Title 21 — Title 21: Licenses

Sec. 21-64. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Mobile manufactured home” means a detached residential unit having three-dimensional components which are intrinsically mobile with or without a wheeled chassis or a detached residential unit built on or after June 15, 1976, …

Sec. 21-64a. Term “mobile home” means mobile manufactured home. Whenever the term “mobile home” occurs or is referred to in the general statutes, it shall be deemed to mean or refer to a mobile manufactured home. (June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-3, S. 1.) Cited. 208 C. 620.

Sec. 21-65. Licensure of park required. Section 21-65 is repealed. (1972, P.A. 186, S. 2; P.A. 77-614, S. 609, 610.)

Sec. 21-65a. Licensure of mobile manufactured home parks. Rents not recoverable, when. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain or operate a mobile manufactured home park, within the limits of this state unless such person shall first obtain a license therefor, in acco…

Sec. 21-66. Temporary permit. Section 21-66 is repealed. (1972, P.A. 186, S. 3; P.A. 73-57, S. 1; 73-94, S. 1, 2; P.A. 78-303, S. 95, 136; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-3, S. 19, 20.)

Sec. 21-67. License: Application. Fee. Renewal. Inspections. (a) Application for a license to operate a mobile manufactured home park shall be made in writing to the department on such forms and in such manner and accompanied by such evidence in support of the application as the …

Sec. 21-67a. Filing of documents re mobile manufactured homes and mobile manufactured home parks. (a) List of homes and owners. Not later than October 1, 1986, the licensee of any mobile manufactured home park licensed under this chapter shall file with the town clerk, for purpos…

Sec. 21-68. Conformance with building and fire safety codes, ordinances and regulations required. Replacement of mobile manufactured home in mobile manufactured home park. Each mobile manufactured home park shall conform to the requirements of the State Building Code, the Fire Sa…

Sec. 21-68a. Exemption of certain mobile manufactured homes from inspection provisions of State Building Code. Any mobile manufactured home manufactured prior to September 1, 1971, and any used mobile manufactured home sold on site or resited on an individual lot outside a mobile…

Sec. 21-69. Attendant required at park. Notification of name and address of manager and agent for service of process. Liability of owner and manager. (a) The licensee, or a duly authorized attendant or caretaker, shall be in charge at all times to keep the mobile manufactured hom…

Sec. 21-70. Disclosure statement. Rental agreements and renewals. Notice when home or lot located in common interest community. Adoption of rules and regulations. Documents filed with department. Notice of proposed land use change or sale. Purchase of mobile manufactured home par…

Sec. 21-70a. Displacement of residents due to change in land use. Relocation expenses and compensatory payments. Notice of closing of park, requirements. (a) A mobile manufactured home park resident who owns a mobile manufactured home and is required to remove the home from the p…

Sec. 21-70b. Opportunity for residents to purchase mobile manufactured home parks. (a) Any owner of a mobile manufactured home park who intends to sell, lease or transfer land used as a mobile manufactured home park to any person, except a sale, lease or transfer governed by subs…

Sec. 21-70c. Conveyance tax exemption when a mobile manufactured home park is purchased by its residents. An owner of a mobile manufactured home park that sells, leases or transfers such park to residents of the park in compliance with the requirements of section 21-70b or subsec…

Sec. 21-71. Revocation, suspension, refusal to renew or placement of conditions on license for violation. Fine. Independent inspection report. Remedies available to residents. Order to discontinue or remediate violation. Fine for failure to comply after reinspection. (a) The depa…

Sec. 21-72. Appeal from department's actions. Any person aggrieved by any action of the department may appeal therefrom in accordance with the provisions of section 4-183. (1972, P.A. 186, S. 9; P.A. 77-603, S. 89, 125; 77-614, S. 250, 610; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-3, S. 10.) Histo…

Sec. 21-73. Collection of rents prohibited after suspension or revocation of permit or license. Management fee. (a) Upon the suspension or revocation of a license or the refusal to renew a license, pursuant to section 21-71, the licensee shall be prohibited from collecting any re…

Sec. 21-73a. Owner's interest subject to tax lien. The interest of each owner of a mobile manufactured home park in such park shall be subject to any tax lien on such park continued pursuant to the provisions of section 12-173. No such lien shall be valid unless the tax collector…

Sec. 21-73b. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 21-73c. Constructive notice of lien. Each certificate of lien filed pursuant to the provisions of sections 12-172 and 21-73a, this section and section 21-73d shall constitute constructive notice of the existence of the lien and the claim of the municipality against any such …

Sec. 21-73d. Order of precedence of liens. The liens filed pursuant to section 21-73a shall take precedence over any claim of right of an insured owner, mortgagee, assignee or other interested party. (P.A. 83-456, S. 6, 7; P.A. 84-83, S. 8, 10.) History: P.A. 84-83 provided that …

Sec. 21-74. Advisory committee. Section 21-74 is repealed. (1972, P.A. 186, S. 11; June, 1972, P.A. 1, S. 4; P.A. 77-614, S. 609, 610.)

