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| 3 | 3 | LCO No. 3134 1 of 1 | |
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| 5 | 5 | General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6495 | |
| 6 | 6 | January Session, 2025 | |
| 7 | 7 | LCO No. 3134 | |
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| 10 | 10 | Referred to Committee on HOUSING | |
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| 13 | 13 | Introduced by: | |
| 14 | 14 | REP. ROCHELLE, 104 | |
| 15 | 15 | th Dist. | |
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| 21 | 21 | AN ACT REQUIRING A LANDLORD TO REIMBURSE A TENANT FOR | |
| 22 | 22 | SPOILED FOOD OR MEDICINE UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. | |
| 23 | 23 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General | |
| 24 | 24 | Assembly convened: | |
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| 26 | 26 | That title 47a of the general statutes be amended to require a landlord 1 | |
| 27 | 27 | that owns twenty-five or more dwelling units to reimburse any tenant 2 | |
| 28 | 28 | for spoiled food or medicine if such spoilage occurs due to the landlord's 3 | |
| 29 | 29 | failure to repair refrigeration equipment or electrical malfunctions that 4 | |
| 30 | 30 | cause the failure of such refrigeration equipment that are within the 5 | |
| 31 | 31 | landlord's control, provided (1) a landlord shall have twenty-four hours 6 | |
| 32 | 32 | to repair or replace such refrigeration equipment or offer alternative 7 | |
| 33 | 33 | refrigeration to avoid reimbursing the tenant, (2) with any request for 8 | |
| 34 | 34 | reimbursement, a tenant shall provide proof of purchase of such spoiled 9 | |
| 35 | 35 | food or medicine, and (3) a landlord shall have thirty days from the date 10 | |
| 36 | 36 | the tenant provides such proof of purchase to reimburse the tenant. 11 | |
| 37 | 37 | Statement of Purpose: | |
| 38 | 38 | To require a landlord to reimburse a tenant for spoiled food or medicine | |
| 39 | 39 | due to the landlord's failure to repair refrigeration equipment or | |
| 40 | 40 | electrical malfunctions under certain conditions. |