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1919 AN ACT CONCERNING THE AMOUNT A LANDLORD MAY REQUIRE
2020 FOR A SECURITY DEPOSIT.
2121 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
2222 Assembly convened:
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2424 Section 1. Section 47a-21 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
2525 following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 2
2626 (a) As used in this chapter: 3
2727 (1) "Accrued interest" means the interest due on a security deposit as 4
2828 provided in subsection (i) of this section, compounded annually to the 5
2929 extent applicable. 6
3030 (2) "Commissioner" means the Banking Commissioner. 7
3131 (3) "Escrow account" means any account at a financial institution 8
3232 which is not subject to execution by the creditors of the escrow agent 9
3333 and includes a clients' funds account. 10
3434 (4) "Escrow agent" means the person in whose name an escrow 11
3535 account is maintained. 12
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4242 (5) "Financial institution" means any state bank and trust company, 13
4343 national bank, savings bank, federal savings bank, savings and loan 14
4444 association, and federal savings and loan association that is located in 15
4545 this state. 16
4646 (6) "Forwarding address" means the address to which a security 17
4747 deposit may be mailed for delivery to a former tenant. 18
4848 (7) "Landlord" means any landlord of residential real property, and 19
4949 includes (A) any receiver; (B) any successor; and (C) any tenant who 20
5050 sublets his premises. 21
5151 (8) "Receiver" means any person who is appointed or authorized by 22
5252 any state, federal or probate court to receive rents from tenants, and 23
5353 includes trustees, executors, administrators, guardians, conservators, 24
5454 receivers, and receivers of rent. 25
5555 (9) "Rent receiver" means a receiver who lacks court authorization to 26
5656 return security deposits and to inspect the premises of tenants and 27
5757 former tenants. 28
5858 (10) "Residential real property" means real property containing one 29
5959 or more residential units, including residential units not owned by the 30
6060 landlord, and containing one or more tenants who paid a security 31
6161 deposit. 32
6262 (11) "Security deposit" means any advance rental payment, or any 33
6363 installment payment collected pursuant to section 47a-22a, except an 34
6464 advance payment for the first month's rent or a deposit for a key or any 35
6565 special equipment. 36
6666 (12) "Successor" means any person who succeeds to a landlord's 37
6767 interest whether by purchase, foreclosure or otherwise and includes a 38
6868 receiver. 39
6969 (13) "Tenant" means a tenant, as defined in section 47a-1, or a resident, 40
7070 as defined in section 21-64. 41
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7777 (14) "Tenant's obligations" means (A) the amount of any rental or 42
7878 utility payment due the landlord from a tenant; (B) a tenant's obligations 43
7979 under the provisions of section 47a-11; and (C) the actual reasonable cost 44
8080 of changing the locks of the dwelling unit pursuant to section 47a-7b, if 45
8181 the tenant has not paid such cost. 46
8282 [(b) (1) In the case of a tenant under sixty-two years of age, a landlord 47
8383 shall not demand a security deposit in an amount that exceeds two 48
8484 months' rent. 49
8585 (2) In the case of a tenant sixty-two years of age or older, a landlord 50
8686 shall not demand a security deposit in an amount that exceeds one 51
8787 month's rent. Any landlord who has received a security deposit in an 52
8888 amount that exceeds one month's rent from a tenant who becomes sixty-53
8989 two years of age after paying such security deposit shall return the 54
9090 portion of such security deposit that exceeds one month's rent to the 55
9191 tenant upon the tenant's request.] 56
9292 [(c)] (b) Any security deposit paid by a tenant shall remain the 57
9393 property of such tenant in which the landlord shall have a security 58
9494 interest, as defined in subdivision (35) of subsection (b) of section 42a-1-59
9595 201, to secure such tenant's obligations. A security deposit shall be 60
9696 exempt from attachment and execution by the creditors of the landlord 61
9797 and shall not be considered part of the estate of the landlord in any legal 62
9898 proceeding. Any voluntary or involuntary transfer of a landlord's 63
9999 interest in residential real property to a successor shall constitute an 64
