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CT Gen Stat § 19a-347. (Formerly Sec. 19-318) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368n - Houses of Assignation|Section 19a-347. (Formerly Sec. 19-318) - Disobeying injunction; penalty.

 In case of the violation of any injunction granted under the provisions of this chapter or of any restraining order or in case of the commission of any contempt of court under any proceedings under the provisions of section 19a-346, the court or, in vacation, a judge thereof may summarily try and punish the offender. Proceedings on account of such violation shall be commenced by filing with the clerk of the court a complaint under oath, alleging facts constituting such violation, upon which the court or judge shall cause a warrant to issue, upon which the accused shall be arrested. The trial may be had upon affidavits, or either party may demand the production and oral examination of witnesses. Any person found guilty of contempt shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor.(1949 Rev., S. 4208; P.A. 12-80, S. 112.)History: Sec. 19-318 transferred to Sec. 19a-347 in 1983; P.A. 12-80 replaced penalty of a fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment of not more than 2 months or both with a class C misdemeanor.
CT Gen Stat § 19a-348. (Formerly Sec. 19-319) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368n - Houses of Assignation|Section 19a-348. (Formerly Sec. 19-319) - Judgment and abatement; fees.

 If the existence of the nuisance is admitted or established in an action under this chapter or in a criminal proceeding, an order of abatement shall be entered as a part of the judgment, which order shall direct the removal from the building or place of all fixtures, furniture, musical instruments and personal property used in conducting such nuisance, and shall direct the sale of so much thereof as belongs to any defendant notified or appearing, in the manner provided for the sale of chattels upon execution, and shall order the closing of the building or place and the discontinuance of its use for any purpose, for a period of one year, unless sooner released. Any owner of any unsold personal property so seized shall appear and claim the same within ten days after such order of abatement has been made, and prove innocence, to the satisfaction of the court, of any knowledge of such use. Each defendant in any such action shall be presumed to have had knowledge of the general reputation of such place. If innocence is established, any unsold personal property belonging to any person found innocent shall be delivered to him, otherwise it shall be sold as hereinbefore provided. If any person breaks and enters or uses any building or place so directed to be closed, he shall be punished for contempt as provided in section 19a-347. For removing and selling any such personal property, the officer shall receive the same fees as for levying upon and selling like property on execution, and for closing any such premises and keeping the same closed a reasonable sum shall be allowed by the court.(1949 Rev., S. 4209.)History: Sec. 19-319 transferred to Sec. 19a-348 in 1983.See Sec. 52-261 re fees and expenses of officers and persons serving process.
CT Gen Stat § 19a-349. (Formerly Sec. 19-320) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368n - Houses of Assignation|Section 19a-349. (Formerly Sec. 19-320) - Action by state's attorney. Fines.

 When the existence of any such nuisance has been established, the state's attorney shall proceed promptly, and all money collected shall be paid to the State Treasurer. The proceeds of the sale of the personal property, as provided in section 19a-348, or so much of such proceeds as may be necessary, shall be applied in payment of costs of the action and the abatement of any nuisance, except as hereinafter provided.(1949 Rev., S. 4210; 1961, P.A. 517, S. 102.)History: 1961 act deleted obsolete reference to county treasurer, county government having been abolished, and substituted state treasurer; Sec. 19-320 transferred to Sec. 19a-349 in 1983.
CT Gen Stat § 19a-350. (Formerly Sec. 19-321) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368n - Houses of Assignation|Section 19a-350. (Formerly Sec. 19-321) - Owner may give bond.

 If the owner of the premises in which such nuisance has been maintained appears and pays the costs taxed by the court and files a bond with sureties approved by the court to the amount of the value of the property, conditioned that he will immediately abate such nuisance and prevent the same from being established or kept within a period of one year thereafter, the court, or in vacation the judge, if satisfied of his good faith, may order the premises to be delivered to such owner, and the order of abatement cancelled, so far as the same relates to such real property.(1949 Rev., S. 4211.)History: Sec. 19-321 transferred to Sec. 19a-350 in 1983.
CT Gen Stat § 19a-351. (Formerly Sec. 19-322) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368n - Houses of Assignation|Section 19a-351. (Formerly Sec. 19-322) - Penalty upon issuance of permanent injunction.

