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INTERNAL PROTOTYPE — NOT LEGAL ADVICE — DO NOT SEND

Visco v. Cody, 16 Conn. App. 444 (1988)

Citation
Visco v. Cody, 16 Conn. App. 444 (1988)
Parent Document
Visco v. Cody, 16 Conn. App. 444 (1988)
Jurisdiction
Connecticut (state)
Effective Date
1988-09-27

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General Statutes § 47a-7 sets forth the responsibilities of a landlord to his tenants.4 As well as complying with all applicable building and housing codes of the state or any political subdivision thereof, a landlord is *449mandated to “make all repairs and do whatever is necessary to put and keep the premises in a fit and habitable condition.” General Statutes § 47a-7 (a) (2). The remedies available to a tenant in the event of the landlord’s dereliction of these statutory duties are various: the tenant may withhold his rental payment, § 47a-4a;5 the tenant may initiate an action to compel the landlord to perform his legal duties, § 47a-14h;6 or the tenant may interpose the landlord’s noncompliance as a defense in a summary process action, §§ 47a-20 and 47a-33.7