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General Assembly Committee Bill No. 5111
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 4863
Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW
Introduced by:
(GL)
AN ACT CONCERNING MOBILE MANUFACTURED HOMES AND
MOBILE MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 21-64 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 2
As used in this chapter and section 2 of this act: 3
(1) "Ancillary fee" (A) means any payment to be made to the owner 4
under the rental agreement, (B) includes, but is not limited to, any 5
maintenance fee or service fee not included as rent, and (C) does not 6
include any rent, security deposit or penalty for late payment of rent; 7
(2) "Department" means the Department of Consumer Protection; 8
(3) "Dwelling unit" means a mobile manufactured home; 9
(4) "Licensee" means any person licensed to operate and maintain a 10
mobile manufactured home park under the provisions of this chapter; 11
[(1)] (5) "Mobile manufactured home" means a detached residential 12 Committee Bill No. 5111
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unit having three-dimensional components which are intrinsically 13
mobile with or without a wheeled chassis or a detached residential unit 14
built on or after June 15, 1976, in accordance with federal manufactured 15
home construction and safety standards, and, in either case, containing 16
sleeping accommodations, a flush toilet, tub or shower bath, kitchen 17
facilities and plumbing and electrical connections for attachment to 18
outside systems, and designed for long-term occupancy and to be 19
placed on rigid supports at the site where it is to be occupied as a 20
residence, complete and ready for occupancy, except for minor and 21
incidental unpacking and assembly operations and connection to 22
utilities systems; 23
[(2)] (6) "Mobile manufactured home park" or "park" means a plot of 24
ground upon which two or more mobile manufactured homes, occupied 25
for residential purposes, are located; 26
[(3)] (7) "Mobile manufactured home space or lot" means a plot of 27
ground within a mobile manufactured home park designed for the 28
accommodation of one mobile manufactured home; 29
[(4) "Licensee" means any person licensed to operate and maintain a 30
mobile manufactured home park under the provisions of this chapter; 31
(5) "Resident" means a person who owns, or rents and occupies, a 32
mobile manufactured home in a mobile manufactured home park; 33
(6) "Department" means the Department of Consumer Protection;] 34
[(7)] (8) "Park owner" or "owner" means a licensee or permittee or any 35
person who owns, operates or maintains a mobile manufactured home 36
park; 37
[(8) "Dwelling unit" means a mobile manufactured home;] 38
(9) "Person" means an individual, corporation, limited liability 39
company, the state or any political subdivision thereof, agency, business 40
trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, two or more persons 41
having a joint or common interest, and any other legal or commercial 42 Committee Bill No. 5111
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entity; 43
(10) "Premises" means a dwelling unit and facilities and 44
appurtenances therein and grounds, areas and facilities held out for the 45
use of residents generally or whose use is promised to the resident; 46
(11) "Rent" means all periodic payments to be made to the owner 47
under the rental agreement; 48
(12) "Rental agreement" means all agreements, written or oral, and 49
valid rules and regulations adopted under subsection (d) of section 21-50
70, as amended by this act, embodying the terms and conditions 51
concerning the use and occupancy of a dwelling unit or premises; and 52
(13) "Resident" means a person who owns, or rents and occupies, a 53
mobile manufactured home in a mobile manufactured home park. 54
Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2025) Each park owner shall prepare 55
a comprehensive and itemized list of all ancillary fees that are payable 56
by residents, and shall periodically update such list to ensure the 57
accuracy of all information included in such list. Each park owner shall 58
publish such list in a form and manner prescribed by the Commissioner 59
of Consumer Protection, and shall post such list in a prominent and 60
publicly accessible location (1) on such park owner's Internet web site, 61
and (2) in the mobile manufactured home park. 62
Sec. 3. Section 21-70 of the general statutes is repealed and the 63
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 64
(a) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall adopt 65
regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, providing 66
for a disclosure statement which shall be used by mobile manufactured 67
home park owners. The disclosure statement shall be a plain language 68
summary of the rights and obligations listed in this chapter and shall 69
not add to or diminish the rights and obligations provided by this 70
chapter. Such disclosure statement shall include at least the following 71
