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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 253
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 1678
Referred to Committee on HOUSING
Introduced by:
(HSG)
AN ACT REPEALING SECURITY DEPOSIT MAXIMUMS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 47a -21 of the 2026 supplement to the general 1
statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 2
(Effective October 1, 2026): 3
(a) As used in this chapter: 4
(1) "Accrued interest" means the interest due on a security deposit as 5
provided in subsection [(i)] (h) of this section, compounded annually to 6
the extent applicable. 7
(2) "Commissioner" means the Banking Commissioner. 8
(3) "Escrow account" means any account at a financial institution 9
which is not subject to execution by the creditors of the escrow agent 10
and includes a clients' funds account. 11
(4) "Escrow agent" means the person in whose name an escrow 12
account is maintained. 13
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(5) "Financial institution" means any state bank and trust company, 14
national bank, savings bank, federal savings bank, savings and loan 15
association, and federal savings and loan association that is located in 16
this state. 17
(6) "Forwarding address" means the address to which a security 18
deposit may be mailed for delivery to a former tenant. 19
(7) "Landlord" means any landlord of residential real property, and 20
includes (A) any receiver; (B) any successor; and (C) any tenant who 21
sublets his premises. 22
(8) "Receiver" means any person who is appointed or authorized by 23
any state, federal or probate court to receive rents from tenants, and 24
includes trustees, executors, administrators, guardians, conservators, 25
receivers, and receivers of rent. 26
(9) "Rent receiver" means a receiver who lacks court authorization to 27
return security deposits and to inspect the premises of tenants and 28
former tenants. 29
(10) "Residential real property" means real property containing one 30
or more residential units, including residential units not owned by the 31
landlord, and containing one or more tenants who paid a security 32
deposit. 33
(11) "Security deposit" means any advance rental payment, or any 34
installment payment collected pursuant to section 47a -22a, except an 35
advance payment for the first month's rent or a deposit for a key or any 36
special equipment. 37
(12) "Successor" means any person who succeeds to a landlord's 38
interest whether by purchase, foreclosure or otherwise and includes a 39
receiver. 40
(13) "Tenant" means a tenant, as defined in section 47a-1, or a resident, 41
as defined in section 21-64. 42
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(14) "Tenant's obligations" means (A) the amount of any rental or 43
utility payment due the landlord from a tenant; (B) a tenant's obligations 44
under the provisions of section 47a-11; and (C) the actual reasonable cost 45
of changing the locks of the dwelling unit pursuant to section 47a -7b, if 46
the tenant has not paid such cost. 47
[(b) (1) In the case of a tenant under sixty-two years of age, a landlord 48
shall not demand a security deposit in an amount that exceeds two 49
months' rent. 50
(2) In the case of a tenant sixty -two years of age or older, a landlord 51
shall not demand a security deposit in an amount that exceeds one 52
month's rent. Any landlord who has received a security deposit in an 53
amount that exceeds one month's rent from a tenant who becomes sixty-54
two years of age after paying such security deposit shall return the 55
portion of such security deposit that exceeds one month's rent to the 56
tenant upon the tenant's request.] 57
[(c)] (b) Any security deposit paid by a tenant shall remain the 58
property of such tenant in which the landlord shall have a security 59
interest, as defined in section 42a -1-201, to secure such tenant's 60
obligations. A security deposit shall be exempt from attachment and 61
execution by the creditors of the landlord and shall not be considered 62
part of the estate of the landlord in any legal proceeding. Any voluntary 63
or involuntary transfer of a landlord's interest in residential real 64
property to a successor shall constitute an assignment to such successor 65
of such landlord's security interest in all security deposits paid by 66
tenants of such transferred residential real property. 67
