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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 987
January Session, 2023
LCO No. 3634
Referred to Committee on HOUSING
Introduced by:
(HSG)
AN ACT CONCERNING ADVANCE RENTAL PAYMENTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 47a-21 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 2
As used in this chapter: 3
(1) "Accrued interest" means the interest due on a security deposit as 4
provided in subsection [(i)] (h) of this section, compounded annually to 5
the extent applicable. 6
(2) "Commissioner" means the Banking Commissioner. 7
(3) "Escrow account" means any account at a financial institution 8
which is not subject to execution by the creditors of the escrow agent 9
and includes a clients' funds account. 10
(4) "Escrow agent" means the person in whose name an escrow 11
account is maintained. 12
(5) "Financial institution" means any state bank and trust company, 13 Raised Bill No. 987
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national bank, savings bank, federal savings bank, savings and loan 14
association, and federal savings and loan association that is located in 15
this state. 16
(6) "Forwarding address" means the address to which a security 17
deposit may be mailed for delivery to a former tenant. 18
(7) "Landlord" means any landlord of residential real property, and 19
includes (A) any receiver; (B) any successor; and (C) any tenant who 20
sublets his premises. 21
(8) "Receiver" means any person who is appointed or authorized by 22
any state, federal or probate court to receive rents from tenants, and 23
includes trustees, executors, administrators, guardians, conservators, 24
receivers, and receivers of rent. 25
(9) "Rent receiver" means a receiver who lacks court authorization to 26
return security deposits and to inspect the premises of tenants and 27
former tenants. 28
(10) "Residential real property" means real property containing one 29
or more residential units, including residential units not owned by the 30
landlord, and containing one or more tenants who paid a security 31
deposit. 32
(11) "Security deposit" means any advance rental payment, or any 33
installment payment collected pursuant to section 47a-22a, except an 34
advance payment for the first month's rent or a deposit for a key or any 35
special equipment. 36
(12) "Successor" means any person who succeeds to a landlord's 37
interest whether by purchase, foreclosure or otherwise and includes a 38
receiver. 39
(13) "Tenant" means a tenant, as defined in section 47a-1, or a resident, 40
as defined in section 21-64. 41
(14) "Tenant's obligations" means (A) the amount of any rental or 42 Raised Bill No. 987
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utility payment due the landlord from a tenant; (B) a tenant's obligations 43
under the provisions of section 47a-11; and (C) the actual reasonable cost 44
of changing the locks of the dwelling unit pursuant to section 47a-7b, if 45
the tenant has not paid such cost. 46
[(b) (1) In the case of a tenant under sixty-two years of age, a landlord 47
shall not demand a security deposit in an amount that exceeds two 48
months' rent. 49
(2) In the case of a tenant sixty-two years of age or older, a landlord 50
shall not demand a security deposit in an amount that exceeds one 51
month's rent. Any landlord who has received a security deposit in an 52
amount that exceeds one month's rent from a tenant who becomes sixty-53
two years of age after paying such security deposit shall return the 54
portion of such security deposit that exceeds one month's rent to the 55
tenant upon the tenant's request.] 56
[(c)] (b) Any security deposit paid by a tenant shall remain the 57
property of such tenant in which the landlord shall have a security 58
interest, as defined in subdivision (35) of subsection (b) of section 42a-1-59
201, to secure such tenant's obligations. A security deposit shall be 60
exempt from attachment and execution by the creditors of the landlord 61
and shall not be considered part of the estate of the landlord in any legal 62
proceeding. Any voluntary or involuntary transfer of a landlord's 63
interest in residential real property to a successor shall constitute an 64