information: (1) The monthly rental fee and all considerations payable 72 Committee Bill No. 5111
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by the resident to the owner, including, but not limited to, a 73
comprehensive and itemized list of all ancillary fees payable by the 74
resident to the owner; (2) the length of the rental term; (3) the amount of 75
land granted by the rental agreement; (4) an enumeration of goods and 76
services to be provided to the resident, including those goods and 77
services to be provided free of charge or in exchange for payment of an 78
ancillary fee; (5) notice if the owner plans to terminate the operation of 79
the park during the term of the rental agreement; (6) a statement of 80
conditions to be complied with by the owner and resident in the event 81
of the sale of the mobile manufactured home by the resident, including 82
aesthetic standards for resale, which conditions shall not be altered by 83
the owner after the rental agreement has been entered into; (7) the rights 84
of residents regarding eviction under section 21-80, as amended by this 85
act; (8) the rights of residents regarding the resale of a mobile 86
manufactured home under section 21-79; (9) the rights of residents in 87
the event that alterations of the rules concerning the resident's use and 88
occupancy of the premises under subsection (b) of this section are to be 89
made; (10) notice that outstanding property taxes may be owed on the 90
mobile manufactured home; and (11) notice that there may be liens and 91
other encumbrances on the mobile manufactured home and that the 92
resident or purchaser should check with the town clerk, tax assessor and 93
tax collector to determine whether any taxes are due on the mobile 94
manufactured home and within any liens or encumbrances on the 95
mobile manufactured home exist. Owners shall provide each 96
prospective resident, before any rental agreement is entered into, and 97
each resident, at the time of the first renewal of [his] such resident's 98
rental agreement which occurs after the effective date of the regulations 99
providing for a disclosure statement, with a completed disclosure 100
statement. No rental agreement entered into on or after the effective date 101
of the regulations providing for a disclosure statement shall be 102
enforceable until the requirements of this subsection are met. A copy of 103
such statement shall be signed by the resident at the time of the rental, 104
acknowledging receipt of a completed, signed copy and such 105
completed, signed copy shall be kept on file by the owner for a period 106
of four years after such resident vacates the park. 107 Committee Bill No. 5111
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(b) No owner may offer a mobile manufactured home or a mobile 108
manufactured home space or lot for rent without providing the 109
prospective resident with a copy of an initial written rental agreement 110
before the resident occupies such mobile manufactured home or lot. No 111
owner may rent a mobile manufactured home or mobile manufactured 112
home space or lot to a new resident until a written rental agreement has 113
been signed by the resident and the owner. The initial rental agreement 114
and all renewals offered to a prospective resident or resident by the 115
owner shall be in writing. The term of each rental agreement and 116
renewal shall not be less than one year unless the prospective resident 117
or resident requests, in writing, a term for less than one year. If the 118
owner fails to offer the resident a written renewal of a rental agreement, 119
or if the owner offers a renewal but the resident fails or refuses to sign 120
it, unless there is a disagreement as to the amount of the rent, the prior 121
rental agreement shall be deemed to be extended for one year at the then 122
prevailing park rental and the resident shall be bound by all terms of the 123
prior rental agreement and any prevailing park rental adopted after the 124
prior rental and all rules and regulations properly applicable to such 125
prior rental agreement pursuant to subsection (d) of this section. If there 126
is a disagreement as to the amount of the rent, unless the owner 127
terminates the lease and brings an action of summary process, the prior 128
rental agreement shall be deemed to be extended on a month-to-month 129
basis at the last agreed-upon rent, and the resident shall be bound by all 130
terms of the prior rental agreement and all rules and regulations 131
properly applicable to such prior rental agreement pursuant to 132
subsection (d) of this section. In such an event, the owner may bring an 133
action of summary process pursuant to section 21-80, as amended by 134
this act, or the resident may seek relief under section 47a-23c or sections 135
7-148b to 7-148f, inclusive, if applicable. 136
(c) Whenever a resident rents a mobile manufactured home or a 137
mobile manufactured home space or lot in a mobile manufactured home 138
park which is also a common interest community from a declarant, 139