100100 assignment to such successor of such landlord's security interest in all 65
101101 security deposits paid by tenants of such transferred residential real 66
102102 property. 67
103103 [(d)] (c) (1) Not later than the time specified in subdivision (2) of this 68
104104 subsection, the person who is the landlord at the time a tenancy is 69
105105 terminated, other than a rent receiver, shall pay to the tenant or former 70
106106 tenant: (A) The amount of any security deposit that was deposited by 71
107107 the tenant with the person who was landlord at the time such security 72
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114114 deposit was deposited less the value of any damages that any person 73
115115 who was a landlord of such premises at any time during the tenancy of 74
116116 such tenant has suffered as a result of such tenant's failure to comply 75
117117 with such tenant's obligations; and (B) any accrued interest. If the 76
118118 landlord at the time of termination of a tenancy is a rent receiver, such 77
119119 rent receiver shall return security deposits in accordance with the 78
120120 provisions of subdivision (3) of this subsection. 79
121121 (2) Upon termination of a tenancy, any tenant may notify the landlord 80
122122 in writing of such tenant's forwarding address. Not later than twenty-81
123123 one days after termination of a tenancy or fifteen days after receiving 82
124124 written notification of such tenant's forwarding address, whichever is 83
125125 later, each landlord other than a rent receiver shall deliver to the tenant 84
126126 or former tenant at such forwarding address either (A) the full amount 85
127127 of the security deposit paid by such tenant plus accrued interest, or (B) 86
128128 the balance of such security deposit and accrued interest after deduction 87
129129 for any damages suffered by such landlord by reason of such tenant's 88
130130 failure to comply with such tenant's obligations, together with a written 89
131131 statement itemizing the nature and amount of such damages. Any 90
132132 landlord who violates any provision of this subsection shall be liable for 91
133133 twice the amount of any security deposit paid by such tenant, except 92
134134 that, if the only violation is the failure to deliver the accrued interest, 93
135135 such landlord shall be liable for ten dollars or twice the amount of the 94
136136 accrued interest, whichever is greater. 95
137137 (3) (A) Any receiver who is authorized by a court to return security 96
138138 deposits and to inspect the premises of any tenant shall pay security 97
139139 deposits and accrued interest in accordance with the provisions of 98
140140 subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection from the operating income of 99
141141 such receivership to the extent that any such payments exceed the 100
142142 amount in any escrow accounts for such tenants. (B) Any rent receiver 101
143143 shall present any claim by any tenant for return of a security deposit to 102
144144 the court which authorized the rent receiver. Such court shall determine 103
145145 the validity of any such claim and shall direct such rent receiver to pay 104
146146 from the escrow account or from the operating income of such property 105
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153153 the amount due such tenant as determined by such court. 106
154154 [(e)] (d) A successor, other than a receiver, shall be liable for the 107
155155 claims of tenants of such property for return of any part of such security 108
156156 deposit which is or becomes due to such tenant during the time such 109
157157 successor is a landlord. A receiver's liability for payment of security 110
158158 deposits and interest under this section shall be limited to the balance in 111
159159 any escrow account for such tenants maintained by such receiver in such 112
160160 receivership in accordance with subsection (h) of this section and to the 113
161161 operating income generated in such receivership. 114
162162 [(f)] (e) Any landlord who is not a resident of this state shall appoint 115
163163 in writing the Secretary of the State as the landlord's attorney upon 116
164164 whom all process in any action or proceeding against such landlord may 117
165165 be served. 118
166166 [(g)] (f) Any person may bring an action in replevin or for money 119
167167 damages in any court of competent jurisdiction to reclaim any part of 120
168168 such person's security deposit which may be due. This section does not 121
169169 preclude the landlord or tenant from recovering other damages to 122
