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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

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

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The 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