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CT Gen Stat § 47a-56e. (Formerly Sec. 19-347d) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 47a - Landlord and Tenant|Chapter 833a - Public Enforcement of Health and Safety Standards in Tenement and Boarding Houses, and in Rented Dwellings|Section 47a-56e. (Formerly Sec. 19-347d) - Liability of owner.

 Nothing in sections 47a-56 to 47a-56i, inclusive, shall be deemed to relieve the owner of such property of any civil or criminal liability incurred or any duty imposed by reason of acts or omissions of the owner prior to the appointment of any receiver thereunder, nor shall anything contained therein be construed to suspend during the receivership any obligation of the owner for the payment of taxes or other operating and maintenance expenses of the property or any obligation of the owner or any other person for the payment of mortgages or liens.(February, 1965, P.A. 554, S. 4; P.A. 79-571, S. 87.)History: P.A. 79-571 added reference to new sections which became Secs. 47a-56b and 47a-56c; Sec. 19-347d transferred to Sec. 47a-56e in 1981 and reference to other sections within provisions revised as necessary to reflect their transfer.
CT Gen Stat § 47a-56f. (Formerly Sec. 19-347e) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 47a - Landlord and Tenant|Chapter 833a - Public Enforcement of Health and Safety Standards in Tenement and Boarding Houses, and in Rented Dwellings|Section 47a-56f. (Formerly Sec. 19-347e) - Payment of expenses. Liability of receiver. Assistance of municipal personnel. Costs and attorney's fees.

 (a) The receiver shall be entitled to his necessary expenses and to a reasonable fee, to be determined by the court.(b) The receiver shall be liable for injuries to persons and property by reason of the condition of the property for which he is receiver in a case where an owner would have been liable, but the receiver shall be liable only to the extent that he is insured against such liability or to the extent that he would have been insured against such liability had he purchased and maintained the insurance required by section 47a-56d. The receiver shall not be liable for such injury in his personal capacity or out of the assets in his hands as receiver, except as provided above.(c) The personnel and facilities of the municipality and the corporation counsel shall be availed of by the receiver for the purpose of carrying out his duties as such receiver and the cost of such services shall be deemed a necessary expense of the receiver.(d) The municipality shall be entitled to its costs in filing an application under section 47a-56a and a reasonable attorney's fee, to be determined by the court.(February, 1965, P.A. 554, S. 5; 1967, P.A. 362, S. 3; P.A. 79-571, S. 88; P.A. 95-247, S. 12.)History: 1967 act added a fee for the receiver and restated his liability for injuries; P.A. 79-571 divided section into Subsecs.; Sec. 19-347e transferred to Sec. 47a-56f in 1981 and reference to Sec. 19-347c revised to reflect its transfer; P.A. 95-247 added Subsec. (d) entitling a municipality to its costs in filing an application and a reasonable attorney's fee.
CT Gen Stat § 47a-56g. (Formerly Sec. 19-347f) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 47a - Landlord and Tenant|Chapter 833a - Public Enforcement of Health and Safety Standards in Tenement and Boarding Houses, and in Rented Dwellings|Section 47a-56g. (Formerly Sec. 19-347f) - Discharge of receiver.

 The receiver shall be discharged upon rendering a complete accounting to the court when such condition has been removed and the cost thereof and all other costs authorized by sections 47a-56 to 47a-56i, inclusive, have been paid or reimbursed from the rents and income of the property and the surplus money, if any, has been paid over to the owner or the mortgagee or lienor as the court may direct. The receiver may be discharged at any time upon filing his account as receiver without affecting the right of the municipality to its lien. Upon the removal of such condition, the owner, the mortgagee or any lienor may apply for the discharge of the receiver upon payment to the receiver of all moneys expended by the receiver for removal of such condition and all other costs authorized by said sections which have not been paid or reimbursed from the rents and income of the property.(February, 1965, P.A. 554, S. 6; P.A. 79-571, S. 89.)History: P.A. 79-571 made minor change in wording and added reference to new sections which became Secs. 47a-56b and 47a-56c; Sec. 19-347f transferred to Sec. 47a-56g in 1981 and reference to other sections within provisions revised as necessary to reflect their transfer.
CT Gen Stat § 47a-56h. (Formerly Sec. 19-347g) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 47a - Landlord and Tenant|Chapter 833a - Public Enforcement of Health and Safety Standards in Tenement and Boarding Houses, and in Rented Dwellings|Section 47a-56h. (Formerly Sec. 19-347g) - Rights of mortgagee or lienor remedying nuisance and paying expenses.

