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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Conaway v. Prestia, 191 Conn. 484 (1983)

Citation
Conaway v. Prestia, 191 Conn. 484 (1983)
Parent Document
Conaway v. Prestia, 191 Conn. 484 (1983)
Jurisdiction
Connecticut (state)
Effective Date
1983-09-13

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In the present case the defendants’ actions of receiving the rent, while not specifically prohibited pursuant to §§ 47a-5 and 47a-57, unquestionably offended the public policy, as embodied by these statutes, of insuring minimum standards of housing safety and habitability. As recited above, § 47a-57 imposed a duty upon the defendants to obtain certificates of occupancy after a vacancy and prior to human habitation. The defendants, with full awareness of this requirement, nonetheless failed to secure the certificates and continued to accept rental payments, the collection of which they had no right to enforce. The actions of the defendants amounted to unfair acts or practices within the meaning of § 42-110b.