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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 754
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 119
Referred to Committee on HOUSING
Introduced by:
SEN. ANWAR, 3rd Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING ACCESSORY APARTMENTS, CONVERSION
OF COMMERCIAL REAL PROPERTY FOR RESIDENTIAL USE,
EVICTION RECORDS, ESTABLISHMENT OF A FAIR HOUSING
OFFICE AND A FORECLOSURE MEDIATION PROGRAM.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That (1) section 8-2o of the general statutes be amended to require a 1
municipality that opts out of the provisions allowing accessory 2
apartments as of right on each lot containing a single-family dwelling 3
unit to do so on a case-by-case basis, (2) the general statutes be amended 4
to require that any zoning regulations adopted pursuant to section 8-2 5
of the general statutes allow the conversion of vacant commercial 6
property into residential or mixed-use development, (3) chapter 832 of 7
the general statutes be amended to create a process whereby tenants 8
may petition the court to seal certain eviction records and prohibit 9
consumer reporting agencies from disclosing such sealed records, (4) 10
title 8 of the general statutes be amended to establish a Fair Housing 11
Office, and (5) section 49-31m of the general statutes be amended to 12
implement a program offering homeowners at risk of foreclosure 13
mediation services that prioritize preventing foreclosure. 14 Proposed Bill No. 754
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Statement of Purpose:
To (1) require case-by-case municipal opting out of allowing accessory
apartments as of right, (2) establish a program incentivizing the
conversion of vacant commercial properties into residential or mixed-
use developments, (3) allow tenants to petition the court to seal certain
eviction records, (4) establish a Fair Housing Office to promote equitable
access to housing, and (5) offer mediation services to homeowners at
risk of foreclosure that prioritizes preventing foreclosure.