Eamiello v. Liberty Mobile Home Sales, Inc., 208 Conn. 620 (1988)

Citation: Eamiello v. Liberty Mobile Home Sales, Inc., 208 Conn. 620 (1988)
Parent Document: Eamiello v. Liberty Mobile Home Sales, Inc., 208 Conn. 620 (1988)
Jurisdiction: Connecticut (state)
Effective Date: 1988-08-16
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/7893279/eamiello-v-liberty-mobile-home-... ↗

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Shea, J.
In this action the plaintiffs, Stephen Eamiello and his wife, Rita Eamiello, owners of a mobile home, sought injunctive relief and monetary damages against the defendant, Liberty Mobile Home Sales, Inc., which owns the lot where the home is located. The plaintiffs alleged in their amended complaint that the parties’ rental agreement in regard to this lot illegally pre*622vented the plaintiffs from selling the home while it remained on the defendant’s lot. The trial court rendered judgment for the plaintiffs to recover compensatory damages, punitive damages, costs and attorney’s fees on the count of the complaint alleging a violation of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (CUTPA), General Statutes § 42-110a et seq. It also issued a permanent injunction prohibiting the defendant from interfering with the on-site sale of the plaintiffs’ mobile home and ordering the defendant to restore running water to the home upon the condition that the plaintiffs resume paying monthly use and occupancy fees to the defendant ten days after their water service has been restored. In addition, it rendered judgment for the plaintiffs on the counterclaim for failure to pay rent to the defendant from December 1,1984, through the date of judgment, August 31,1987, on the ground that the plaintiffs’ home became untenantable because the defendant had turned off the water supply during this period and the defendant’s action in this regard excused the plaintiffs from paying rent or use and occupancy fees pursuant to General Statutes § 47a-4a.1

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