 Whenever a permanent injunction is issued against any person for maintaining a nuisance as above provided, or against any owner or agent of any building kept or used for such purpose, there shall be imposed upon such building and the ground upon which the same is located and against the person or persons maintaining such nuisance and the owner or agent of such premises a penalty of not more than three hundred dollars. The clerk of the court shall make a return of the imposition of any penalty forthwith to the tax collector of the city or town in which such nuisance is located, who shall enter the same as a tax upon the property and against the persons upon which or whom the lien was imposed, and the provisions of the statutes relating to tax liens and the continuance thereof shall be applicable thereto. The payment of such penalty shall not relieve any person or property from any other penalties provided by law. The provisions of the statutes relating to the collection of taxes, nonpayment thereof and sale of property for taxes shall govern in the collection of the penalty herein prescribed so far as the same are applicable, and the penalty collected shall be applied in payment of any deficiency in the costs of the action and the abatement of such nuisance to the extent of any deficiency after the application thereto of the proceeds of the sale of personal property as above provided, and the remainder of such penalty, with the unexpended portion of the proceeds of the sale of personal property, shall be disposed of in the same manner as fines collected for the keeping of houses of ill-fame, except that ten per cent of the amount of the penalty collected and of the proceeds of the sale of such personal property shall be paid by the Treasurer to the attorney representing the state in the injunction proceedings, at the time of final judgment.(1949 Rev., S. 4212.)History: Sec. 19-322 transferred to Sec. 19a-351 in 1983.
CT Gen Stat § 19a-352. (Formerly Sec. 19-323) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368n - Houses of Assignation|Section 19a-352. (Formerly Sec. 19-323) - Nuisance. Penalty.

 When such nuisance has been found to exist, and the owner or agent of the building wherein or ground whereon the nuisance has been found to exist was not a party to such proceeding and did not appear in such proceeding, a penalty of not more than three hundred dollars shall be imposed upon any person found to be responsible for the conduct of such nuisance or upon the property. Before such penalty is enforced against such property, the owner or agent thereof shall have appeared therein or shall have been served with a summons and the provisions of the laws relating to the service of civil process shall apply to the service of process. Any person in whose name any real estate affected by any such action stands on the books of the assessors for purposes of taxation shall be presumed to be an owner thereof and, in case of any unknown persons having or claiming any ownership, right, title or interest in property affected by any such action, such unknown persons may be made parties to the action by designating them in the summons and complaint as “all other persons unknown claiming any ownership, right, title or interest in the property affected by this action”, and service may be made by publishing such summons in the manner prescribed in section 52-68. Any person having or claiming such ownership, right, title or interest, and any owner or agent on behalf of himself and such owner, may make, serve and file an answer therein within twenty days after such service and have a trial of his rights in the premises by the court, and, if such cause has already proceeded to trial or to judgment, the court shall fix a time and place for such further trial and shall modify, add to or confirm any finding or judgment as the case requires.(1949 Rev., S. 4213; P.A. 10-32, S. 74.)History: Sec. 19-323 transferred to Sec. 19a-352 in 1983; P.A. 10-32 made technical changes, effective May 10, 2010.
CT Gen Stat § 19a-355. (Formerly Sec. 19-342) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368o - Tenement and Lodging Houses|Section 19a-355. (Formerly Sec. 19-342) - Definitions.

 (a) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Tenement house” means any house or building, or portion thereof, which is rented, leased, let or hired out to be occupied, or is arranged or designed to be occupied, or is occupied, as the home or residence of three or more families, living independently of each other, and doing their cooking upon the premises, and having a common right in the halls, stairways or yards;(2) “Lodging house” or “boarding house” means any house or building or portion thereof, in which six or more persons are harbored, received or lodged for hire, or any building or part thereof, which is used as a sleeping place or lodging for six or more persons not members of the family residing therein;(3) “Apartment” means a room or suite of rooms occupied or designed to be occupied as a family domicile;(4) “Yard” means an open, unoccupied space, on the same lot with a tenement, lodging or boarding house, between the rear line of such house and the rear line of the lot;(5) “Court” means an open, unoccupied space, other than a yard, on the same lot with a tenement house;(6) “Basement” means a story partly, but not more than one-half, below the level of the grade; and(7) “Cellar” means a story more than one-half below the level of the grade.(b) For purposes of this chapter, the word “shall” is mandatory and not directory, and denotes that the house shall be maintained in all respects according to the mandate, as long as it continues to be a tenement house.(c) In determining the number of stories in a tenement house, a basement or an attic shall be counted as a story if it is occupied or designed to be occupied for living purposes.(1949 Rev., S. 4049; P.A. 74-345, S. 1; P.A. 01-195, S. 141, 181.)History: P.A. 74-345 added Subdiv. (11) defining “enforcing agency”; Sec. 19-342 transferred to Sec. 19a-355 in 1983; P.A. 01-195 made technical changes, effective July 11, 2001.Annotations to former section 19-342:Three-family dwelling house held a “tenement house” and subject to provisions of chapter. 108 C. 404. Hallway on each floor was a “public hall” within section; Id.; also a stairway leading only to plaintiff's apartment; 117 C. 352. Outside steps were not a “public hall”; 121 C. 261; nor was an open cellar. 111 C. 26. Vacant rooms and testimony warranted finding that building was a “tenement house”. 117 C. 352. If the space falls within definition of a “yard” and is used in common by the tenants, it becomes an element in determining whether the building is a “tenement house”. Id., 353. Definitions indicate a legislative intent to impose obligation to keep building in repair as distinguished from separate apartments in it. Id., 627. Cited. 137 C. 632; 153 C. 91.Cited. 22 CS 182; 31 CS 197.
CT Gen Stat § 19a-356. (Formerly Sec. 19-348) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368o - Tenement and Lodging Houses|Section 19a-356. (Formerly Sec. 19-348) - Application of act.

