Connecticut 2025 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB01264 Compare Versions

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5		-	General Assembly ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 1264
	5	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1264
6	6		January Session, 2025
	7	+	LCO No. 4154
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	10	+	Referred to Committee on HOUSING
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	13	+	Introduced by:
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12	19		AN ACT REQUIRING A NOTIFICATION OF RIGHTS TO PARTIES
13	20		BEFORE A FAIR RENT COMMISSION.
14	21		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
15	22		Assembly convened:
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17	24		Section 1. Section 7-148b of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
18	25		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 2
19	26		(a) For purposes of this section and sections 7-148c to 7-148f, 3
20	27		inclusive, "seasonal basis" means housing accommodations rented for a 4
21	28		period or periods aggregating not more than one hundred twenty days 5
22	29		in any one calendar year and "rental charge" includes any fee or charge 6
23	30		in addition to rent that is imposed or sought to be imposed upon a 7
24	31		tenant by a landlord. 8
25	32		(b) Any town, city or borough may, and any town, city or borough 9
26	33		with a population of twenty-five thousand or more, as determined by 10
27	34		the most recent decennial census, shall, through its legislative body, 11
28	35		adopt an ordinance that creates a fair rent commission. 12
29	36		(c) Any [such] fair rent commission created pursuant to this section 13
30	37		shall make studies and investigations, conduct hearings and receive 14
	38	+	Raised Bill No. 1264
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31	44		complaints relative to rental charges on housing accommodations, 15
32	45		except those accommodations rented on a seasonal basis, within its 16
33		-	jurisdiction, which term [shall include] includes mobile manufactured 17 Substitute Bill No. 1264
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	46	+	jurisdiction, which term [shall include] includes mobile manufactured 17
38	47		homes and mobile manufactured home park lots, in order to control and 18
39	48		eliminate excessive rental charges on such accommodations, and to 19
40	49		carry out the provisions of sections 7-148b to 7-148f, inclusive, section 20
41	50		47a-20 and subsection (b) of section 47a-23c. The commission, for such 21
42	51		purposes, may compel the attendance of persons at hearings, issue 22
43	52		subpoenas and administer oaths, issue orders and continue, review, 23
44	53		amend, terminate or suspend any of its orders and decisions. In any 24
45	54		proceeding of the commission, such commission shall notify the parties 25
46		-	to such proceeding of their rights under such proceeding and the scope 26
47		-	of such commission's lawful authority (1) in writing, and (2) in an 27
48		-	announcement at the beginning of each hearing. The Commissioner of 28
49		-	Housing shall create a model written notice and announcement and 29
50		-	make such models available on the Department of Housing's Internet 30
51		-	web site. The commission may be empowered to retain legal counsel to 31
52		-	advise it. 32
53		-	[(c)] (d) Any town, city or borough required to create a fair rent 33
54		-	commission pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall adopt an 34
55		-	ordinance creating such commission on or before July 1, 2023. Not later 35
56		-	than thirty days after the adoption of such ordinance, the chief executive 36
57		-	officer of such town, city or borough shall (1) notify the Commissioner 37
58		-	of Housing that such commission has been created, and (2) transmit a 38
59		-	copy of the ordinance adopted by the town, city or borough to the 39
60		-	commissioner. 40
61		-	[(d)] (e) Any two or more towns, cities or boroughs not subject to the 41
62		-	requirements of subsection (b) of this section may, through their 42
63		-	legislative bodies, create a joint fair rent commission. 43
	55	+	to such proceeding of their rights and the scope of such commission's 26
	56	+	lawful authority (1) in writing, and (2) in an announcement at the 27
	57	+	beginning of each hearing. The commission may be empowered to 28
	58	+	retain legal counsel to advise it. 29
	59	+	[(c)] (d) Any town, city or borough required to create a fair rent 30
	60	+	commission pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall adopt an 31
	61	+	ordinance creating such commission on or before July 1, 2023. Not later 32
	62	+	than thirty days after the adoption of such ordinance, the chief executive 33
	63	+	officer of such town, city or borough shall (1) notify the Commissioner 34
	64	+	of Housing that such commission has been created, and (2) transmit a 35
	65	+	copy of the ordinance adopted by the town, city or borough to the 36
	66	+	commissioner. 37
	67	+	[(d)] (e) Any two or more towns, cities or boroughs not subject to the 38
	68	+	requirements of subsection (b) of this section may, through their 39
	69	+	legislative bodies, create a joint fair rent commission. 40
64	70		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
65	71		sections:
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67	73		Section 1 July 1, 2025 7-148b
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69		-	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
70		-	In Subsec. (c), "rights" was changed to "rights under such proceeding"
71		-	for clarity. Substitute Bill No. 1264
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77		-	HSG Joint Favorable Subst.
	81	+	Statement of Purpose:
	82	+	To require that a fair rent commission notify parties of their rights and
	83	+	the scope of such commission's lawful authority.
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	85	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	86	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	87	+	underlined.]
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