170170 which the landlord or tenant may be entitled. 123
171171 [(h)] (g) (1) Each landlord shall immediately deposit the entire 124
172172 amount of any security deposit received by such landlord from each 125
173173 tenant into one or more escrow accounts established or maintained in a 126
174174 financial institution for the benefit of each tenant. Each landlord shall 127
175175 maintain each such account as escrow agent and shall not withdraw 128
176176 funds from such account except as provided in subdivision (2) of this 129
177177 subsection. 130
178178 (2) The escrow agent may withdraw funds from an escrow account 131
179179 to: (A) Disburse the amount of any security deposit and accrued interest 132
180180 due to a tenant pursuant to subsection (d) of this section; (B) disburse 133
181181 interest to a tenant pursuant to subsection (i) of this section; (C) make a 134
182182 transfer of the entire amount of certain security deposits pursuant to 135
183183 subdivision (3) of this subsection; (D) retain interest credited to the 136
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191191 subsection (i) of this section; (E) retain all or any part of a security 138
192192 deposit and accrued interest after termination of tenancy equal to the 139
193193 damages suffered by the landlord by reason of the tenant's failure to 140
194194 comply with such tenant's obligations; (F) disburse all or any part of the 141
195195 security deposit to a tenant at any time during tenancy; or (G) transfer 142
196196 such funds to another financial institution or escrow account, provided 143
197197 such funds remain continuously in an escrow account. 144
198198 (3) (A) Whenever any real estate is voluntarily or involuntarily 145
199199 transferred from a landlord, other than a receiver, to a successor, 146
200200 including a receiver, such landlord shall withdraw from the escrow 147
201201 account and deliver to the successor the entire amount of security 148
202202 deposits paid by tenants of the property being transferred, plus any 149
203203 interest accrued pursuant to subsection (i) of this section. If at the time 150
204204 of transfer of such real estate the funds in such account are commingled 151
205205 with security deposits paid by tenants in real estate not being 152
206206 transferred to such successor, and if at such time the funds in such 153
207207 account are less than the amount of security deposits paid by all tenants 154
208208 whose security deposits are contained in such account, such landlord 155
209209 shall deliver to such successor a pro rata share of security deposits paid 156
210210 by tenants of the real estate being transferred to such successor. (B) 157
211211 Whenever any real estate is transferred from a receiver to a successor, 158
212212 such receiver shall dispose of the escrow accounts as ordered by the 159
213213 court which appointed such receiver. The order of such court shall 160
214214 provide for the priority of the present and future rights of tenants to 161
215215 security deposits paid by them over the rights of any secured or 162
216216 unsecured creditor of any person and shall provide that the funds in 163
217217 such account shall be delivered to the successor of such receiver for 164
218218 immediate deposit in an escrow account for tenants who paid security 165
219219 deposits. 166
220220 (4) (A) The landlord shall provide each tenant with a written notice 167
221221 stating the amount held for the benefit of the tenant and the name and 168
222222 address of the financial institution at which the tenant's security deposit 169
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230230 security deposit from the tenant or the tenant's previous landlord or 171
231231 transfers the security deposit to another financial institution or escrow 172
232232 account. 173
233233 (B) If the commissioner makes a written request to the landlord for 174
234234 any information related to a tenant's security deposit, including the 175
235235 name of each financial institution in which any escrow account is 176
236236 maintained and the account number of each escrow account, the 177
237237 landlord shall provide such information to the commissioner not later 178
238238 than seven days after the request is made. 179
239239 [(i)] (h) On and after July 1, 1993, each landlord other than a landlord 180
240240 of a residential unit in any building owned or controlled by any 181
241241 educational institution and used by such institution for the purpose of 182
242242 housing students of such institution and their families, and each 183
