AN ACT CONCERNING EVICTIONS FOR CAUSE.

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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 257
February Session, 2026

AN ACT CONCERNING EVICTIONS FOR CAUSE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 47a -23c of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): 2
(a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, this 3
section applies to any tenant who resides in a building or complex 4
consisting of five or more separate dwelling units or who resides in a 5
mobile manufactured home park and who: [is either: (A) Sixty-two] (A) 6
Is sixty-two years of age or older, or whose spouse, sibling, parent or 7
grandparent is sixty-two years of age or older and permanently resides 8
with that tenant, [or] (B) is a person with a physical or mental disability, 9
as defined in subdivision (12) of section 46a -64b, or whose spouse, 10
sibling, child, parent or grandparent is a person with a physical or 11
mental disability who permanently resides with that tenant, but only if 12
such disability can be expected to result in death or to last for a 13
continuous period of at least twelve months , or (C) has resided in such 14
building, complex or mobile manufactured home park pursuant to a 15
rental agreement for not less than twelve months, provided the landlord 16
did not (i) give a notice to quit possession to the tenant pursuant to 17
subparagraph (A) of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 47a -23, 18
as amended by this act, or subdivisions (2) and (3) of subsection (a) of 19
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section 47a-23, as amended by this act, during a lease period of more 20
than twelve months, and (ii) bring a summary process action pursuant 21
to chapter 832 against the tenant within ninety days of the date to quit 22
possession provided in such notice, which resulted in a judgment that 23
the landlord recover possession or occupancy of the premises. This 24
section shall not apply to a tenant who is the subject of a pending 25
summary process action that has been brought as described in 26
subparagraph (C) of this subdivision. 27
(2) With respect to tenants in common interest communities, this 28
section applies only to (A) a conversion tenant, as defined in 29
[subsection] subdivision (3) of section 47 -283, who (i) is described in 30
subdivision (1) of this subsection, or (ii) is not described in subdivision 31
(1) of this subsection but, during a transition period, as defined in 32
[subsection] subdivision (4) of section 47-283, is residing in a conversion 33
condominium created after May 6, 1980, or in any other conversion 34
common interest community created after December 31, 1982, or (iii) is 35
not described in subdivision (1) of this subsection but is otherwise 36
protected as a conversion tenant by public act 80 -370, and (B) a tenant 37
who is not a conversion tenant but who is described in subdivision (1) 38
of this subsection if [his] such tenant's landlord owns five or more 39
dwelling units in the common interest community in which the 40
dwelling unit is located. 41
(3) As used in this section, "tenant" includes each resident of a mobile 42
manufactured home park, as defined in section 21 -64, including a 43
resident who owns [his own home ] the home in which such resident 44
resides, "landlord" includes a "licensee" and an "owner" of a mobile 45
manufactured home park, as defined in section 21-64, "complex" means 46
two or more buildings on the same or contiguous parcels of real 47
property under the same ownership, and "mobile manufactured home 48
park" means a parcel of real property, or contiguous parcels of real 49
property under the same ownership, upon which five or more mobile 50
manufactured homes occupied for residential purposes are located. 51
(b) (1) No landlord may bring an action of summary process or other 52
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action to dispossess a tenant described in subsection (a) of this section 53
except for one or more of the following reasons: (A) Nonpayment of 54
rent; (B) refusal to agree to a fair and equitable rent increase, as [defined] 55
described in subsection (c) of this section; (C) material noncompliance 56
with section 47a-11 or subsection (b) of section 21 -82, which materially 57
affects the health and safety of the other tenants or which materially 58
affects the physical condition of the premises; (D) voiding of the rental 59
agreement pursuant to section 47a -31, or material noncompliance with 60
the rental agreement; (E) material noncompliance with the rules and 61
regulations of the landlord adopted in accordance with section 47a-9 or 62
21-70; (F) permanent removal by the landlord of the dwelling unit of 63
such tenant from the housing market; [or] (G) bona fide intention by the 64
landlord to use such dwelling unit as [his] such landlord's principal 65
residence; or (H) if the tenant is not an individual described in 66
subparagraph (A) or (B) of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this 67
