Bill Text: CT SB00658 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Possessions Of Deceased Tenants.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-23 - Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary [SB00658 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-SB00658-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 658
January Session, 2015		LCO No. 2674
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
SEN. CASSANO, 4th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE POSSESSIONS OF DECEASED TENANTS.

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

That section 47a-11d of the general statutes be amended to: (1) Provide that a landlord may contact a deceased tenant's emergency contact or next of kin to initiate the process of recovering the deceased tenant's personal possessions from the leased unit; and (2) create a judicial process that allows a landlord to remove the personal possessions of a deceased tenant after providing timely notice of the intended action to such tenant's emergency contact or next of kin.

Statement of Purpose:

To permit a landlord to take specific actions to remove a deceased tenant's belongings and reclaim possession of the unit after the landlord has provided timely notice of the intended action to the deceased tenant's emergency contact or next of kin.