243243 landlord or owner of a mobile manufactured home or of a mobile 184
244244 manufactured home space or lot or park, as such terms are defined in 185
245245 subdivisions (1), (2) and (3) of section 21-64, shall pay interest on each 186
246246 security deposit received by such landlord at a rate of not less than the 187
247247 average rate paid, as of December 30, 1992, on savings deposits by 188
248248 insured commercial banks as published in the Federal Reserve Board 189
249249 Bulletin rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one percentage point, 190
250250 except in no event shall the rate be less than one and one-half per cent. 191
251251 On and after January 1, 1994, the rate for each calendar year shall be not 192
252252 less than the deposit index, determined under this section as it was in 193
253253 effect during such year. On and after January 1, 2012, the rate for each 194
254254 calendar year shall be not less than the deposit index, as defined in 195
255255 section 36a-26, for that year. On the anniversary date of the tenancy and 196
256256 annually thereafter, such interest shall be paid to the tenant or resident 197
257257 or credited toward the next rental payment due from the tenant or 198
258258 resident, as the landlord or owner shall determine. If the tenancy is 199
259259 terminated before the anniversary date of such tenancy, or if the 200
260260 landlord or owner returns all or part of a security deposit prior to 201
261261 termination of the tenancy, the landlord or owner shall pay the accrued 202
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268268 interest to the tenant or resident not later than twenty-one days after 203
269269 such termination or return. Interest shall not be paid to a tenant for any 204
270270 month in which the tenant has been delinquent for more than ten days 205
271271 in the payment of any monthly rent, unless the landlord imposes a late 206
272272 charge for such delinquency. No landlord shall increase the rent due 207
273273 from a tenant because of the requirement that the landlord pay on 208
274274 interest the security deposit. 209
275275 [(j)] (i) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, the 210
276276 commissioner may receive and investigate complaints regarding any 211
277277 alleged violation of subsections (b), (d), (h) or (i) of this section. For the 212
278278 purposes of such investigation, any person who is or was a landlord 213
279279 shall be subject to the provisions of section 36a-17. If the commissioner 214
280280 determines that any landlord has violated any provision of this section 215
281281 over which the commissioner has jurisdiction, the commissioner may, 216
282282 in accordance with section 36a-52, order such person to cease and desist 217
283283 from such practices and to comply with the provisions of this section. 218
284284 (2) The commissioner shall not have jurisdiction over (A) the failure 219
285285 of a landlord to pay interest to a tenant annually under subsection (i) of 220
286286 this section, or (B) the refusal or other failure of the landlord to return 221
287287 all or part of the security deposit if such failure results from the 222
288288 landlord's good faith claim that such landlord has suffered damages as 223
289289 a result of a tenant's failure to comply with such tenant's obligations, 224
290290 regardless of whether the existence or amount of the alleged damages is 225
291291 disputed by the tenant. For purposes of this section, "good faith claim" 226
292292 means a claim for actual damages suffered by the landlord for which 227
293293 written notification of such damages has been provided to the tenant in 228
294294 accordance with the provisions of subdivision (2) of subsection (d) of 229
295295 this section. 230
296296 (3) The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with 231
297297 chapter 54, to carry out the purposes of this section. 232
298298 [(k)] (j) (1) Any person who is a landlord at the time of termination of 233
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306306 a security deposit when due shall be subject to a fine of not more than 235
307307 two hundred fifty dollars for each offense, provided it shall be an 236
308308 affirmative defense under this subdivision that such failure was caused 237
309309 by such landlord's good faith belief that he was entitled to deduct the 238
310310 value of damages he has suffered as a result of such tenant's failure to 239
311311 comply with such tenant's obligations. 240
312312 (2) Any person who knowingly and wilfully violates the provisions 241