successor declarant or person acting on the declarant's or successor 140
declarant's behalf, such declarant, successor declarant or person shall, 141 Committee Bill No. 5111
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prior to entering into a rental agreement, provide the resident with a 142
written notice that the mobile manufactured home or the mobile 143
manufactured home space or lot is located in a common interest 144
community. 145
(d) An owner, from time to time, may adopt a rule or regulation, 146
however described, concerning the resident's use and occupancy of the 147
premises. Such rule or regulation shall be enforceable against the 148
resident only if (1) the purpose of the rule or regulation is to promote 149
the convenience, safety or welfare of the residents, preserve the owner's 150
property from abusive use or make a fair distribution of services and 151
facilities held out for the residents generally; (2) such rule or regulation 152
is reasonably related to the purpose for which it is adopted; (3) such rule 153
or regulation applies to all residents on the premises in a fair manner, 154
provided reasonable exemptions may be made for good cause; (4) such 155
rule or regulation is sufficiently explicit in its prohibition, direction or 156
limitation of the resident's conduct to fairly inform him or her of what 157
he or she shall or shall not do to comply; [,] and (5) the resident has 158
written notice of such rule or regulation at the time he or she enters into 159
the rental agreement or when such rule or regulation is adopted. A rule 160
or regulation having the effect of substantially modifying the terms of a 161
rental agreement previously entered into by a resident shall not apply 162
to such rental agreement without the written consent of the resident. 163
(e) Each owner shall file with the Department of Consumer Protection 164
copies of the park's rental agreements, aesthetic standards to be 165
complied with by the owner and resident in the event of the sale of the 166
mobile manufactured home by the resident, and rules or regulations 167
concerning the resident's use and occupancy of the premises. Any 168
change in the documents required to be filed under this subsection, 169
other than a change in rent, shall be filed with the Department of 170
Consumer Protection. No rental agreements, aesthetic standards, or 171
rules or regulations, and no changes in the terms or provisions of such 172
documents, other than a change in rent, shall be effective until such 173
documents or changes are filed with the Department of Consumer 174
Protection. 175 Committee Bill No. 5111
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(f) (1) Any person making an application to appear before any 176
municipal, state or federal agency with respect to any matter changing 177
the land use of a specific mobile manufactured home park shall give 178
written notice of the application by first class mail addressed to the 179
affected units of the park or by personal delivery to the units not later 180
than seven days after its filing. The notice shall state the reasons for 181
which the application was filed. 182
(2) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (5) of this subsection, 183
any mobile manufactured home park owner who intends to discontinue 184
the use of the land as a mobile manufactured home park or to sell land 185
used as a mobile manufactured home park to any person who intends 186
to discontinue its use as a mobile manufactured home park shall give 187
written notice by first class mail addressed to each mobile manufactured 188
home unit or by personal delivery to each unit upon such land if such 189
transaction will entail the discontinuance of the use of the land for 190
mobile manufactured home park purposes. If an owner of a mobile 191
manufactured home has given the park owner written notice that the 192
owner resides in a place other than the owner's unit, notice shall be sent 193
by first class mail to the address so provided. The notice shall include a 194
statement advising the recipient of the intended discontinuance of use 195
or sale and, except as otherwise provided in subdivision (5) of this 196
subsection, shall be mailed or delivered at least one hundred twenty 197
days prior to the discontinuance of the use of the land as a mobile 198
manufactured home park. The notice may run concurrently with the 199
notice required by subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 21-80 or 200
subparagraph (E) of subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 21-80, as 201
amended by this act. A copy of such notice from the park owner shall 202
be sent to any association of residents of the mobile manufactured home 203
park which has made a written request for such notice. 204
(3) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (5) of this subsection, 205
within one hundred twenty days after the notice provided for in 206
subdivision (2) of this subsection has been mailed, any association 207
