2) In the case of a tenant sixty-two years of age or older, a landlord 50
8383 shall not demand a security deposit in an amount that exceeds one 51
8484 month's rent. Any landlord who has received a security deposit in an 52
8585 amount that exceeds one month's rent from a tenant who becomes sixty-53
8686 two years of age after paying such security deposit shall return the 54
8787 portion of such security deposit that exceeds one month's rent to the 55
8888 tenant upon the tenant's request.] 56
8989 [(c)] (b) Any security deposit paid by a tenant shall remain the 57
9090 property of such tenant in which the landlord shall have a security 58
9191 interest, as defined in subdivision (35) of subsection (b) of section 42a-1-59
9292 201, to secure such tenant's obligations. A security deposit shall be 60
9393 exempt from attachment and execution by the creditors of the landlord 61
9494 and shall not be considered part of the estate of the landlord in any legal 62
9595 proceeding. Any voluntary or involuntary transfer of a landlord's 63
9696 interest in residential real property to a successor shall constitute an 64
9797 assignment to such successor of such landlord's security interest in all 65
9898 security deposits paid by tenants of such transferred residential real 66
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100100 [(d)] (c) (1) Not later than the time specified in subdivision (2) of this 68
101101 subsection, the person who is the landlord at the time a tenancy is 69
102102 terminated, other than a rent receiver, shall pay to the tenant or former 70
103103 tenant: (A) The amount of any security deposit that was deposited by 71
104104 the tenant with the person who was landlord at the time such security 72
105105 deposit was deposited less the value of any damages that any person 73
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112112 such tenant has suffered as a result of such tenant's failure to comply 75
113113 with such tenant's obligations; and (B) any accrued interest. If the 76
114114 landlord at the time of termination of a tenancy is a rent receiver, such 77
115115 rent receiver shall return security deposits in accordance with the 78
116116 provisions of subdivision (3) of this subsection. 79
117117 (2) Upon termination of a tenancy, any tenant may notify the landlord 80
118118 in writing of such tenant's forwarding address. Not later than thirty 81
119119 days after termination of a tenancy or fifteen days after receiving written 82
120120 notification of such tenant's forwarding address, whichever is later, each 83
121121 landlord other than a rent receiver shall deliver to the tenant or former 84
122122 tenant at such forwarding address either (A) the full amount of the 85
123123 security deposit paid by such tenant plus accrued interest, or (B) the 86
124124 balance of such security deposit and accrued interest after deduction for 87
125125 any damages suffered by such landlord by reason of such tenant's 88
126126 failure to comply with such tenant's obligations, together with a written 89
127127 statement itemizing the nature and amount of such damages. Any 90
128128 landlord who violates any provision of this subsection shall be liable for 91
129129 twice the amount of any security deposit paid by such tenant, except 92
130130 that, if the only violation is the failure to deliver the accrued interest, 93
131131 such landlord shall be liable for ten dollars or twice the amount of the 94
132132 accrued interest, whichever is greater. 95
133133 (3) (A) Any receiver who is authorized by a court to return security 96
134134 deposits and to inspect the premises of any tenant shall pay security 97
135135 deposits and accrued interest in accordance with the provisions of 98
136136 subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection from the operating income of 99
137137 such receivership to the extent that any such payments exceed the 100
138138 amount in any escrow accounts for such tenants. (B) Any rent receiver 101
139139 shall present any claim by any tenant for return of a security deposit to 102
140140 the court which authorized the rent receiver. Such court shall determine 103
141141 the validity of any such claim and shall direct such rent receiver to pay 104
142142 from the escrow account or from the operating income of such property 105
143143 the amount due such tenant as determined by such court. 106
144144 [(e)] (d) A successor, other than a receiver, shall be liable for the 107 Raised Bill No. 987
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151151 deposit which is or becomes due to such tenant during the time such 109
152152 successor is a landlord. A receiver's liability for payment of security 110