313313 of subsection (h) of this section on or after October 1, 1979, shall be 242
314314 subject to a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or imprisonment 243
315315 of not more than thirty days or both for each offense. It shall be an 244
316316 affirmative defense under the provisions of this subdivision that at the 245
317317 time of the offense, such person leased residential real property to fewer 246
318318 than four tenants who paid a security deposit. 247
319319 (3) Any person who is a landlord at the time an interest payment is 248
320320 due under the provisions of subsection (i) of this section and who 249
321321 knowingly and wilfully violates the provisions of such subsection shall 250
322322 be subject to a fine of not more than one hundred dollars for each 251
323323 offense. 252
324324 (4) No financial institution shall be liable for any violation of this 253
325325 section except for any violation in its capacity as a landlord. 254
326326 [(l)] (k) Nothing in this section shall be construed as a limitation upon: 255
327327 (1) The power or authority of the state, the Attorney General or the 256
328328 commissioner to seek administrative, legal or equitable relief permitted 257
329329 by the general statutes or at common law; or (2) the right of any tenant 258
330330 to bring a civil action permitted by the general statutes or at common 259
331331 law. 260
332332 Sec. 2. Section 17b-114 of the general statutes is repealed and the 261
333333 following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 262
334334 Subject to federal approval, as a condition of receiving a special need 263
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341341 benefit to cover the cost of a security deposit, a recipient of assistance 264
342342 under the temporary family assistance program or the state -265
343343 administered general assistance program or the program of state 266
344344 supplementation to the Supplemental Security Income Program shall 267
345345 sign an agreement with the Commissioner of Social Services stating that 268
346346 the security deposit and accrued interest, less the value of any damages 269
347347 suffered by the landlord due to the recipient's failure to comply with his 270
348348 obligations as a tenant pursuant to section 47a-21, as amended by this 271
349349 act, shall be paid by the landlord to the Department of Social Services 272
350350 when the recipient vacates the housing for which the deposit is paid. 273
351351 The recipient shall notify the commissioner of the date such housing is 274
352352 vacated. If the landlord claims the right to withhold all or part of the 275
353353 security deposit or interest, the landlord shall comply with the 276
354354 applicable provisions of section 47a-21, as amended by this act, except 277
355355 any notice required shall be sent to the tenant and to the Commissioner 278
356356 of Social Services. If the landlord fails to return the deposit to the 279
357357 Department of Social Services or to account to the department for any 280
358358 amount withheld within the time limits set forth in section 47a-21, as 281
359359 amended by this act, the department may refer the matter to the 282
360360 Department of Administrative Services for payment to the state of the 283
361361 deposit, interest and such other damages as are available to tenants 284
362362 under said section. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection [(d)] 285
363363 (c) of section 47a-21, as amended by this act, for purposes of taking such 286
364364 action on behalf of the state, the Department of Administrative Services 287
365365 is not required to give notice of a forwarding address. A recipient of a 288
366366 special need benefit to cover the cost of a security deposit who agrees 289
367367 the deposit shall be returned to the department pursuant to this section 290
368368 shall be eligible for a subsequent such special need benefit at any time 291
369369 the recipient meets the eligibility criteria for the special need benefit for 292
370370 emergency housing set forth in subsection (a) of section 17b-808. 293
371371 Sec. 3. Subsection (c) of section 17b-129 of the general statutes is 294
372372 repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 295
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380380 (c) No claim shall be made, or lien applied, against any payment 297
381381 made pursuant to chapter 135, any payment made pursuant to section 298
382382 47-88d or 47-287, any moneys received as a settlement or award in a 299