[(d)] (c) (1) Not later than the time specified in subdivision (2) of this 68
subsection, the person who is the landlord at the time a tenancy is 69
terminated, other than a rent receiver, shall pay to the tenant or former 70
tenant: (A) The amount of any security deposit that was deposited by 71
the tenant with the person who was landlord at the time such security 72
deposit was deposited less the value of any damages that any person 73
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who was a landlord of such premises at any time during the tenancy of 74
such tenant has suffered as a result of such tenant's failure to comply 75
with such tenant's obligations; and (B) any accrued interest. If the 76
landlord at the time of termination of a tenancy is a rent receiver, such 77
rent receiver shall return security deposits in accordance with the 78
provisions of subdivision (3) of this subsection. 79
(2) Upon termination of a tenancy, any tenant may notify the landlord 80
in writing of such tenant's forwarding address. Not later than twenty-81
one days after termination of a tenancy or fifteen days after receiving 82
written notification of such tenant's forwarding address, whichever is 83
later, each landlord other than a rent receiver shall deliver to the tenant 84
or former tenant at such forwarding address either (A) the full amount 85
of the security deposit paid by such tenant plus accrued interest, or (B) 86
the balance of such security deposit and accrued interest after deduction 87
for any damages suffered by such landlord by reason of such tenant's 88
failure to comply with such tenant's obligations, together with a written 89
statement itemizing the nature and amount of such damages. Any 90
landlord who violates any provision of this subsection shall be liable for 91
twice the amount of any security deposit paid by such tenant , except 92
that, if the only violation is the failure to deliver the accrued interest, 93
such landlord shall be liable for ten dollars or twice the amount of the 94
accrued interest, whichever is greater. 95
(3) (A) Any receiver who is authorized by a court to return security 96
deposits and to inspect the premises of any tenant shall pay security 97
deposits and accrued interest in accordance with the provisions of 98
subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection from the operating income of 99
such receivership to the extent that any such payments exceed the 100
amount in any escrow accounts for such tenants. (B) Any rent receiver 101
shall present any claim by any tenant for return of a security deposit to 102
the court which authorized the rent receiver. Such court shall determine 103
the validity of any such claim and shall direct such rent receiver to pay 104
from the escrow account or from the operating income of such property 105
the amount due such tenant as determined by such court. 106
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[(e)] (d) A successor, other than a receiver, shall be liable for the 107
claims of tenants of such property for return of any part of such security 108
deposit which is or becomes due to such tenant during the time such 109
successor is a landlord. A receiver's liability for payment of security 110
deposits and interest under this section shall be limited to the balance in 111
any escrow account for such tenants maintained by such receiver in such 112
receivership in accordance with subsection [(h)] (g) of this section and 113
to the operating income generated in such receivership. 114
[(f)] (e) Any landlord who is not a resident of this state shall appoint 115
in writing the Secretary of the State as the landlord's attorney upon 116
whom all process in any action or proceeding against such landlord may 117
be served. 118
[(g)] (f) Any person may bring an action in replevin or for money 119
damages in any court of competent jurisdiction to reclaim any part of 120
such person's security deposit which may be due. This section does not 121
preclude the landlord or tenant from recovering other damages to 122
which the landlord or tenant may be entitled. 123
[(h)] (g) (1) Each landlord shall immediately deposit the entire 124
amount of any security deposit received by such landlord from each 125
tenant into one or more escrow accounts established or maintained in a 126
financial institution for the benefit of each tenant. Each landlord shall 127
maintain each such account as escrow agent and shall not withdraw 128
