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CT Gen Stat § 47-282 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 47 - Land and Land Titles|Chapter 828 - Common Interest Ownership Act|Section 47-282 - Statement of policy.

 It is declared that (1) a severe rental housing shortage exists in this state, (2) the current rate at which dwelling units are being converted into common interest communities has created a state-wide housing emergency, (3) it is in the public interest to preserve a number of leased dwelling units as rentals for those persons who, because of increasing age, infirmity or other functional limitations, are least likely to be able to afford to purchase housing and are most susceptible to mental and physical health problems that may result from the trauma of being forced to search for housing in a market where the vacancy rate for leased dwelling units is approaching zero in many localities, (4) because towns, cities and boroughs may not regulate the conversion of residential rental property to dwelling units in common interest communities, except as provided in this section, there is a need for state-wide action, and (5) current economic conditions, including fluctuating interest rates, may stabilize thereby easing the housing crisis which now exists.(P.A. 83-474, S 83, 96.)Cited. 207 C. 441.
CT Gen Stat § 47-283 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 47 - Land and Land Titles|Chapter 828 - Common Interest Ownership Act|Section 47-283 - Definitions.

 For purposes of sections 47-282 to 47-293, inclusive:(1) “Conversion notice” means the conversion notice specified by section 47-284;(2) “Converted unit” means a dwelling unit or a space or lot in a mobile manufactured home park that (A) was not in a common interest community when originally leased to its current tenant and (B) is now in a common interest community or is located in a building in which a unit is being offered for sale, or in a mobile manufactured home park in which a space or lot is being offered for sale, as part of a common interest community;(3) “Tenant” means a tenant, as defined in section 47a-1, or a resident, as defined in section 21-64, including a resident who owns his own mobile manufactured home;(4) “Conversion tenant” means a tenant who occupies a dwelling unit or a space or lot in a mobile manufactured home park both before and after it becomes a converted unit; and(5) “Transition period” means, with respect to a conversion tenant, the period of time beginning on the date when that tenant's dwelling unit or space or lot in a mobile manufactured home park becomes a converted unit, and ending nine months after that tenant receives a conversion notice or when his existing lease ends, whichever is later.(P.A. 83-474, S. 84, 96; P.A. 87-358, S. 1 P.A. 91-383, S. 24.)History: P.A. 87-358 amended the definition of “transition period” to increase the period from 180 days to 9 months; P.A. 91-383 amended the definition of “converted unit” to include a space or lot located in a mobile manufactured home park, added the definition of “tenant”, amended the definition of “conversion tenant” to include a tenant who occupies a space or lot in a mobile manufactured home park, and amended the definition of “transition period” to replace “apartment” with “dwelling unit” and include a tenant's space or lot in a mobile manufactured home park.Cited. 207 C. 441.
CT Gen Stat § 47-284 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 47 - Land and Land Titles|Chapter 828 - Common Interest Ownership Act|Section 47-284 - Conversion tenant's right to conversion notice and public offering statement.

 (a) At least nine months before a conversion tenant will be required to vacate a converted unit, other than for reasons permitted by subsection (b) of section 47a-23c, and, if a tenant has a purchase right pursuant to section 47-285, at least ninety days prior to the sale of the converted unit by the declarant to a person other than a conversion tenant, a declarant shall give that tenant a conversion notice and provide that tenant with a public offering statement when otherwise required by section 47-263 or 47-267.(b) The conversion notice shall inform a tenant of: (1) The date the declarant converted, or intends to convert, the building to a common interest form of ownership; (2) the right of the tenant during the transition period to protection from eviction; (3) the exclusive right of the tenant, as described in section 47-285, to purchase his converted unit during the first ninety days after receipt of the conversion notice; (4) the right of the tenant, as described in section 47-286, to terminate his tenancy and abandon his converted unit on thirty days notice, and the right of each qualified tenant, as described in section 47-287, to a relocation payment; (5) the availability from the Department of Housing of information concerning governmental assistance to (A) purchase the converted unit or alternative housing, or (B) find, and relocate to, alternative housing; and (6) the address and phone number for information concerning the availability of relocation payments and for information from the Department of Housing concerning governmental assistance.(c) The conversion notice and public offering statement shall be hand-delivered or sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the address of the dwelling unit and to any other mailing address provided by a tenant.(P.A. 83-474, S. 85, 96; P.A. 84-472, S. 20, 23; P.A. 87-358, S. 2; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 13-234, S. 2.)History: P.A. 84-472 amended Subsec. (a) to increase from 60 to 90 days the time period prior to the sale of a converted unit when a declarant must give a conversion notice to certain tenants and amended Subsec. (b) to require the conversion notice to inform the tenant that he has the exclusive right to purchase his unit during the first 90 days, rather than the first 60 days, after receipt of the notice; P.A. 87-358 amended Subsec. (a) to increase from 180 days to 9 months the time period prior to the date a conversion tenant is required to vacate his unit that the declarant must give a conversion notice; 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 Department of Economic and Community Development were changed editorially by the Revisors to references to Department of Housing in Subsec. (b), effective June 19, 2013.Cited. 207 C. 441.
CT Gen Stat § 47-285 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 47 - Land and Land Titles|Chapter 828 - Common Interest Ownership Act|Section 47-285 - Conversion tenant's right to purchase converted unit.

