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Publisher’s Message “Helping Property Owners Since 1994” - Bob De Cosmo, President

Bob DeCosmo began purchasing and managing rental real estate in 1982 and is a strong advocate for private property ownership right's in Connecticut.

Published by CTPOA

Our goals;

Educate our members on “Best Practices” for maximum efficiency

Increase profitability by lowering operating expenses via vendor discounts

Provide access to “Core Services” needed to better manage and maintain properties

Our Team:

Carmine DeCosmo Melissa DeCosmo Paul Jenney

They’re Back! Last Year’s Harmful Housing Legislation Surfaces Again

The 2020 General Assembly’s Housing Committee agenda was just released and does little to improve housing in Connecticut. Instead, it furthers career criminals while offering protection to those that use rent money for any other purpose than paying their rent. Property Owners and real estate agents will face new threats and liabilities if any of these measures make it into law this year. Committee Chairs brought all those proposals back into their 2020 agenda and even added new ones. I see no legislative solution for any of these policy battles but there is a political solution! This is building a broad and powerful coalition and forcing these radical politicians with their extreme ideas into primaries this summer in order to protect the health, safety and welfare of Connecticut residents.

Taking away rights and protections from taxpayers and working class only hastens the exodus of Connecticut residents fleeing to other stable States that don’t promote extreme political agendas and punish hard work and success. Last year each of these dangerous proposals were defeated. So what lesson was learned? Evidently none! The Housing I am predicting taxpayers, business owners, Real Estate agents Constitutionalists, Religious Rights Groups, landlords and tenants will unify and vote many radical policy makers out of office; just like the New Britain landlords did in the Mayor’s race of 2013.

Bills for Review:

1. S.B. No. 105 (RAISED) AN ACT ESTABLISHING A RIGHT TO HOUSING. (HSG)

2. S.B. No. 106 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY ON MUNICIPAL WORKFORCE HOUSING. (HSG)

3. S.B. No. 107 (RAISED) AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE CONCERNING VARIOUS ISSUES AT HOMELESS SHELTERS. (HSG)

4. S.B. No. 108 (RAISED) AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE OPEN CHOICE VOUCHERS PILOT PROGRAM. (HSG)

5. S.B. No. 109 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING A LANDLORD'S ABILITY TO CONSIDER THE CRIMINAL RECORD OF PROSPECTIVE TENANTS. (HSG)

6. S.B. No. 110 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING HOUSING AUTHORITY JURISDICTION. (HSG)

7. H.B. No. 5118 (RAISED) AN ACT REQUIRING LANDLORDS TO PROVIDE SECURITY SYSTEMS AND LIGHTING IN RENTAL PROPERTY HALLWAYS. (HSG)

8. H.B. No. 5119 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING THE REMOVAL OF SATELLITE DISHES ON RENTAL PROPERTY. (HSG)

9. H.B. No. 5120 (RAISED) AN ACT REQUIRING HOUSING AUTHORITIES TO PROVIDE VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS TO PROSPECTIVE TENANTS. (HSG)

10..H.B. No. 5121 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING CERTAIN PROTECTIONS FOR GROUP AND FAMILY CHILD CARE HOMES. (HSG)

11.H.B. No. 5122 (RAISED) AN ACT CONSIDERING CONSIDERATION OF CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS OF A PROSPECTIVE TENANT. (HSG)

12.H.B. No. 5123 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING THE PERMITTING AND SAFETY OF RENTAL UNITS. (HSG)

13.H.B. No. 5124 (RAISED) AN ACT REQUIRING LANDLORDS TO NOTIFY TENANTS OF FORECLOSURE PROCEEDINGS. (HSG)

14.H.B. No. 5125 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING TRANSPARENCY OF RENTAL RATES FOR TENANTS RECEIVING RENTAL ASSISTANCE. (HSG)

15.H.B. No. 5126 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING INSPECTIONS OF RENTAL PROPERTY PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY OR TERMINATION, LATE RENTAL PAYMENTS AND DESIGNATION OF A RENTAL HOUSING OMBUDSMAN. (HSG)

16.H.B. No. 5127 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE'S LONG-TERM AND SHORTTERM PLANNING CONCERNING HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. (HSG)

17.H.B. No. 5128 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING MINOR REVISIONS TO STATUTES REGARDING BOND-FINANCED STATE HOUSING PROGRAMS. (HSG)