funds from such account except as provided in subdivision (2) of this 129
subsection. 130
(2) The escrow agent may withdraw funds from an escrow account 131
to: (A) Disburse the amount of any security deposit and accrued interest 132
due to a tenant pursuant to subsection [(d)] (c) of this section; (B) 133
disburse interest to a tenant pursuant to subsection [(i)] (h) of this 134
section; (C) make a transfer of the entire amount of certain security 135
deposits pursuant to subdivision (3) of this subsection; (D) retain 136
interest credited to the account in excess of the amount of interest 137
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payable to the tenant under subsection [(i)] (h) of this section; (E) retain 138
all or any part of a security deposit and accrued interest after 139
termination of tenancy equal to the damages suffered by the landlord 140
by reason of the tenant's failure to comply with such tenant's 141
obligations; (F) disburse all or any part of the security deposit to a tenant 142
at any time during tenancy; or (G) transfer such funds to another 143
financial institution or escrow account, provided such funds remain 144
continuously in an escrow account. 145
(3) (A) Whenever any real estate is voluntarily or involuntarily 146
transferred from a landlord, other than a receiver, to a successor, 147
including a receiver, such landlord shall withdraw from the escrow 148
account and deliver to the successor the entire amount of security 149
deposits paid by tenants of the property being transferred, plus any 150
interest accrued pursuant to subsection [(i)] (h) of this section. If at the 151
time of transfer of such real estate the funds in such account are 152
commingled with security deposits paid by tenants in real estate not 153
being transferred to such successor, and if at such time the funds in such 154
account are less than the amount of security deposits paid by all tenants 155
whose security deposits are contained in such account, such landlord 156
shall deliver to such successor a pro rata share of security deposits paid 157
by tenants of the real estate being transferred to such successor. (B) 158
Whenever any real estate is transferred from a receiver to a successor, 159
such receiver shall dispose of the escrow accounts as ordered by the 160
court which appointed such receiver. The order of such court shall 161
provide for the priority of the present and future rights of tenants to 162
security deposits paid by them over the rights of any secured or 163
unsecured creditor of any person and shall provide that the funds in 164
such account shall be delivered to the successor of such receiver for 165
immediate deposit in an escrow account for tenants who paid security 166
deposits. 167
(4) (A) The landlord shall provide each tenant with a written notice 168
stating the amount held for the benefit of the tenant and the name and 169
address of the financial institution at which the tenant's security deposit 170
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is being held not later than thirty days after the landlord receives a 171
security deposit from the tenant or the tenant's previous landlord or 172
transfers the security deposit to another financial institution or escrow 173
account. 174
(B) If the commissioner makes a written request to the landlord for 175
any information related to a tenant's security deposit, including the 176
name of each financial institution in which any escrow account is 177
maintained and the account number of each escrow account, the 178
landlord shall provide such information to the commissioner not later 179
than seven days after the request is made. 180
[(i)] (h) On and after July 1, 1993, each landlord other than a landlord 181
of a residential unit in any building owned or controlled by any 182
educational institution and used by such institution for the purpose of 183
housing students of such institution and their families, and each 184
landlord or owner of a mobile manufactured home or of a mobile 185
manufactured home space or lot or park, as such terms are defined in 186
subdivisions (1), (2) and (3) of section 21 -64, shall pay interest on each 187
security deposit received by such landlord at a rate of not less than the 188
average rate paid, as of December 30, 1992, on savings deposits by 189
insured commercial banks as published in the Federal Reserve Board 190
Bulletin rounded to the nearest one -tenth of one percentage point, 191
