General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5514
February Session, 2020 LCO No. 2981
Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Introduced by:
(PD)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE REASSESSMENT OF RESIDENTIAL
BUILDINGS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
1 Section 1. Section 29-265d of the general statutes is repealed and the
2 following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2020):
3 (a) Any owner of a residential building who has obtained a written
4 evaluation from a professional engineer licensed pursuant to chapter
5 391 indicating that the foundation of such residential building was made
6 with defective concrete may provide a copy of such evaluation to the
7 assessor and request a reassessment of [the] such residential building by
8 the assessor. Not later than ninety days after receipt of a copy of such
9 evaluation, or prior to the commencement of the assessment year next
10 following, whichever is earlier, the assessor, member of the assessor's
11 staff or person designated by the assessor shall inspect [the] such
12 residential building and adjust its assessment to reflect its current value.
13 Such reassessment may be appealed pursuant to section 12-111. Any
14 reassessment under this section shall apply for five assessment years,
15 notwithstanding the provisions of section 12-62.
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16 (b) An owner of a residential building that has obtained a
17 reassessment pursuant to this section shall notify the assessor if the
18 concrete foundation is repaired or replaced during the five assessment
19 years for which the reassessment is effective. Such notification shall be
20 made in writing within thirty days of the repair or replacement of the
21 concrete foundation. Not later than ninety days after receipt of such
22 notification, or prior to the commencement of the assessment year next
23 following, whichever is earlier, the assessor, member of the assessor's
24 staff or person designated by the assessor shall inspect [the] such
25 residential building and adjust its assessment to reflect its current value.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2020 29-265d
Statement of Purpose:
To make a technical change.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]
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Statutes affected:
Raised Bill: 29-265d