Bill Text: CT HB05124 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Removing A Restriction On The Amount Charged For Tenant Security Deposits.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-04 - Referred to Joint Committee on Housing [HB05124 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2017-HB05124-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 5124 |
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January Session, 2017 |
LCO No. 140 | ||||
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Referred to Committee on HOUSING |
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Introduced by: |
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REP. SAMPSON, 80th Dist. |
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AN ACT REMOVING A RESTRICTION ON THE AMOUNT CHARGED FOR TENANT SECURITY DEPOSITS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That subsection (b) of section 47a-21 be amended to remove the prohibition on landlords requiring a security deposit in excess of two months' rent.
Statement of Purpose:
To allow landlords to charge an amount greater than two months' rent for a security deposit.