Section 21-79

Citation: Section 21-79
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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The court determined, however, that § 21-68a provides adequate standards when read in conjunction with General Statutes (Rev. to 1985) § 29-261,9 which requires that building officials “shall have had at least five years’ experience in construction, design or supervision and . . . shall be generally informed on . . . items of equipment essential for the safety, comfort and convenience of occupants . . . .” It noted that the legislature had enacted § 21-68a in 1976. Public Acts 1976, No. 76-143, § 1. Section 29-261 had remained substantially unchanged since 1969. Public Acts 1969, No. 443, § 6. The court pointed out that the legislature was presumed to have considered the existence of § 29-261 when it enacted § 21-68a. It concluded that local building officials were sufficiently expert in health and safety standards to understand fully and to apply the standards in § 21-68a. In addition, it determined that the building official who had inspected the home was well qualified and that “his inspections furnished adequate support for his conclusion that the plaintiff’s mobile home was safe for human habitation.” Finally, it noted that the defendant had failed to contend that the inspections were inadequate or that the home was unsafe.

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