All people in Connecticut have a right to safe, stable, and affordable housing. Under current law, landlords are required to return a security deposit within thirty days of vacating a property. But abnormally high security deposits, increasingly popular in today’s difficult housing market, can have disastrous effects on the state’s most financially vulnerable.
HB 6666, An Act Expanding Renters’ Rights
Session
2023
Bill number
HB 6666
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