 (a) For the first ninety days after giving a conversion notice to a tenant, a declarant shall offer to convey the converted unit occupied by that tenant to that tenant. If a tenant fails to purchase the converted unit during that ninety-day period, the declarant may not offer to dispose of an interest in that converted unit during the following nine months at a price or on terms more favorable to the offeree than the price or terms offered to the tenant. This provision does not apply to any unit which will be restricted exclusively to nonresidential use or the boundaries of which do not substantially conform to the dimensions of the unit before conversion.(b) If a declarant, in violation of subsection (a) of this section conveys a converted unit to a purchaser for value who has no knowledge of the violation, the recordation of the deed conveying that converted unit, or, in a cooperative, the conveyance, extinguishes any right a tenant may have under subsection (a) of this section to purchase if the deed or conveyance states that the declarant has complied with said subsection (a), but does not affect the right of a tenant to recover damages under section 47-292 from the declarant for a violation of said subsection (a).(c) If a tenant fails to purchase the converted unit during that ninety-day period, and the declarant thereafter enters into a contract to sell that unit to a third person, the declarant shall, within one month of executing that contract, notify the tenant of the name and address of the contract purchaser. The declarant's failure to comply with this subsection shall not constitute a defect in the title which he conveys to a third person, or otherwise affect the marketability of title to that unit.(P.A. 83-474, S. 86, 96; P.A. 84-472, S. 21, 23; P.A. 87-358, S. 3.)History: P.A. 84-472 increased from 60 to 90 days the period during which a conversion tenant has an exclusive right to purchase his converted unit; P.A. 87-358 amended Subsec. (a) to increase from 180 days to 9 months the period during which the declarant is prohibited from offering a more favorable price or terms.Cited. 207 C. 441; 209 C. 15.
CT Gen Stat § 47-286 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 47 - Land and Land Titles|Chapter 828 - Common Interest Ownership Act|Section 47-286 - Conversion tenant's right to terminate lease and abandon unit.

 A conversion tenant may, without penalty, terminate an existing lease before it expires at any time during a transition period after he receives a conversion notice, if he notifies the declarant of his intention to abandon thirty days in advance. A conversion tenant may abandon his unit at any time during a transition period on termination or expiration of his lease.(P.A. 83-474, S. 87, 96.)
CT Gen Stat § 47-287 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 47 - Land and Land Titles|Chapter 828 - Common Interest Ownership Act|Section 47-287 - Conversion tenant's right to relocation payment.

 (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a conversion tenant is entitled to a relocation payment from the declarant if the tenant's household income qualifies under subsection (c) of this section and he moves from his converted unit either during or after the transition period. The relocation payment shall be in the amount of two months rent or one thousand dollars, whichever is greater.(b) If a conversion tenant executes a written lease for a term of at least one year at any time after the tenant receives a conversion notice, the lease may provide that, after the transition period ends, the tenant waives his right to a relocation payment pursuant to this section.(c) A tenant's household income qualifies, for purposes of subsection (a) of this section, if his household has an adjusted gross income for federal income tax purposes of less than twenty-one thousand dollars if the tenant is unmarried, or twenty-five thousand dollars if he is married.(d) The relocation payment shall be made within ten days after the tenant vacates and shall not be considered as income or resources to the extent so provided for payment to a displaced person pursuant to section 8-277.(P.A. 83-474, S. 88, 96.)Cited. 207 C. 441.
CT Gen Stat § 47-289 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 47 - Land and Land Titles|Chapter 828 - Common Interest Ownership Act|Section 47-289 - Rent increases of conversion tenants.

 (a) During a transition period, a conversion tenant's rent may not be increased for any reason.(b) After a transition period ends, the rent of any conversion tenant, including tenants protected under section 47a-23c, may be increased only to the extent such increase is fair and equitable, based on the criteria set forth in section 7-148c. At least sixty days notice of any proposed increase shall be given to a conversion tenant. A rent increase may include the amount of assessment on that dwelling unit for the payment of current common expenses under section 47-257, to the extent not already included in the tenant's rent.(c) Any converted tenant aggrieved by a rent increase or proposed rent increase may seek the relief available under subdivision (2) of subsection (c) of section 47a-23c.(P.A. 83-474, S. 90, 96.)Cited. 207 C. 441.
CT Gen Stat § 47-291 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 47 - Land and Land Titles|Chapter 828 - Common Interest Ownership Act|Section 47-291 - Unenforceable lease provisions.

