§ 47a-56d — (Formerly Sec. 19-347c). Receiver: Bond required. Powers and duties.

Connecticut § 47a-56d

• Jurisdiction: Connecticut
• Title 47a: Landlord and Tenant
• Ch. 833a: Public Enforcement of Health and Safety Standards in Tenement and Boarding Houses, and in Rented Dwellings

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(a) The receiver's appointment shall not be effective until the receiver furnishes a bond, with sufficient surety, in an amount to be determined by the court, and until the receiver provides evidence of liability insurance coverage in an amount to be set by the court, but at least in an amount, for a single injury, equal to one hundred per cent of the appraised value of the property, disregarding encumbrances. (b) The receiver shall with all reasonable speed remove the delinquent matters and deficiencies in the property constituting a serious fire hazard or a serious threat to life, health or safety. During the term of the receivership the receiver shall repair and maintain the property in a safe and healthful condition. The receiver shall have the power to let contracts in accordance with the provisions of local laws, ordinances, rules and regulations applicable to contracts for public works. Notwithstanding any such laws, ordinances, rules or regulations, the receiver may let contracts or incur expenses for individual items of repairs, improvements or supplies without advertisement or the procurement of competitive bids where the total amount of any such individual item does not exceed five hundred dollars or where there exists a condition which constitutes an imminent and substantial danger to life, health or safety, but in such event the receiver shall endeavor to obtain contracts on the most advantageous terms. (c) The receiver shall collect the accrued and accruing rents, issues and profits of the property and apply the same to the cost of removing or remedying such nuisance, to the payment of expenses reasonably necessary to the proper operation and management of the property, including insurance and the fees of the managing agent, if any, and to unpaid taxes, assessments, water rents and sewer rents and penalties and interest thereon. (d) If the income of the property is insufficient to cover the cost of remedying or removing such nuisance, the municipality may advance to the receiver any sums required to cover such cost and thereupon shall have a lien against the property having the priority provided in section 47a-56a . (e) Any excess of income of the property in the hands of the receiver shall be applied to the necessary expenses in regard to such property of the receiver's office and then to sums due to mortgagees or lienors. (f) The receiver shall have the power to bring a summary process action pursuant to the provisions of chapter 832 against any tenant or occupant of the property.

Legislative History

(February, 1965, P.A. 554, S. 3; 1967, P.A. 362, S. 2; P.A. 79-571, S. 86; P.A. 95-247, S. 10; P.A. 01-128, S. 3.) History: 1967 act added provisions requiring receiver to repair and maintain property in safe and healthful condition, authorizing receiver to bypass bid or advertising requirements where condition exists that poses danger to life, health or safety and requiring receiver to furnish bond and evidence that he has obtained liability insurance, deleting previous provision which had specified that receiver is not required to post any bond; P.A. 79-571 rearranged provisions and divided section into Subsecs.; Sec. 19-347c transferred to Sec. 47a-56d in 1981 and reference to Sec. 19-347b revised to reflect its transfer; P.A. 95-247 added Subsec. (f) authorizing receiver to bring summary process action against any tenant or occupant of the property; P.A. 01-128 changed “shall advance” to “may advance” in Subsec. (d) and made technical changes in Subsecs. (a), (b) and (e).