 This part may be cited as the “Tenement House Act”, and its provisions shall apply to all cities, boroughs and towns, except its provisions concerning water closets, which provisions shall apply to all cities, boroughs and towns which have a water supply and a sewer system; and its provisions shall apply, except as herein specially provided, only to buildings to be erected, altered or converted to use as tenement houses.(1949 Rev., S. 4055.)History: Sec. 19-348 transferred to Sec. 19a-356 in 1983.Cited. 13 CA 1.
CT Gen Stat § 19a-357. (Formerly Sec. 19-351) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368o - Tenement and Lodging Houses|Section 19a-357. (Formerly Sec. 19-351) - Location of building. Elevator.

 No tenement house shall be erected upon the rear of a lot when there is a tenement house on the front of such lot, nor upon the front of any such lot upon the rear of which there is such a tenement house unless the distance between the two tenement houses is at least thirty feet. No tenement house, not existing or actually under construction on July 1, 1929, shall be over four stories in height unless it is equipped with a passenger elevator.(1949 Rev., S. 4067.)History: Sec. 19-351 transferred to Sec. 19a-357 in 1983.Cited. 13 CA 1.
CT Gen Stat § 19a-358. (Formerly Sec. 19-362) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368o - Tenement and Lodging Houses|Section 19a-358. (Formerly Sec. 19-362) - Size of rooms.

 In each tenement house, all rooms, except water-closet compartments, bathrooms and kitchenettes, shall be of the following minimum sizes: In each apartment there shall be at least one room containing not less than one hundred and twenty square feet of floor area, and each other room shall contain at least seventy square feet of floor area. Each room shall be in at least seventy-five per cent of its area not less than seven feet eight inches high from the finished floor to the finished ceiling, except attic rooms, which shall be at least seven feet four inches high in one-half of its area. A kitchenette with less than seventy square feet of floor area need not be considered a separate room but shall comply with section 19-359.(1949 Rev., S. 4069; 1967, P.A. 180, S. 2.)History: 1967 act added provision re kitchenettes with less than 70 square feet of floor area and deleted provision that alcove rooms be considered separate rooms; Sec. 19-362 transferred to Sec. 19a-358 in 1983.See Sec. 29-267 re inapplicability of this section to construction or alteration of building pursuant to State Building Code.Cited. 13 CA 1.
CT Gen Stat § 19a-360. (Formerly Sec. 19-364) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368o - Tenement and Lodging Houses|Section 19a-360. (Formerly Sec. 19-364) - Arrangement of rooms.

 In each apartment of three or more rooms in a tenement house, access to each living room and bedroom and to at least one water-closet compartment shall be had without passing through any bedroom.(1949 Rev., S. 4073.)History: Sec. 19-364 transferred to Sec. 19a-360 in 1983.Cited. 13 CA 1.
CT Gen Stat § 19a-361. (Formerly Sec. 19-365) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368o - Tenement and Lodging Houses|Section 19a-361. (Formerly Sec. 19-365) - Basement living rooms.

 In tenement houses, no room in the cellar or in the basement shall be constructed, altered, converted or occupied for living purposes, unless all of the following conditions are complied with: (1) Such room shall be at least seven feet six inches high, in each part, from the floor to the ceiling; (2) the ceiling of such room shall be at least four feet and six inches above the surface of the street or ground outside of or adjoining the same; (3) all walls surrounding such room shall be damp-proof; (4) the floor of such room shall be damp-proof and waterproof.(1949 Rev., S. 4074; P.A. 88-70.)History: Sec. 19-365 transferred to Sec. 19a-361 in 1983; P.A. 88-70 amended Subdiv. (1), reducing the minimum ceiling height from 8 feet 6 inches to 7 feet 6 inches.Cited. 13 CA 1.
CT Gen Stat § 19a-362. (Formerly Sec. 19-371) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368o - Tenement and Lodging Houses|Section 19a-362. (Formerly Sec. 19-371) - No recovery of rent during unlawful occupation. Exception.