except in no event shall the rate be less than one and one -half per cent. 192
On and after January 1, 1994, the rate for each calendar year shall be not 193
less than the deposit index, determined under this section as it was in 194
effect during such year. On and after January 1, 2012, the rate for each 195
calendar year shall be not less than the deposit index, as defined in 196
section 36a-26, for that year. On the anniversary date of the tenancy and 197
annually thereafter, such interest shall be paid to the tenant or resident 198
or credited toward the next rental payment due from the tenant or 199
resident, as the landlord or owner shall determine. If the tenancy is 200
terminated before the anniversary date of such tenancy, or if the 201
landlord or owner returns all or part of a security deposit prior to 202
termination of the tenancy, the landlord or owner shall pay the accrued 203
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interest to the tenant or resident not later than twenty-one days after 204
such termination or return. Interest shall not be paid to a tenant for any 205
month in which the tenant has been delinquent for more than ten days 206
in the payment of any monthly rent, unless the landlord imposes a late 207
charge for such delinquency . No landlord shall increase the rent due 208
from a tenant because of the requirement that the landlord pay on 209
interest the security deposit. 210
[(j)] (i) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, the 211
commissioner may receive and investigate complaints regarding any 212
alleged violation of subsections [(b), (d), (h) or (i) ] (c), (g) or (h) of this 213
section. For the purposes of such investigation, any person who is or 214
was a landlord shall be subject to the provisions of section 36a-17. If the 215
commissioner determines that any landlord has violated any provision 216
of this section over which the commissioner has jurisdiction, the 217
commissioner may, in accordance with section 36a -52, order such 218
person to cease and desist from such practices and to comply with the 219
provisions of this section. 220
(2) The commissioner shall not have jurisdiction over (A) the failure 221
of a landlord to pay interest to a tenant annually under subsection [(i)] 222
(h) of this section, or (B) the refusal or other failure of the landlord to 223
return all or part of the security deposit if such failure results from the 224
landlord's good faith claim that such landlord has suffered damages as 225
a result of a tenant's failure to comply with such tenant's obligations, 226
regardless of whether the existence or amount of the alleged damages is 227
disputed by the tenant. For purposes of this section, "good faith claim" 228
means a claim for actual damages suffered by the landlord for which 229
written notification of such damages has been provided to the tenant in 230
accordance with the provisions of subdivision (2) of subsection [(d)] (c) 231
of this section. 232
(3) The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with 233
chapter 54, to carry out the purposes of this section. 234
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[(k)] (j) (1) Any person who is a landlord at the time of termination of 235
a tenancy and who knowingly and wilfully fails to pay all or any part of 236
a security deposit when due shall be subject to a fine of not more than 237
two hundred fifty dollars for each offense, provided it shall be an 238
affirmative defense under this subdivision that such failure was caused 239
by such landlord's good faith belief that he was entitled to deduct the 240
value of damages he has suffered as a result of such tenant's failure to 241
comply with such tenant's obligations. 242
(2) Any person who knowingly and wilfully violates the provisions 243
of subsection [(h)] (g) of this section on or after October 1, 1979, shall be 244
subject to a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or imprisonment 245
of not more than thirty days or both for each offense. It shall be an 246
affirmative defense under the provisions of this subdivision that at the 247
time of the offense, such person leased residential real property to fewer 248
than four tenants who paid a security deposit. 249
(3) Any person who is a landlord at the time an interest payment is 250
due under the provisions of subsection [(i)] (h) of this section and who 251
knowingly and wilfully violates the provisions of such subsection shall 252
