Title 47 — Title 47: Land and Land Titles

Sec. 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 …

Sec. 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 in…

Sec. 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 h…

Sec. 47-288. Registration of common interest community. Notice to Department of Housing. (a) If a common interest community contains or will contain any conversion building, or any land currently or formerly in a mobile manufactured home park, in which any unit was last occupied …

Sec. 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 incr…

Sec. 47-290. Eviction of conversion tenants. (a) During a transition period, a conversion tenant may be evicted from a converted unit only for a reason which would justify eviction under subsection (b) of section 47a-23c. (b) After a transition period ends, a conversion tenant ma…

Sec. 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 landl…

Sec. 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 in…

Sec. 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 …

Sec. 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 mo…

Sec. 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 …

Secs. 47-296 to 47-299. Reserved for future use.