 (a) If any building constructed as, or altered into, a tenement house is occupied in whole or in part for human habitation in violation of the provisions of the state building code, effective at the time of such construction or alteration, during such unlawful occupation no rent shall be recoverable by the owner or lessee of such premises for such period and no action or special proceedings shall be maintained therefor.(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to buildings owned by a housing authority organized under the provisions of chapter 128, which have been constructed or altered pursuant to contracts with the federal government or the state providing for annual contributions or other financial assistance.(1949 Rev., S. 4080; 1969, P.A. 443, S. 14; 1971, P.A. 413, S. 2.)History: 1969 act referred to violations of state building code rather than of Sec. 19-370; 1971 act added Subsec. (b); Sec. 19-371 transferred to Sec. 19a-362 in 1983.Annotations to former section 19-371:Disability to recover rent not confined to the person who was owner at time of completion but applied to subsequent purchaser. 121 C. 458. Constitutional aspects considered. Id., 459. Cited. 136 C. 276; 149 C. 740. Statute does not authorize action by tenant for recovery of rent voluntarily paid during period of violation. 150 C. 702.Statute in barring landlord from collecting rent in effect relieved tenants of obligation to pay; landlord had no cause of action to collect rent or for eviction, nor to rent premises to others in absence of certificate. 4 Conn. Cir. Ct. 360.
CT Gen Stat § 19a-363. (Formerly Sec. 19-372) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368o - Tenement and Lodging Houses|Section 19a-363. (Formerly Sec. 19-372) - Powers of local authorities not abrogated.

 Nothing in this part shall be construed to abrogate or impair the powers of a local department of health, the fire department or the courts or any other lawful authority to enforce any provision of any city charter or building ordinance or regulation not inconsistent with this part or to prevent or punish for violations thereof.(1949 Rev., S. 4081.)History: Sec. 19-372 transferred to Sec. 19a-363 in 1983.Annotations to former section 19-372:Cited. 111 C. 450.Cited. 4 Conn. Cir. Ct. 243.Annotation to present section:Cited. 13 CA 1.
CT Gen Stat § 19a-364. (Formerly Sec. 19-373) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368o - Tenement and Lodging Houses|Section 19a-364. (Formerly Sec. 19-373) - Enforcement.

 Each inspector of buildings, fire marshal or other person authorized to issue building permits shall enforce the provisions of this part and report all violations thereof to the proper prosecuting officer. When no other officer is authorized to issue building permits, the director of health of each town shall be charged with the duties assigned by this part to building inspectors.(1949 Rev., S. 4082.)History: Sec. 19-373 transferred to Sec. 19a-364 in 1983.Cited. 13 CA 1.
CT Gen Stat § 19a-365. (Formerly Sec. 19-374) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368o - Tenement and Lodging Houses|Section 19a-365. (Formerly Sec. 19-374) - Penalties.

 Any owner or lessee of any building which was not used as a tenement house prior to April 24, 1913, who allows such building to be occupied or used as a tenement house without making such building conform in all respects with the requirements of this part, and any owner or lessee of land, and any builder or architect who authorizes, makes or approves any construction or alteration of any building or any reduction in court or yard spaces, in violation of the provisions of this part, shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both and, if any violation of any of said provisions remains uncorrected, the violator shall be subject to a renewal of the foregoing penalty every thirty days until the violation is corrected.(1949 Rev., S. 4083; P.A. 79-346.)History: P.A. 79-346 allowed imprisonment for violation or imposition of fine and imprisonment; Sec. 19-374 transferred to Sec. 19a-365 in 1983.Annotation to former section 19-374:Cited. 4 Conn. Cir. Ct. 359.
CT Gen Stat § 19a-400. (Formerly Sec. 19-525) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368q - Medicolegal Investigations|Section 19a-400. (Formerly Sec. 19-525) - Short title: Medicolegal Investigations Act.

 This chapter may be cited as the “Medicolegal Investigations Act”.(1969, P.A. 699, S. 1.)History: Sec. 19-525 transferred to Sec. 19a-400 in 1983.
CT Gen Stat § 19a-402. (Formerly Sec. 19-526a) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368q - Medicolegal Investigations|Section 19a-402. (Formerly Sec. 19-526a) - Commission and office within The University of Connecticut Health Center for administrative purposes.

 Section 19a-402 is repealed, effective July 1, 2014.(P.A. 77-614, S. 333, 610; P.A. 79-560, S. 33, 39; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1, S. 100; P.A. 14-217, S. 259.)