383383 housing or employment or public accommodation discrimination case, 300
384384 any court-ordered retroactive rent abatement, including any made 301
385385 pursuant to subsection (e) of section 47a-14h, or section 47a-4a, 47a-5 or 302
386386 47a-57, or any security deposit refund pursuant to subsection [(d)] (c) of 303
387387 section 47a-21, as amended by this act, paid to a beneficiary of assistance 304
388388 under sections 17b-122, 17b-124 to 17b-132, inclusive, 17b-136 to 17b-305
389389 138, inclusive, 17b-194 to 17b-197, inclusive, 17b-222 to 17b-250, 306
390390 inclusive, 17b-263, 17b-340 to 17b-350, inclusive, 17b-689b and 17b-743 307
391391 to 17b-747, inclusive. 308
392392 Sec. 4. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 36a-32 of the general 309
393393 statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 310
394394 (Effective July 1, 2025): 311
395395 (1) The bank's record of offering escrow accounts for purposes of 312
396396 compliance with subsection [(h)] (g) of section 47a-21, as amended by 313
397397 this act; 314
398398 Sec. 5. Subsection (d) of section 51-15 of the general statutes is 315
399399 repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 316
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401401 (d) The procedure for the hearing and determination of small claims 318
402402 as the same may be prescribed, from time to time, by the judges of the 319
403403 Superior Court shall be used in all small claims sessions of the court. The 320
404404 small claims procedure shall only be applicable to (1) all actions 321
405405 claiming money damages not in excess of five thousand dollars, except 322
406406 such procedure shall not be applicable to actions of libel and slander, 323
407407 and (2) actions claiming loss or damages not in excess of fifteen 324
408408 thousand dollars sustained by reason of (A) performance of, or offer to 325
409409 perform, home improvement, as defined in section 20-419, by a 326
410410 contractor holding a certificate under chapter 400, or (B) a contract for 327
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418418 holding a certificate under chapter 399a. If an action is brought in the 329
419419 small claims session by a tenant pursuant to subsection [(g)] (f) of section 330
420420 47a-21, as amended by this act, to reclaim any part of a security deposit 331
421421 which may be due, the judicial authority hearing the action may award 332
422422 to the tenant the damages authorized by subsection [(d)] (c) of said 333
423423 section and, if authorized by the rental agreement or any provision of 334
424424 the general statutes, costs, notwithstanding that the amount of such 335
425425 damages and costs, in the aggregate, exceeds the jurisdictional 336
426426 monetary limit established by subdivision (1) of this subsection. If a 337
427427 motion is filed to transfer a small claims matter to the regular docket in 338
428428 the court, the moving party shall pay the fee prescribed by section 52-339
429429 259. The Attorney General or an assistant attorney general, or the head 340
430430 of any state agency or his or her authorized representative, while acting 341
431431 in his or her official capacity shall not be required to pay any small 342
432432 claims court fee. There shall be no charge for copies of service on 343
433433 defendants in small claims matters. 344
434434 Sec. 6. Subsection (b) of section 51-164n of the general statutes is 345
435435 repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 346
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437437 (b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any person 348
438438 who is alleged to have committed (1) a violation under the provisions of 349
439439 section 1-9, 1-10, 1-11, 2-71h, 4b-13, 7-13, 7-14, 7-35 or 7-41, subsection (c) 350
440440 of section 7-66, section 7-83, 7-147h, 7-148, 7-283, 7-325, 7-393, 8-12, 8-25, 351
441441 8-27, 9-63, 9-322, 9-350, 10-185, 10-193, 10-197, 10-198, 10-230, 10-251, 10-352
442442 254, 10a-35, 12-52, 12-54, 12-129b or 12-170aa, subdivision (3) of 353
443443 subsection (e) of section 12-286, section 12-286a, 12-292, 12-314b or 12-354
444444 326g, subdivision (4) of section 12-408, subdivision (3), (5) or (6) of 355
445445 section 12-411, section 12-435c, 12-476a, 12-476b, 12-476c, 12-487,13a-356
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447447 124, 13a-139, 13a-140, 13a-143b, 13a-253, 13a-263 or 13b-39f, subsection 358
448448 (f) of section 13b-42, section 13b-90 or 13b-100, subsection (a) of section 359
