It shall be sufficient defense to a proceeding under sections 47a-14a to 47a-14g , inclusive, for the owner or any mortgagee or lienor of record to establish that: (1) The condition or conditions alleged in the petition did not in fact exist or that such condition or conditions have been removed or remedied; or (2) such condition or conditions have been caused by a petitioning tenant or tenants.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-14c
(Formerly Sec. 19-347m). Tenement receivership: Defense
(1969, P.A. 728, S. 4; P.A. 73-633, S. 3, 6; P.A. 79-571, S. 30.) History: P.A. 73-633 substituted reference to Sec. 19-347k for reference to Sec. 19-347j which was repealed in …
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