153153 deposits and interest under this section shall be limited to the balance in 111
154154 any escrow account for such tenants maintained by such receiver in such 112
155155 receivership in accordance with subsection [(h)] (g) of this section and 113
156156 to the operating income generated in such receivership. 114
157157 [(f)] (e) Any landlord who is not a resident of this state shall appoint 115
158158 in writing the Secretary of the State as the landlord's attorney upon 116
159159 whom all process in any action or proceeding against such landlord may 117
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161161 [(g)] (f) Any person may bring an action in replevin or for money 119
162162 damages in any court of competent jurisdiction to reclaim any part of 120
163163 such person's security deposit which may be due. This section does not 121
164164 preclude the landlord or tenant from recovering other damages to 122
165165 which the landlord or tenant may be entitled. 123
166166 [(h)] (g) (1) Each landlord shall immediately deposit the entire 124
167167 amount of any security deposit received by such landlord from each 125
168168 tenant into one or more escrow accounts established or maintained in a 126
169169 financial institution for the benefit of each tenant. Each landlord shall 127
170170 maintain each such account as escrow agent and shall not withdraw 128
171171 funds from such account except as provided in subdivision (2) of this 129
172172 subsection. 130
173173 (2) The escrow agent may withdraw funds from an escrow account 131
174174 to: (A) Disburse the amount of any security deposit and accrued interest 132
175175 due to a tenant pursuant to subsection [(d)] (c) of this section; (B) 133
176176 disburse interest to a tenant pursuant to subsection [(i)] (h) of this 134
177177 section; (C) make a transfer of the entire amount of certain security 135
178178 deposits pursuant to subdivision (3) of this subsection; (D) retain 136
179179 interest credited to the account in excess of the amount of interest 137
180180 payable to the tenant under subsection [(i)] (h) of this section; (E) retain 138
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187187 termination of tenancy equal to the damages suffered by the landlord 140
188188 by reason of the tenant's failure to comply with such tenant's 141
189189 obligations; (F) disburse all or any part of the security deposit to a tenant 142
190190 at any time during tenancy; or (G) transfer such funds to another 143
191191 financial institution or escrow account, provided such funds remain 144
192192 continuously in an escrow account. 145
193193 (3) (A) Whenever any real estate is voluntarily or involuntarily 146
194194 transferred from a landlord, other than a receiver, to a successor, 147
195195 including a receiver, such landlord shall withdraw from the escrow 148
196196 account and deliver to the successor the entire amount of security 149
197197 deposits paid by tenants of the property being transferred, plus any 150
198198 interest accrued pursuant to subsection [(i)] (h) of this section. If at the 151
199199 time of transfer of such real estate the funds in such account are 152
200200 commingled with security deposits paid by tenants in real estate not 153
201201 being transferred to such successor, and if at such time the funds in such 154
202202 account are less than the amount of security deposits paid by all tenants 155
203203 whose security deposits are contained in such account, such landlord 156
204204 shall deliver to such successor a pro rata share of security deposits paid 157
205205 by tenants of the real estate being transferred to such successor. (B) 158
206206 Whenever any real estate is transferred from a receiver to a successor, 159
207207 such receiver shall dispose of the escrow accounts as ordered by the 160
208208 court which appointed such receiver. The order of such court shall 161
209209 provide for the priority of the present and future rights of tenants to 162
210210 security deposits paid by them over the rights of any secured or 163
211211 unsecured creditor of any person and shall provide that the funds in 164
212212 such account shall be delivered to the successor of such receiver for 165
213213 immediate deposit in an escrow account for tenants who paid security 166
214214 deposits. 167
215215 (4) (A) The landlord shall provide each tenant with a written notice 168
216216 stating the amount held for the benefit of the tenant and the name and 169
217217 address of the financial institution at which the tenant's security deposit 170
218218 is being held not later than thirty days after the landlord receives a 171