 Except pursuant to a purchase agreement with the tenant for the purchase of his dwelling unit or the space or lot in a mobile manufactured home park on which his dwelling unit sits, any provision in a tenant's lease that allows a landlord or declarant at his option, on conversion of a building or mobile manufactured home park to a common interest community, to cancel and terminate such contract or lease without conforming to the requirements of sections 47-282 to 47-293, inclusive, is unenforceable and contrary to public policy.(P.A. 83-474, S. 92, 96; P.A. 91-383, S. 27.)History: P.A. 91-383 made provisions of Sec. applicable when a mobile manufactured home park is converted to a common interest community.
CT Gen Stat § 47-292 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 47 - Land and Land Titles|Chapter 828 - Common Interest Ownership Act|Section 47-292 - Tenant's cause of action.

 A tenant who claims to be aggrieved by a violation of sections 47-282 to 47-293, inclusive, or of section 47a-23c or who claims that a landlord, declarant or unit owner has harassed him or engaged in conduct with the purpose of improperly inducing him to vacate his dwelling unit or the space or lot in a mobile manufactured home park on which his dwelling unit sits may bring an action in the superior court for the judicial district in which such person resides. The court may, in addition to damages, or in lieu of damages, order injunctive or other equitable relief and award the plaintiff costs and reasonable attorney's fees.(P.A. 83-474, S. 93, 96; P.A. 91-383, S. 28.)History: P.A. 91-383 made provisions of Sec. applicable to a tenant improperly induced to vacate the space or lot in a mobile manufactured home park on which his dwelling unit sits.Cited. 209 C. 15.
CT Gen Stat § 47-293 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 47 - Land and Land Titles|Chapter 828 - Common Interest Ownership Act|Section 47-293 - Applicability of protection afforded conversion tenants.

 (a) The protection provided by sections 47-282 to 47-292, inclusive, to conversion tenants shall not apply to (1) conversion tenants of condominiums created before May 7, 1980, or (2) conversion tenants of all other common interest communities created before January 1, 1983.(b) Sections 47-282 to 47-292, inclusive, shall not be construed to change the rights of any tenant protected by public act 80-370.(P.A. 83-474, S. 94, 96.)
CT Gen Stat § 47-294 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 47 - Land and Land Titles|Chapter 828 - Common Interest Ownership Act|Section 47-294 - Complaints of violations. Investigations. Enforcement action by Attorney General.

 (a) The Commissioner of Housing may receive complaints of any violations of sections 47-282 to 47-293, inclusive, section 47a-23c as it applies to the conversion of dwelling units or mobile manufactured home parks into common interest communities, and any other law concerning the conversion of dwelling units or mobile manufactured home parks into common interest communities. The commissioner shall cause investigations of such violations to be made and shall make every effort to ensure compliance with such laws. If the commissioner believes that any such laws are being violated, he shall refer the matter to the Attorney General for further enforcement.(b) The Attorney General, acting on behalf of the Commissioner of Housing or the people of the state of Connecticut, may bring an action in the superior court for the judicial district in which the property is located to enforce the provisions of sections 47-282 to 47-293, inclusive, section 47a-23c as it applies to the conversion of dwelling units or mobile manufactured home parks into common interest communities, and any other law concerning the conversion of dwelling units or mobile manufactured home parks into common interest communities. In any such action, the Attorney General may obtain, for the benefit of persons adversely affected by the violations of such laws, any relief to which such persons may be entitled. The Attorney General may combine such action with any other action within his power to maintain, including an action under chapter 735a. Nothing in this section shall limit the right of a person adversely affected by violations of the law from bringing a private cause of action under sections 47-292 and 42-110g or any other law which may entitle such person to relief.(P.A. 87-439, S. 2, 6; P.A. 91-383, S. 29; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 13-234, S. 2.)History: P.A. 91-383 made provisions of Sec. applicable to violations of laws re the conversion of mobile manufactured home parks into common interest communities; 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 were changed editorially by the Revisors to references to Commissioner of Housing, effective June 19, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 47-295 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 47 - Land and Land Titles|Chapter 828 - Common Interest Ownership Act|Section 47-295 - Regulations.

 The Commissioner of Housing shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to carry out the purposes of sections 47-288 and 47-294. Such regulations shall provide for the form of registration to be required pursuant to section 47-288 and the information to be provided therein.(P.A. 87-439, S. 3, 6; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 13-234, S. 2.)History: 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.
CT Gen Stat § 47-300 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 47 - Land and Land Titles|Chapter 828a - Community Land Trusts|Section 47-300 - Definitions.

