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CT Gen Stat § 47-77 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 47 - Land and Land Titles|Chapter 825 - Condominium Act|Section 47-77 - Assessment of common expenses. Liens and foreclosure.

 (a) All sums assessed by the association of unit owners, but unpaid, for the share of the common expenses chargeable to any unit shall constitute a lien on such unit prior to all other liens, except only (1) tax liens on the unit in favor of any assessing authority and special district, including any state and federal tax liens, and (2) all sums unpaid on mortgages of record. Such lien shall exist from the due date of the assessment as established by the association of unit owners, and shall be perfected by filing a notice of lien signed by an officer of the condominium on the land records of the municipality in which the property lies, and by leaving a true and attested copy thereof with the unit owner against whom such lien is claimed or at his usual place of abode, or, if such unit owner resides outside the municipality in which the property lies, by mailing such copy to him at the place where he resides. Such notice of lien shall contain the address of the property, volume and page of record of the declaration, the name of the record owner of the unit, the unit designation, the amount due and the date when due. Such lien shall be limited and discharged in accordance with sections 49-39 and 49-40a. Such lien may be foreclosed by suit by the association in like manner as a mortgage of real property, and shall include reimbursement for costs and reasonable attorneys' fees. Any officer or agent of the condominium, acting on behalf of the unit owners, shall have power, unless prohibited by the declaration, to bid in the unit at foreclosure sale, and to acquire and hold, lease, mortgage and convey the same in the name of the association of unit owners. Suit to recover a money judgment for unpaid assessments shall be maintainable without foreclosing or waiving the lien securing the same.(b) Where a mortgagee or a purchaser at a foreclosure sale obtains title to a unit, such acquirer of title, his heirs, successors and assigns, shall not be liable for the entire unpaid share of the common expenses or assessments by the association of unit owners chargeable to such unit which became due prior to the acquisition of title to such unit by such acquirer, but such expenses or assessments, if not fully satisfied out of the proceeds of such sale, shall become common expenses collectible from all of the unit owners, including such acquirer, his heirs, successors and assigns.(1963, P.A. 605, S. 22; 1971, P.A. 813, S. 8; P.A. 76-308, S. 13, 36; P.A. 79-602, S. 130.)History: 1971 act set the requirements for perfecting a lien by the association of unit owners; P.A. 76-308 provided the lien may be perfected by an officer of the condominium and that the lien may be foreclosed by the association of the unit owners; P.A. 79-602 substituted Sec. 49-40a for Sec. 49-40 in provision re discharge of lien in Subsec. (a).
CT Gen Stat § 47-78 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 47 - Land and Land Titles|Chapter 825 - Condominium Act|Section 47-78 - Owner may not exempt himself from liability.

 (a) No unit owner may exempt himself from liability for payment of the common expenses by waiver of the use or enjoyment of any of the common elements or by abandonment of the unit against which the assessments are made, except if every unit owner is so exempted from the payment of all or part of the common expenses.(b) A declarant shall become liable as a unit owner for payment of his share of the common expenses commencing on the day of the recordation of the original declaration and shall remain liable for his share of the common expenses, so long as the declarant owns a unit in the condominium.(1963, P.A. 605, S. 19; P.A. 76-308, S. 14, 36.)History: P.A. 76-308 provided that no unit owner may be exempted from payment of common expense unless all unit owners are so exempted and further provided that the declarant shall be liable for payment of expenses so long as he owns a unit in the condominium.
CT Gen Stat § 47-79 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 47 - Land and Land Titles|Chapter 825 - Condominium Act|Section 47-79 - Collection of taxes and assessments.