assignment to such successor of such landlord's security interest in all 65
security deposits paid by tenants of such transferred residential real 66
property. 67
[(d)] (c) (1) Not later than the time specified in subdivision (2) of this 68
subsection, the person who is the landlord at the time a tenancy is 69
terminated, other than a rent receiver, shall pay to the tenant or former 70
tenant: (A) The amount of any security deposit that was deposited by 71
the tenant with the person who was landlord at the time such security 72
deposit was deposited less the value of any damages that any person 73
who was a landlord of such premises at any time during the tenancy of 74 Raised Bill No. 987
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such tenant has suffered as a result of such tenant's failure to comply 75
with such tenant's obligations; and (B) any accrued interest. If the 76
landlord at the time of termination of a tenancy is a rent receiver, such 77
rent receiver shall return security deposits in accordance with the 78
provisions of subdivision (3) of this subsection. 79
(2) Upon termination of a tenancy, any tenant may notify the landlord 80
in writing of such tenant's forwarding address. Not later than thirty 81
days after termination of a tenancy or fifteen days after receiving written 82
notification of such tenant's forwarding address, whichever is later, each 83
landlord other than a rent receiver shall deliver to the tenant or former 84
tenant at such forwarding address either (A) the full amount of the 85
security deposit paid by such tenant plus accrued interest, or (B) the 86
balance of such security deposit and accrued interest after deduction for 87
any damages suffered by such landlord by reason of such tenant's 88
failure to comply with such tenant's obligations, together with a written 89
statement itemizing the nature and amount of such damages. Any 90
landlord who violates any provision of this subsection shall be liable for 91
twice the amount of any security deposit paid by such tenant, except 92
that, if the only violation is the failure to deliver the accrued interest, 93
such landlord shall be liable for ten dollars or twice the amount of the 94
accrued interest, whichever is greater. 95
(3) (A) Any receiver who is authorized by a court to return security 96
deposits and to inspect the premises of any tenant shall pay security 97
deposits and accrued interest in accordance with the provisions of 98
subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection from the operating income of 99
such receivership to the extent that any such payments exceed the 100
amount in any escrow accounts for such tenants. (B) Any rent receiver 101
shall present any claim by any tenant for return of a security deposit to 102
the court which authorized the rent receiver. Such court shall determine 103
the validity of any such claim and shall direct such rent receiver to pay 104
from the escrow account or from the operating income of such property 105
the amount due such tenant as determined by such court. 106
[(e)] (d) A successor, other than a receiver, shall be liable for the 107 Raised Bill No. 987
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claims of tenants of such property for return of any part of such security 108
deposit which is or becomes due to such tenant during the time such 109
successor is a landlord. A receiver's liability for payment of security 110
deposits and interest under this section shall be limited to the balance in 111
any escrow account for such tenants maintained by such receiver in such 112
receivership in accordance with subsection [(h)] (g) of this section and 113
to the operating income generated in such receivership. 114
[(f)] (e) Any landlord who is not a resident of this state shall appoint 115
in writing the Secretary of the State as the landlord's attorney upon 116
whom all process in any action or proceeding against such landlord may 117
be served. 118
[(g)] (f) Any person may bring an action in replevin or for money 119
damages in any court of competent jurisdiction to reclaim any part of 120
such person's security deposit which may be due. This section does not 121
preclude the landlord or tenant from recovering other damages to 122