219219 security deposit from the tenant or the tenant's previous landlord or 172
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227227 (B) If the commissioner makes a written request to the landlord for 175
228228 any information related to a tenant's security deposit, including the 176
229229 name of each financial institution in which any escrow account is 177
230230 maintained and the account number of each escrow account, the 178
231231 landlord shall provide such information to the commissioner not later 179
232232 than seven days after the request is made. 180
233233 [(i)] (h) On and after July 1, 1993, each landlord other than a landlord 181
234234 of a residential unit in any building owned or controlled by any 182
235235 educational institution and used by such institution for the purpose of 183
236236 housing students of such institution and their families, and each 184
237237 landlord or owner of a mobile manufactured home or of a mobile 185
238238 manufactured home space or lot or park, as such terms are defined in 186
239239 subdivisions (1), (2) and (3) of section 21-64, shall pay interest on each 187
240240 security deposit received by such landlord at a rate of not less than the 188
241241 average rate paid, as of December 30, 1992, on savings deposits by 189
242242 insured commercial banks as published in the Federal Reserve Board 190
243243 Bulletin rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one percentage point, 191
244244 except in no event shall the rate be less than one and one-half per cent. 192
245245 On and after January 1, 1994, the rate for each calendar year shall be not 193
246246 less than the deposit index, determined under this section as it was in 194
247247 effect during such year. On and after January 1, 2012, the rate for each 195
248248 calendar year shall be not less than the deposit index, as defined in 196
249249 section 36a-26, for that year. On the anniversary date of the tenancy and 197
250250 annually thereafter, such interest shall be paid to the tenant or resident 198
251251 or credited toward the next rental payment due from the tenant or 199
252252 resident, as the landlord or owner shall determine. If the tenancy is 200
253253 terminated before the anniversary date of such tenancy, or if the 201
254254 landlord or owner returns all or part of a security deposit prior to 202
255255 termination of the tenancy, the landlord or owner shall pay the accrued 203
256256 interest to the tenant or resident not later than thirty days after such 204
257257 termination or return. Interest shall not be paid to a tenant for any 205
258258 month in which the tenant has been delinquent for more than ten days 206
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265265 charge for such delinquency. No landlord shall increase the rent due 208
266266 from a tenant because of the requirement that the landlord pay on 209
267267 interest the security deposit. 210
268268 [(j)] (i) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, the 211
269269 commissioner may receive and investigate complaints regarding any 212
270270 alleged violation of [subsections (b), (d), (h) or (i)] subsection (c), (g) or 213
271271 (h) of this section. For the purposes of such investigation, any person 214
272272 who is or was a landlord shall be subject to the provisions of section 36a-215
273273 17. If the commissioner determines that any landlord has violated any 216
274274 provision of this section over which the commissioner has jurisdiction, 217
275275 the commissioner may, in accordance with section 36a-52, order such 218
276276 person to cease and desist from such practices and to comply with the 219
277277 provisions of this section. 220
278278 (2) The commissioner shall not have jurisdiction over (A) the failure 221
279279 of a landlord to pay interest to a tenant annually under subsection [(i)] 222
280280 (h) of this section, or (B) the refusal or other failure of the landlord to 223
281281 return all or part of the security deposit if such failure results from the 224
282282 landlord's good faith claim that such landlord has suffered damages as 225
283283 a result of a tenant's failure to comply with such tenant's obligations, 226
284284 regardless of whether the existence or amount of the alleged damages is 227
285285 disputed by the tenant. For purposes of this section, "good faith claim" 228
286286 means a claim for actual damages suffered by the landlord for which 229
287287 written notification of such damages has been provided to the tenant in 230
288288 accordance with the provisions of subdivision (2) of subsection [(d)] (c) 231
289289 of this section. 232
290290 (3) The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with 233