be subject to a fine of not more than one hundred dollars for each 253
offense. 254
(4) No financial institution shall be liable for any violation of this 255
section except for any violation in its capacity as a landlord. 256
[(l)] (k) Nothing in this section shall be construed as a limitation upon: 257
(1) The power or authority of the state, the Attorney General or the 258
commissioner to seek administrative, legal or equitable relief permitted 259
by the general statutes or at common law; or (2) the right of any tenant 260
to bring a civil action permitted by the general statutes or at common 261
law. 262
Sec. 2. Section 17b -114 of the general statutes is repealed and the 263
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): 264
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Subject to federal approval, as a condition of receiving a special need 265
benefit to cover the cost of a security deposit, a recipient of assistance 266
under the temporary family assistance program or the state -267
administered general assistance program or the program of state 268
supplementation to the Supplemental Security Income Program shall 269
sign an agreement with the Commissioner of Social Services stating that 270
the security deposit and accrued interest, less the value of any damages 271
suffered by the landlord due to the recipient's failure to comply with his 272
obligations as a tenant pursuant to section 47a -21, as amended by this 273
act, shall be paid by the landlord to the Department of Social Services 274
when the recipient vacates the housing for which the deposit is paid. 275
The recipient shall notify the commissioner of the date such housing is 276
vacated. If the landlord claims the right to withhold all or part of the 277
security deposit or interest, the landlord shall comply with the 278
applicable provisions of section 47a -21, as amended by this act , except 279
any notice required shall be sent to the tenant and to the Commissioner 280
of Social Services. If the landlord fails to return the deposit to the 281
Department of Social Services or to account to the department for any 282
amount withheld within the time limits set forth in section 47a -21, as 283
amended by this act , the department may refer the matter to the 284
Department of Administrative Services for payment to the state of the 285
deposit, interest and such other damages as are available to tenants 286
under said section. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection [(d)] 287
(c) of section 47a-21, as amended by this act, for purposes of taking such 288
action on behalf of the state, the Department of Administrative Services 289
is not required to give notice of a forwarding address. A recipient of a 290
special need benefit to cover the cost of a security deposit who agrees 291
the deposit shall be returned to the department pursuant to this section 292
shall be eligible for a subsequent such special need benefit at any time 293
the recipient meets the eligibility criteria for the special need benefit for 294
emergency housing set forth in subsection (a) of section 17b-808. 295
Sec. 3. Subsection (c) of section 17b -129 of the general statutes is 296
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 297
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1, 2026): 298
(c) No claim shall be made, or lien applied, against any payment 299
made pursuant to chapter 135, any payment made pursuant to section 300
47-88d or 47 -287, any moneys received as a settlement or award in a 301
housing or employment or public accommodation discrimination case, 302
any court -ordered retroactive rent abatement, including any made 303
pursuant to subsection (e) of section 47a-14h, or section 47a-4a, 47a-5 or 304
47a-57, or any security deposit refund pursuant to subsection [(d)] (c) of 305
section 47a-21, as amended by this act, paid to a beneficiary of assistance 306
under sections 17b -122, 17b -124 to 17b -132, inclusive, 17b -136 to 17b -307
138, inclusive, 17b -194 to 17b -197, inclusive, 17b -222 to 17b -250, 308
inclusive, 17b-263, 17b-340 to 17b-350, inclusive, 17b -689b and 17b-743 309
to 17b-747, inclusive. 310
Sec. 4. Subsection (a) of section 36a -32 of the general statutes is 311
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 312
1, 2026): 313
(a) In connection with the examination of a bank under section 36a -314
17, the commissioner shall assess the record of the performance of the 315