which the landlord or tenant may be entitled. 123
[(h)] (g) (1) Each landlord shall immediately deposit the entire 124
amount of any security deposit received by such landlord from each 125
tenant into one or more escrow accounts established or maintained in a 126
financial institution for the benefit of each tenant. Each landlord shall 127
maintain each such account as escrow agent and shall not withdraw 128
funds from such account except as provided in subdivision (2) of this 129
subsection. 130
(2) The escrow agent may withdraw funds from an escrow account 131
to: (A) Disburse the amount of any security deposit and accrued interest 132
due to a tenant pursuant to subsection [(d)] (c) of this section; (B) 133
disburse interest to a tenant pursuant to subsection [(i)] (h) of this 134
section; (C) make a transfer of the entire amount of certain security 135
deposits pursuant to subdivision (3) of this subsection; (D) retain 136
interest credited to the account in excess of the amount of interest 137
payable to the tenant under subsection [(i)] (h) of this section; (E) retain 138
all or any part of a security deposit and accrued interest after 139 Raised Bill No. 987
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termination of tenancy equal to the damages suffered by the landlord 140
by reason of the tenant's failure to comply with such tenant's 141
obligations; (F) disburse all or any part of the security deposit to a tenant 142
at any time during tenancy; or (G) transfer such funds to another 143
financial institution or escrow account, provided such funds remain 144
continuously in an escrow account. 145
(3) (A) Whenever any real estate is voluntarily or involuntarily 146
transferred from a landlord, other than a receiver, to a successor, 147
including a receiver, such landlord shall withdraw from the escrow 148
account and deliver to the successor the entire amount of security 149
deposits paid by tenants of the property being transferred, plus any 150
interest accrued pursuant to subsection [(i)] (h) of this section. If at the 151
time of transfer of such real estate the funds in such account are 152
commingled with security deposits paid by tenants in real estate not 153
being transferred to such successor, and if at such time the funds in such 154
account are less than the amount of security deposits paid by all tenants 155
whose security deposits are contained in such account, such landlord 156
shall deliver to such successor a pro rata share of security deposits paid 157
by tenants of the real estate being transferred to such successor. (B) 158
Whenever any real estate is transferred from a receiver to a successor, 159
such receiver shall dispose of the escrow accounts as ordered by the 160
court which appointed such receiver. The order of such court shall 161
provide for the priority of the present and future rights of tenants to 162
security deposits paid by them over the rights of any secured or 163
unsecured creditor of any person and shall provide that the funds in 164
such account shall be delivered to the successor of such receiver for 165
immediate deposit in an escrow account for tenants who paid security 166
deposits. 167
(4) (A) The landlord shall provide each tenant with a written notice 168
stating the amount held for the benefit of the tenant and the name and 169
address of the financial institution at which the tenant's security deposit 170
is being held not later than thirty days after the landlord receives a 171
security deposit from the tenant or the tenant's previous landlord or 172
transfers the security deposit to another financial institution or escrow 173 Raised Bill No. 987
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account. 174
(B) If the commissioner makes a written request to the landlord for 175
any information related to a tenant's security deposit, including the 176
name of each financial institution in which any escrow account is 177
maintained and the account number of each escrow account, the 178
landlord shall provide such information to the commissioner not later 179
than seven days after the request is made. 180
[(i)] (h) On and after July 1, 1993, each landlord other than a landlord 181
of a residential unit in any building owned or controlled by any 182
