SB 944 — AN ACT CONCERNING STORAGE OF A TENANT'S POSSESSIONS AND USE AND OCCUPANCY PAYMENTS.

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The bill modifies the procedures for landlords in managing the possessions of deceased tenants, including changes to notice requirements, timelines for reclaiming possessions, and the process for disposition of these possessions.

• Section 47a-11d

  [sixty] → thirty

  The time frame for reclaiming possessions after notifying the emergency contact is reduced from sixty days to thirty days.

• Section 47a-11d

  [thirty] → fifteen

  The time frame for the landlord to inventory possessions after filing an affidavit is reduced from thirty days to fifteen days.

• Section 47a-11d

  [sixty-day] → thirty-day

  The landlord can dispose of possessions after a thirty-day period instead of sixty days if the possessions are not reclaimed.

• Section 47a-11d

  [sixty] → thirty

  The duration after which the landlord can obtain a certificate for disposal of possessions is changed from sixty to thirty days.

• Section 47a-11d

  [fifty-five] → thirty

  The time allowed for filing for probate after the affidavit is changed from fifty-five days to thirty days.

• Section 47a-11d

  [thereafter, the landlord may remove and securely store such possessions and personal effects for an additional fifteen days.]

  The provision allowing the landlord to store possessions for an additional fifteen days after inventorying is removed.

• Section 47a-11d

  [Before the possessions and personal effects of a deceased occupant are removed pursuant to an execution issued under subsection (d) of this section, the state marshal charged with carrying out such removal shall give the chief executive officer of the municipality in which the dwelling unit is located (1) twenty-four-hours' written notice of the removal, stating the date, time and location of such removal as well as a general description, if known, of the types and amount of possessions and personal effects to be removed from the premises and delivered to the designated place of storage, and (2) a copy of the inventory prepared by the landlord pursuant to subsection (d) of this section, annotated to indicate any items that have been reclaimed.] → The state marshal shall use reasonable efforts to locate and notify the occupant's emergency contact, if any, and the next of kin, if known, of the date and time of the disposal of the deceased's possessions and personal effects.

  The requirement for the state marshal to notify the municipality's chief executive officer of the removal of possessions is revised to focus on notifying the emergency contact or next of kin.

• Section 47a-11d

  [If such possessions and personal effects are not reclaimed within fifteen days after such removal and storage, the chief executive officer shall sell the same at public auction after using reasonable efforts to locate and notify the occupant's emergency contact or the next of kin, if known, of such sale and after posting notice of such sale for one week (A) on the public signpost nearest to the premises from which the possessions and personal effects were removed, or (B) at some exterior place near the office of the town clerk.]

  The process for selling possessions that are not reclaimed after removal is entirely removed.

• Section 47a-26b

  [this requirement] → the requirements of this subsection shall be

  The language clarifies that the requirements for deposits also apply when assistance is being received from external entities.

Action History

1. February 26, 2021

   PUBLIC HEARING 0304

2. February 25, 2021

   REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Housing

Sponsors

• Housing Committee · Primary

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