Section 47a-7
- Citation
- Section 47a-7
- Parent Document
- Bourke v. Stamford Hospital, 696 A.2d 1072 (1996)
- Jurisdiction
- Connecticut (state)
- Effective Date
- 1996-11-07
Other Sections in This Document (27)
- Bourke v. Stamford Hospital, 696 A.2d 1072 (1996)
- Bourke v. Stamford Hospital, 696 A.2d 1072 (1996)
- Bourke v. Stamford Hospital, 696 A.2d 1072 (1996)
- Bourke v. Stamford Hospital, 696 A.2d 1072 (1996)
- Bourke v. Stamford Hospital, 696 A.2d 1072 (1996)
- Bourke v. Stamford Hospital, 696 A.2d 1072 (1996)
- Bourke v. Stamford Hospital, 696 A.2d 1072 (1996)
- Bourke v. Stamford Hospital, 696 A.2d 1072 (1996)
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Full Text
827 charsThe clear thrust of the overall statutory scheme indicates that the services required and the remedies allowed are grounded in the contractual nature and expectations of the landlord-tenant relationship. Under § 47a-13, the listed services the landlord is required to supply are heat, running water, hot water, electricity and gas. Furthermore, § 47a-7 requires the landlord to “make repairs” and to keep the premises in a “habitable condition.” Additionally, the specific subsection the plaintiff seeks to recover under, § 47a-13 (a) (3), allows the tenant to terminate the “rental agreement” and to recover double the actual damages if the landlord’s failure to provide an “essential service” is wilful. The reference to the rental agreement within the particular subsection at issue further buttresses the view that the *552