 As used in sections 47-300 to 47-304, inclusive:(1) “Eligible housing” means any building, structure or portion thereof which is used or occupied, or intended, arranged or designed to be used or occupied, as the home, residence or sleeping place of one or more persons or families of very low income, low income or moderate income.(2) “Very low income” means persons and families having an aggregate family income at or below twenty-five per cent of the area median income, as determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.(3) “Low income” means persons and families having an aggregate family income between twenty-six and fifty per cent of the area median income, as determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.(4) “Moderate income” means persons and families having an aggregate family income between fifty-one and eighty per cent of the area median income, as determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.(5) “Lessee” means a person, association or organization with whom a community land trust enters into a ground lease for the purpose of providing eligible housing.(6) “Community land trust” means a nonprofit organization incorporated pursuant to chapter 602 or any predecessor statutes thereto that meets the requirements of section 47-301.(7) “Leasehold interest” means the real property interest of a lessee in a ground lease with a community land trust.(8) “First option to purchase” means a right in favor of a community land trust to purchase the improvements and leasehold interest of a lessee, or any portion or portions thereof owned by or subleased to any resident of eligible housing therein, prior to the rights of any other party, at a limited equity price.(9) “Limited equity price” means a price for the sale of any building or improvement located on land owned by a community land trust that is determined by means of a formula or similar calculation designed to maintain such building or improvement as eligible housing for the longest term possible, but not less than the term of the applicable ground lease.(10) “Predominantly” means at least fifty per cent.(P.A. 90-203, S. 1; P.A. 91-358, S. 1; P.A. 96-256, S. 205, 209.)History: P.A. 91-358 amended Subdiv. (3) to redefine “predominantly” as 50% rather than 70%; P.A. 96-256 amended definition of “community land trust” to replace reference to “chapter 600” with “chapter 602 or any predecessor statutes thereto”, effective January 1, 1997.
CT Gen Stat § 47-301 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 47 - Land and Land Titles|Chapter 828a - Community Land Trusts|Section 47-301 - Community land trust. Purposes. Powers.

 (a) A community land trust shall have as one of its purposes the holding of land and the leasing of such land for the purpose of preserving the long-term eligibility and accessibility of housing predominantly for very low income, low income and moderate income persons and families. Aggregate family income shall be determined at the time the lessee enters into a ground lease with the lessor. A community land trust shall have, in addition to all powers granted to it under chapter 602, the power to buy and sell land, to mortgage and otherwise encumber land and to enter into renewable or self-extending ground leases with an initial term of up to ninety-nine years.(b) The bylaws of a community land trust shall provide that: (1) The trust is an organization open to members of the general public who support the organization's goals and purposes; (2) no more than thirty per cent of the members of the organization may be persons who reside outside of the municipality or municipalities in which the community land trust operates; (3) the membership shall elect at least fifty-one per cent of the governing board of the community land trust; (4) at least twenty-five per cent but no more than forty per cent of the governing board shall be lessees, representatives elected by lessees or residents of eligible housing located on land owned by the community land trust, provided prior to the organization having at least five units of housing, the governing board shall appoint persons to represent the lessees; and (5) the remaining members of the governing board, if any, may be appointed by elected public officials to the extent set forth in the bylaws.(c) A community land trust shall hold title to land and lease such land to very low income, low income and moderate income persons and families, limited equity cooperatives or other corporations, provided the terms of any such ground lease shall give the community land trust the first option to purchase any building or improvement on such land, or any condominium or cooperative unit therein, at a limited equity price set forth in the ground lease.(d) A community land trust may charge a lease fee to the lessee. Such fee shall be determined by the community land trust and may include property taxes and any other assessments made on the land, an administrative fee and a land use fee. The method of determining the lease fee shall be set forth in the ground lease. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a state, local or other funding agency or a lender from placing in escrow all or part of the lease fee.(P.A. 90-203, S. 2; P.A. 96-256, S. 206, 209.)History: P.A. 96-256 amended Subsec. (a) to replace reference to Ch. 600 with Ch. 602, effective January 1, 1997.See Sec. 8-214d re state financial assistance for establishing a community land trust.
CT Gen Stat § 47-302 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 47 - Land and Land Titles|Chapter 828a - Community Land Trusts|Section 47-302 - Ground lease interest constitutes an interest in real property.

 A lessee's interest in a ground lease with a community land trust shall constitute an interest in real property. Any loan made to the lessee may be secured by the lessee's leasehold interest in the same manner as any other loan secured by real property.(P.A. 90-203, S. 3.)