representing twenty-five per cent or more of the units in the park, 208
including an association formed after the issuance of the notice, may 209 Committee Bill No. 5111
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notify the owner of the park that [it] the association is interested in 210
purchasing the mobile manufactured home park. A copy of such notice 211
may be filed on the land records of the town in which the mobile 212
manufactured home park is located. If such notice is given, except as 213
otherwise provided in subdivision (5) of this subsection, the association 214
shall have three hundred sixty-five days after the notice required in 215
subdivision (2) of this subsection has been given to purchase the park 216
through negotiation or the method set forth in subdivision (4) of this 217
subsection. Upon the request of the association, the Department of 218
Housing shall assist the association in developing financing for the 219
purchase of the park. 220
(4) If the association and the park owner cannot agree upon a 221
purchase price, the association shall have the right to purchase the 222
property: (A) If the association matches the essential provisions of any 223
existing bona fide offer to purchase the park made by another potential 224
purchaser which offer by such other purchaser the owner is prepared to 225
accept; or (B) if there is no such offer, at a purchase price to be 226
established by an appraiser chosen by the association and the park 227
owner. If the two parties cannot agree upon one appraiser, either party 228
may notify the other, in writing, of such disagreement, and the 229
association shall choose an appraiser, the park owner shall choose an 230
appraiser, and the two appraisers shall choose a third appraiser, which 231
three appraisers shall establish a value of the park. If the park owner 232
refuses to select an appraiser within fifteen days of such notice, the 233
Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall choose an appraiser for the 234
park owner. The costs of all appraisers shall be paid equally by the 235
association and the park owner. Except as otherwise provided in 236
subdivision (5) of this subsection, if, within three hundred sixty-five 237
days from the mailing of the notice required in subdivision (2) of this 238
subsection, no agreement for such sale signed by the association and the 239
park owner has been filed upon the land records, or if the association 240
has not filed a certified statement to purchase the park at the appraised 241
value which value shall also be certified on the land records by the 242
appraiser or appraisers, the right provided in this subsection to 243 Committee Bill No. 5111
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purchase the park shall be void and any recorded notice filed pursuant 244
to subdivision (3) of this subsection shall be void. 245
(5) In any case in which a mobile manufactured home park with two 246
hundred or more units in which a majority of residents have been given 247
written notice, prior to June 10, 1999, of the intended discontinuance of 248
the use of the land as a mobile manufactured home park, regardless of 249
whether one or more of such notices or the service of such notices is 250
subsequently deemed invalid or ineffective, (A) any subsequent notice 251
of such intended discontinuance that is given or required to be given 252
after June 23, 1999, by the owner pursuant to this subsection, and (B) 253
any notice given or action taken pursuant to this subsection after June 254
23, 1999, by any association representing twenty-five per cent or more 255
of the units in the park shall be subject to the time limitations contained 256
in this subsection that were in effect immediately prior to June 23, 1999. 257
Sec. 4. Section 21-71 of the general statutes is repealed and the 258
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 259
(a) The department may revoke, suspend, place conditions on or 260
refuse to renew any license to operate a mobile manufactured home 261
park for a violation of any provision of this chapter or any regulations 262
issued hereunder or any other state or local law or regulation, after 263
hearing, except that if the department upon investigation finds a 264
licensee is not providing adequate sewerage facilities, electrical, 265
plumbing or sanitary services, water supply or fire protection, 266
suspension of the license shall be automatic, provided such licensee 267
shall be entitled to a hearing before the department not later than thirty 268
days after such suspension. A license may be reinstated or reissued if 269
the circumstances leading to the violation have been remedied and the 270
park is being maintained and operated in full compliance with this 271
chapter and the regulations hereunder. Each officer, board, commission 272
or department of the state or any local government shall assist the 273
department with technical data on sewerage facilities, electrical, 274
plumbing or sanitary services, water supply or fire protection and shall 275
