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CT SB01034

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/16/2017

Primary Sponsor

Planning and Development Committee

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Origin

Senate

2017 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Transfers responsibility for storing and selling evicted tenants' possessions from the chief executive officer (town) to the plaintiff (landlord) in eviction cases.

  • Requires the state marshal to give the chief executive officer 24 hours notice before eviction, and the plaintiff to provide a description of property being removed.

  • Establishes a 15-day window for defendants to reclaim stored possessions and pay storage costs; after 15 days, the plaintiff may sell items at public auction.

  • Requires reasonable efforts to notify the defendant of the eviction date, time, and possibility of a sale, with clear instructions on how to reclaim possessions included in the execution notice.

  • Modifies state marshal fees for removal under eviction executions to compensate only for removing the defendant/occupant, not their possessions and personal effects, at a rate not to exceed $100 per hour.

Legislative Description

An Act Concerning The Storage And Sale Of The Possessions And Personal Effects Of Evicted Tenants.

Last Action

Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development

3/16/2017

Committee Referrals

Planning and Development3/16/2017

Full Bill Text

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