section, bona fide intention by the landlord to use such dwelling unit as 68
the principal residence for such landlord's child, grandchild, parent or 69
grandparent, provided in either case (i) the landlord is a natural person, 70
(ii) the landlord gave such tenant at least ninety days' advance written 71
notice, (iii) there is no other unit in the building or complex or mobile 72
manufactured home park reasonably available to the landlord or such 73
landlord's relative at that time or within a reasonable period of time, and 74
(iv) the landlord has a bona fide belief that such use for principal 75
residency will continue for not less than six months. 76
(2) The [ground] grounds stated in [subparagraph] subparagraphs 77
(G) and (H) of subdivision (1) of this subsection [is] are not available to 78
the owner of a dwelling unit in a common interest community occupied 79
by a conversion tenant. 80
(3) A tenant may not be dispossessed for a reason described in 81
subparagraph (B), (F), [or] (G) or (H) of subdivision (1) of this subsection 82
during the term of any existing rental agreement. 83
(c) (1) The rent of a tenant protected by this section may be increased 84
only to the extent that such increase is fair and equitable, based on the 85
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criteria set forth in section 7-148c. 86
(2) Any such tenant aggrieved by a rent increase or proposed rent 87
increase may file a complaint with the fair rent commission, if any, for 88
the town, city or borough where [his] such tenant's dwelling unit or 89
mobile manufactured home park lot is located; or, if no such fair rent 90
commission exists, may bring an action in the Superior Court to contest 91
the increase. In any such court proceeding, the court shall determine 92
whether the rent increase is fair and equitable, based on the criteria set 93
forth in section 7-148c. 94
(d) A landlord, to determine whether a tenant is a protected tenant, 95
as described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of subdivision (1) of subsection 96
(a) of this section, when such protected status is not readily apparent to 97
a landlord, may request proof of such protected status. [On such] Upon 98
request, any tenant claiming protection shall provide proof of the 99
protected status within thirty days. [The] If such protected status is 100
based on the physical or mental disability of the tenant or the spouse, 101
sibling, child, parent or grandparent who resides with such tenant, such 102
proof [shall] may include evidence of receipt of Social Security disability 103
benefits or supplemental security income, a statement of a [physician or 104
an advanced practice registered nurse in the case of alleged blindness or 105
other physical disability] medical professional, social services agency, 106
counselor, case manager or peer support group concerning such 107
disability or a statement from another reliable third party who is in a 108
position to know about such person's disability. Evidence of receipt of 109
Social Security disability benefits or supplemental security income shall 110
constitute proof of protected status. 111
(e) (1) On and after January 1, 2024, whenever a dwelling unit located 112
in a building or complex consisting of five or more separate dwelling 113
units or in a mobile manufactured home park is rented to, or a rental 114
agreement is entered into or renewed with, a tenant, the landlord of 115
such dwelling unit or such landlord's agent shall provide such tenant 116
with written notice of the provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of this 117
section in a form as described in subdivision (2) of this subsection and 118
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on and after January 1, 2027, the landlord or agent shall provide the 119
revised notice created under said subdivision. 120
(2) Not later than December 1, 2023, the Commissioner of Housing 121
shall create a notice to be used by landlords, pursuant to subdivision (1) 122
of this subsection, to inform tenants of the rights provided to protected 123
tenants under subsections (b) and (c) of this section. Such notice shall be 124
a one -page, plain -language summary of such rights and shall be 125
available in both English and Spanish. Not later than December 1, 2023, 126
such notice shall be posted on the Department of Housing's Internet web 127
site. Not later than December 1, 2026, the Commissioner of Housing 128
shall revise such notice in accordance with the provisions of this section 129
and shall post such revised notice on the Department of Housing's 130
Internet web site. 131
(3) Not later than December 1, 2028, the commissioner shall (A) 132
translate the notice required under subdivision (2) of this subsection 133
into the five most commonly spoken languages in the state, as 134
determined by the commissioner, and (B) post such translations on the 135
Department of Housing's Internet web site not later than December 1, 136
2028. 137
Sec. 2. Subsection (i) of section 47 -88b of the general statutes is 138
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 139
1, 2026): 140
