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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Section 47a-8

Citation
Section 47a-8
Parent Document
Gore v. People's Savings Bank, 35 Conn. App. 126 (1994)
Jurisdiction
Connecticut (state)
Effective Date
1994-07-12

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Section 47a-8 provides the following two ways in which the paint may render premises uninhabitable: (1) the paint does not conform to certain standards concerning the content of lead set forth in the federal Lead-Based Poisoning Prevention Act; or (2) the paint is cracked, chipped, blistered, flaking, loose or peeling and constitutes a health hazard. The purpose of the portion of the statute prescribing the amount of lead in paint that can be used in a premises pursuant to certain federal statutes is unambiguous. The plaintiff, who was a minor resident of a rental premises, is a member of the class of persons intended to be protected by the statute. The reference to the federal statute designed to curb lead-based paint poisoning clearly renders the alleged injury suffered, lead-based paint poisoning, as the type of injury that the legislature intended to curb. See Torres v. Melody, Superior Court, judicial district of Norwich, Docket No. CY910098765 (February 13, 1992) (concluding that § 47a-8 covered members of the class that included a minor child living at rented premises, and that § 47a-8 addressed injuries incurred through exposure to toxic lead-based paint).8