Sec. 47a-3f. Rental agreement: Notice re operative fire sprinkler system.
Sec. 47a-6a. Filing in designated municipal office of residential address of nonresident landlord.
Sec. 47a-6b. Civil penalties for failure to file residential address of nonresident landlord.
Sec. 47a-3f. Rental agreement: Notice re operative fire sprinkler system. (a) As used in this section, “fire sprinkler system” means a system of piping and appurtenances designed and installed in accordance with generally accepted standards so that heat from a fire will automatically cause water to be discharged over the fire area to extinguish or prevent its further spread.
(b) When renting a dwelling unit in a building required to be equipped with a fire sprinkler system pursuant to section 29-315, the State Fire Safety Code, the State Fire Prevention Code or any other statute or regulation, the landlord of such dwelling unit shall include notice in the rental agreement as to the existence or nonexistence of an operative fire sprinkler system in such building, and such notice shall be printed in not less than twelve-point boldface type of uniform font.
(c) If there is an operative fire sprinkler system in the building, the rental agreement shall provide further notice as to the last date of maintenance and inspection, and such notice shall be printed in not less than twelve-point boldface type of uniform font.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 57; P.A. 19-51, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 19-51 amended Subsec. (b) to add provision re building equipped with fire sprinkler system pursuant to Sec. 29-315, the State Fire Safety Code, the State Fire Prevention Code or other statute or regulation and replace “dwelling unit” with “building”, amended Subsec. (c) to replace “dwelling unit” with “building”, and made technical changes.
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Sec. 47a-6a. Filing in designated municipal office of residential address of nonresident landlord. (a) As used in this section, “address” means a location as described by the full street number, if any, the street name, the city or town, and the state, and not a mailing address such as a post office box, “dwelling unit” means any house or building, or portion thereof, which is rented, leased or hired out to be occupied, or is arranged or designed to be occupied, or is occupied, as the home or residence of one or more persons, living independently of each other, and doing their cooking upon the premises, and having a common right in the halls, stairways or yards, “agent in charge” means one who manages real estate, including, but not limited to, the collection of rents and supervision of property, “controlling participant” means an individual or entity that exercises day-to-day financial or operational control, and “project-based housing provider” means a property owner who contracts with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide housing to tenants under the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program, 42 USC 1437f(o).
(b) Any municipality may require the nonresident owner or project-based housing provider of occupied or vacant rental real property to maintain on file in the office of the tax assessor, or other municipal office designated by the municipality, the current residential address of the nonresident owner or project-based housing provider of such property, if the nonresident owner or project-based housing provider is an individual, or the current residential address of the agent in charge of the building, if the nonresident owner or project-based housing provider is a corporation, partnership, trust or other legally recognized entity owning rental real property in the state. In the case of a project-based housing provider, such information shall also include identifying information and the current residential address of each controlling participant associated with the property, except that, if such controlling participant is a corporation, partnership, trust or other legally recognized entity, the project-based housing provider shall include the identifying information and the current residential address of an individual who exercises day-to-day financial or operational control of such entity. If such residential address changes, notice of the new residential address shall be provided by such nonresident owner, project-based housing provider or agent in charge of the building to the office of the tax assessor or other designated municipal office not more than twenty-one days after the date that the address change occurred. If the nonresident owner, project-based housing provider or agent fails to file an address under this section, the address to which the municipality mails property tax bills for the rental real property shall be deemed to be the nonresident owner, project-based housing provider or agent's current address. Such address may be used for compliance with the provisions of subsection (c) of this section.
(c) Service of state or municipal orders relating to maintenance of such rental real property or compliance with state law and local codes concerning such real property directed to the nonresident owner, project-based housing provider or agent at the address on file, or deemed to be on file in accordance with the provisions of this section, shall be sufficient proof of service of notice of such orders in any subsequent criminal or civil action against the owner, project-based housing provider or agent for failure to comply with the orders. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to limit the validity of any other means of giving notice of such orders that may be used by the state or such municipality.
(d) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall have committed an infraction.
(P.A. 05-223, S. 1; P.A. 19-168, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 19-168 amended Subsec. (a) to add provisions defining “controlling participant” and “project-based housing provider”, amended Subsec. (b) to add references to project-based housing provider and add provision re information that may be required of project-based housing provider, amended Subsec. (c) to add references to project-based housing provider, and made technical changes.
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Sec. 47a-6b. Civil penalties for failure to file residential address of nonresident landlord. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 51-164p, any municipality may by ordinance adopted by its legislative body establish a civil penalty for a violation of section 47a-6a, provided the amount of such civil penalty shall be not more than five hundred dollars for the first violation and not more than one thousand dollars for any subsequent violation. Any person who is assessed a civil penalty pursuant to this section may appeal therefrom to the Superior Court. An appeal shall be instituted not later than thirty days after the mailing of notice of such assessment by filing a petition to reopen assessment, together with an entry fee in an amount equal to the entry fee for a small claims case pursuant to section 52-259, at the Superior Court facility designated by the Chief Court Administrator, which shall entitle such person to a hearing in accordance with the rules of the judges of the Superior Court.
