Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 828 - Common Interest Ownership Act
Section 47-222. - Construction and validity of declaration, bylaws and rules. Marketability of title. Recording of surveys or plans.

(a) All provisions of the declaration and bylaws are severable.

(b) The rule against perpetuities does not apply to defeat any provision of the declaration or of the bylaws or rules of the association.
(c) In the event of a conflict between the provisions of the declaration and the bylaws, the declaration prevails except to the extent the declaration is inconsistent with this chapter.
(d) Title to a unit and common elements is not rendered unmarketable or otherwise affected by reason of an insubstantial failure of the declaration to comply with this chapter. Whether a substantial failure impairs marketability is not affected by this chapter.
(e) In any case in which the surveys or plans required pursuant to section 47-228, as identified in the declaration, are not recorded simultaneously with the remainder of the declaration but are recorded thereafter, the failure to record the survey or plans simultaneously with the remainder of the declaration is an insubstantial failure of the declaration to comply with this chapter.
(P.A. 83-474, S. 23, 96; P.A. 99-238, S. 3, 8; P.A. 00-84, S. 3, 6; P.A. 09-225, S. 10.)
History: P.A. 99-238 added Subsec. (e) re failure to record survey or plans simultaneously with remainder of declaration is insubstantial failure of declaration to comply with chapter, effective July 1, 2000; P.A. 00-84 revised effective date of P.A. 99-238 to specify applicability of section as amended by that act to errors, irregularities and omissions occurring on or after January 1, 1999, effective July 1, 2000; P.A. 09-225 amended Subsec. (b) to delete reference to regulations and add “of the association”, effective July 1, 2010.

Structure Connecticut General Statutes

Connecticut General Statutes

Title 47 - Land and Land Titles

Chapter 828 - Common Interest Ownership Act

Section 47-200. - Short title: Common Interest Ownership Act.

Section 47-201. - Applicability of chapter.

Section 47-202. - Definitions.

Section 47-203. - Variation by agreement and waiver of rights prohibited. Exceptions.

Section 47-204. - Separate titles and taxation. Recording of certificate by cooperative. Conveyance of interest in cooperative.

Section 47-205. - Applicability of real property use laws to conversion of buildings to common interest ownership.

Section 47-206. - Eminent domain.

Section 47-207. - Supplemental general principles of law applicable.

Section 47-208. - Construction against implicit repeal.

Section 47-209. - Severability.

Section 47-210. - Unconscionable contracts or contract clauses. Leases involving land or facilities in residential common interest communities that are presumed to be unconscionable.

Section 47-211. - Obligation of good faith.

Section 47-212. - Remedies to be liberally administered.

Section 47-213. - Adjustment of dollar amount.

Section 47-213a. - Relationship of chapter to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.

Section 47-214. - Applicability of chapter and amendments thereto to common interest communities.

Section 47-215. - Applicability to nonresidential, mixed use and small common interest communities, limited expense liability planned communities and common interest communities with a conversion building.

Section 47-216. - Applicability to preexisting common interest communities.

Section 47-217. - Exception for certain preexisting common interest communities.

Section 47-218. - Applicability to amendments to governing instruments.

Section 47-219. - Applicability to out-of-state common interest communities.

Section 47-219a. - Arrangements re real property costs. Separate common interest community not created thereby.

Section 47-219b. - Exemption re covenant to share costs or other obligations.

Section 47-220. - Creation of common interest community.

Section 47-221. - Unit boundaries.

Section 47-222. - Construction and validity of declaration, bylaws and rules. Marketability of title. Recording of surveys or plans.

Section 47-223. - Description of unit.

Section 47-224. - Contents of declaration.

Section 47-225. - Leasehold common interest communities.

Section 47-226. - Allocation of interests.

Section 47-227. - Limited common elements.

Section 47-228. - Surveys and plans.

Section 47-229. - Exercise of development rights.

Section 47-230. - Alterations of units.

Section 47-230a. - Display of object on entry door or entry door frame which is motivated by observance of religious practice or belief. Restrictions.

Section 47-231. - Relocation of unit boundaries.

Section 47-232. - Subdivision of units.

Section 47-233. - Monuments as boundaries.

Section 47-234. - Use for sales purposes.

Section 47-235. - Easement and use rights.

Section 47-236. - Amendment of declaration or bylaws.

