Connecticut 2015 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05264 Compare Versions

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11 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5264
22 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 369
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44 Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
55 Introduced by:
66 REP. ZIOBRON, 34th Dist.
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1010 Proposed Bill No. 5264
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1212 January Session, 2015
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1414 LCO No. 369
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1818 Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
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2020 Introduced by:
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2222 REP. ZIOBRON, 34th Dist.
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2424 AN ACT CONCERNING THE IMPOSITION OF A PENALTY FOR FAILING TO DISCHARGE AN INVALID LIEN.
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2626 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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2828 That subsection (a) of section 49-51 of the general statutes be amended to provide that when an aggrieved person provides written notice to a lienor of an invalid lien that has not been discharged and such invalid lien is not discharged by the lienor within thirty days of the date of the written notice, the aggrieved person may apply to the Superior Court for discharge of the lien and the court shall impose damages against the lienor of one hundred dollars for each week that the lien was not discharged after the expiration of the thirty-day period.
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3030 Statement of Purpose:
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3232 To require the Superior Court to assess damages against a lienor who, after having been provided with written notice concerning the invalidity of a lien, fails to discharge the lien.