educational institution and used by such institution for the purpose of 183
housing students of such institution and their families, and each 184
landlord or owner of a mobile manufactured home or of a mobile 185
manufactured home space or lot or park, as such terms are defined in 186
subdivisions (1), (2) and (3) of section 21-64, shall pay interest on each 187
security deposit received by such landlord at a rate of not less than the 188
average rate paid, as of December 30, 1992, on savings deposits by 189
insured commercial banks as published in the Federal Reserve Board 190
Bulletin rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one percentage point, 191
except in no event shall the rate be less than one and one-half per cent. 192
On and after January 1, 1994, the rate for each calendar year shall be not 193
less than the deposit index, determined under this section as it was in 194
effect during such year. On and after January 1, 2012, the rate for each 195
calendar year shall be not less than the deposit index, as defined in 196
section 36a-26, for that year. On the anniversary date of the tenancy and 197
annually thereafter, such interest shall be paid to the tenant or resident 198
or credited toward the next rental payment due from the tenant or 199
resident, as the landlord or owner shall determine. If the tenancy is 200
terminated before the anniversary date of such tenancy, or if the 201
landlord or owner returns all or part of a security deposit prior to 202
termination of the tenancy, the landlord or owner shall pay the accrued 203
interest to the tenant or resident not later than thirty days after such 204
termination or return. Interest shall not be paid to a tenant for any 205
month in which the tenant has been delinquent for more than ten days 206
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charge for such delinquency. No landlord shall increase the rent due 208
from a tenant because of the requirement that the landlord pay on 209
interest the security deposit. 210
[(j)] (i) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, the 211
commissioner may receive and investigate complaints regarding any 212
alleged violation of [subsections (b), (d), (h) or (i)] subsection (c), (g) or 213
(h) of this section. For the purposes of such investigation, any person 214
who is or was a landlord shall be subject to the provisions of section 36a-215
17. If the commissioner determines that any landlord has violated any 216
provision of this section over which the commissioner has jurisdiction, 217
the commissioner may, in accordance with section 36a-52, order such 218
person to cease and desist from such practices and to comply with the 219
provisions of this section. 220
(2) The commissioner shall not have jurisdiction over (A) the failure 221
of a landlord to pay interest to a tenant annually under subsection [(i)] 222
(h) of this section, or (B) the refusal or other failure of the landlord to 223
return all or part of the security deposit if such failure results from the 224
landlord's good faith claim that such landlord has suffered damages as 225
a result of a tenant's failure to comply with such tenant's obligations, 226
regardless of whether the existence or amount of the alleged damages is 227
disputed by the tenant. For purposes of this section, "good faith claim" 228
means a claim for actual damages suffered by the landlord for which 229
written notification of such damages has been provided to the tenant in 230
accordance with the provisions of subdivision (2) of subsection [(d)] (c) 231
of this section. 232
(3) The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with 233
chapter 54, to carry out the purposes of this section. 234
[(k)] (j) (1) Any person who is a landlord at the time of termination of 235
a tenancy and who knowingly and wilfully fails to pay all or any part of 236
a security deposit when due shall be subject to a fine of not more than 237
two hundred fifty dollars for each offense, provided it shall be an 238
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by such landlord's good faith belief that he was entitled to deduct the 240
value of damages he has suffered as a result of such tenant's failure to 241