 Any mortgagee or lienor who, at his expense, remedies or removes the nuisance to the satisfaction of the court shall have and be entitled to enforce a lien equivalent to the lien granted to the receiver in favor of the municipality under sections 47a-56 to 47a-56i, inclusive. Any mortgagee or lienor who, following the appointment of a receiver by the court, reimburses the receiver and the municipality for all costs and charges as hereinabove provided shall be entitled to an assignment of the lien granted to the receiver in favor of the municipality.(February, 1965, P.A. 554, S. 7; P.A. 79-571, S. 90.)History: P.A. 79-571 added reference to new sections which became Secs. 47a-56b and 47a-56c; Sec. 19-347g transferred to Sec. 47a-56h in 1981 and reference to other sections within provisions revised as necessary to reflect their transfer.
CT Gen Stat § 47a-56j. (Formerly Sec. 19-347i) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 47a - Landlord and Tenant|Chapter 833a - Public Enforcement of Health and Safety Standards in Tenement and Boarding Houses, and in Rented Dwellings|Section 47a-56j. (Formerly Sec. 19-347i) - State financial assistance for rent receivership programs.

 The state, acting by and in the discretion of the Commissioner of Housing, may enter into a contract with a municipality for state financial assistance in an amount determined by the commissioner for a rent receivership program undertaken pursuant to sections 47a-56 to 47a-56i, inclusive. Such contract shall provide for financial assistance in the form of a state advance-in-aid to initiate and operate a tenement house operating fund pursuant to said section 47a-56i for the purposes authorized in said sections 47a-56 to 47a-56i, inclusive. Such advance-in-aid shall be repayable solely from funds received by the receiver or the municipality pursuant to said sections at such times and in such manner as the commissioner may determine.(1967, P.A. 522, S. 23; P.A. 77-614, S. 607, 610; P.A. 79-571, S. 92; 79-598, S. 24; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 13-234, S. 2.)History: P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner of community affairs with commissioner of economic development, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 79-571 added reference to new sections which became Secs. 47a-56b and 47a-56c; P.A. 79-598 replaced commissioner of economic development with commissioner of housing; Sec. 19-347i transferred to Sec. 47a-56j in 1981 and references to other transferred sections within provisions revised to reflect their transfer; P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Housing with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development; pursuant to P.A. 13-234, reference to Commissioner of Economic and Community Development was changed editorially by the Revisors to reference to Commissioner of Housing, effective June 19, 2013.See Sec. 8-220(c) re state grants-in-aid for cost of housing surveys, planning and research.See Sec. 8-220a re municipal powers with respect to rent receivership programs.See Sec. 8-226 re use of prior bond proceeds for purposes of this section.
CT Gen Stat § 47a-56k (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 47a - Landlord and Tenant|Chapter 833a - Public Enforcement of Health and Safety Standards in Tenement and Boarding Houses, and in Rented Dwellings|Section 47a-56k - Authorization of state bonds for purposes of the Housing Receivership Revolving Fund.