291291 chapter 54, to carry out the purposes of this section. 234
292292 [(k)] (j) (1) Any person who is a landlord at the time of termination of 235
293293 a tenancy and who knowingly and wilfully fails to pay all or any part of 236
294294 a security deposit when due shall be subject to a fine of not more than 237
295295 two hundred fifty dollars for each offense, provided it shall be an 238
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303303 value of damages he has suffered as a result of such tenant's failure to 241
304304 comply with such tenant's obligations. 242
305305 (2) Any person who knowingly and wilfully violates the provisions 243
306306 of subsection [(h)] (g) of this section on or after October 1, 1979, shall be 244
307307 subject to a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or imprisonment 245
308308 of not more than thirty days or both for each offense. It shall be an 246
309309 affirmative defense under the provisions of this subdivision that at the 247
310310 time of the offense, such person leased residential real property to fewer 248
311311 than four tenants who paid a security deposit. 249
312312 (3) Any person who is a landlord at the time an interest payment is 250
313313 due under the provisions of subsection [(i)] (h) of this section and who 251
314314 knowingly and wilfully violates the provisions of such subsection shall 252
315315 be subject to a fine of not more than one hundred dollars for each 253
316316 offense. 254
317317 (4) No financial institution shall be liable for any violation of this 255
318318 section except for any violation in its capacity as a landlord. 256
319319 [(l)] (k) Nothing in this section shall be construed as a limitation upon: 257
320320 (1) The power or authority of the state, the Attorney General or the 258
321321 commissioner to seek administrative, legal or equitable relief permitted 259
322322 by the general statutes or at common law; or (2) the right of any tenant 260
323323 to bring a civil action permitted by the general statutes or at common 261
324324 law. 262
325325 Sec. 2. Section 17b-114 of the general statutes is repealed and the 263
326326 following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 264
327327 Subject to federal approval, as a condition of receiving a special need 265
328328 benefit to cover the cost of a security deposit, a recipient of assistance 266
329329 under the temporary family assistance program or the state-267
330330 administered general assistance program or the program of state 268
331331 supplementation to the Supplemental Security Income Program shall 269
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338338 the security deposit and accrued interest, less the value of any damages 271
339339 suffered by the landlord due to the recipient's failure to comply with his 272
340340 obligations as a tenant pursuant to section 47a-21, as amended by this 273
341341 act, shall be paid by the landlord to the Department of Social Services 274
342342 when the recipient vacates the housing for which the deposit is paid. 275
343343 The recipient shall notify the commissioner of the date such housing is 276
344344 vacated. If the landlord claims the right to withhold all or part of the 277
345345 security deposit or interest, the landlord shall comply with the 278
346346 applicable provisions of section 47a-21, as amended by this act, except 279
347347 any notice required shall be sent to the tenant and to the Commissioner 280
348348 of Social Services. If the landlord fails to return the deposit to the 281
349349 Department of Social Services or to account to the department for any 282
350350 amount withheld within the time limits set forth in section 47a-21, as 283
351351 amended by this act, the department may refer the matter to the 284
352352 Department of Administrative Services for payment to the state of the 285
353353 deposit, interest and such other damages as are available to tenants 286
354354 under said section. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection [(d)] 287
355355 (c) of section 47a-21, as amended by this act, for purposes of taking such 288
356356 action on behalf of the state, the Department of Administrative Services 289
357357 is not required to give notice of a forwarding address. A recipient of a 290
358358 special need benefit to cover the cost of a security deposit who agrees 291
359359 the deposit shall be returned to the department pursuant to this section 292
360360 shall be eligible for a subsequent such special need benefit at any time 293
361361 the recipient meets the eligibility criteria for the special need benefit for 294