bank in helping to meet the credit needs of its entire community, 316
including low and moderate-income neighborhoods, consistent with the 317
safe and sound operation of the bank. The commissioner shall assess the 318
community reinvestment performance of a bank utilizing the applicable 319
methodology set forth in federal CRA. In addition, the commissioner 320
shall consider the following in assessing a bank's record of performance: 321
(1) The bank's record of offering escrow accounts for purposes of 322
compliance with subsection [(h)] (g) of section 47a -21, as amended by 323
this act; 324
(2) Efforts of the bank to work with delinquent residential mortgage 325
customers who are unemployed or underemployed to facilitate a 326
resolution of the delinquency; and 327
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(3) Written comments received by the commissioner. 328
Sec. 5. Subsection (d) of section 51 -15 of the general statutes is 329
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 330
1, 2026): 331
(d) The procedure for the hearing and determination of small claims 332
as the same may be prescribed, from time to time, by the judges of the 333
Superior Court shall be used in all small claims sessions of the court. The 334
small claims procedure shall only be applicable to (1) all actions 335
claiming money damages not in excess of five thousand dollars, except 336
such procedure shall not be applicable to actions of libel and slander, 337
and (2) actions claiming loss or damages not in excess of fifteen 338
thousand dollars sustained by reason of (A) performance of, or offer to 339
perform, home improvement, as defined in section 20 -419, by a 340
contractor holding a certificate under chapter 400, or (B) a contract for 341
new home construction with a new home construction contractor 342
holding a certificate under chapter 399a. If an action is brought in the 343
small claims session by a tenant pursuant to subsection [(g)] (f) of section 344
47a-21, as amended by this act, to reclaim any part of a security deposit 345
which may be due, the judicial authority hearing the action may award 346
to the tenant the damages authorized by subsection [(d)] (c) of said 347
section and, if authorized by the rental agreement or any provision of 348
the general statutes, costs, notwithstanding that the amount of such 349
damages and costs, in the aggregate, exceeds the jurisdictional 350
monetary limit established by subdivision (1) of this subsection. If a 351
motion is filed to transfer a small claims matter to the regular docket in 352
the court, the moving party shall pay the fee prescribed by section 52 -353
259. The Attorney General or an assistant attorney general, or the head 354
of any state agency or his or her authorized representative, while acting 355
in his or her official capacity shall not be required to pay any small 356
claims court fee. There shall be no charge for copies of service on 357
defendants in small claims matters. 358
Sec. 6. Subsection (b) of section 51-164n of the 2026 supplement to the 359
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general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 360
thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): 361
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any person 362
who is alleged to have committed (1) a violation under the provisions of 363
section 1-9, 1-10, 1-11, 2-71h, 4b-13, 7-13, 7-14, 7-35 or 7-41, subsection (c) 364
of section 7-66, section 7-83, 7-147h, 7-148, 7-283, 7-325, 7-393, 8-12, 8-25, 365
8-27, 9-63, 9-322, 9-350, 10-185, 10-193, 10-197, 10-198, 10-230, 10-251, 10-366
254, 10a -35, 12 -52, 12 -54, 12 -129b or 12 -170aa, subdivision (3) of 367
subsection (e) of section 12 -286, section 12 -286a, 12-292, 12-314b or 12 -368
326g, subdivision (4) of section 12 -408, subdivision (3), (5) or (6) of 369
section 12 -411, section 12 -435c, 12 -476a, 12 -476b, 12 -476c, 12 -487, 13a -370
26b, 13a-71, 13a-107, 13a-113, 13a-114, 13a-115, 13a-117b, 13a-123, 13a-371
124, 13a-139, 13a-140, 13a-143b, 13a-253, 13a-263 or 13b-39f, subsection 372
(f) of section 13b-42, section 13b-90 or 13b-100, subsection (a) of section 373
13b-108, section 13b-221 or 13b-292, subsection (a) or (b) of section 13b-374
324, section 13b -336, 13b-337, 13b-338, 13b-410a, 13b-410b or 13b -410c, 375
subsection (a), (b) or (c) of section 13b -412, section 13b -414 or 14 -4, 376
subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 14 -12, subsection (d) of 377
section 14-12, subsection (f) of section 14 -12a, subsection (a) of section 378
14-15a, section 14-16c, 14-20a or 14-27a, subsection (f) of section 14-34a, 379
subsection (d) of section 14-35, section 14-43, 14-44j, 14-49, 14-50a, 14-58 380
or 14 -62a, subsection (b) of section 14 -66, section 14 -66a or 14 -67a, 381
subsection (g) of section 14 -80, subsection (f) or (i) of section 14 -80h, 382
section 14 -97a or 14 -98, subsection (a), (b) or (d) of section 14 -100a, 383
section 14-100b, 14 -103a, 14 -106a, 14 -106c, 14 -145a, 14-146, 14 -152, 14 -384
153, 14-161 or 14-163b, subsection (f) of section 14 -164i, section 14-213b 385
or 14-219, subdivision (1) of section 14-223a, subsection (d) of section 14-386
224, section 14-240 or 14-250, subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of section 387
14-251, section 14-253a, 14-261a, 14-262, 14-264, 14-266, 14-267a, 14-269, 388
14-270, 14-272b, 14-274, 14-275 or 14 -275a, subsection (c) of section 14 -389
275c, section 14 -276, subsection (a) or (b) of section 14 -277, section 14 -390
278, 14-279 or 14-280, subsection (b), (e) or (h) of section 14 -283, section 391
14-283d, 14-283e, 14-283f, 14-283g, 14-289l, 14-291, 14-293b, 14-296aa, 14-392
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298a, 14-300, 14-300d, 14-300f, 14-319, 14-320, 14-321, 14-325a, 14-326, 14-393
330 or 14-332a, subdivision (1), (2) or (3) of section 14 -386a, section 15-394
15e, 15 -25 or 15 -33, subdivision (1) of section 15 -97, subsection (a) of 395
section 15 -115, section 16 -15, 16 -16, 16 -44, 16 -256e, 16 -278 or 16a -15, 396
subsection (a) of section 16a -21, section 16a -22, subsection (a) or (b) of 397
section 16a -22h, section 16a -106, 17a -24, 17a -145, 17a -149 or 17a -152, 398
subsection (b) of section 17a -227, section 17a -465, subsection (c) of 399
section 17a-488, section 17b-124, 17b-131, 17b-137, 19a-33, 19a-39 or 19a-400
87, subsection (b) of section 19a-87a, section 19a-91, 19a-102a, 19a-102b, 401
19a-105, 19a-107, 19a-113, 19a-215, 19a-216a, 19a-219, 19a-222, 19a-224, 402
19a-286, 19a -287, 19a -297, 19a -301, 19a -309, 19a -335, 19a -336, 19a -338, 403
19a-339, 19a -340, 19a -425, 19a -442, 19a -502, 19a -565, 20 -7a, 20 -14, 20 -404
153a, 20-158, 20-231, 20-233, 20-249, 20-257, 20-265, 20-324e, 20-329c or 405
20-329g, subsection (b) of section 20-334, section 20-341l, 20-366, 20-482, 406
20-597, 20-608, 20-610, 20-623, 21-1, 21-38, 21-39, 21-43, 21-47, 21-48 or 407
21-63, subsection (d) of section 21 -71, section 21 -76a or 21 -100, 408
subsection (c) of section 21a-2, subdivision (1) of section 21a-19, section 409
21a-20 or 21a -21, subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 21a -25, 410
section 21a-26, subsection (a) of section 21a -37, section 21a -46, 21a-61, 411
21a-63, 21a-70b or 21a-77, subsection (b) or (c) of section 21a-79, section 412
21a-85 or 21a -154, subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 21a -159, 413
section 21a-278b, subsection (c), (d) or (e) of section 21a -279a, section 414
21a-415a, 21a-421eee, 21a-421fff or 21a-421hhh, subsection (a) of section 415
21a-430, section 22 -12b, 22-13, 22-14, 22-15, 22-16, 22-26g, 22-30, 22-34, 416
22-35, 22 -36, 22 -38, 22 -39, 22 -39f, 22 -49, 22 -54, 22 -61j or 22 -61l, 417
subdivision (1) of subsection (n) of section 22 -61l, subsection (f) of 418
section 22 -61m, subdivision (1) of subsection (f) of section 22 -61m, 419
section 22 -84, 22 -89, 22 -90, 22 -96, 22 -98, 22 -99, 22 -100 or 22 -111o, 420
subsection (d) of section 22-118l, section 22-167, subsection (c) of section 421
22-277, section 22-278, 22-279, 22-280a, 22-318a, 22-320h, 22-324a or 22-422
326, subsection (b), subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (e) or subsection 423
(g) of section 22-344, subsection (a) or (b) of section 22 -344b, subsection 424
(d) of section 22 -344d, section 22 -344f, 22-350a, 22-354, 22-359, 22-366, 425
22-391, 22-413, 22-414, 22-415, 22-415c, 22a-66a or 22a-246, subsection (a) 426
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of section 22a-250, section 22a-256g, subsection (e) of section 22a -256h, 427
section 22a-363 or 22a-381d, subsections (c) and (d) of section 22a -381e, 428
section 22a -449, 22a -450, 22a -461, 23 -4b, 23 -38, 23 -45, 23 -46 or 23 -61b, 429
subsection (a) or subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of section 23-65, section 430
