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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6110
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 1795
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. FOX, 148th Dist.
AN ACT LIMITING THE AMOUNT OF ATTORNEY'S FEES THAT MAY
BE AWARDED IN A PROCEEDING INVOLVING THE FORECLOSURE
OF A LIEN THAT RESULTED FROM AN UNPAID PENALTY IMPOSED
BY A MUNICIPALITY FOR A VIOLATION OF AN ORDINANCE
REGULATING BLIGHT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That section 7-148aa of the general statutes be amended to establish 1
a limit on the amount of attorney's fees that may be awarded in a 2
proceeding to foreclose a lien that resulted from an unpaid penalty 3
imposed by a municipality for a violation of an ordinance regulating 4
blight. 5
Statement of Purpose:
To limit the amount of the attorney's fees that may be awarded in the
foreclosure of a lien under section 7-148aa of the general statutes.