362362 emergency housing set forth in subsection (a) of section 17b-808. 295
363363 Sec. 3. Subsection (c) of section 17b-129 of the general statutes is 296
364364 repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 297
365365 1, 2023): 298
366366 (c) No claim shall be made, or lien applied, against any payment 299
367367 made pursuant to chapter 135, any payment made pursuant to section 300
368368 47-88d or 47-287, any moneys received as a settlement or award in a 301
369369 housing or employment or public accommodation discrimination case, 302
370370 any court-ordered retroactive rent abatement, including any made 303
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378378 section 47a-21, as amended by this act, paid to a beneficiary of assistance 306
379379 under sections 17b-122, 17b-124 to 17b-132, inclusive, 17b-136 to 17b-307
380380 138, inclusive, 17b-194 to 17b-197, inclusive, 17b-222 to 17b-250, 308
381381 inclusive, 17b-263, 17b-340 to 17b-350, inclusive, 17b-689b and 17b-743 309
382382 to 17b-747, inclusive. 310
383383 Sec. 4. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 36a-32 of the general 311
384384 statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 312
385385 (Effective October 1, 2023): 313
386386 (1) The bank's record of offering escrow accounts for purposes of 314
387387 compliance with subsection [(h)] (g) of section 47a-21, as amended by 315
388388 this act; 316
389389 Sec. 5. Subsection (d) of section 51-15 of the general statutes is 317
390390 repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 318
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392392 (d) The procedure for the hearing and determination of small claims 320
393393 as the same may be prescribed, from time to time, by the judges of the 321
394394 Superior Court shall be used in all small claims sessions of the court. The 322
395395 small claims procedure shall only be applicable to (1) all actions 323
396396 claiming money damages not in excess of five thousand dollars, except 324
397397 such procedure shall not be applicable to actions of libel and slander, 325
398398 and (2) actions claiming loss or damages not in excess of fifteen 326
399399 thousand dollars sustained by reason of (A) performance of, or offer to 327
400400 perform, home improvement, as defined in section 20-419, by a 328
401401 contractor holding a certificate under chapter 400, or (B) a contract for 329
402402 new home construction with a new home construction contractor 330
403403 holding a certificate under chapter 399a. If an action is brought in the 331
404404 small claims session by a tenant pursuant to subsection [(g)] (f) of section 332
405405 47a-21, as amended by this act, to reclaim any part of a security deposit 333
406406 which may be due, the judicial authority hearing the action may award 334
407407 to the tenant the damages authorized by subsection [(d)] (c) of said 335
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415415 damages and costs, in the aggregate, exceeds the jurisdictional 338
416416 monetary limit established by subdivision (1) of this subsection. If a 339
417417 motion is filed to transfer a small claims matter to the regular docket in 340
418418 the court, the moving party shall pay the fee prescribed by section 52-341
419419 259. The Attorney General or an assistant attorney general, or the head 342
420420 of any state agency or his or her authorized representative, while acting 343
421421 in his or her official capacity shall not be required to pay any small 344
422422 claims court fee. There shall be no charge for copies of service on 345
423423 defendants in small claims matters. 346
424424 Sec. 6. Subsection (b) of section 51-164n of the general statutes is 347
425425 repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 348
426426 1, 2023): 349
427427 (b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any person 350
428428 who is alleged to have committed (1) a violation under the provisions of 351
429429 section 1-9, 1-10, 1-11, 2-71h, 4b-13, 7-13, 7-14, 7-35 or 7-41, subsection (c) 352
430430 of section 7-66, section 7-83, 7-147h, 7-148, 7-148f, 7-148o, 7-283, 7-325, 7-353
431431 393, 8-12, 8-25, 8-27, 9-63, 9-322, 9-350, 10-185, 10-193, 10-197, 10-198, 10-354
432432 230, 10-251, 10-254, 10a-35, 12-52, 12-54, 12-129b or 12-170aa, subdivision 355
433433 (3) of subsection (e) of section 12-286, section 12-286a, 12-292, 12-314b or 356
434434 12-326g, subdivision (4) of section 12-408, subdivision (3), (5) or (6) of 357
435435 section 12-411, section 12-435c, 12-476a, 12-476b, 12-476c, 12-487, 13a-71, 358
436436 13a-107, 13a-113, 13a-114, 13a-115, 13a-117b, 13a-123, 13a-124, 13a-139, 359