Sec. 21-75. Regulations. The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. (1972, P.A. 186, S. 12; June, 1972, P.A. 1, S. 4; P.A. 77-614, S. 208, 610; P…

Sec. 21-76. Penalty. Section 21-76 is repealed. (1972, P.A. 186, S. 16; P.A. 75-567, S. 49, 80; P.A. 77-614, S. 609, 610.)

Sec. 21-76a. Penalty. (a) Any person violating any provision of this chapter or the regulations adopted thereunder shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars for each offense. (b) Nothing in this chapter shall affect the rights of any party under chapter 735a. (P.A. 79-560,…

Sec. 21-77. Resale price of utilities and similar commodities to tenants. Section 21-77 is repealed. (P.A. 74-333, S. 2, 12; P.A. 77-614, S. 609, 610.)

Sec. 21-78. Restrictions by owners on suppliers of commodities and services, reviewable by department. No owner shall restrict without good cause the number of suppliers of other commodities or services customarily delivered by home delivery including but not limited to milk, bak…

Sec. 21-79. Owner prohibited from restricting resident's right to sell. (a) No owner or operator of a mobile manufactured home park shall require a resident who owns a mobile manufactured home which is safe, sanitary and in conformance with aesthetic standards to remove the home …

Sec. 21-80. Grounds for summary process action or termination of rental agreement. Procedure. Rent increases. Stay of execution. Sale of abandoned homes. (a) An action for summary process may be maintained by the owner of a mobile manufactured home park against a mobile manufactu…

Sec. 21-80a. Retaliatory action by owner prohibited. Actions deemed not retaliatory. (a) An owner shall not maintain an action or proceeding against a resident to recover possession of a dwelling unit or a mobile manufactured home space or lot, demand an increase in rent from the…

Sec. 21-80b. Effect of notices. Nothing in subsection (f) of section 21-70, section 21-70a, subsection (a) of section 21-80, subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 21-80 and this section shall be construed to invalidate an otherwise effective notice or to validate an otherw…

Sec. 21-81. Existing agreements. Section 21-81 is repealed. (P.A. 74-333, S. 11, 12; P.A. 77-614, S. 609, 610.)

Sec. 21-82. Owner's responsibilities. Resident's responsibilities. Payment of rent. Terms and conditions of rental agreement. Remedy for unlawful entry. Mitigation of damages. Acceptance of overdue rent. (a) At all times during the tenancy the owner shall: (1) Comply with the req…

Sec. 21-83. Rental agreements: Permissible and prohibited provisions. (a) An owner and a resident may include in a rental agreement terms and conditions not prohibited by law, including rent, term of the agreement and other provisions governing the rights and obligations of the p…

Sec. 21-83a. Applicability of provisions re owners' and residents' responsibilities and rental agreements. The provisions of sections 21-82, 21-83 and 21-83c shall apply to all tenancies in mobile manufactured home parks. (P.A. 85-512, S. 6; P.A. 91-383, S. 11.) History: P.A. 91-…

Sec. 21-83b. Violation of provisions re rental agreements. Penalties. An owner who fails to comply with any rental agreement provision required by section 21-82 or who requires a resident to comply with any provision prohibited by section 21-83 shall be subject to the provisions …

Sec. 21-83c. Rent not recoverable when owner fails to comply with statutory responsibilities. A rental agreement shall not permit the receipt of rent for any period during which the owner has failed to comply with the provisions of subdivisions (1) to (13), inclusive, of subsecti…

Sec. 21-83d. Damage or destruction of unit or premises. Noncompliance by owner with rental agreement or statutory responsibilities. Resident's remedies. (a) If the dwelling unit or premises are damaged or destroyed by fire or other casualty to an extent that enjoyment of the dwel…

Sec. 21-83e. Violation of provisions of chapter. Declaratory ruling. Unfair trade practice. (a) A resident who claims that an owner is violating any provision of this chapter, or an owner who claims that a resident is violating any provision of this chapter, may request a declara…

Sec. 21-84. Model rental agreement. The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 providing for a model rental agreement. The use of any model rental agreement provided for by regulation shall not be required of any …

Sec. 21-84a. Mobile Manufactured Home Advisory Council. (a) There is established, within the Department of Consumer Protection, a Mobile Manufactured Home Advisory Council composed of fourteen members as follows: One member of the Connecticut Real Estate Commission, one employee …

Sec. 21-84b. Notice to residents re environmental violations. Requirements of notice. Certification re notice. (a) The owner of a mobile manufactured home park, as defined in section 21-64, shall notify all residents of such park of the violation or possible violation of a genera…