The Connecticut Common Interest Ownership Act (CCIO) found in title 47, Chapter 828 of the Connecticut Statutes is broken down into the following five parts:

  • Part I - General Provisions And Applicability

  • Part II - Creation, Alteration And Termination Of Common Interest Communities

  • Part III - Management Of Common Interest Communities

  • Part IV - Protection Of Purchasers

  • Part V - Common Interest Communities Containing Conversion Buildings

Part I - General Provisions And Applicability

Section Name Section Number
Short title: 47-200
Applicability of chapter. 47-201
Definitions. 47-202
Variation by agreement and waiver of rights prohibited. Exceptions. 47-203
Separate titles and taxation. Recording of certificate by cooperative. Conveyance of interest in cooperative. 47-204
Applicability of real property use laws to conversion of buildings to common interest ownership. 47-205
Eminent domain. 47-206
Supplemental general principles of law applicable. 47-207
Construction against implicit repeal. 47-208
Severability. 47-209
Unconscionable contracts or contract clauses. Leases involving land or facilities in residential common interest communities that are presumed to be unconscionable. 47-210
Obligation of good faith. 47-211
Remedies to be liberally administered. 47-212
Adjustment of dollar amount. 47-213
Relationship of chapter to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. 47-213a
Applicability of chapter and amendments thereto to common interest communities. 47-214
Applicability to nonresidential, mixed use and small common interest communities, limited expense liability planned communities and common interest communities with a conversion building. 47-215
Applicability to preexisting common interest communities. 47-216
Exception for certain preexisting common interest communities. 47-217
Applicability to amendments to governing instruments. 47-218
Applicability to out-of-state common interest communities. 47-219
Arrangements re real property costs. Separate common interest community not created thereby. 47-219a
Exemption re covenant to share costs or other obligations. 47-219b
 

Part II - Creation, Alteration And Termination Of Common Interest Communities

Section Name Section Number
Creation of common interest community. 47-220
Unit boundaries. 47-221
Construction and validity of declaration, bylaws and rules. Marketability of title. Recording of surveys or plans. 47-222
Description of unit. 47-223
Contents of declaration. 47-224
Leasehold common interest communities. 47-225
Allocation of interests. 47-226
Limited common elements. 47-227
Surveys and plans. 47-228
Exercise of development rights. 47-229
Alterations of units. 47-230
Display of object on entry door or entry door frame which is motivated by observance of religious practice or belief. Restrictions. 47-230a
Relocation of unit boundaries. 47-231
Subdivision of units. 47-232
Monuments as boundaries. 47-233
Use for sales purposes. 47-234
Easement and use rights. 47-235
Amendment of declaration or bylaws. 47-236
Termination of common interest community. 47-237
Rights of secured lenders. 47-238
Master associations. 47-239
Termination and dissolution of master association. Establishment of nonstock corporation. 47-239a
Merger or consolidation of common interest communities. 47-240
Addition of unspecified real property. 47-241
Master planned communities. 47-241a
Addition of land or units to limited equity cooperative. 47-242
 

Part III - Management Of Common Interest Communities

Section Name Section Number
Organization of unit owners' association. 47-243
Powers and duties of unit owners' association. 47-244
Unincorporated unit owners' association's statutory agent for service. 47-244a
Service of process on statutory agent. 47-244b
Executive board members and officers. Duties. Period of declarant control: Delivery of property and documents by declarant; current financial statement. Prohibitions re elections of executive board members. 47-245
Transfer of special declarant rights. Obligations and liabilities. 47-246
Termination of contracts and leases. 47-247
Bylaws. 47-248
Upkeep of common interest community. Liability for expenses. 47-249
Meetings. Rules. 47-250
Quorum. 47-251
Voting. Proxies. Ballots. 47-252
Liability. 47-253
Conveyance or encumbrance of common elements. 47-254
Insurance. 47-255
Surplus funds. 47-256
Assessments for common expenses. Assessments due to wilful misconduct, failure to comply with standards or gross negligence. 47-257
Lien for assessments and other sums due association. Enforcements. 47-258
Other liens. 47-259
Association records. Copies. Fees. 47-260
Association as trustee. 47-261
Basic education program for association members and management. 47-261a
Rules. 47-261b
Notice to unit owners. 47-261c
Removal of officers and directors. 47-261d
Adoption of budgets. Special assessments. Loan agreements. 47-261e
Litigation involving declarant. 47-261f
 

Part IV - Protection Of Purchasers

Section Name Section Number
Applicability of part. Exceptions to requirement of public offering statement or resale certificate. 47-262
Public offering statement requirements. Liability. 47-263
Public offering statement. General provisions and requirements. 47-264
Requirements for public offering statement when community is subject to development rights. 47-265
Requirements for public offering statement when ownership or occupancy is by time shares. 47-266
Requirements for public offering statement when community contains conversion building. 47-267
Requirements for public offering statement when interest in community is security. 47-268
Purchaser's right to cancel. 47-269
Resales of units. 47-270
Escrow of deposits. Distribution of interest. 47-271
Release of liens. 47-272
Rights of tenants in conversion buildings. 47-273
Express warranties of quality. 47-274
Implied warranties of quality. 47-275
Exclusion or modification of implied warranties of quality. 47-276
Action for breach of warranty. Statute of limitations. 47-277
Cause of action to enforce chapter, declaration or bylaws. Attorney's fees and costs. Alternative dispute resolution. Hearings before executive board. 47-278
Labeling of promotional material. 47-279
Declarant's obligation to complete and restore. 47-280
Substantial completion of units required. 47-281
 

Part V - Common Interest Communities Containing Conversion Buildings

Section Name Section Number
Statement of policy. 47-282
Definitions. 47-283
Conversion tenant's right to conversion notice and public offering statement. 47-284
Conversion tenant's right to purchase converted unit. 47-285
Conversion tenant's right to terminate lease and abandon unit. 47-286
Conversion tenant's right to relocation payment. 47-287
Registration of common interest community. Notice to Department of Housing. 47-288
Rent increases of conversion tenants. 47-289
Eviction of conversion tenants. 47-290
Unenforceable lease provisions. 47-291
Tenant's cause of action. 47-292
Applicability of protection afforded conversion tenants. 47-293
Complaints of violations. Investigations. Enforcement action by Attorney General. 47-294
Regulations. 47-295
Reserved 47-296 to 47-299
 

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