437437 13a-140, 13a-143b, 13a-253, 13a-263 or 13b-39f, subsection (f) of section 360
438438 13b-42, section 13b-90 or 13b-100, subsection (a) of section 13b-108, 361
439439 section 13b-221 or 13b-292, subsection (a) or (b) of section 13b-324, 362
440440 section 13b-336, 13b-337, 13b-338, 13b-410a, 13b-410b or 13b-410c, 363
441441 subsection (a), (b) or (c) of section 13b-412, section 13b-414 or 14-4, 364
442442 subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 14-12, subsection (d) of 365
443443 section 14-12, subsection (f) of section 14-12a, subsection (a) of section 366
444444 14-15a, section 14-16c, 14-20a or 14-27a, subsection (f) of section 14-34a, 367
445445 subsection (d) of section 14-35, section 14-43, 14-44j, 14-49, 14-50a, 14-58 368
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454454 section 14-100b, 14-103a, 14-106a, 14-106c, 14-145a or 14-146, subsection 372
455455 (b) of section 14-147, section 14-152, 14-153, 14-161 or 14-163b, subsection 373
456456 (f) of section 14-164i, section 14-213b or 14-219, subdivision (1) of section 374
457457 14-223a, subsection (d) of section 14-224, section 14-240, 14-250, 14-253a, 375
458458 14-261a, 14-262, 14-264, 14-266, 14-267a, 14-269, 14-270, 14-272b, 14-274, 376
459459 14-275 or 14-275a, subsection (c) of section 14-275c, section 14-276, 377
460460 subsection (a) or (b) of section 14-277, section 14-278, 14-279 or 14-280, 378
461461 subsection (b), (e) or (h) of section 14-283, section 14-283d, 14-283e, 14-379
462462 283f, 14-283g, 14-291, 14-293b, 14-296aa, 14-298a, 14-300, 14-300d, 14-380
463463 300f, 14-319, 14-320, 14-321, 14-325a, 14-326, 14-330 or 14-332a, 381
464464 subdivision (1), (2) or (3) of section 14-386a, section 15-15e, 15-25 or 15-382
465465 33, subdivision (1) of section 15-97, subsection (a) of section 15-115, 383
466466 section 16-15, 16-16, 16-44, 16-256e, 16-278 or 16a-15, subsection (a) of 384
467467 section 16a-21, section 16a-22, subsection (a) or (b) of section 16a-22h, 385
468468 section 16a-106, 17a-24, 17a-145, 17a-149 or 17a-152, subsection (b) of 386
469469 section 17a-227, section 17a-465, subsection (c) of section 17a-488, section 387
470470 17b-124, 17b-131, 17b-137, 19a-33, 19a-39 or 19a-87, subsection (b) of 388
471471 section 19a-87a, section 19a-91, 19a-102a, 19a-102b, 19a-105, 19a-107, 389
472472 19a-113, 19a-215, 19a-216a, 19a-219, 19a-222, 19a-224, 19a-286, 19a-287, 390
473473 19a-297, 19a-301, 19a-309, 19a-335, 19a-336, 19a-338, 19a-339, 19a-340, 391
474474 19a-425, 19a-442, 19a-502, 19a-565, 20-7a, 20-14, 20-153a, 20-158, 20-231, 392
475475 20-233, 20-249, 20-257, 20-265, 20-324e, 20-329c or 20-329g, subsection (b) 393
476476 of section 20-334, section 20-341l, 20-366, 20-482, 20-597, 20-608, 20-610, 394
477477 20-623, 21-1, 21-38, 21-39, 21-43, 21-47, 21-48 or 21-63, subsection (d) of 395
478478 section 21-71, section 21-76a or 21-100, subsection (c) of section 21a-2, 396
479479 subdivision (1) of section 21a-19, section 21a-20 or 21a-21, subdivision 397
480480 (1) of subsection (b) of section 21a-25, section 21a-26 or 21a-30, 398
481481 subsection (a) of section 21a-37, section 21a-46, 21a-61, 21a-63, 21a-70b 399
482482 or 21a-77, subsection (b) or (c) of section 21a-79, section 21a-85 or 21a-400
483483 154, subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 21a-159, section 21a-278b, 401
484484 subsection (c), (d) or (e) of section 21a-279a, section 21a-421eee, 21a-402
485485 421fff, 21a-421hhh, subsection (a) of section 21a-430, section 22-12b, 22-403
486486 13, 22-14, 22-15, 22-16, 22-26g, 22-30, 22-34, 22-35, 22-36, 22-38, 22-39, 22-404
487487 39f, 22-49, 22-54, 22-61j or 22-61l, subdivision (1) of subsection (n) of 405 Raised Bill No. 987
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494494 subsection (f) of section 22-61m, section 22-84, 22-89, 22-90, 22-96, 22-98, 407
495495 22-99, 22-100 or 22-111o, subsection (d) of section 22-118l, section 22-167, 408
496496 subsection (c) of section 22-277, section 22-278, 22-279, 22-280a, 22-318a, 409
497497 22-320h, 22-324a or 22-326, subsection (b), subdivision (1) or (2) of 410
498498 subsection (e) or subsection (g) of section 22-344, subsection (a) or (b) of 411
499499 section 22-344b, section 22-344c, subsection (d) of section 22-344d, 412
500500 section 22-344f, 22-350a, 22-354, 22-359, 22-366, 22-391, 22-413, 22-414, 413
501501 22-415, 22-415c, 22a-66a or 22a-246, subsection (a) of section 22a-250, 414
502502 section 22a-256g, subsection (e) of section 22a-256h, section 22a-363 or 415
503503 22a-381d, subsections (c) and (d) of section 22a-381e, section 22a-449, 416
504504 22a-450, 22a-461, 23-4b, 23-38, 23-45, 23-46 or 23-61b, subsection (a) or 417
