Connecticut SB 1302: AN ACT PROHIBITING THE EVICTION OF A RESIDENTIAL TENANT FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT IF THE LANDLORD'S ONLINE RENTAL PAYMENT SYSTEM PREVENTS SUCH PAYMENT OF RENT.

Bill Text

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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1302
January Session, 2025 LCO No. 3978

Referred to Committee on HOUSING

Introduced by:
(HSG)

AN ACT PROHIBITING THE EVICTION OF A RESIDENTIAL TENANT
FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT IF THE LANDLORD'S ONLINE RENTAL
PAYMENT SYSTEM PREVENTS SUCH PAYMENT OF RENT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 47a-23 of the general statutes is 1
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2
2025): 3
(a) When the owner or lessor, or the owner's or lessor's legal 4
representative, or the owner's or lessor's attorney-at-law, or in-fact, 5
desires to obtain possession or occupancy of any land or building, any 6
apartment in any building, any dwelling unit, any trailer, or any land 7
upon which a trailer is used or stands, and (1) when a rental agreement 8
or lease of such property, whether in writing or by parol, terminates for 9
any of the following reasons: (A) By lapse of time; (B) by reason of any 10
expressed stipulation therein; (C) violation of the rental agreement or 11
lease or of any rules or regulations adopted in accordance with section 12
47a-9 or 21-70; (D) nonpayment of rent within the grace period provided 13
for residential property in section 47a-15a or 21-83, except this 14

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subparagraph shall not apply if the owner or lessor's online rental 15
payment system prevents such payment of rent within the grace period 16
provided for residential property in section 47a-15a or 21-83; (E) 17
nonpayment of rent when due for commercial property; (F) violation of 18
section 47a-11 or subsection (b) of section 21-82; (G) nuisance, as defined 19
in section 47a-32, or serious nuisance, as defined in section 47a-15 or 20
21-80; or (2) when such premises, or any part thereof, is occupied by one 21
who never had a right or privilege to occupy such premises; or (3) when 22
one originally had the right or privilege to occupy such premises but 23
such right or privilege has terminated; or (4) when an action of summary 24
process or other action to dispossess a tenant is authorized under 25
subsection (b) of section 47a-23c for any of the following reasons: (A) 26
Refusal to agree to a fair and equitable rent increase, as defined in 27
subsection (c) of section 47a-23c, (B) permanent removal by the landlord 28
of the dwelling unit of such tenant from the housing market, or (C) bona 29
fide intention by the landlord to use such dwelling unit as such 30
landlord's principal residence; or (5) when a farm employee, as 31
described in section 47a-30, or a domestic servant, caretaker, manager 32
or other employee, as described in subsection (b) of section 47a-36, 33
occupies such premises furnished by the employer and fails to vacate 34
such premises after employment is terminated by such employee or the 35
employer or after such employee fails to report for employment, such 36
owner or lessor, or such owner's or lessor's legal representative, or such 37
owner's or lessor's attorney-at-law, or in-fact, shall give notice to each 38
lessee or occupant to quit possession or occupancy of such land, 39
building, apartment or dwelling unit, at least three days before the 40
termination of the rental agreement or lease, if any, or before the time 41
specified in the notice for the lessee or occupant to quit possession or 42
occupancy. 43
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 July 1, 2025 47a-23(a)

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Statement of Purpose:
To prohibit a landlord from evicting a tenant for nonpayment of rent if
the landlord's online rental payment system prevents the tenant from
paying such rent.

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