Common Interest Ownership Act

Connecticut · 47 · §§ 47-200 to 47-296 · 112 sections

Overview

The Common Interest Ownership Act governs common interest communities — developments such as cooperatives and planned communities in which owners hold individual units alongside elements owned or used in common. It establishes how such a community is created and defined, principally through a recorded declaration and accompanying bylaws, surveys and plans that fix unit boundaries, allocate ownership interests and shares of common expenses and voting power, designate limited common elements, and reserve development rights the declarant may exercise later, together with procedures for altering, relocating, subdividing and conveying units. It also sets the surrounding ground rules: provisions defining which communities and which parts of the act apply, including preexisting, nonresidential, small and out-of-state communities, and baseline protections such as an obligation of good faith, limits on waiving statutory rights by agreement, and review of unconscionable contracts or clauses.

Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.

In the courts

Sections of this act have been cited in 10 court decisions.

Most-cited authority: 142 BR 51 - Prospect Grove Condominium Ass'n v. Hampton (In Re Hampton)

Sections covered

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-200Short title: Common Interest Ownership Act
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-201Applicability of chapter
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-202Definitions2 cites
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-203Variation by agreement and waiver of rights prohibited. Exceptions
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-204Separate titles and taxation. Recording of certificate by cooperative. Conveyance of interest in cooperative1 cite
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-205Applicability of real property use laws to conversion of buildings to common interest ownership
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-206Eminent domain
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-207Supplemental general principles of law applicable
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-208Construction against implicit repeal
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-209Severability
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-210Unconscionable contracts or contract clauses. Leases involving land or facilities in residential common interest communities that are presumed to be unconscionable2 cites
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-211Obligation of good faith
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-212Remedies to be liberally administered
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-213Adjustment of dollar amount and resale certificate fee
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-213aRelationship of chapter to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-214Applicability of chapter and amendments thereto to common interest communities
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-215Applicability to nonresidential, mixed use and small common interest communities, limited expense liability planned communities and common interest communities with a conversion building
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-216Applicability to preexisting common interest communities
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-217Exception for certain preexisting common interest communities
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-218Applicability to amendments to governing instruments
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-219Applicability to out-of-state common interest communities
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-219aArrangements re real property costs. Separate common interest community not created thereby
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-219bExemption re covenant to share costs or other obligations
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-220Creation of common interest community
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-221Unit boundaries
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-222Construction and validity of declaration, bylaws and rules. Marketability of title. Recording of surveys or plans
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-223Description of unit
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-224Contents of declaration
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-225Leasehold common interest communities
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-226Allocation of interests
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-227Limited common elements
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-228Surveys and plans
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-229Exercise of development rights
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-230Alterations of units
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-230aDisplay of object on entry door or entry door frame which is motivated by observance of religious practice or belief. Restrictions
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-231Relocation of unit boundaries
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-232Subdivision of units
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-233Monuments as boundaries
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-234Use for sales purposes
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-235Easement and use rights
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-236Amendment of declaration or bylaws
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-237Termination of common interest community
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-238Rights of secured lenders
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-239Master associations
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-239aTermination and dissolution of master association. Establishment of nonstock corporation
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-240Merger or consolidation of common interest communities
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-241Addition of unspecified real property
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-241aMaster planned communities
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-242Addition of land or units to limited equity cooperative
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-243Organization of unit owners' association
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-244Powers and duties of unit owners' association3 cites
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-244aUnincorporated unit owners' association's statutory agent for service
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-244bService of process on statutory agent
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-245Executive 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
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-246Transfer of special declarant rights. Obligations and liabilities1 cite
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-247Termination of contracts and leases
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-248Bylaws
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-249Upkeep of common interest community. Liability for expenses
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-250Meetings. Rules
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-251Quorum
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-252Voting. Proxies. Ballots
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-253Liability
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-254Conveyance or encumbrance of common elements
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-255Insurance
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-256Surplus funds
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-257Assessments for common expenses. Assessments due to wilful misconduct, failure to comply with standards or gross negligence
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-258Lien for assessments and other sums due association. Enforcements1 cite
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-259Other liens
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-260Association records. Copies. Fees
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-261Association as trustee
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-261aBasic education program for association members and management
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-261bRules
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-261cNotice to unit owners
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-261dRemoval of officers and directors
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-261eAdoption of budgets. Special assessments. Loan agreements
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-261fLitigation involving declarant
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-261gElectric vehicle charging station in unit parking space or limited common element parking space
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-262Applicability of part. Exceptions to requirement of public offering statement or resale certificate
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-263Public offering statement requirements. Liability
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-264Public offering statement. General provisions and requirements
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-265Requirements for public offering statement when community is subject to development rights
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-266Requirements for public offering statement when ownership or occupancy is by time shares
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-267Requirements for public offering statement when community contains conversion building
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-268Requirements for public offering statement when interest in community is security
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-269Purchaser's right to cancel
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-270Resales of units
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-271Escrow of deposits. Distribution of interest
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-272Release of liens
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-273Rights of tenants in conversion buildings
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-274Express warranties of quality
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-275Implied warranties of quality
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-276Exclusion or modification of implied warranties of quality
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-277Action for breach of warranty. Statute of limitations
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-278Cause of action to enforce chapter, declaration or bylaws. Attorney's fees and costs. Alternative dispute resolution. Hearings before executive board
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-279Labeling of promotional material
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-280Declarant's obligation to complete and restore
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-281Substantial completion of units required
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-282Statement of policy
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-283Definitions
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-284Conversion tenant's right to conversion notice and public offering statement
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-285Conversion tenant's right to purchase converted unit
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-286Conversion tenant's right to terminate lease and abandon unit
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-287Conversion tenant's right to relocation payment
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-288Registration of common interest community. Notice to Department of Housing
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-289Rent increases of conversion tenants
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-290Eviction of conversion tenants
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-291Unenforceable lease provisions
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-292Tenant's cause of action
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-293Applicability of protection afforded conversion tenants
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-294Complaints of violations. Investigations. Enforcement action by Attorney General
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-295Regulations
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-296Land and Land Titles › Common Interest Ownership Act

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