§ 1-2z

Citation: § 1-2z
Parent Document: PPC Realty, LLC v. Hartford, 350 Conn. 347 (2024)
Jurisdiction: Connecticut (state)
Effective Date: 2024-08-12
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/10266509/ppc-realty-llc-v-hartford/ ↗

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§ 1-2z; Gilmore v. Pawn King, Inc., supra, 313 Conn.
       542–43. In addition, we note that, ‘‘if possible, the com-
       ponent parts of a statute should be construed harmoni-
       ously in order to render an overall reasonable inter-
       pretation.’’ (Internal quotation marks omitted.) Board
       of Education v. State Board of Education, 278 Conn.
       326, 333, 898 A.2d 170 (2006). However, we cannot go
       so far as to import additional provisions into statutory
       schemes in an effort to create greater harmony or con-
       sistency than the terms of the statute permit. See, e.g.,
       Battersby v. Battersby, 218 Conn. 467, 470, 590 A.2d
       427 (1991) (‘‘When language used in a statute is clear
       and unambiguous, its meaning is not subject to modifi-
       cation or construction. . . . Absent ambiguity, the
       courts cannot read into statutes, by construction, provi-
       sions that are not clearly stated.’’ (Citation omitted;
       internal quotation marks omitted.)).
          With these principles in mind, we turn to the language
       of the specific provisions of the act at issue, §§ 8-268,
       8-270 and 8-270a. In Public Acts 1982, No. 82-399, §§ 1
       through 3 (P.A. 82-399), the legislature amended §§ 8-
       268 and 8-270, and enacted § 8-270a. The legislature
       amended §§ 8-268 and 8-270 to contain this identical
       language: ‘‘[W]henever any tenant in any dwelling unit
       is displaced as the result of the enforcement of any code
       to which this section is applicable by any town, city or
       borough or agency thereof, the landlord of such dwell-
       ing unit shall be liable for any payments made by such
       town, city or borough pursuant to this section . . . .’’
       (Emphasis added.) General Statutes § 8-268 (a); accord
       General Statutes § 8-270 (a); see also P.A. 1982, No. 82-
       399, §§ 1 and 2. Section 3 of P.A. 82-399, now codified
       at § 8-270a, provides in relevant part: ‘‘If any landlord
       fails to reimburse any town, city or borough for any
       payments which the town, city or borough has made
       to any displaced tenant and for which the landlord is
       liable pursuant to section 8-268, as amended by section
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