comply with such tenant's obligations. 242
(2) Any person who knowingly and wilfully violates the provisions 243
of subsection [(h)] (g) of this section on or after October 1, 1979, shall be 244
subject to a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or imprisonment 245
of not more than thirty days or both for each offense. It shall be an 246
affirmative defense under the provisions of this subdivision that at the 247
time of the offense, such person leased residential real property to fewer 248
than four tenants who paid a security deposit. 249
(3) Any person who is a landlord at the time an interest payment is 250
due under the provisions of subsection [(i)] (h) of this section and who 251
knowingly and wilfully violates the provisions of such subsection shall 252
be subject to a fine of not more than one hundred dollars for each 253
offense. 254
(4) No financial institution shall be liable for any violation of this 255
section except for any violation in its capacity as a landlord. 256
[(l)] (k) Nothing in this section shall be construed as a limitation upon: 257
(1) The power or authority of the state, the Attorney General or the 258
commissioner to seek administrative, legal or equitable relief permitted 259
by the general statutes or at common law; or (2) the right of any tenant 260
to bring a civil action permitted by the general statutes or at common 261
law. 262
Sec. 2. Section 17b-114 of the general statutes is repealed and the 263
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 264
Subject to federal approval, as a condition of receiving a special need 265
benefit to cover the cost of a security deposit, a recipient of assistance 266
under the temporary family assistance program or the state-267
administered general assistance program or the program of state 268
supplementation to the Supplemental Security Income Program shall 269
sign an agreement with the Commissioner of Social Services stating that 270 Raised Bill No. 987
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the security deposit and accrued interest, less the value of any damages 271
suffered by the landlord due to the recipient's failure to comply with his 272
obligations as a tenant pursuant to section 47a-21, as amended by this 273
act, shall be paid by the landlord to the Department of Social Services 274
when the recipient vacates the housing for which the deposit is paid. 275
The recipient shall notify the commissioner of the date such housing is 276
vacated. If the landlord claims the right to withhold all or part of the 277
security deposit or interest, the landlord shall comply with the 278
applicable provisions of section 47a-21, as amended by this act, except 279
any notice required shall be sent to the tenant and to the Commissioner 280
of Social Services. If the landlord fails to return the deposit to the 281
Department of Social Services or to account to the department for any 282
amount withheld within the time limits set forth in section 47a-21, as 283
amended by this act, the department may refer the matter to the 284
Department of Administrative Services for payment to the state of the 285
deposit, interest and such other damages as are available to tenants 286
under said section. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection [(d)] 287
(c) of section 47a-21, as amended by this act, for purposes of taking such 288
action on behalf of the state, the Department of Administrative Services 289
is not required to give notice of a forwarding address. A recipient of a 290
special need benefit to cover the cost of a security deposit who agrees 291
the deposit shall be returned to the department pursuant to this section 292
shall be eligible for a subsequent such special need benefit at any time 293
the recipient meets the eligibility criteria for the special need benefit for 294
emergency housing set forth in subsection (a) of section 17b-808. 295
Sec. 3. Subsection (c) of section 17b-129 of the general statutes is 296
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 297
1, 2023): 298
(c) No claim shall be made, or lien applied, against any payment 299
made pursuant to chapter 135, any payment made pursuant to section 300
47-88d or 47-287, any moneys received as a settlement or award in a 301
