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CT HB05244
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/20/2020
Primary Sponsor
Housing Committee
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AI Summary
- Landlords must change or permit tenants to change locks upon request if the tenant is named as a protected person in a valid protective, restraining, or registered foreign order of protection and provides a copy to the landlord
- Landlords must respond to lock change requests within 6 hours and complete the work within 2 business days; tenants may change locks themselves if landlords fail to comply
- Landlords may charge tenants only the actual reasonable cost of changing locks (including materials and professional services), recoverable by suit or security deposit deduction, but not as grounds for eviction
- Tenants named as respondents in protection orders and required to stay away from the dwelling cannot receive new lock keys, and landlords have no duty to allow them access except by court order for retrieving possessions
- Protected persons cannot be charged additional rent, deposits, or fees due to the exclusion of the respondent, and remain liable for rent if other tenants occupy the unit
- Effective October 1, 2020
Legislative Description
An Act Concerning Additional Housing Protections For A Victim Of Family Violence Or Sexual Assault.
Last Action
Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
3/6/2020
Committee Referrals
Housing2/20/2020
Full Bill Text
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