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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1340
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 4707
Referred to Committee on HOUSING
Introduced by:
(HSG)
AN ACT PERMITTING A TENANT TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH A
FAIR RENT COMMISSION WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF SIGNING A NEW
LEASE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 7-148c of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 2
A tenant may file a complaint with a fair rent commission under this 3
chapter regarding a proposed rental charge increase, either prior to 4
signing a new or amended rental agreement containing such increase or 5
not later than thirty days after signing such rental agreement. In 6
determining whether a rental charge or a proposed increase in a rental 7
charge is so excessive, with due regard to all the circumstances, as to be 8
harsh and unconscionable, a fair rent commission shall consider such of 9
the following circumstances as are applicable to the type of 10
accommodation: (1) The rents charged for the same number of rooms in 11
other housing accommodations in the same and in other areas of the 12
municipality; (2) the sanitary conditions existing in the housing 13
accommodations in question; (3) the number of bathtubs or showers, 14
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flush water closets, kitchen sinks and lavatory basins available to the 15
occupants thereof; (4) services, furniture, furnishings and equipment 16
supplied therein; (5) the size and number of bedrooms contained 17
therein; (6) repairs necessary to make such accommodations reasonably 18
livable for the occupants accommodated therein; (7) the amount of taxes 19
and overhead expenses, including debt service, thereof; (8) whether the 20
accommodations are in compliance with the ordinances of the 21
municipality and the general statutes relating to health and safety; (9) 22
the income of the petitioner and the availability of accommodations; (10) 23
the availability of utilities; (11) damages done to the premises by the 24
tenant, caused by other than ordinary wear and tear; (12) the amount 25
and frequency of increases in rental charges; and (13) whether, and the 26
extent to which, the income from an increase in rental charges has been 27
or will be reinvested in improvements to the accommodations. 28
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2025 7-148c
Statement of Purpose:
To permit a tenant to file a complaint with a fair rent commission within
thirty days of signing a new lease.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]