Bill Text: CT HB05487 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Permitting A Landlord To Enter A Rented Dwelling Unit During The Pendency Of A Summary Process Action.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-30 - Change of Reference, Senate to Committee on Judiciary [HB05487 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-HB05487-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5487
January Session, 2015		LCO No. 631
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Referred to Committee on HOUSING
Introduced by:
REP. D'AMELIO, 71st Dist.

AN ACT PERMITTING A LANDLORD TO ENTER A RENTED DWELLING UNIT DURING THE PENDENCY OF A SUMMARY PROCESS ACTION.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That section 47a-16 of the general statutes be amended to provide that a landlord may lawfully enter the dwelling unit of a tenant during the pendency of a summary process action so that the landlord may make necessary repairs to the dwelling unit in preparation for a new tenant.

Statement of Purpose:

To permit a landlord to lawfully enter a rented dwelling unit during the pendency of a summary process action in order to make necessary repairs in preparation for a new tenant.