submit such data to the department for the department's use in any 276 Committee Bill No. 5111
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hearing held pursuant to this section. In addition to revoking, 277
suspending, placing conditions on, or refusing to renew any license to 278
operate a mobile manufactured home park, the department may, 279
following an administrative hearing, impose a fine of not less than fifty 280
nor more than three hundred dollars for each day that such violation 281
exists. In connection with any investigation the Commissioner of 282
Consumer Protection or the commissioner's authorized agent may 283
administer oaths, issue subpoenas, compel testimony and order the 284
production of books, records and documents. Each owner shall retain 285
all leases, disclosure statements, rules and regulations required under 286
this chapter for at least four years after any resident to whom they relate 287
vacates the park. 288
(b) (1) If an inspection by the department reveals a violation of any 289
provision of this chapter or any regulation issued under this chapter, the 290
cost of all reinspections necessary to determine compliance with any 291
such provision shall be assumed by the owner, except that if a first 292
reinspection indicates compliance with such provision, no charge shall 293
be made. 294
(2) As part of an inspection or investigation, the department may 295
order an owner of a mobile manufactured home park to obtain an 296
independent inspection report, at the sole cost of the owner, that 297
assesses the condition and potential public health impact of a condition 298
at the park, including, but not limited to, the condition of trees and 299
electrical, plumbing or sanitary systems. 300
(3) (A) In ordering an owner of a mobile manufactured home park to 301
obtain an independent inspection report under this subsection, the 302
department may require (i) the person completing such report to have 303
training or be licensed in a particular area related to the ordered 304
inspection, and (ii) that such report specifically address particular areas 305
of, or issues affecting, the park that are of concern to the department. 306
(B) In the event that the department requires the person completing 307
an independent inspection report under this subsection to have training 308 Committee Bill No. 5111
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or be licensed in a particular area, the department shall include such 309
requirement in the first order the department issues to the mobile 310
manufactured home park owner requiring such report. 311
(C) The mobile manufactured home park owner shall submit proof of 312
compliance with the provisions of this subdivision at the time the owner 313
submits to the department the independent inspection report required 314
under this subsection. 315
(4) If the department orders a mobile manufactured home park 316
owner to obtain an independent inspection report as part of the owner's 317
application for a license, or for renewal of a license, to operate a mobile 318
manufactured home park, the department shall issue such order to such 319
owner at the electronic mail address such owner most recently provided 320
to the department in such owner's application. Such order shall provide 321
a description of the condition or conditions that require further 322
assessment by such owner. 323
(5) A mobile manufactured home park owner shall obtain and submit 324
to the department an independent inspection report required under this 325
subsection not later than thirty days after the department issued the 326
order requiring such report or a later date approved, in writing, by the 327
commissioner or the commissioner's designee. 328
(6) Each independent inspection report required under this 329
subsection shall include (A) an assessment of (i) all conditions outlined 330
in the department's order requiring such report that impact public 331
health and safety for the purpose of assessing the risk that such 332
conditions pose to public health and safety, and (ii) the severity of the 333
conditions described in subparagraph (A)(i) of this subdivision, and (B) 334
a detailed plan of action to remedy each condition described in 335
subparagraph (A)(i) of this subdivision. 336
(7) Not later than ten days after a mobile manufactured home park 337
owner receives an independent inspection report required under this 338
subsection, the mobile manufactured home park owner shall provide to 339
the department, in writing, a detailed plan to remedy the assessed 340 Committee Bill No. 5111
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condition, which plan shall include, at a minimum, a specific timeline, 341
proposed contractors and a budget. 342
(c) In addition to any other available remedies, the provisions of 343
section 47a-14h shall be available to all residents in a mobile 344
manufactured home park including residents who own their own units. 345
(d) The department may issue an order to any owner determined to 346
be in violation of any provision of this chapter or any regulation issued 347