 (a) Taxes, assessments, including special assessments, and other charges of this state or of any political subdivision, or of any special improvement district, or any other taxing or assessing authority shall be assessed against and collected on each individual unit, each of which shall be carried on the tax books as a separate and distinct entity for that purpose and not on the building or property as a whole. Neither the building, the property nor any of the common areas and facilities shall be deemed to be a parcel, but each unit shall be deemed to have an undivided interest therein and assessments against any such unit shall include such proportionate undivided interest. In the event the land or the building, including common areas and facilities, is separately owned, and leased to the unit owner for a period of not less than fifty years and such lease, duly recorded, provides that the lessee shall pay all such taxes, such unit and its percentage of undivided interest in the common areas and facilities shall be deemed to be a parcel and shall be separately assessed and taxed in the name of the lessee.(b) No forfeiture or sale for delinquent taxes may be made other than against the individual unit on which the taxes are delinquent and no forfeiture or sale of the improvements or the property as a whole for delinquent real property taxes, special assessments or charges shall ever divest or in any manner affect the title to any individual unit so long as the real property taxes and duly levied share of special assessment charges on the individual unit are currently paid.(1963, P.A. 605, S. 20; 1971, P.A. 813, S. 9; P.A. 76-308, S. 15, 36.)History: 1971 act provided for payment of taxes in a leasehold condominium by the lessee; P.A. 76-308 provided that no forfeiture or sale for delinquent taxes may be made except against the individual unit on which the taxes are delinquent.Cited. 44 CA 517.
CT Gen Stat § 47-81 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 47 - Land and Land Titles|Chapter 825 - Condominium Act|Section 47-81 - Accounting records. Availability of records. Loan disclosure and comments. Audit.

 (a) The declarant and the association shall maintain accounting records according to generally accepted accounting practices. Such records shall include: (1) A record of all receipts and expenditures; (2) an account for each unit which shall designate the name and address of each unit owner, the amount of each assessment, the dates on which the assessment comes due, the amounts paid on the account, and the balance due; (3) a record of the actual cost, irrespective of discounts and allowances, of the maintenance of the common elements; (4) an accurate account of the current balance in the reserve for replacement and for emergency repairs.(b) (1) Records maintained by the declarant, by the association or by the manager, including, but not limited to, minutes of meetings and voting records of the board of directors, shall be made available for examination and copying by any unit owner, or the unit owner's duly authorized agent, at the expense of the unit owner, during normal business hours upon the request of such unit owner or agent.(2) Notwithstanding any provision of the condominium instruments to the contrary, at least fourteen days prior to entering into any loan agreement on behalf of the association of unit owners, the board of directors shall (A) disclose in writing to all unit owners the amount and terms of the loan and the estimated effect of such loan on any assessment for common expenses, and (B) afford the unit owners a reasonable opportunity to submit written comments to the board of directors with respect to such loan.(c) From the date of the recording of the declaration until the declarant relinquishes control of the association pursuant to subsection (d) of section 47-74a he shall cause to have prepared a certified audit of the books of the condominium by a certified public accountant not less than once in every calendar year which shall be available for examination by the unit owners. Thereafter on the written petition of unit owners of not less than twenty-five per cent of the units then completed, a certified audit by an independent certified public accountant shall be made, but not more than once in any consecutive twelve-month period; provided the cost of the audit shall be a common expense.(1963, P.A. 605, S. 18; P.A. 76-308, S. 17, 36; P.A. 07-243, S. 5.)History: P.A. 76-308 required the declarant and the association of unit owners to maintain specified accounting records, provided for examination and copying of the records and provided for certified audits of the books; P.A. 07-243 amended Subsec. (b) by designating existing provisions as Subdiv. (1) and amending same to add provision re minutes of meetings and voting records of board of directors, replace provision re reasonable notice with provision re request of unit owner or agent and make technical changes, and by adding Subdiv. (2) re loan disclosure and comments.
CT Gen Stat § 47-82 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 47 - Land and Land Titles|Chapter 825 - Condominium Act|Section 47-82 - Liens against units.