(P.A. 05-223, S. 2; P.A. 19-168, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 05-223 effective July 6, 2005; P.A. 19-168 replaced amount of civil penalty for first violation from maximum of $250 to maximum of $500.
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Sec. 47a-11e. Termination of rental agreement by tenant who is a victim of family violence or sexual assault. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter and chapter 831, for rental agreements entered into or renewed on or after January 1, 2011, any tenant who (1) is a victim of family violence, as defined in section 46b-38a, and (2) reasonably believes it is necessary to vacate the dwelling unit due to fear of imminent harm to the tenant or a dependent of the tenant because of family violence, may terminate his or her rental agreement with the landlord for the dwelling unit that the tenant occupies without penalty or liability for the remaining term of the rental agreement by giving written notice to the landlord at least thirty days prior to the date the tenant intends to terminate the rental agreement. Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter and chapter 831, for rental agreements entered into or renewed on or after January 1, 2014, any tenant who (A) is a victim of sexual assault under any provision of section 53a-70b of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2019, or section 53a-70, 53a-70a, 53a-71, 53a-72a, 53a-72b or 53a-73a, or is the parent or guardian with physical custody of a dependent who is the victim of sexual assault under section 53a-70c, and (B) reasonably believes it is necessary to vacate the dwelling unit due to fear of imminent harm to the tenant or a dependent of the tenant because of such sexual assault, may terminate his or her rental agreement with the landlord for the dwelling unit that the tenant occupies without penalty or liability for the remaining term of the rental agreement by giving written notice to the landlord at least thirty days prior to the date the tenant intends to terminate the rental agreement.
(b) Such notice shall include: (1) A statement made under oath or affirmation that (A) the tenant or a dependent of the tenant is a victim of family violence or sexual assault, as the case may be; (B) the tenant intends to terminate the rental agreement and the date of such intended termination; and (C) the tenant has vacated the premises and removed all of his or her possessions and personal effects or, prior to the date of such termination, will vacate the premises and remove all of his or her possessions and personal effects and, if such possessions and personal effects have not been removed by the date of such termination, has abandoned such possessions and personal effects; and (2) (A) a copy of a police or court record detailing an act of family violence or sexual assault against the tenant or the tenant's dependent that is dated not more than ninety days prior to the date of the tenant's notice, or (B) a signed written statement from an employee of the Office of Victim Services within the Judicial Department or the Office of Victim Advocate detailing an act of family violence or sexual assault against the tenant or the tenant's dependent that is dated not more than thirty days prior to the date of the tenant's notice.
(c) The tenant's termination of his or her rental agreement with the landlord pursuant to this section shall not relieve (1) the tenant from liability to the landlord for any rent arrearage incurred prior to such termination of the rental agreement or from liability to the landlord for property damage caused by the tenant, or (2) any other tenant from liability to the landlord under the rental agreement.
(d) If the tenant terminates his or her rental agreement with the landlord pursuant to this section, any occupant without the right or privilege to occupy such dwelling unit shall vacate the premises prior to the date of such termination.
(e) If such tenant or occupant fails to vacate the premises as of the date of such termination, the landlord may bring an action pursuant to chapter 832.
(f) The landlord may bring an action in the housing session of the Superior Court for injunctive relief to prevent the termination of the rental agreement if the requirements set forth in this section for such termination have not been satisfied.
(P.A. 10-137, S. 2; 10-161, S. 5; P.A. 13-214, S. 4; P.A. 19-189, S. 12.)
History: P.A. 10-161 divided existing Subsec. (a) into Subsec. (a) and new Subsec. (b), amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “after December 31, 2010,” with “on or after January 1, 2011,” replacing provision requiring that tenant have a fear for tenant's or tenant's child's personal safety with provision requiring that tenant have a fear of imminent harm to tenant or tenant's dependent, and making technical changes, amended new Subsec. (b) by adding requirements that notice be made under oath or affirmation and that notice include statement re removal of tenant's possessions, revising provision re record or written statement required to substantiate family violence and making technical changes, redesignated existing Subsec. (b) as Subsec. (c) and amended same by adding provision specifying that termination of rental agreement does not relieve any other tenant from liability and making technical changes, added new Subsec. (d) re requirement to vacate premises, added new Subsec. (e) re failure to vacate premises, redesignated existing Subsec. (c) as Subsec. (f) and removed reference to Subsec. (a) therein; P.A. 13-214 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) to make provisions applicable to tenant who is a victim of sexual assault re rental agreements entered into or renewed on or after January 1, 2014; P.A. 19-189 amended Subsec. (a)(2)(A) by replacing “53a-70b” with “section 53a-70b of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2019” and made a technical change.
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