under this section after an inspection of a mobile manufactured home 348
park, providing for the immediate discontinuance of the violation or 349
timely remediation of such violation. Any owner of a mobile 350
manufactured home park who fails to comply with any orders 351
contained in a notice of violation resulting from a reinspection of such 352
park not later than thirty days after issuance of such notice, including 353
confirmation of active licensure, shall be fined five hundred dollars per 354
violation and shall follow the procedures specified in section 51-164n. 355
(e) Not later than January 1, 2026, the department shall establish a 356
process for residents to submit complaints to the department regarding 357
suspected violations of the provisions of this chapter, any regulations 358
adopted pursuant to this chapter or any other state or local law or 359
regulation concerning mobile manufactured home parks. 360
Sec. 5. Subsection (b) of section 21-80 of the general statutes is 361
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 362
1, 2025): 363
(b) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 47a-23, an owner 364
may terminate a rental agreement or maintain a summary process action 365
against a resident who owns a mobile manufactured home only for one 366
or more of the following reasons: 367
(A) Nonpayment of rent, utility charges or reasonable incidental 368
services charges; 369
(B) Material noncompliance by the resident with any statute or 370 Committee Bill No. 5111
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regulation materially affecting the health and safety of other residents 371
or materially affecting the physical condition of the park; 372
(C) Material noncompliance by the resident with the rental 373
agreement or with rules or regulations adopted under section 21-70, as 374
amended by this act; 375
(D) Failure by the resident to agree to a proposed rent increase, 376
provided the owner has complied with all provisions of subdivision (5) 377
of this subsection; or 378
(E) A change in the use of the land on which such mobile 379
manufactured home is located, provided all of the affected residents 380
receive written notice (i) at least three hundred sixty-five days before 381
the time specified in the notice for the resident to quit possession of the 382
mobile manufactured home or occupancy of the lot if such notice is 383
given before June 23, 1999, or (ii) at least five hundred forty-five days 384
before the time specified in the notice for the resident to quit possession 385
of the mobile manufactured home or occupancy of the lot if such notice 386
is given on or after June 23, 1999, regardless of whether any other notice 387
under this section or section 21-70, as amended by this act, has been 388
given before June 23, 1999; provided nothing in subsection (f) of section 389
21-70, as amended by this act, section 21-70a, subsection (a) of this 390
section, this subdivision and section 21-80b shall be construed to 391
invalidate the effectiveness of or require the reissuance of any valid 392
notice given before June 23, 1999. 393
(2) An owner may not maintain a summary process action under 394
subparagraph (B), (C) or (D) of subdivision (1) of this subsection, except 395
a summary process action based upon conduct which constitutes a 396
serious nuisance or a violation of subdivision (9) of subsection (b) of 397
section 21-82, prior to delivering a written notice to the resident 398
specifying the acts or omissions constituting the breach and that the 399
rental agreement shall terminate upon a date not less than thirty days 400
after receipt of the notice. If such breach can be remedied by repair by 401
the resident or payment of damages by the resident to the owner and 402 Committee Bill No. 5111
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such breach is not so remedied within twenty-one days, the rental 403
agreement shall terminate except that (A) if the breach is remediable by 404
repairs or the payment of damages and the resident adequately 405
remedies the breach within said twenty-one-day period, the rental 406
agreement shall not terminate, or (B) if substantially the same act or 407
omission for which notice was given recurs within six months, the 408
owner may terminate the rental agreement in accordance with the 409
provisions of sections 47a-23 to 47a-23b, inclusive. For the purposes of 410
this subdivision, "serious nuisance" means (i) inflicting bodily harm 411
upon another resident or the owner or threatening to inflict such harm 412
with the present ability to effect the harm and under circumstances 413
which would lead a reasonable person to believe that such threat will be 414
carried out, (ii) substantial and wilful destruction of part of the 415
premises, (iii) conduct which presents an immediate and serious danger 416
to the safety of other residents or the owner, or (iv) using the premises 417
for prostitution or the illegal sale of drugs. If the owner elects to evict 418