 (a) Subsequent to recording the declaration as provided in this chapter, and while the property remains subject to this chapter, liens or encumbrances shall arise or be created only against each unit and the percentage of undivided interest in the common areas and facilities appurtenant to such unit, in the same manner and under the same conditions in every respect as liens or encumbrances may arise or be created upon or against any other separate parcel of real property subject to individual ownership, provided no labor performed or materials furnished with the consent or at the request of a unit owner or his agent shall be the basis for the filing of a mechanic's lien against the unit or any other property of any other unit owner not expressly consenting to or requesting the same, except that such express consent shall be deemed to be given by the owner of any unit in the case of emergency repairs thereto. Labor performed or materials furnished for the common areas and facilities, if authorized by the association of unit owners, the manager or board of directors, pursuant to the declaration or bylaws, shall be deemed to be performed or furnished with the express consent of each unit owner and shall be the basis for the filing of a mechanic's lien against each of the units and shall be subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section.(b) If a lien against two or more units becomes effective, the owner of any such unit may remove his unit and his percentage of undivided interest in the common areas and facilities appurtenant to his unit from the lien by payment of the fractional or proportional amount attributable to his unit. Such individual payment shall be computed by reference to the percentages appearing in the declaration. Subsequent to any such payment, discharge or other satisfaction, such unit and the percentage of undivided interest in the common areas and facilities appurtenant thereto shall thereafter be free and clear of the lien so paid, satisfied or discharged. Such payment, satisfaction or discharge shall not prevent the lienor from proceeding to enforce his rights against any unit and the percentage of undivided interest in the common areas and facilities appurtenant thereto not so paid, satisfied or discharged.(1963, P.A. 605, S. 21; 1971, P.A. 813, S. 11.)History: 1971 act provided that authorization for repairs to common areas must be pursuant to the declaration or bylaws.
CT Gen Stat § 47-84 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 47 - Land and Land Titles|Chapter 825 - Condominium Act|Section 47-84 - Repairs.

 (a) Except as hereinafter provided, damage to or destruction of any building or improvement located on the condominium parcel or serving the condominium shall be promptly repaired and restored by the declarant or the association, using the proceeds of insurance, if any, on such building or improvement for that purpose and all costs for repair or reconstruction in excess of available insurance proceeds, regardless of whether such excess is the result of the application of a deductible under insurance coverage, shall be a common expense.(b) If the condominium is damaged to the extent of two-thirds of its then replacement cost, and three-fourths of the unit owners and the holders of mortgage liens affecting at least three-quarters of the units vote not to proceed with repair or restoration, the property remaining shall be deemed to be owned in common by the unit owners, and each unit owner shall own that percentage of the undivided interest in common as he previously owned in the common elements. Any liens affecting any of the units shall be deemed to be transferred in accordance with the existing priorities to the percentage of the undivided interest of the unit owner in the property; and the property shall be subject to an action for partition at the suit of any unit owner, in which event the net proceeds of sale, together with the net proceeds of the insurance on the property, if any, shall be considered as one fund and shall be divided among all the unit owners in accordance with their interests therein, after first paying all liens out of each of the respective interests.(1963, P.A. 605, S. 25; P.A. 76-308, S. 9, 36; P.A. 07-68, S. 2.)History: P.A. 76-308 provided procedures to be utilized in the event of damage or destruction of any building or improvement on the condominium parcel or serving the condominium and required the concurrence of the mortgagees of at least three-quarters of the units in a vote not to repair or restore; P.A. 07-68 amended Subsec. (a) to specify that common expenses include any excess resulting from applicable insurance deductible.
CT Gen Stat § 47-85 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 47 - Land and Land Titles|Chapter 825 - Condominium Act|Section 47-85 - Actions between unit owners.

 Section 47-85 is repealed.(1963, P.A. 605, S. 26; P.A. 76-308, S. 35, 36.)
CT Gen Stat § 47-86 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 47 - Land and Land Titles|Chapter 825 - Condominium Act|Section 47-86 - Owners, tenants and employees bound by chapter.

