Residents in nursing homes may often change rooms for a number of reasons including roommate disputes.
Now they’ll have a few less things to worry about.
On October 1, 2008, PA 08-115 went into effect which prohibits telephone and cable operators from charging an installation fee when a resident changes rooms within a facility.
The problem with this act is that the legislature took away some of its bite by providing that a violation does not constitute an unfair or deceptive trade practice under CUTPA.
It seems pretty unfair that a utility company could charge fees for installation of television and cable when a resident changes rooms in violation of an express public policy and it not be an unfair trade practice.