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457457 subsection (a), (b) or (c) of section 13b-412, section 13b-414 or 14-4, 362
458458 subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 14-12, subsection (d) of 363
459459 section 14-12, subsection (f) of section 14-12a, subsection (a) of section 364
460460 14-15a, section 14-16c, 14-20a or 14-27a, subsection (f) of section 14-34a, 365
461461 subsection (d) of section 14-35, section 14-43, 14-44j, 14-49, 14-50a, 14-58 366
462462 or 14-62a, subsection (b) of section 14-66, section 14-66a or 14-67a, 367
463463 subsection (g) of section 14-80, subsection (f) or (i) of section 14-80h, 368
464464 section 14-97a or 14-98, subsection (a), (b) or (d) of section 14-100a, 369
465465 section 14-100b, 14-103a, 14-106a, 14-106c, 14-145a, 14-146, 14-152, 14-370
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467467 or 14-219, subdivision (1) of section 14-223a, subsection (d) of section 14-372
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469469 267a, 14-269, 14-270, 14-272b, 14-274, 14-275 or 14-275a, subsection (c) of 374
470470 section 14-275c, section 14-276, subsection (a) or (b) of section 14-277, 375
471471 section 14-278, 14-279 or 14-280, subsection (b), (e) or (h) of section 14-376
472472 283, section 14-283d, 14-283e, 14-283f, 14-283g, 14-291, 14-293b, 14-296aa, 377
473473 14-298a, 14-300, 14-300d, 14-300f, 14-319, 14-320, 14-321, 14-325a, 14-326, 378
474474 14-330 or 14-332a, subdivision (1), (2) or (3) of section 14-386a, section 379
475475 15-15e, 15-25 or 15-33, subdivision (1) of section 15-97, subsection (a) of 380
476476 section 15-115, section 16-15, 16-16, 16-44, 16-256e, 16-278 or 16a-15, 381
477477 subsection (a) of section 16a-21, section 16a-22, subsection (a) or (b) of 382
478478 section 16a-22h, section 16a-106, 17a-24, 17a-145, 17a-149 or 17a-152, 383
479479 subsection (b) of section 17a-227, section 17a-465, subsection (c) of 384
480480 section 17a-488, section 17b-124, 17b-131, 17b-137, 19a-33, 19a-39 or 19a-385
481481 87, subsection (b) of section 19a-87a, section 19a-91, 19a-102a, 19a-102b, 386
482482 19a-105, 19a-107, 19a-113, 19a-215, 19a-216a, 19a-219, 19a-222, 19a-224, 387
483483 19a-286, 19a-287, 19a-297, 19a-301, 19a-309, 19a-335, 19a-336, 19a-338, 388
484484 19a-339, 19a-340, 19a-425, 19a-442, 19a-502, 19a-565, 20-7a, 20-14, 20-389
485485 153a, 20-158, 20-231, 20-233, 20-249, 20-257, 20-265, 20-324e, 20-329c or 390
486486 20-329g, subsection (b) of section 20-334, section 20-341l, 20-366, 20-482, 391
487487 20-597, 20-608, 20-610, 20-623, 21-1, 21-38, 21-39, 21-43, 21-47, 21-48 or 392
488488 21-63, subsection (d) of section 21-71, section 21-76a or 21-100, 393
489489 subsection (c) of section 21a-2, subdivision (1) of section 21a-19, section 394
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496496 21a-20 or 21a-21, subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 21a-25, 395
497497 section 21a-26, subsection (a) of section 21a-37, section 21a-46, 21a-61, 396
498498 21a-63, 21a-70b or 21a-77, subsection (b) or (c) of section 21a-79, section 397
499499 21a-85 or 21a-154, subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 21a-159, 398
500500 section 21a-278b, subsection (c), (d) or (e) of section 21a-279a, section 399
501501 21a-415a, 21a-421eee, 21a-421fff or 21a-421hhh, subsection (a) of section 400
502502 21a-430, section 22-12b, 22-13, 22-14, 22-15, 22-16, 22-26g, 22-30, 22-34, 401
503503 22-35, 22-36, 22-38, 22-39, 22-39f, 22-49, 22-54, 22-61j or 22-61l, 402
504504 subdivision (1) of subsection (n) of section 22-61l, subsection (f) of 403
505505 section 22-61m, subdivision (1) of subsection (f) of section 22-61m, 404
506506 section 22-84, 22-89, 22-90, 22-96, 22-98, 22-99, 22-100 or 22-111o, 405
507507 subsection (d) of section 22-118l, section 22-167, subsection (c) of section 406
508508 22-277, section 22-278, 22-279, 22-280a, 22-318a, 22-320h, 22-324a or 22-407
509509 326, subsection (b), subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (e) or subsection 408
510510 (g) of section 22-344, subsection (a) or (b) of section 22-344b, subsection 409
511511 (d) of section 22-344d, section 22-344f, 22-350a, 22-354, 22-359, 22-366, 410
512512 22-391, 22-413, 22-414, 22-415, 22-415c, 22a-66a or 22a-246, subsection (a) 411
513513 of section 22a-250, section 22a-256g, subsection (e) of section 22a-256h, 412
514514 section 22a-363 or 22a-381d, subsections (c) and (d) of section 22a-381e, 413
515515 section 22a-449, 22a-450, 22a-461, 23-4b, 23-38, 23-45, 23-46 or 23-61b, 414
516516 subsection (a) or subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of section 23-65, section 415