25-37 or 25-40, subsection (a) of section 25-43, section 25-43d, 25-135, 26-431
18, 26-19, 26-21, 26-31, 26-40, 26-40a, 26-42, 26-43, 26-49, 26-54, 26-55, 26-432
56, 26 -58 or 26 -59, subdivision (1) of subsection (d) of section 26 -61, 433
section 26-64, subdivision (1) of section 26-76, section 26-79, 26-87, 26-89, 434
26-91, 26 -94, 26 -97, 26 -98, 26 -104, 26 -105, 26 -107, 26 -114a, 26 -117, 435
subsection (b) of section 26 -127, 26-128, 26-128a, 26-131, 26-132, 26-138, 436
26-139 or 26-141, subdivision (1) of section 26-186, section 26-207, 26-215, 437
26-217 or 26 -224a, subdivision (1) of section 26 -226, section 26 -227, 26-438
230, 26-231, 26-232, 26-244, 26-257a, 26-260, 26-276, 26-280, 26-284, 26-439
285, 26-286, 26-287, 26-288, 26-290, 26-291a, 26-292, 26-294, 27-107, 28-13, 440
29-6a, 29-16, 29-17, 29-25, 29-143o, 29-143z or 29-156a, subsection (b), (d), 441
(e), (g) or (h) of section 29-161q, section 29-161y or 29-161z, subdivision 442
(1) of section 29 -198, section 29 -210, 29-243 or 29 -277, subsection (c) of 443
section 29-291c, section 29 -316 or 29 -318, subsection (b) of section 29 -444
335a, section 29 -381, 30-19f, 30-48a or 30 -86a, subsection (b) of section 445
30-89, subsection (c) or (d) of section 30 -117, section 31 -3, 31-10, 31-11, 446
31-12, 31-13, 31-14, 31-15, 31-16, 31-18, 31-23, 31-24, 31-25, 31-32, 31-36, 447
31-47 or 31-48, subsection (b) of section 31-48b, section 31-51, 31-51g, 31-448
52, 31-52a, 31-53 or 31 -54, subsection (a) or (c) of section 31 -69, section 449
31-70, 31 -74, 31 -75, 31 -76, 31 -76a, 31 -89b or 31 -134, subsection (i) of 450
section 31-273, section 31-288, 31-348, 33-624, 33-1017, 34-13d or 34-412, 451
subdivision (1) of section 35 -20, subsection (a) of section 36a -57, 452
subsection (b) of section 36a-665, section 36a-699, 36a-739, 36a-787, 38a-453
2 or 38a-140, subsection (a) or (b) of section 38a -278, section 38a-479qq, 454
38a-479rr, 38a-506, 38a-548, 38a-626, 38a-680, 38a-713, 38a-733, 38a-764, 455
38a-786, 38a -828, 38a -829, 38a -885, 42 -133hh, 42 -470 or 42 -480, 456
subsection (a) or (c) of section 43 -16q, section 45a-283, 45a-450, 45a-634 457
or 45a-658, subdivision (13) or (14) of section 46a-54, section 46a-59, 46a-458
81b, 46b-22, 46b-24, 46b-34, 46b-38d, 47-34a, 47-47 or 47 -53, subsection 459
[(i)] (h) of section 47a -21, as amended by this act , subdivision (1) of 460
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subsection [(k)] (j) of section 47a-21, as amended by this act, section 49-461
2a, 49-8a, 49-16, 52-143 or 52-289, subsection (j) of section 52-362, section 462
53-133, 53-199, 53-212a, 53-249a, 53-252, 53-264, 53-280, 53-290a, 53-302a, 463
53-303e, 53-311a, 53-314, 53-321, 53-322, 53-323 or 53-331, subsection (b) 464
of section 53-343a, section 53-344, subsection (b) or (c) of section 53-344b, 465
subsection (b) of section 53 -345a, section 53 -377, 53 -422 or 53 -450 or 466
subsection (i) of section 54-36a, or (2) a violation under the provisions of 467
chapter 268, or (3) a violation of any regulation adopted in accordance 468
with the provisions of section 12-484, 12-487 or 13b-410, or (4) a violation 469
of any ordinance, regulation or bylaw of any town, city or borough, 470
except violations of building codes, the health code or an ordinance 471
described in subdivision (5) of this subsection, for which the penalty 472
exceeds ninety dollars but does not exceed two hundred fifty dollars, 473
unless such town, city or borough has established a payment and 474
hearing procedure for such violation pursuant to section 7-152c, or (5) a 475
violation of any ordinance adopted by a town, city or borough pursuant 476
to section 14 -224a, 14 -390 or 14 -390m for which the penalty does not 477
exceed two thousand dollars, unless such town, city or borough has 478
established a payment and hearing procedure for such violation 479
pursuant to section 7 -152c, shall follow the procedures set forth in this 480
section. 481
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2026 47a-21
Sec. 2 October 1, 2026 17b-114
Sec. 3 October 1, 2026 17b-129(c)
Sec. 4 October 1, 2026 36a-32(a)
Sec. 5 October 1, 2026 51-15(d)
Sec. 6 October 1, 2026 51-164n(b)
Statement of Purpose:
To repeal the current statutory maximum of one or two months' rent a
landlord can require a tenant to pay as a security deposit.
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[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]