 (a) The State Bond Commission shall have power, in accordance with the provisions of this section, from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate three hundred thousand dollars, the proceeds of the sale of which shall be used by the Department of Housing to provide funds for the Housing Receivership Revolving Fund established in accordance with section 47a-56i, provided not more than two hundred thousand dollars may be expended from said fund in any single municipality.(b) All provisions of section 3-20 or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this section, and temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said section 3-20 and from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing such bonds. None of such bonds shall be authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request for such authorization which is signed by or on behalf of the Commissioner of Housing and states such terms and conditions as said commission in its discretion may require. Such bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with the holders of such bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made and the Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become due.(P.A. 81-370, S. 12, 13; P.A. 86-396, S. 23, 25; P.A. 88-343, S. 17, 32; P.A. 90-297, S. 20, 24; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 13-234, S. 2.)History: P.A. 86-396 increased bond authorization from $300,000 to $550,000; P.A. 88-343 decreased the bond authorization to $425,000; P.A. 90-297 decreased the bond authorization to $300,000; P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Housing with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development; pursuant to P.A. 13-234, references to Commissioner of Economic and Community Development and Department of Economic and Community Development were changed editorially by the Revisors to references to Commissioner of Housing and Department of Housing, respectively, effective June 19, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 47a-59. (Formerly Sec. 19-347t) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 47a - Landlord and Tenant|Chapter 833a - Public Enforcement of Health and Safety Standards in Tenement and Boarding Houses, and in Rented Dwellings|Section 47a-59. (Formerly Sec. 19-347t) - Enforcement actions. Defenses.

 (a) The enforcing agency may bring an action in the Superior Court for the recovery of civil penalties, together with costs and disbursements.(b) It shall be a complete defense to any action brought pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, that: (1) The violation giving rise to the action was caused by the wilful act or gross negligence of a person other than the defendant; or (2) the defendant began to correct the violation promptly upon receipt of notice thereof, but that its full correction could not be completed within the time provided because of technical difficulties, inability to obtain necessary materials or labor or inability to gain access to the dwelling unit wherein the violation occurs.(P.A. 74-345, S. 3; P.A. 76-436, S. 596, 681.)History: P.A. 76-436 replaced court of common pleas with superior court in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 1978; Sec. 19-347t transferred to Sec. 47a-59 in 1981.Cited. 13 CA 1.
CT Gen Stat § 47a-60. (Formerly Sec. 19-347u) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 47a - Landlord and Tenant|Chapter 833a - Public Enforcement of Health and Safety Standards in Tenement and Boarding Houses, and in Rented Dwellings|Section 47a-60. (Formerly Sec. 19-347u) - Stay of penalty. Violation contested by owner.

 (a) In any action for penalties under sections 47a-53, 47a-55 and 47a-58 to 47a-61, inclusive, the defendant may move at any time before the trial of the case for an order to stay the further accumulation of the per diem penalty from the day the action is commenced until the same is finally terminated by judgment or otherwise, including the time necessary for judicial review. The court shall grant the motion if the defendant shows to the satisfaction of the court that there is a substantial issue of fact or law concerning the existence of the violation charged. The court may impose such conditions on the granting of the motion as justice may require.(b) Nothing contained in said sections shall prevent an owner or other responsible person from contesting the finding of a violation by the enforcing agency, prior to the enforcing agency's action for the collection of penalties, by any means provided by law. In any such action or proceeding, the court may stay the further accumulation of the per diem penalty in the same manner and under the same conditions as provided in subsection (a) of this section.(P.A. 74-345, S. 4; P.A. 79-571, S. 95.)History: P.A. 79-571 updated list of applicable sections in Subsec. (a); Sec. 19-347u transferred to Sec. 47a-60 in 1981 and references to other transferred sections revised as necessary to reflect their transfer.Cited. 13 CA 1.
CT Gen Stat § 47a-61. (Formerly Sec. 19-347v) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 47a - Landlord and Tenant|Chapter 833a - Public Enforcement of Health and Safety Standards in Tenement and Boarding Houses, and in Rented Dwellings|Section 47a-61. (Formerly Sec. 19-347v) - Precedence in trial order.