housing or employment or public accommodation discrimination case, 302
any court-ordered retroactive rent abatement, including any made 303
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47a-57, or any security deposit refund pursuant to subsection [(d)] (c) of 305
section 47a-21, as amended by this act, paid to a beneficiary of assistance 306
under sections 17b-122, 17b-124 to 17b-132, inclusive, 17b-136 to 17b-307
138, inclusive, 17b-194 to 17b-197, inclusive, 17b-222 to 17b-250, 308
inclusive, 17b-263, 17b-340 to 17b-350, inclusive, 17b-689b and 17b-743 309
to 17b-747, inclusive. 310
Sec. 4. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 36a-32 of the general 311
statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 312
(Effective October 1, 2023): 313
(1) The bank's record of offering escrow accounts for purposes of 314
compliance with subsection [(h)] (g) of section 47a-21, as amended by 315
this act; 316
Sec. 5. Subsection (d) of section 51-15 of the general statutes is 317
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 318
1, 2023): 319
(d) The procedure for the hearing and determination of small claims 320
as the same may be prescribed, from time to time, by the judges of the 321
Superior Court shall be used in all small claims sessions of the court. The 322
small claims procedure shall only be applicable to (1) all actions 323
claiming money damages not in excess of five thousand dollars, except 324
such procedure shall not be applicable to actions of libel and slander, 325
and (2) actions claiming loss or damages not in excess of fifteen 326
thousand dollars sustained by reason of (A) performance of, or offer to 327
perform, home improvement, as defined in section 20-419, by a 328
contractor holding a certificate under chapter 400, or (B) a contract for 329
new home construction with a new home construction contractor 330
holding a certificate under chapter 399a. If an action is brought in the 331
small claims session by a tenant pursuant to subsection [(g)] (f) of section 332
47a-21, as amended by this act, to reclaim any part of a security deposit 333
which may be due, the judicial authority hearing the action may award 334
to the tenant the damages authorized by subsection [(d)] (c) of said 335
section and, if authorized by the rental agreement or any provision of 336 Raised Bill No. 987
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the general statutes, costs, notwithstanding that the amount of such 337
damages and costs, in the aggregate, exceeds the jurisdictional 338
monetary limit established by subdivision (1) of this subsection. If a 339
motion is filed to transfer a small claims matter to the regular docket in 340
the court, the moving party shall pay the fee prescribed by section 52-341
259. The Attorney General or an assistant attorney general, or the head 342
of any state agency or his or her authorized representative, while acting 343
in his or her official capacity shall not be required to pay any small 344
claims court fee. There shall be no charge for copies of service on 345
defendants in small claims matters. 346
Sec. 6. Subsection (b) of section 51-164n of the general statutes is 347
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 348
1, 2023): 349
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any person 350
who is alleged to have committed (1) a violation under the provisions of 351
section 1-9, 1-10, 1-11, 2-71h, 4b-13, 7-13, 7-14, 7-35 or 7-41, subsection (c) 352
of section 7-66, section 7-83, 7-147h, 7-148, 7-148f, 7-148o, 7-283, 7-325, 7-353
393, 8-12, 8-25, 8-27, 9-63, 9-322, 9-350, 10-185, 10-193, 10-197, 10-198, 10-354
230, 10-251, 10-254, 10a-35, 12-52, 12-54, 12-129b or 12-170aa, subdivision 355
(3) of subsection (e) of section 12-286, section 12-286a, 12-292, 12-314b or 356
12-326g, subdivision (4) of section 12-408, subdivision (3), (5) or (6) of 357
section 12-411, section 12-435c, 12-476a, 12-476b, 12-476c, 12-487, 13a-71, 358
13a-107, 13a-113, 13a-114, 13a-115, 13a-117b, 13a-123, 13a-124, 13a-139, 359
13a-140, 13a-143b, 13a-253, 13a-263 or 13b-39f, subsection (f) of section 360
13b-42, section 13b-90 or 13b-100, subsection (a) of section 13b-108, 361
section 13b-221 or 13b-292, subsection (a) or (b) of section 13b-324, 362