 (a) All unit owners, tenants of such owners, employees of owners and tenants, or any other persons who may in any manner use property or any part thereof submitted to the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to this chapter and to the declaration and bylaws of the association of unit owners.(b) All agreements, decisions and determinations lawfully made by the association of unit owners in accordance with the voting percentages established in this chapter, the declaration or bylaws, shall be binding on all unit owners.(1963, P.A. 605, S. 27.)
CT Gen Stat § 47-87 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 47 - Land and Land Titles|Chapter 825 - Condominium Act|Section 47-87 - Liability for mortgages, liens and assessments on conveyance of unit.

 (a) At the time of the first conveyance of each unit, except by foreclosure or deed in lieu thereof, or from the declarant in which conveyance the rights and obligations of the declarant are assumed, every mortgage and other lien, except such as are not yet due and payable as permitted by subsection (d) of section 47-70, affecting such unit, including the percentage of undivided interest of the unit in the common elements, shall be paid and satisfied of record, or the unit being conveyed and its percentage of undivided interest in the common elements shall be released therefrom by recorded partial release.(b) The grantee of a unit shall be jointly and severally liable with the grantor for all unpaid assessments against the latter for his share of the common expenses up to the time of the grant or conveyance, without prejudice to the grantee's right to recover from the grantor the amounts paid by the grantee therefor. Any such grantee shall be entitled to a statement from the unit owners' association setting forth the amount of such unpaid assessments against the grantor, and such grantee shall not be liable for, nor shall the unit conveyed be subject to a lien for, any unpaid assessments against the grantor in excess of the amount therein set forth.(1963, P.A. 605, S. 13, 23; 1971, P.A. 813, S. 12; P.A. 76-308, S. 10, 36.)History: 1971 act provided that at the time of first conveyance of unit every mortgage and other lien which is due and payable shall be paid; P.A. 76-308 provided an exception from that requirement when the first conveyance was by foreclosure, deed in lieu of foreclosure or when the purchaser assumed the rights and obligations of the declarant.
CT Gen Stat § 47-88 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 47 - Land and Land Titles|Chapter 825 - Condominium Act|Section 47-88 - Removal of property from application of chapter. Resubmission of property.

 (a) The unit owners may remove a property from the provisions of this chapter by recording an instrument to that effect, containing the signature of ninety per cent of the unit owners, provided the holders of all liens affecting any of the units consent thereto or agree, in either case by recorded instruments, that their liens be transferred to an undivided interest in the property.(b) Upon removal of the property from the provisions of this chapter, the unit owners shall own the property as tenants in common with undivided interests equal to the percentage of undivided interests in the common elements owned by each such owner immediately prior to the recordation of the instrument referred to in subsection (a) of this section. As long as such tenancy in common continues, each unit owner shall have an exclusive right of occupancy of that portion of such property which formerly constituted his or her unit.(c) Upon removal of the property from the provisions of this chapter, any rights the unit owners may have to the assets of the unit owners' association shall be in proportion to their respective undivided interests in the common elements immediately prior to the recordation of the instrument referred to in subsection (a) of this section.(d) The removal provided for in this section shall not bar the subsequent resubmission of the property to the provisions of this chapter, by an instrument signed by the same percentage of unit owners and mortgagees as specified in subsection (a) of this section for removal.(1963, P.A. 605, S. 14, 15; 1971, P.A. 813, S. 13; P.A. 76-308, S. 27, 36; P.A. 05-288, S. 163; P.A. 06-196, S. 177.)History: 1971 act made the act of recording a removal from the provisions of chapter 825 the operative act to effect the removal; P.A. 76-308 specified that the unit owners shall have the rights in the assets of the unit owners association at the time of removal in proportion to their respective undivided interests in the common elements; P.A. 05-288 made a technical change in Subsec. (c), effective July 13, 2005; P.A. 06-196 made technical changes in Subsec. (b), effective June 7, 2006.
CT Gen Stat § 47-88a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 47 - Land and Land Titles|Chapter 825 - Condominium Act|Section 47-88a - Consolidation of condominiums.