 Any action for recovery of civil penalties under the provisions of sections 47a-53, 47a-55 and 47a-58 to 47a-61, inclusive, shall have precedence over all others in respect to order of trial, except actions brought by or in favor of the state or upon probate bonds.(P.A. 74-345, S. 5; P.A. 79-571, S. 96.)History: P.A. 79-571 updated list of applicable sections; Sec. 19-347v transferred to Sec. 47a-61 in 1981 and references to transferred sections within provisions revised as necessary to reflect their transfer.Cited. 13 CA 1.
CT Gen Stat § 47a-68 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 47a - Landlord and Tenant|Chapter 834 - Court Proceedings on Housing Matters|Section 47a-68 - Definitions.

 As used in this chapter, sections 51-51v and 51-165, subsection (b) of section 51-278 and section 51-348, “housing matters” means:(1) Summary process;(2) Appeals from the decisions of a fair rent commission under sections 7-148e and 7-148f;(3) Actions and administrative appeals involving discrimination in the sale or rental of residential property;(4) All actions regarding forcible entry and detainer;(5) Actions under the provisions of this title, chapter 412 or section 47-294;(6) All actions involving one or more violations of any state or municipal health, housing, building, electrical, plumbing, fire or sanitation code, including violations occurring in commercial properties, or of any other statute, ordinance or regulation concerned with the health, safety or welfare of any occupant of any housing;(7) All actions under sections 47a-56a to 47a-59, inclusive;(8) All actions for back rent, damages, return of security deposits and other relief arising out of the parties' relationship as landlord and tenant or owner and occupant;(9) All other actions of any nature concerning the health, safety or welfare of any occupant of any place used or intended for use as a place of human habitation if any such action arises from or is related to its occupancy or right of occupancy.(P.A. 78-365, S. 1, 13; P.A. 80-268, S. 1, 2; P.A. 81-472, S. 87, 159; P.A. 83-510, S. 5, 9; P.A. 87-439, S. 4, 6; P.A. 91-383, S. 23; P.A. 03-202, S. 16; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-2, S. 84.)History: P.A. 80-268 deleted former Subdiv. (f) which had included “tort claims arising from premises subject to chapter 830” as housing matters, relettering remaining Subdivs. as necessary; P.A. 81-472 made technical changes; P.A. 83-510 made no substantive change; P.A. 87-439 amended Subdiv. (e) by adding reference to Sec. 47-294; P.A. 91-383 amended Subdiv. (e) by adding reference to chapter 412; P.A. 03-202 amended Subdiv. (f) by adding provision re inclusion of violations occurring in commercial properties and making a technical change; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-2 substituted Subdiv. designators (1) to (9) for Subdiv. designators (a) to (i) and made a technical change.See Sec. 51-51v re appointment of clerks for housing matters.See Sec. 51-165 re assignment of judges to hear housing matters.See Sec. 51-278(b) re designation of assistant or deputy assistant state's attorneys to handle prosecutions of housing matters.See Sec. 51-348 re separate docket for housing matters.Cited. 214 C. 256; 217 C. 57.Cited. 1 CA 439.Cited. 36 CS 47. Jurisdiction of housing session of Superior Court over prosecutions of state and city building code violations is beyond reproach. Id., 103. Cited. 37 CS 534; Id., 569.
CT Gen Stat § 47a-70 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 47a - Landlord and Tenant|Chapter 834 - Court Proceedings on Housing Matters|Section 47a-70 - Housing docket. Entry and transfer of cases on docket.