section 13b-336, 13b-337, 13b-338, 13b-410a, 13b-410b or 13b-410c, 363
subsection (a), (b) or (c) of section 13b-412, section 13b-414 or 14-4, 364
subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 14-12, subsection (d) of 365
section 14-12, subsection (f) of section 14-12a, subsection (a) of section 366
14-15a, section 14-16c, 14-20a or 14-27a, subsection (f) of section 14-34a, 367
subsection (d) of section 14-35, section 14-43, 14-44j, 14-49, 14-50a, 14-58 368
or 14-62a, subsection (b) of section 14-66, section 14-66a or 14-67a, 369
subsection (g) of section 14-80, subsection (f) or (i) of section 14-80h, 370 Raised Bill No. 987
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section 14-97a or 14-98, subsection (a), (b) or (d) of section 14-100a, 371
section 14-100b, 14-103a, 14-106a, 14-106c, 14-145a or 14-146, subsection 372
(b) of section 14-147, section 14-152, 14-153, 14-161 or 14-163b, subsection 373
(f) of section 14-164i, section 14-213b or 14-219, subdivision (1) of section 374
14-223a, subsection (d) of section 14-224, section 14-240, 14-250, 14-253a, 375
14-261a, 14-262, 14-264, 14-266, 14-267a, 14-269, 14-270, 14-272b, 14-274, 376
14-275 or 14-275a, subsection (c) of section 14-275c, section 14-276, 377
subsection (a) or (b) of section 14-277, section 14-278, 14-279 or 14-280, 378
subsection (b), (e) or (h) of section 14-283, section 14-283d, 14-283e, 14-379
283f, 14-283g, 14-291, 14-293b, 14-296aa, 14-298a, 14-300, 14-300d, 14-380
300f, 14-319, 14-320, 14-321, 14-325a, 14-326, 14-330 or 14-332a, 381
subdivision (1), (2) or (3) of section 14-386a, section 15-15e, 15-25 or 15-382
33, subdivision (1) of section 15-97, subsection (a) of section 15-115, 383
section 16-15, 16-16, 16-44, 16-256e, 16-278 or 16a-15, subsection (a) of 384
section 16a-21, section 16a-22, subsection (a) or (b) of section 16a-22h, 385
section 16a-106, 17a-24, 17a-145, 17a-149 or 17a-152, subsection (b) of 386
section 17a-227, section 17a-465, subsection (c) of section 17a-488, section 387
17b-124, 17b-131, 17b-137, 19a-33, 19a-39 or 19a-87, subsection (b) of 388
section 19a-87a, section 19a-91, 19a-102a, 19a-102b, 19a-105, 19a-107, 389
19a-113, 19a-215, 19a-216a, 19a-219, 19a-222, 19a-224, 19a-286, 19a-287, 390
19a-297, 19a-301, 19a-309, 19a-335, 19a-336, 19a-338, 19a-339, 19a-340, 391
19a-425, 19a-442, 19a-502, 19a-565, 20-7a, 20-14, 20-153a, 20-158, 20-231, 392
20-233, 20-249, 20-257, 20-265, 20-324e, 20-329c or 20-329g, subsection (b) 393
of section 20-334, section 20-341l, 20-366, 20-482, 20-597, 20-608, 20-610, 394
20-623, 21-1, 21-38, 21-39, 21-43, 21-47, 21-48 or 21-63, subsection (d) of 395
section 21-71, section 21-76a or 21-100, subsection (c) of section 21a-2, 396
subdivision (1) of section 21a-19, section 21a-20 or 21a-21, subdivision 397
(1) of subsection (b) of section 21a-25, section 21a-26 or 21a-30, 398
subsection (a) of section 21a-37, section 21a-46, 21a-61, 21a-63, 21a-70b 399
or 21a-77, subsection (b) or (c) of section 21a-79, section 21a-85 or 21a-400
154, subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 21a-159, section 21a-278b, 401
subsection (c), (d) or (e) of section 21a-279a, section 21a-421eee, 21a-402
421fff, 21a-421hhh, subsection (a) of section 21a-430, section 22-12b, 22-403
13, 22-14, 22-15, 22-16, 22-26g, 22-30, 22-34, 22-35, 22-36, 22-38, 22-39, 22-404
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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section 22-61l, subsection (f) of section 22-61m, subdivision (1) of 406
subsection (f) of section 22-61m, section 22-84, 22-89, 22-90, 22-96, 22-98, 407
22-99, 22-100 or 22-111o, subsection (d) of section 22-118l, section 22-167, 408
subsection (c) of section 22-277, section 22-278, 22-279, 22-280a, 22-318a, 409
22-320h, 22-324a or 22-326, subsection (b), subdivision (1) or (2) of 410
subsection (e) or subsection (g) of section 22-344, subsection (a) or (b) of 411
section 22-344b, section 22-344c, subsection (d) of section 22-344d, 412
section 22-344f, 22-350a, 22-354, 22-359, 22-366, 22-391, 22-413, 22-414, 413
22-415, 22-415c, 22a-66a or 22a-246, subsection (a) of section 22a-250, 414
section 22a-256g, subsection (e) of section 22a-256h, section 22a-363 or 415