 (a) Two or more condominiums established pursuant to chapter 825 of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to 1975, or established pursuant to this chapter, may, by agreement pursuant to this section, merge the operations and activities of their respective associations of unit owners into a single association of unit owners, with the powers, obligations and responsibilities of such association under this chapter.(b) The merger agreement may only take effect following the agreement in writing of three-fourths of the unit owners and the mortgagees of three-fourths of the units subject to mortgage of each condominium.(c) The vote of the unit owners in the resultant association shall be pursuant to subsection (b) of section 47-80.(d) The percentage interests in the common elements assigned to each unit of each condominium shall remain unchanged, and the title, description and separate character of each condominium shall remain unchanged.(e) The amended bylaws, and if necessary the declaration, shall be recorded on the land records in the same manner as required for other amendments.(f) The agreement for merger shall include such terms and conditions as may be necessary to effectuate the merger, and not otherwise inconsistent with this chapter or any provision of the general statutes. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of section 47-90c, amended bylaws shall conform to the provisions of this chapter even if an affected condominium was declared prior to January 1, 1977.(g) The resultant association shall have the power to assess common charges and distribute common profits on all member unit owners in the same manner and based upon the same percentage interest in the common expenses and profits of each condominium as its predecessor associations.(P.A. 76-308, S. 28, 36; P.A. 77-604, S. 29, 84; P.A. 80-399, S. 8.)History: P.A. 77-604 made technical correction in Subsec. (f); P.A. 80-399 added phrase “Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of section 47-90c” in Subsec. (f).
CT Gen Stat § 47-88c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 47 - Land and Land Titles|Chapter 825 - Condominium Act|Section 47-88c - Separate heating plants required, when.

 (a) In addition to the requirements of section 47-88b for each conversion condominium for which a declaration is filed within sixty days after May 7, 1980, the declarant shall include in his public offering statement a statement of the declarant that each unit has, or will have at the time of the conveyance of title from the declarant to the purchaser, a separate heating plant which shall be a part of the unit.(b) Each unit of any conversion condominium for which the declaration is filed on or after November 16, 1979, and within sixty days after May 7, 1980, shall have, at the time of the conveyance of title from the declarant to the purchaser, a separate heating plant which shall be a part of the unit.(Oct. Sp. Sess. P.A. 79-1, S. 1, 2; P.A. 80-9, S. 1, 2; 80-370, S. 8, 9.)History: October, 1979, P.A. 79-1 effective November 16, 1979; P.A. 80-9 changed applicable filing date from April 1, 1980, to May 7, 1980; P.A. 80-370 changed applicable date to “within sixty days after May 7, 1980”.Cited. 210 C. 6.
CT Gen Stat § 47-88d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 47 - Land and Land Titles|Chapter 825 - Condominium Act|Section 47-88d - Reimbursement for moving and relocation expenses.

 Any declarant of a conversion condominium shall pay moving and relocation expenses to each household which does not purchase its dwelling unit and does not have an adjusted gross income for federal income tax purposes of more than twenty-one thousand dollars, if unmarried, or twenty-five thousand dollars jointly with spouse, if married, in an amount equal to the amount charged for two months' rent for such dwelling unit at the time the conversion was declared or one thousand dollars, whichever is greater.(P.A. 80-370, S. 5, 9; P.A. 82-356, S. 3, 14.)History: P.A. 82-356 revised the income limitations for eligibility for relocation assistance and doubled the amount of such assistance.Cited. 210 C. 6.Cited. 12 CA 353.
CT Gen Stat § 47-88e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 47 - Land and Land Titles|Chapter 825 - Condominium Act|Section 47-88e - Reserves for capital expenditures.

 Any declarant of a conversion condominium shall provide in the proposed budget for the condominium adequate reserves for capital expenditures.(P.A. 82-356, S. 4, 14.)Cited. 210 C. 6.