 (a) All proceedings involving a housing matter in the judicial district of Hartford, New Britain, New Haven, Fairfield, Waterbury or Stamford-Norwalk shall first be placed on the housing docket for that district, provided that the judge before whom such proceeding is brought may transfer such matter to the regular docket for a judicial district if he determines that such matter is not a housing matter or that such docket is more suitable for the disposition of the case. Any case so entered or transferred to either docket shall be proceeded upon as are other cases of like nature standing on such docket.(b) If two or more actions are pending between the same parties, including for the purposes hereof any other court proceedings arising out of or connected with the same housing accommodation, of which one or more of such actions is on the housing docket and one or more of such actions is on some other docket, the judge handling such other docket, upon motion of any party to any of such actions, may order that the action pending on such docket, with all papers relating thereto, be transferred to the housing docket; and such action or actions shall thereafter proceed as though originally entered there.(P.A. 78-365, S. 6, 13; P.A. 81-419, S. 2; P.A. 82-461, S. 2; P.A. 88-230, S. 4, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-142, S. 7, 8; P.A. 95-220, S. 4–6; P.A. 17-99, S. 6.)History: P.A. 81-419 amended Subsec. (a) to provide that proceedings involving a housing matter in the judicial district of New Haven be placed on the housing docket for that district; P.A. 82-461 amended Subsec. (a) by including Fairfield, Waterbury and Stamford-Norwalk as judicial districts having housing dockets; P.A. 88-230 amended Subsec. (a) to reflect the division of the judicial district of Hartford-New Britain into the separate judicial districts of Hartford and of New Britain, effective September 1, 1991; P.A. 90-98 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1991, to September 1, 1993; P.A. 93-142 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1993, to September 1, 1996, effective June 14, 1993; P.A. 95-220 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1996, to September 1, 1998, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 17-99 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting reference to geographical area re transfer of matter to regular docket.See Sec. 51-51v re appointment of clerks for housing matters.See Sec. 51-165 re assignment of judges to hear housing matters.See Sec. 51-278(b) re designation of assistant or deputy assistant state's attorneys to prosecute housing matters.See Sec. 51-348 re separate docket for housing matters.Cited. 214 C. 256; 217 C. 57.Housing judge has the discretion to transfer to regular civil docket a summary process action which because of its complexity would formerly have been outside the ambit of summary process. 1 CA 439.
CT Gen Stat § 47a-71 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 47a - Landlord and Tenant|Chapter 834 - Court Proceedings on Housing Matters|Section 47a-71 - Citizens advisory councils for housing matters.

 Section 47a-71 is repealed.(P.A. 78-365, S. 7, 13; P.A. 80-448, S. 2, 8; P.A. 81-419, S. 3, 11; P.A. 82-461, S. 3, 15; P.A. 83-497, S. 1, 6, 7.)
CT Gen Stat § 47a-72 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 47a - Landlord and Tenant|Chapter 834 - Court Proceedings on Housing Matters|Section 47a-72 - Duties of Citizens Advisory Council. Meetings. No compensation or reimbursement.

 (a) The council shall from time to time view the housing docket proceedings and review the manner in which the housing docket is functioning, consult with the judges assigned to housing matters and the Chief Court Administrator and assist them in such manner as is appropriate, assist in making the public aware of the existence of the housing docket, receive comments from the general public about the handling of housing matters, and make such recommendations as it may choose. The council shall meet as a full body at least two times a year and on such additional occasions as it may require. The council may divide itself into subcommittees as it deems appropriate. The council may submit its recommendations concerning housing matters to the Chief Court Administrator, to any judge hearing housing matters and to the General Assembly. Members of the council shall receive no compensation and, notwithstanding the provisions of section 4-1, shall not receive their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties.(b) The council may recommend to the Governor and to the Chief Court Administrator the names of persons it believes to be suitable for appointment or assignment to hear housing matters in any judicial district for which a special housing session has been established, pursuant to subsection (a) of section 47a-70.(P.A. 78-365, S. 8, 13; P.A. 81-419, S. 4, 11; P.A. 83-497, S. 3.)History: P.A. 81-419 deleted a reference to the judicial district of Hartford-New Britain, changed “the” council to “each” council and made certain other changes to reflect the creation of an additional council pursuant to Sec. 47a-71; P.A. 83-497 amended section to reflect establishment of single council pursuant to Sec. 47a-71a in place of the former three separate councils, required the council to meet as a full body at least two times a year and authorized the council to divide itself into subcommittees and to submit its recommendations to the general assembly.See Sec. 51-51v re appointment of clerks for housing matters.See Sec. 51-165 re assignment of judges to hear housing matters.See Sec. 51-278(b) re designation of assistant or deputy assistant state's attorneys to prosecute housing matters.See Sec. 51-348 re separate docket for housing matters.