Balint v. Casale, 40 Conn. App. 595 (1996)

Citation: Balint v. Casale, 40 Conn. App. 595 (1996)
Parent Document: Balint v. Casale, 40 Conn. App. 595 (1996)
Jurisdiction: Connecticut (state)
Effective Date: 1996-03-12
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/7907841/balint-v-casale/ ↗

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We initially note that “[t]he requirement of notification to the housing code enforcement agency is not directory but mandatory”; Dugan v. Milledge, 196 Conn. 591, 595, 494 A.2d 1203 (1985); and that “[c]ompliance with this essential condition [is] a requisite for the court’s jurisdiction.” Id. Section 47a-14h (b) does not, however, require that complaints to the health department be made in writing or that the plaintiff produce written copies of such complaints at trial. This conclusion is consistent with the principle that “[t]he words of a statute must be inteipreted according to their ordinary meaning unless their context dictates otherwise.” (Internal quotation marks omitted.) State v. Mattioli, 210 Conn. 573, 576, 556 A.2d 584 (1989).

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