Section 47-237. - Termination of common interest community.

Section 47-238. - Rights of secured lenders.

Section 47-239. - Master associations.

Section 47-239a. - Termination and dissolution of master association. Establishment of nonstock corporation.

Section 47-240. - Merger or consolidation of common interest communities.

Section 47-241. - Addition of unspecified real property.

Section 47-241a. - Master planned communities.

Section 47-242. - Addition of land or units to limited equity cooperative.

Section 47-243. - Organization of unit owners' association.

Section 47-244. - Powers and duties of unit owners' association.

Section 47-244a. - Unincorporated unit owners' association's statutory agent for service.

Section 47-244b. - Service of process on statutory agent.

Section 47-245. - Executive board members and officers. Duties. Period of declarant control: Delivery of property and documents by declarant; current financial statement. Prohibitions re elections of executive board members.

Section 47-246. - Transfer of special declarant rights. Obligations and liabilities.

Section 47-247. - Termination of contracts and leases.

Section 47-248. - Bylaws.

Section 47-249. - Upkeep of common interest community. Liability for expenses.

Section 47-250. - Meetings. Rules.

Section 47-251. - Quorum.

Section 47-252. - Voting. Proxies. Ballots.

Section 47-253. - Liability.

Section 47-254. - Conveyance or encumbrance of common elements.

Section 47-255. - Insurance.

Section 47-256. - Surplus funds.

Section 47-257. - Assessments for common expenses. Assessments due to wilful misconduct, failure to comply with standards or gross negligence.

Section 47-258. - Lien for assessments and other sums due association. Enforcements.

Section 47-259. - Other liens.

Section 47-260. - Association records. Copies. Fees.

Section 47-261. - Association as trustee.

Section 47-261a. - Basic education program for association members and management.

Section 47-261b. - Rules.

Section 47-261c. - Notice to unit owners.

Section 47-261d. - Removal of officers and directors.

Section 47-261e. - Adoption of budgets. Special assessments. Loan agreements.

Section 47-261f. - Litigation involving declarant.

Section 47-261g. - Electric vehicle charging station in unit parking space or limited common element parking space.

Section 47-262. - Applicability of part. Exceptions to requirement of public offering statement or resale certificate.

Section 47-263. - Public offering statement requirements. Liability.

Section 47-264. - Public offering statement. General provisions and requirements.

Section 47-265. - Requirements for public offering statement when community is subject to development rights.

Section 47-266. - Requirements for public offering statement when ownership or occupancy is by time shares.

Section 47-267. - Requirements for public offering statement when community contains conversion building.

Section 47-268. - Requirements for public offering statement when interest in community is security.

Section 47-269. - Purchaser's right to cancel.

Section 47-270. - Resales of units.

Section 47-271. - Escrow of deposits. Distribution of interest.

Section 47-272. - Release of liens.

Section 47-273. - Rights of tenants in conversion buildings.

Section 47-274. - Express warranties of quality.

Section 47-275. - Implied warranties of quality.

Section 47-276. - Exclusion or modification of implied warranties of quality.

Section 47-277. - Action for breach of warranty. Statute of limitations.

Section 47-278. - Cause of action to enforce chapter, declaration or bylaws. Attorney's fees and costs. Alternative dispute resolution. Hearings before executive board.

Section 47-279. - Labeling of promotional material.

Section 47-280. - Declarant's obligation to complete and restore.

Section 47-281. - Substantial completion of units required.

Section 47-282. - Statement of policy.

Section 47-283. - Definitions.

Section 47-284. - Conversion tenant's right to conversion notice and public offering statement.

Section 47-285. - Conversion tenant's right to purchase converted unit.

Section 47-286. - Conversion tenant's right to terminate lease and abandon unit.

Section 47-287. - Conversion tenant's right to relocation payment.

Section 47-288. - Registration of common interest community. Notice to Department of Housing.

Section 47-289. - Rent increases of conversion tenants.

Section 47-290. - Eviction of conversion tenants.

Section 47-291. - Unenforceable lease provisions.

Section 47-292. - Tenant's cause of action.

Section 47-293. - Applicability of protection afforded conversion tenants.

Section 47-294. - Complaints of violations. Investigations. Enforcement action by Attorney General.

Section 47-295. - Regulations.