Connecticut General Statutes 47a-14c – Tenement receivership: Defense
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It shall be sufficient defense to a proceeding under sections 47a-14a to 47a-14g, inclusive, for the owner or any mortgagee or lienor of record to establish that: (1) The condition or conditions alleged in the petition did not in fact exist or that such condition or conditions have been removed or remedied; or (2) such condition or conditions have been caused by a petitioning tenant or tenants.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 47a-14c
- Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
- Owner: means one or more persons, jointly or severally, in whom is vested (1) all or part of the legal title to property, or (2) all or part of the beneficial ownership and a right to present use and enjoyment of the premises and includes a mortgagee in possession. See Connecticut General Statutes 47a-1
- Tenant: means the lessee, sublessee or person entitled under a rental agreement to occupy a dwelling unit or premises to the exclusion of others or as is otherwise defined by law. See Connecticut General Statutes 47a-1