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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 1317
January Session, 2025
AN ACT CONCERNING LIENS FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE HOUSING
CODE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 7-148aa of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 2
Any unpaid penalty imposed by a municipality pursuant to the 3
provisions of an ordinance (1) adopted pursuant to section 8-12a, [or] (2) 4
regulating blight, adopted pursuant to subparagraph (H)(xv) of 5
subdivision (7) of subsection (c) of section 7-148, or (3) requiring the 6
maintenance of safe and sanitary housing, adopted pursuant to 7
subparagraph (A)(i) of subdivision (7) of subsection (c) of section 7-148, 8
shall constitute a lien upon the real estate against which the penalty was 9
imposed from the date of such penalty. Each such lien may be 10
continued, recorded and released in the manner provided by the general 11
statutes for continuing, recording and releasing property tax liens. Each 12
such lien shall take precedence over all other liens filed after July 1, 1997, 13
and encumbrances except taxes, and may be enforced in the same 14
manner as property tax liens. 15
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Substitute Bill No. 1317
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Section 1 October 1, 2025 7-148aa
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