based upon an allegation, pursuant to subdivision (8) of subsection (b) 419
of section 21-82, that the resident failed to require other persons on the 420
premises with the resident's consent to conduct themselves in a manner 421
that will not constitute a serious nuisance, and the resident claims to 422
have had no knowledge of such conduct, then, if the owner establishes 423
that the premises have been used for the illegal sale of drugs, the burden 424
shall be on the resident to show that the resident had no knowledge of 425
the creation of the serious nuisance. 426
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 47a-23, termination of 427
any tenancy in a mobile manufactured home park shall be effective only 428
if made in the following manner: 429
(A) By the resident giving at least thirty days' notice to the owner; or 430
(B) By the owner giving the resident at least sixty days' written notice, 431
which shall state the reason or reasons for such termination, except that, 432
when termination is based upon subparagraph (A) of subdivision (1) of 433
this subsection, the owner need give the resident only thirty days' 434
written notice, which notice shall state the total arrearage due provided, 435 Committee Bill No. 5111
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the owner shall not maintain or proceed with a summary process action 436
against a resident who tenders the total arrearage due to the owner 437
within such thirty days and who has not so tendered an arrearage under 438
this subparagraph during the preceding twelve months. 439
(4) Except as otherwise specified, proceedings under this section shall 440
be as prescribed by chapter 832. 441
(5) Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit an owner from increasing 442
the rent at the termination of the rental agreement if (A) the owner 443
delivers a written notice of the proposed rent increase to the resident at 444
least [thirty] ninety days before the start of a new rental agreement; (B) 445
the proposed rent is consistent with rents for comparable lots in the 446
same park; and (C) the rent is not increased in order to defeat the 447
purpose of this subsection. 448
Sec. 6. Section 21-83 of the general statutes is repealed and the 449
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 450
(a) An owner and a resident may include in a rental agreement terms 451
and conditions not prohibited by law, including rent, term of the 452
agreement and other provisions governing the rights and obligations of 453
the parties. No rental agreement shall contain the following: 454
(1) Any provision by which the resident agrees to waive or forfeit 455
rights or remedies under this chapter and sections 47a-21, as amended 456
by this act, 47a-23 to 47a-23b, inclusive, 47a-26 to 47a-26h, inclusive, 47a-457
35 to 47a-35b, inclusive, 47a-41a, 47a-43 and 47a-46, or under any section 458
of the general statutes or any municipal ordinance, unless such section 459
or ordinance expressly states that such rights may be waived; 460
(2) Any provision which permits the owner to terminate the rental 461
agreement for failure to pay rent unless such rent is unpaid when due 462
and the resident fails to pay rent within nine days thereafter; 463
(3) Any provision which permits the owner to collect a penalty fee for 464
late payment of rent without allowing the resident a minimum of nine 465 Committee Bill No. 5111
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days beyond the due date in which to remit or which provides for the 466
payment of rent in a reduced amount if such rent is paid prior to the 467
expiration of such grace period; 468
(4) Any provision which permits the owner to charge a penalty for 469
late payment of rent in excess of five per cent of the total rent due for the 470
mobile manufactured home space or lot or four per cent of the total rent 471
due for the mobile manufactured home and mobile manufactured home 472
space or lot; 473
(5) Any provision which allows the owner to increase the total rent 474
or change the payment arrangements during the term of the rental 475
agreement; 476
(6) Any provision allowing the owner to charge an amount in excess 477
of one month's rent for a security deposit or to retain the security deposit 478
upon termination of the rental agreement if the resident has paid his or 479
her rent in full as of the date of termination and has caused no damage 480
to the property of the owner or to waive the resident's right to the 481
interest on the security deposit pursuant to section 47a-21, as amended 482
by this act; 483
(7) Any provision allowing the owner to charge an entrance fee to a 484
resident assuming occupancy; 485
(8) Any provision allowing the owner to charge (A) any unreasonable 486
ancillary fee, or (B) any ancillary fee (i) for any good or service if the cost 487
of such good or service is included in the rent, or (ii) that is duplicative 488
of any other ancillary fee; 489
(9) Any provision allowing the owner to increase the amount of any 490
ancillary fee without providing at least ninety days' advance written 491
