AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPAL STORAGE OF POSSESSIONS AND PERSONAL EFFECTS OF EVICTED TENANTS.

HB 5582 removes a legal requirement for municipalities to store the belongings of tenants who have been evicted. The bill amends statute 47a-42 to eliminate the obligation for cities or towns to safeguard personal items left behind after an eviction. This directly affects municipalities (which no longer must manage storage) and indirectly impacts evicted tenants (who may lose access to their belongings without a mandated storage process). The key change is ending the municipal storage duty, shifting responsibility away from local governments.