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INTERNAL PROTOTYPE — NOT LEGAL ADVICE — DO NOT SEND

Rodriguez v. Ancona, 868 A.2d 807 (2005)

Citation
Rodriguez v. Ancona, 868 A.2d 807 (2005)
Parent Document
Rodriguez v. Ancona, 868 A.2d 807 (2005)
Jurisdiction
Connecticut (state)
Effective Date
2005-03-22

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The plaintiff claims that § 47a-18a requires that damages for the defendant’s illegal entry be based on the full rent due to the landlord and not merely the tenant’s portion due under the parties’ section eight lease. She maintains that capping a landlord’s damages at the tenant’s portion only creates an undeserved windfall for the landlord and decreases the incentive for a landlord of a section eight tenant to comply with the statutory obligations as compared to a landlord without a section eight tenant. On the basis of his review of the definitions of “contract rent” and “tenant rent” contained in the section eight lease, the defendant argues that one month’s rent should be interpreted to mean solely the monthly rent paid by the tenant. We agree with the plaintiff.