Housing Authority v. Cyr, 234 Conn. App. 527 (2025)

Citation: Housing Authority v. Cyr, 234 Conn. App. 527 (2025)
Parent Document: Housing Authority v. Cyr, 234 Conn. App. 527 (2025)
Jurisdiction: Connecticut (state)
Effective Date: 2025-08-26
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/10659980/housing-authority-v-cyr/ ↗

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that the notice to quit did not comply with General
         Statutes § 47a-23 (b) because it lacked sufficient infor-
         mation to allow him to prepare a defense. The defendant
         further contended that the notice to quit did ‘‘not state
         which of the alleged behaviors or incidents alleged is
         a violation of each statutory provision cited . . . [and
         did] not state which lease provision is alleged to have
         been violated.’’ Finally, the defendant’s motion to dis-
         miss concluded by stating that, because the notice to
         quit did not advise him sufficiently to prepare a defense,
         it was invalid, and, therefore, the court lacked jurisdic-
         tion.
            On August 10, 2023, the plaintiff filed an objection
         to the defendant’s motion to dismiss. It asserted that
         it was not pursuing the summary process action on
         the ground of serious nuisance. The plaintiff further
         countered that the notice to quit provided the defendant
         with sufficient information to allow him to defend
         against the action, and, therefore, it was valid. The
         defendant filed a response to the plaintiff’s objection
         four days later. The court, Esperance-Smith, J., heard
         argument on the defendant’s motion on August 15,
         2023.12
            On October 18, 2023, the court issued its memoran-
         dum of decision granting the defendant’s motion to
         dismiss. It began its analysis by summarizing the posi-
         tions of the parties as follows: ‘‘As it relates to the lease
         violation claim[s], the defendant argues that the lease
         agreement includes a list of acceptable reasons for ter-
         mination of a public housing tenant’s lease and that the
         notice to quit and the pretermination notice do not
         specify or clarify the lease provisions that are alleged
         to be violated sufficiently enough to allow the defendant
           12
              At this hearing, the plaintiff repeated the representation in its objection
         to the defendant’s motion to dismiss that it was not pursuing the summary
         process action on the basis of a serious nuisance.
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