505505 subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of section 23-65, section 25-37 or 25-40, 418
506506 subsection (a) of section 25-43, section 25-43d, 25-135, 26-18, 26-19, 26-419
507507 21, 26-31, 26-40, 26-40a, 26-42, 26-43, 26-49, 26-54, 26-55, 26-56, 26-58 or 420
508508 26-59, subdivision (1) of subsection (d) of section 26-61, section 26-64, 421
509509 subdivision (1) of section 26-76, section 26-79, 26-87, 26-89, 26-91, 26-94, 422
510510 26-97, 26-98, 26-104, 26-105, 26-107, 26-114a, 26-117, subsection (b) of 423
511511 section 26-127, 26-128, 26-128a, 26-131, 26-132, 26-138, 26-139 or 26-141, 424
512512 subdivision (1) of section 26-186, section 26-207, 26-215, 26-217 or 26-425
513513 224a, subdivision (1) of section 26-226, section 26-227, 26-230, 26-231, 26-426
514514 232, 26-244, 26-257a, 26-260, 26-276, 26-280, 26-284, 26-285, 26-286, 26-427
515515 287, 26-288, 26-290, 26-291a, 26-292, 26-294, 27-107, 28-13, 29-6a, 29-16, 428
516516 29-17, 29-25, 29-143o, 29-143z or 29-156a, subsection (b), (d), (e), (g) or 429
517517 (h) of section 29-161q, section 29-161y or 29-161z, subdivision (1) of 430
518518 section 29-198, section 29-210, 29-243 or 29-277, subsection (c) of section 431
519519 29-291c, section 29-316 or 29-318, subsection (b) of section 29-335a, 432
520520 section 29-381, 30-19f, 30-48a or 30-86a, subsection (b) of section 30-89, 433
521521 subsection (c) or (d) of section 30-117, section 31-3, 31-10, 31-11, 31-12, 434
522522 31-13, 31-14, 31-15, 31-16, 31-18, 31-23, 31-24, 31-25, 31-32, 31-36, 31-38, 435
523523 31-40, 31-44, 31-47 or 31-48, subsection (b) of section 31-48b, section 31-436
524524 51, 31-51g, 31-52, 31-52a, 31-53 or 31-54, subsection (a) or (c) of section 437
525525 31-69, section 31-70, 31-74, 31-75, 31-76, 31-76a, 31-89b or 31-134, 438
526526 subsection (i) of section 31-273, section 31-288, 31-348, 33-624, 33-1017, 439
527527 34-13d or 34-412, subdivision (1) of section 35-20, subsection (a) of 440 Raised Bill No. 987
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533533 section 36a-57, subsection (b) of section 36a-665, section 36a-699, 36a-441
534534 739, 36a-787, 38a-2 or 38a-140, subsection (a) or (b) of section 38a-278, 442
535535 section 38a-479qq, 38a-479rr, 38a-506, 38a-548, 38a-626, 38a-680, 38a-713, 443
536536 38a-733, 38a-764, 38a-786, 38a-828, 38a-829, 38a-885, 42-133hh, 42-230, 444
537537 42-470 or 42-480, subsection (a) or (c) of section 43-16q, section 45a-283, 445
538538 45a-450, 45a-634 or 45a-658, subdivision (13) or (14) of section 46a-54, 446
539539 section 46a-59, 46a-81b, 46b-22, 46b-24, 46b-34, 46b-38d, 47-34a, 47-47 or 447
540540 47-53, subsection [(i)] (h) of section 47a-21, as amended by this act, 448
541541 subdivision (1) of subsection [(k)] (j) of section 47a-21, as amended by 449
542542 this act, section 49-2a, 49-8a, 49-16, 52-143 or 52-289, subsection (j) of 450
543543 section 52-362, section 53-133, 53-199, 53-212a, 53-249a, 53-252, 53-264, 451
544544 53-280, 53-290a, 53-302a, 53-303e, 53-311a, 53-314, 53-321, 53-322, 53-323 452
545545 or 53-331, subsection (b) of section 53-343a, section 53-344, subsection 453
546546 (b) or (c) of section 53-344b, subsection (b) of section 53-345a, section 53-454
547547 377, 53-422 or 53-450 or subsection (i) of section 54-36a, or (2) a violation 455
548548 under the provisions of chapter 268, or (3) a violation of any regulation 456
549549 adopted in accordance with the provisions of section 12-484, 12-487 or 457
550550 13b-410, or (4) a violation of any ordinance, regulation or bylaw of any 458
551551 town, city or borough, except violations of building codes and the health 459
552552 code, for which the penalty exceeds ninety dollars but does not exceed 460
553553 two hundred fifty dollars, unless such town, city or borough has 461
554554 established a payment and hearing procedure for such violation 462
555555 pursuant to section 7-152c, shall follow the procedures set forth in this 463
556556 section.464
557557 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
558558 sections:
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560560 Section 1 October 1, 2023 47a-21
561561 Sec. 2 October 1, 2023 17b-114
562562 Sec. 3 October 1, 2023 17b-129(c)
563563 Sec. 4 October 1, 2023 36a-32(a)(1)
564564 Sec. 5 October 1, 2023 51-15(d)
565565 Sec. 6 October 1, 2023 51-164n(b)
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572572 Statement of Purpose:
573573 To remove the limits on the amounts of advance rental payments a
574574 landlord may charge a tenant.
575575 [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
576576 that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
577577 underlined.]
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