AN ACT CONCERNING ACCESSORY APARTMENTS, CONVERSION OF COMMERCIAL REAL PROPERTY FOR RESIDENTIAL USE, EVICTION RECORDS, ESTABLISHMENT OF A FAIR HOUSING OFFICE AND A FORECLOSURE MEDIATION PROGRAM.
To (1) require case-by-case municipal opting out of allowing accessory apartments as of right, (2) establish a program incentivizing the conversion of vacant commercial properties into residential or mixed-use developments, (3) allow tenants to petition the court to seal certain eviction records, (4) establish a Fair Housing Office to promote equitable access to housing, and (5) offer mediation services to homeowners at risk of foreclosure that prioritizes preventing foreclosure.
Introduced by:
Sen. Saud Anwar, 3rd Dist.
