HB 5092 Connecticut House · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT PROTECTING RENTERS FROM RENT INCREASES UPON THE TRANSFER OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.

HB 5092 prevents landlords from imposing sudden rent hikes when a rental property is sold to a new owner. It directly affects renters in properties transferred within the previous 12 months and landlords who purchase such properties. The bill caps rent increases for these properties at either 5% or the annual consumer price index (CPI) rise - whichever is higher - unless the new owner completed major renovations costing over $50,000 per unit. If renovations were done, the new owner must justify a higher increase through a fair rent commission review; otherwise, the standard cap applies. The law takes effect October 1, 2026.

Issues: ✓ Housing

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 9, 2026 Last action Apr 14, 2026

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What changed between versions

Governor's Bill → HSG Joint Favorable Substitute · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was reclassified from a Governor's request to a Substitute Bill, indicating it has been amended by legislative committees. The most significant substantive change is the removal of a specific threshold requiring major renovations to cost over fifty thousand dollars per dwelling unit; the new version simply requires renovations to exceed fifty thousand dollars total, potentially broadening the scope of what qualifies for rent increase scrutiny. Additionally, the Statement of Purpose was replaced with a Statement of Legislative Commissioners, clarifying that specific wording changes were made for consistency and clarity.

Scope change

The scope of the bill may have expanded slightly by removing the 'per dwelling unit' qualifier for the renovation cost threshold, meaning a single large renovation project could now trigger the rules even if it doesn't meet the per-unit cost previously required.

DEFINITION

Removed the phrase 'per dwelling unit' from the definition of major renovations, changing the cost threshold from fifty thousand dollars per unit to a flat fifty thousand dollars total.

TECHNICAL

Replaced the 'Statement of Purpose' with a 'Statement of Legislative Commissioners' to document specific text changes made for consistency and clarity.

Updated the bill header and footer to reflect its status as a 'Substitute Bill' rather than the original 'Governor's Bill'.

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Committee

Apr 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

Joint Favorable

lower

Apr 7, 2026

Lower · Passed

REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ON Planning and Development

lower

Mar 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Joint Favorable Substitute

lower

Feb 9, 2026

Committee

REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Housing

lower

9 primary · 0 co-sponsors