AN ACT CONCERNING TENANT ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
What changed between versions
Section 2(b) now excludes dwelling units that are already exempt from title 47a pursuant to section 47a-2 of the general statutes, narrowing which properties must permit tenant organizing activities.
Tenant organizers must now be accompanied by tenants when conducting the listed activities on the premises. The raised bill had no such requirement.
Meetings under section 2(b)(7) must now be held WITHOUT the presence of the owner or the owner's agent. The raised bill allowed meetings to occur 'with or without' the owner present.
The anti-retaliation protection in section 3 is split into two tiers. The original six-month period now covers traditional tenant actions (complaints, repair requests, legal actions, union membership). A new separate four-month period applies specifically to participation in section 2 organizing activities.
During the shorter four-month protection period for section 2 activities, landlords are barred from evicting or decreasing services but are NOT barred from demanding a rent increase. The raised bill's six-month period covered all three (eviction, rent increase, and service reduction) for all listed triggers.
