Housing Authority v. Olesen, 31 Conn. App. 359 (1993)
- Citation
- Housing Authority v. Olesen, 31 Conn. App. 359 (1993)
- Parent Document
- Housing Authority v. Olesen, 31 Conn. App. 359 (1993)
- Jurisdiction
- Connecticut (state)
- Effective Date
- 1993-05-18
Other Sections in This Document (21)
- Housing Authority v. Olesen, 31 Conn. App. 359 (1993)
- Housing Authority v. Olesen, 31 Conn. App. 359 (1993)
- Housing Authority v. Olesen, 31 Conn. App. 359 (1993)
- Housing Authority v. Olesen, 31 Conn. App. 359 (1993)
- Housing Authority v. Olesen, 31 Conn. App. 359 (1993)
- Housing Authority v. Olesen, 31 Conn. App. 359 (1993)
- Housing Authority v. Olesen, 31 Conn. App. 359 (1993)
- Housing Authority v. Olesen, 31 Conn. App. 359 (1993)
- Housing Authority v. Olesen, 31 Conn. App. 359 (1993)
- Housing Authority v. Olesen, 31 Conn. App. 359 (1993)
- Housing Authority v. Olesen, 31 Conn. App. 359 (1993)
- Housing Authority v. Olesen, 31 Conn. App. 359 (1993)
- Housing Authority v. Olesen, 31 Conn. App. 359 (1993)
- Housing Authority v. Olesen, 31 Conn. App. 359 (1993)
- Housing Authority v. Olesen, 31 Conn. App. 359 (1993)
- Housing Authority v. Olesen, 31 Conn. App. 359 (1993)
- Housing Authority v. Olesen, 31 Conn. App. 359 (1993)
- Housing Authority v. Olesen, 31 Conn. App. 359 (1993)
- Housing Authority v. Olesen, 31 Conn. App. 359 (1993)
- Housing Authority v. Olesen, 31 Conn. App. 359 (1993)
- Housing Authority v. Olesen, 31 Conn. App. 359 (1993)
Full Text
987 charsTo ensure that the landlord’s duties are performed, General Statutes § 47a-4a provides that “[a] rental agreement shall not permit the receipt of rent for any period during which the landlord has failed to comply with subsection (a) of section 47a-7.” Generally, a tenant claiming the right to withhold rent must “show that the landlord’s failure to comply with § 47a-7 (a) materially affects his safety . . . or has rendered the premises uninhabitable.” (Citation omitted; internal quotation marks omitted.) Visco v. Cody, 16 Conn. App. 444, 450, 547 A.2d 935 (1988). The legislature, however, in its enactment of § 47a-8, has removed that burden from the tenant where lead-based paint is involved. The legislature has determined that the mere presence of lead-based paint shall be construed to render the dwelling unit uninhabitable and shall constitute noncompliance with § 47a-7 (a) (2). Consequently, there is nothing to forestall the triggering of the sanction imposed by § 47a-4a.