517517 25-37 or 25-40, subsection (a) of section 25-43, section 25-43d, 25-135, 26-416
518518 18, 26-19, 26-21, 26-31, 26-40, 26-40a, 26-42, 26-43, 26-49, 26-54, 26-55, 26-417
519519 56, 26-58 or 26-59, subdivision (1) of subsection (d) of section 26-61, 418
520520 section 26-64, subdivision (1) of section 26-76, section 26-79, 26-87, 26-89, 419
521521 26-91, 26-94, 26-97, 26-98, 26-104, 26-105, 26-107, 26-114a, 26-117, 420
522522 subsection (b) of section 26-127, 26-128, 26-128a, 26-131, 26-132, 26-138, 421
523523 26-139 or 26-141, subdivision (1) of section 26-186, section 26-207, 26-215, 422
524524 26-217 or 26-224a, subdivision (1) of section 26-226, section 26-227, 26-423
525525 230, 26-231, 26-232, 26-244, 26-257a, 26-260, 26-276, 26-280, 26-284, 26-424
526526 285, 26-286, 26-287, 26-288, 26-290, 26-291a, 26-292, 26-294, 27-107, 28-13, 425
527527 29-6a, 29-16, 29-17, 29-25, 29-143o, 29-143z or 29-156a, subsection (b), (d), 426
528528 (e), (g) or (h) of section 29-161q, section 29-161y or 29-161z, subdivision 427
529529 (1) of section 29-198, section 29-210, 29-243 or 29-277, subsection (c) of 428
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536536 section 29-291c, section 29-316 or 29-318, subsection (b) of section 29-429
537537 335a, section 29-381, 30-19f, 30-48a or 30-86a, subsection (b) of section 430
538538 30-89, subsection (c) or (d) of section 30-117, section 31-3, 31-10, 31-11, 431
539539 31-12, 31-13, 31-14, 31-15, 31-16, 31-18, 31-23, 31-24, 31-25, 31-32, 31-36, 432
540540 31-47 or 31-48, subsection (b) of section 31-48b, section 31-51, 31-51g, 31-433
541541 52, 31-52a, 31-53 or 31-54, subsection (a) or (c) of section 31-69, section 434
542542 31-70, 31-74, 31-75, 31-76, 31-76a, 31-89b or 31-134, subsection (i) of 435
543543 section 31-273, section 31-288, 31-348, 33-624, 33-1017, 34-13d or 34-412, 436
544544 subdivision (1) of section 35-20, subsection (a) of section 36a-57, 437
545545 subsection (b) of section 36a-665, section 36a-699, 36a-739, 36a-787, 38a-438
546546 2 or 38a-140, subsection (a) or (b) of section 38a-278, section 38a-479qq, 439
547547 38a-479rr, 38a-506, 38a-548, 38a-626, 38a-680, 38a-713, 38a-733, 38a-764, 440
548548 38a-786, 38a-828, 38a-829, 38a-885, 42-133hh, 42-230, 42-470 or 42-480, 441
549549 subsection (a) or (c) of section 43-16q, section 45a-283, 45a-450, 45a-634 442
550550 or 45a-658, subdivision (13) or (14) of section 46a-54, section 46a-59, 46a-443
551551 81b, 46b-22, 46b-24, 46b-34, 46b-38d, 47-34a, 47-47 or 47-53, subsection 444
552552 [(i)] (h) of section 47a-21, as amended by this act, subdivision (1) of 445
553553 subsection [(k)] (j) of section 47a-21, as amended by this act, section 49-446
554554 2a, 49-8a, 49-16, 52-143 or 52-289, subsection (j) of section 52-362, section 447
555555 53-133, 53-199, 53-212a, 53-249a, 53-252, 53-264, 53-280, 53-290a, 53-302a, 448
556556 53-303e, 53-311a, 53-314, 53-321, 53-322, 53-323 or 53-331, subsection (b) 449
557557 of section 53-343a, section 53-344, subsection (b) or (c) of section 53-344b, 450
558558 subsection (b) of section 53-345a, section 53-377, 53-422 or 53-450 or 451
559559 subsection (i) of section 54-36a, or (2) a violation under the provisions of 452
560560 chapter 268, or (3) a violation of any regulation adopted in accordance 453
561561 with the provisions of section 12-484, 12-487 or 13b-410, or (4) a violation 454
562562 of any ordinance, regulation or bylaw of any town, city or borough, 455
563563 except violations of building codes and the health code, for which the 456
564564 penalty exceeds ninety dollars but does not exceed two hundred fifty 457
565565 dollars, unless such town, city or borough has established a payment 458
566566 and hearing procedure for such violation pursuant to section 7-152c, 459
567567 shall follow the procedures set forth in this section. 460
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577577 Section 1 July 1, 2025 47a-21
578578 Sec. 2 July 1, 2025 17b-114
579579 Sec. 3 July 1, 2025 17b-129(c)
580580 Sec. 4 July 1, 2025 36a-32(a)(1)
581581 Sec. 5 July 1, 2025 51-15(d)
582582 Sec. 6 July 1, 2025 51-164n(b)
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584584 Statement of Purpose:
585585 To remove provisions limiting the amount a landlord may require for a
586586 security deposit from any tenant.
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588588 [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
589589 that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
590590 underlined.]
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