notice to the resident disclosing the amount of such increase, the 492
effective date of such increase and a detailed explanation of the basis for 493
such increase; 494
[(8)] (10) Any provision authorizing the owner to confess judgment 495 Committee Bill No. 5111
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on a claim arising out of the rental agreement; 496
[(9)] (11) Any provision which waives any cause of action against or 497
indemnification from an owner, by a resident for any injury or harm 498
caused to such resident, his or her family or his or her guests, or to his 499
or her property, or the property of his or her family or his or her guests 500
resulting from any negligence of the owner, his or her agents or his or 501
her assigns in the maintenance of the premises or which otherwise 502
agrees to the exculpation or limitation of any liability of the owner 503
arising under law or to indemnify the owner for that liability or the costs 504
connected therewith; 505
[(10)] (12) Any provision permitting the owner to dispossess the 506
resident without resort to court order; 507
[(11)] (13) Any provision consenting to the distraint of the resident's 508
property for rent; 509
[(12)] (14) Any provision agreeing to pay the owner's attorney's fees 510
in excess of fifteen per cent of any judgment against the resident in any 511
action in which money damages are awarded; or 512
[(13)] (15) Any provision which denies to the resident the right to treat 513
as a breach of the agreement, a continuing violation by the owner, 514
substantial in nature, of any provision set forth in the rental agreement 515
or of any state statute unless the owner discontinues such violation 516
within a reasonable time after written notice is given by the resident by 517
registered or certified mail. 518
(b) A provision prohibited by this chapter included in a rental 519
agreement is unenforceable. 520
Sec. 7. Subsection (i) of section 47a-21 of the general statutes is 521
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 522
1, 2025): 523
(i) On and after July 1, 1993, each landlord other than a landlord of a 524
residential unit in any building owned or controlled by any educational 525 Committee Bill No. 5111
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institution and used by such institution for the purpose of housing 526
students of such institution and their families, and each landlord or 527
owner of a mobile manufactured home or of a mobile manufactured 528
home space or lot or park, as such terms are defined in [subdivisions (1), 529
(2) and (3) of] section 21-64, as amended by this act, shall pay interest on 530
each security deposit received by such landlord at a rate of not less than 531
the average rate paid, as of December 30, 1992, on savings deposits by 532
insured commercial banks as published in the Federal Reserve Board 533
Bulletin rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one percentage point, 534
except in no event shall the rate be less than one and one-half per cent. 535
On and after January 1, 1994, the rate for each calendar year shall be not 536
less than the deposit index, determined under this section as it was in 537
effect during such year. On and after January 1, 2012, the rate for each 538
calendar year shall be not less than the deposit index, as defined in 539
section 36a-26, for that year. On the anniversary date of the tenancy and 540
annually thereafter, such interest shall be paid to the tenant or resident 541
or credited toward the next rental payment due from the tenant or 542
resident, as the landlord or owner shall determine. If the tenancy is 543
terminated before the anniversary date of such tenancy, or if the 544
landlord or owner returns all or part of a security deposit prior to 545
termination of the tenancy, the landlord or owner shall pay the accrued 546
interest to the tenant or resident not later than twenty-one days after 547
such termination or return. Interest shall not be paid to a tenant for any 548
month in which the tenant has been delinquent for more than ten days 549
in the payment of any monthly rent, unless the landlord imposes a late 550
charge for such delinquency. No landlord shall increase the rent due 551
from a tenant because of the requirement that the landlord pay on 552
interest the security deposit. 553
Sec. 8. Subdivision (5) of section 52-352a of the general statutes is 554
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 555
1, 2025): 556
(5) "Homestead" means owner-occupied real property, co-op or 557
mobile manufactured home, as defined in [subdivision (1) of] section 21-558
64, as amended by this act, used as a primary residence. 559 Committee Bill No. 5111
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This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2025 21-64
Sec. 2 October 1, 2025 New section
Sec. 3 October 1, 2025 21-70
Sec. 4 October 1, 2025 21-71
Sec. 5 October 1, 2025 21-80(b)
Sec. 6 October 1, 2025 21-83
Sec. 7 October 1, 2025 47a-21(i)
Sec. 8 October 1, 2025 52-352a(5)
GL Joint Favorable