(i) After the conversion of a dwelling unit in a building to 141
condominium ownership, the declarant or unit owner, for the purpose 142
of determining if a lessee's eviction is prohibited under subsection (b) of 143
section 47a-23c, as amended by this act , may ask any lessee to provide 144
proof of the age, blindness or physical disability of such lessee or any 145
person residing with him, or of the familial relationship existing 146
between such lessee and any person residing with him. The lessee shall 147
provide such proof, within thirty days, including, in the case of alleged 148
physical disability, evidence of receipt of Social Security disability 149
benefits or supplemental security income, a statement of a [physician, a 150
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physician assistant or an advanced practice registered nurse or, in the 151
case of alleged blindness, a statement of a physician, an advanced 152
practice registered nurse or an optometrist, within thirty days] medical 153
professional, social services agency, counselor, case manager or peer 154
support group concerning such disability or a statement from another 155
reliable third party who is in a position to know about such person's 156
disability. Evidence of receipt of Social Security disability benefits or 157
supplemental security income shall constitute proof of protected status. 158
Sec. 3. Subsection (a) of section 47a -23 of the 2026 supplement to the 159
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 160
thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): 161
(a) When the owner or lessor, or the owner's or lessor's legal 162
representative, or the owner's or lessor's attorney -at-law, or in -fact, 163
desires to obtain possession or occupancy of any land or building, any 164
apartment in any building, any dwelling unit, any trailer, or any land 165
upon which a trailer is used or stands, and (1) when a rental agreement 166
or lease of such property, whether in writing or by parol, terminates for 167
any of the following reasons: (A) By lapse of time; (B) by reason of any 168
expressed stipulation therein; (C) violation of the rental agreement or 169
lease or of any rules or regulations adopted in accordance with section 170
47a-9 or 21-70; (D) nonpayment of rent within the grace period provided 171
for residential property in section 47a -15a or 21 -83, except this 172
subparagraph shall not apply if the owner or lessor's online rental 173
payment system prevents such payment of rent within the grace period 174
provided for residential property in section 47a -15a or 21 -83; (E) 175
nonpayment of rent when due for commercial property; (F) violation of 176
section 47a -11 or subsection (b) of section 21 -82; or (G) nuisance, as 177
defined in section 47a -32, or serious nuisance, as defined in section 178
47a-15 or 21 -80; or (2) when such premises, or any part thereof, is 179
occupied by one who never had a right or privilege to occupy such 180
premises; or (3) when one originally had the right or privilege to occupy 181
such premises but such right or privilege has terminated; or (4) when an 182
action of summary process or other action to dispossess a tenant is 183
authorized under subsection (b) of section 47a -23c, as amended by this 184
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act, for any of the following reasons: (A) Refusal to agree to a fair and 185
equitable rent increase, as defined in subsection (c) of section 47a-23c, as 186
amended by this act , (B) permanent removal by the landlord of the 187
dwelling unit of such tenant from the housing market, [or] (C) bona fide 188
intention by the landlord to use such dwelling unit as such landlord's 189
principal residence, or (D) bona fide intention by the landlord to use 190
such dwelling unit as the principal residence for such landlord's child, 191
grandchild, parent or grandparent pursuant to the provisions of 192
subparagraph (H) of subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 47a-23c, 193
as amended by this act ; or (5) when a farm employee, as described in 194
section 47a -30, or a domestic servant, caretaker, manager or other 195
employee, as described in subsection (b) of section 47a-36, occupies such 196
premises furnished by the employer and fails to vacate such premises 197
after employment is terminated by such employee or the employer or 198
after such employee fails to report for employment, such owner or 199
lessor, or such owner's or lessor's legal representative, or such owner's 200
or lessor's attorney-at-law, or in-fact, shall give notice to each lessee or 201
occupant to quit possession or occupancy of such land, building, 202
apartment or dwelling unit, at least three days before the termination of 203
the rental agreement or lease, if any, or before the time specified in the 204
notice for the lessee or occupant to quit possession or occupancy. 205
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 October 1, 2026 47a-23c
Sec. 2 October 1, 2026 47-88b(i)
Sec. 3 October 1, 2026 47a-23(a)

HSG Joint Favorable Subst.
JUD Joint Favorable