(a) Sections 47-68a to 47-81, inclusive, 47-83, 47-84 and 47-87 to 47-90c, inclusive, shall take effect January 1, 1977, and shall apply to all condominiums declared on and after said date except as provided in subsections (b), (c) and (e) of this section, and the provisions of chapter 825, revised to January 1, 1975, in effect on December 31, 1976, shall continue to apply to condominiums declared prior to January 1, 1977, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) Subdivisions (1) to (10), inclusive, and (13) of section 47-71b, section 47-74d, sections 47-74e, 47-74f, 47-75a, 47-88, 47-88b, 47-90a and 47-90b, shall apply to all unsold condominium units in condominiums declared prior to January 1, 1977, provided more than twenty-five per cent of such units in such condominiums were unsold as of said date.
(c) Sections 47-71b, 47-74b, 47-74c, 47-74d, section 47-74e, 47-74f, 47-75a, 47-88b and 47-90a shall not apply to nonresidential condominiums.
(d) Nothing in chapter 825 as amended by public act 77-453 shall be deemed to affect the validity of any condominium instruments or any instruments executed by any person pursuant thereto with respect to properties submitted prior to January 1, 1977, to the terms and conditions of chapter 825 nor shall said chapter 825, or public act 77-453 affect any of the rights and obligations of any person under chapter 825 of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 1975, and such rights shall be available to and such obligations shall be enforceable against any such person at any time either prior to or after January 1, 1977, with respect to property submitted prior to said date to the terms and conditions of chapter 825 of the general statutes, revision of 1958 as revised to January 1, 1975, except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section.
(e) Subsection (c) of section 47-71 shall apply to all condominiums regardless of the date such condominium was declared.
(P.A. 76-308, S. 33, 36; P.A. 77-92, S. 1, 2; 77-453, S. 6, 7; 77-604, S. 66, 84; P.A. 81-472, S. 107, 159; P.A. 82-356, S. 12, 14.)
History: P.A. 77-92 specified applicability of chapter provisions to condominiums declared prior to January 1, 1977 in Subsec. (a); P.A. 77-453 added proviso in Subsec. (b) and added Subsec. (d); P.A. 77-604 made technical correction in Subsec. (b); P.A. 81-472 made technical changes; P.A. 82-356 added Subsec. (e) concerning the applicability of Subsec. (c) of Sec. 47-71.
Cited. 210 C. 6; 228 C. 476.
Cited. 12 CA 353; 41 CA 249.
Cited. 35 CS 199; 36 CS 126; Id., 160.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 47 - Land and Land Titles
Section 47-67 and 47-68. - Title. Definitions.
Section 47-68a. - Short title: Condominium Act of 1976. Definitions.
Section 47-69. - Applicability of chapter.
Section 47-70. - Declaration. Covenants, easements and liens on conveyances limited.
Section 47-70a. - Amendment of declaration or bylaws.
Section 47-71. - Recording of declaration and other instruments.
Section 47-71a. - Expansion of condominiums.
Section 47-71b. - Public offering statement.
Section 47-72. - Deeds of units. Leases.
Section 47-73. - Unit as real property.
Section 47-73a. - Boundaries, encroachments and easements.
Section 47-74. - Rights of unit owners.
Section 47-74c. - Declarant not to retain ownership interest in recreational facilities.
Section 47-74e. - Implied warranties.
Section 47-74f. - Nonbinding reservation agreements. Cancellation.
Section 47-75. - Obligations of unit owners. Limit on liability of unit owner.
Section 47-75a. - Resale of unit by person other than declarant.
Section 47-76. - Allocation of profits and expenses.
Section 47-77. - Assessment of common expenses. Liens and foreclosure.
Section 47-78. - Owner may not exempt himself from liability.
Section 47-79. - Collection of taxes and assessments.
Section 47-81. - Accounting records. Availability of records. Loan disclosure and comments. Audit.
Section 47-82. - Liens against units.
Section 47-85. - Actions between unit owners.
Section 47-86. - Owners, tenants and employees bound by chapter.
Section 47-87. - Liability for mortgages, liens and assessments on conveyance of unit.
Section 47-88. - Removal of property from application of chapter. Resubmission of property.
Section 47-88a. - Consolidation of condominiums.
Section 47-88b. - Conversion condominiums: Requirements for conversion.
Section 47-88c. - Separate heating plants required, when.
Section 47-88d. - Reimbursement for moving and relocation expenses.
Section 47-88e. - Reserves for capital expenditures.
Section 47-88f. - Applicability of tenants' rights and protections.
Section 47-88g. - Right of action for aggrieved tenant of conversion condominium. Remedies.
Section 47-90a. - Misrepresentations in public offering statements; remedies.
Section 47-90b. - Public offering statement not required, when.
Section 47-90c. - Effective date and applicability of chapter.