Connecticut 2021 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05059 Compare Versions

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55 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5059
66 January Session, 2021
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1010 Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
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1313 Introduced by:
1414 REP. DEVLIN, 134th Dist.
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1818 AN ACT CONCERNING A PROPERTY OWNER'S LIABILITY FOR THE
1919 EXPENSES OF REMOVING A FALLEN TREE OR TREE LIMB.
2020 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
2121 Assembly convened:
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2323 That the general statutes be amended to impose liability on the owner 1
2424 of real property for the expenses of removing a tree or limb from a tree 2
2525 located on such real property that falls on adjoining private real 3
2626 property, provided an arborist, as defined in section 23-61a of the 4
2727 general statutes, inspected the tree or tree limb and documented that 5
2828 such tree or tree limb was dead, hazardous or likely to fall on an 6
2929 adjoining private property's land. 7
3030 Statement of Purpose:
3131 To impose liability on an owner of private real property for the expenses
3232 of removing a tree or tree limb located on such real property that falls
3333 on adjoining private real property.