Connecticut § 47a-60 (Formerly Sec. 19-347u). Stay of penalty. Violation contested by owner.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 47a-60 — (Formerly Sec. 19-347u). Stay of penalty. Violation contested by owner.

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

(a)In any action for penalties under sections 47a-53, 47a-55 and 47a-58 to 47a-61, inclusive, the defendant may move at any time before the trial of the case for an order to stay the further accumulation of the per diem penalty from the day the action is commenced until the same is finally terminated by judgment or otherwise, including the time necessary for judicial review. The court shall grant the motion if the defendant shows to the satisfaction of the court that there is a substantial issue of fact or law concerning the existence of the violation charged. The court may impose such conditions on the granting of the motion as justice may require.

(b)Nothing contained in said sections shall prevent an owner or other responsible person from contesting the finding of a violation by the e

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(a) In any action for penalties under sections 47a-53, 47a-55 and 47a-58 to 47a-61, inclusive, the defendant may move at any time before the trial of the case for an order to stay the further accumulation of the per diem penalty from the day the action is commenced until the same is finally terminated by judgment or otherwise, including the time necessary for judicial review. The court shall grant the motion if the defendant shows to the satisfaction of the court that there is a substantial issue of fact or law concerning the existence of the violation charged. The court may impose such conditions on the granting of the motion as justice may require. (b) Nothing contained in said sections shall prevent an owner or other responsible person from contesting the finding of a violation by the enforcing agency, prior to the enforcing agency's action for the collection of penalties, by any means provided by law. In any such action or proceeding, the court may stay the further accumulation of the per diem penalty in the same manner and under the same conditions as provided in subsection (a) of this section.

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Legislative History

(P.A. 74-345, S. 4; P.A. 79-571, S. 95.) History: P.A. 79-571 updated list of applicable sections in Subsec. (a); Sec. 19-347u transferred to Sec. 47a-60 in 1981 and references to other transferred sections revised as necessary to reflect their transfer. Cited. 13 CA 1.