22a-381d, subsections (c) and (d) of section 22a-381e, section 22a-449, 416
22a-450, 22a-461, 23-4b, 23-38, 23-45, 23-46 or 23-61b, subsection (a) or 417
subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of section 23-65, section 25-37 or 25-40, 418
subsection (a) of section 25-43, section 25-43d, 25-135, 26-18, 26-19, 26-419
21, 26-31, 26-40, 26-40a, 26-42, 26-43, 26-49, 26-54, 26-55, 26-56, 26-58 or 420
26-59, subdivision (1) of subsection (d) of section 26-61, section 26-64, 421
subdivision (1) of section 26-76, section 26-79, 26-87, 26-89, 26-91, 26-94, 422
26-97, 26-98, 26-104, 26-105, 26-107, 26-114a, 26-117, subsection (b) of 423
section 26-127, 26-128, 26-128a, 26-131, 26-132, 26-138, 26-139 or 26-141, 424
subdivision (1) of section 26-186, section 26-207, 26-215, 26-217 or 26-425
224a, subdivision (1) of section 26-226, section 26-227, 26-230, 26-231, 26-426
232, 26-244, 26-257a, 26-260, 26-276, 26-280, 26-284, 26-285, 26-286, 26-427
287, 26-288, 26-290, 26-291a, 26-292, 26-294, 27-107, 28-13, 29-6a, 29-16, 428
29-17, 29-25, 29-143o, 29-143z or 29-156a, subsection (b), (d), (e), (g) or 429
(h) of section 29-161q, section 29-161y or 29-161z, subdivision (1) of 430
section 29-198, section 29-210, 29-243 or 29-277, subsection (c) of section 431
29-291c, section 29-316 or 29-318, subsection (b) of section 29-335a, 432
section 29-381, 30-19f, 30-48a or 30-86a, subsection (b) of section 30-89, 433
subsection (c) or (d) of section 30-117, section 31-3, 31-10, 31-11, 31-12, 434
31-13, 31-14, 31-15, 31-16, 31-18, 31-23, 31-24, 31-25, 31-32, 31-36, 31-38, 435
31-40, 31-44, 31-47 or 31-48, subsection (b) of section 31-48b, section 31-436
51, 31-51g, 31-52, 31-52a, 31-53 or 31-54, subsection (a) or (c) of section 437
31-69, section 31-70, 31-74, 31-75, 31-76, 31-76a, 31-89b or 31-134, 438
subsection (i) of section 31-273, section 31-288, 31-348, 33-624, 33-1017, 439
34-13d or 34-412, subdivision (1) of section 35-20, subsection (a) of 440 Raised Bill No. 987
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section 36a-57, subsection (b) of section 36a-665, section 36a-699, 36a-441
739, 36a-787, 38a-2 or 38a-140, subsection (a) or (b) of section 38a-278, 442
section 38a-479qq, 38a-479rr, 38a-506, 38a-548, 38a-626, 38a-680, 38a-713, 443
38a-733, 38a-764, 38a-786, 38a-828, 38a-829, 38a-885, 42-133hh, 42-230, 444
42-470 or 42-480, subsection (a) or (c) of section 43-16q, section 45a-283, 445
45a-450, 45a-634 or 45a-658, subdivision (13) or (14) of section 46a-54, 446
section 46a-59, 46a-81b, 46b-22, 46b-24, 46b-34, 46b-38d, 47-34a, 47-47 or 447
47-53, subsection [(i)] (h) of section 47a-21, as amended by this act, 448
subdivision (1) of subsection [(k)] (j) of section 47a-21, as amended by 449
this act, section 49-2a, 49-8a, 49-16, 52-143 or 52-289, subsection (j) of 450
section 52-362, section 53-133, 53-199, 53-212a, 53-249a, 53-252, 53-264, 451
53-280, 53-290a, 53-302a, 53-303e, 53-311a, 53-314, 53-321, 53-322, 53-323 452
or 53-331, subsection (b) of section 53-343a, section 53-344, subsection 453
(b) or (c) of section 53-344b, subsection (b) of section 53-345a, section 53-454
377, 53-422 or 53-450 or subsection (i) of section 54-36a, or (2) a violation 455
under the provisions of chapter 268, or (3) a violation of any regulation 456
adopted in accordance with the provisions of section 12-484, 12-487 or 457
13b-410, or (4) a violation of any ordinance, regulation or bylaw of any 458
town, city or borough, except violations of building codes and the health 459
code, for which the penalty exceeds ninety dollars but does not exceed 460
two hundred fifty dollars, unless such town, city or borough has 461
established a payment and hearing procedure for such violation 462
pursuant to section 7-152c, shall follow the procedures set forth in this 463
section.464
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2023 47a-21
Sec. 2 October 1, 2023 17b-114
Sec. 3 October 1, 2023 17b-129(c)
Sec. 4 October 1, 2023 36a-32(a)(1)
Sec. 5 October 1, 2023 51-15(d)
Sec. 6 October 1, 2023 51-164n(b)
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Statement of Purpose:
To remove the limits on the amounts of advance rental payments a
landlord may charge a tenant.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]