CT SB00143

Removes age and disability requirements for eviction protections, expanding coverage to all tenants in buildings with five or more dwelling units or mobile manufactured home parks effective October 1, 2024.

Limits eviction grounds to: nonpayment of rent, refusal of fair rent increases, material health/safety violations, rental agreement breaches, landlord rule violations, permanent unit removal from housing market, or landlord occupancy of unit as principal residence.

Prohibits rent increases beyond what is "fair and equitable" under section 7-148c criteria; tenants may dispute increases through fair rent commissions or Superior Court.

Requires landlords to provide written notice of tenant eviction protections and rent increase limits in plain language (English and Spanish) when renting or renewing leases, with Commissioner of Housing to create the notice by December 1, 2024.

Updates condominium conversion rules to require 180 days' notice to tenants, tenant purchase rights, relocation assistance information, and professional engineering assessments of structural and mechanical components in public offering statements.