Sec. 47-72. Deeds of units. Leases.
Sec. 47-72. Deeds of units. Leases. Conveyance of title from declarant to any unit
or leasehold other than to a successor declarant, or other than by mortgage, judicial
proceedings, foreclosure, or proceedings or deed in lieu of foreclosure, shall be by warranty deed or lease, conveying to the purchaser of such unit an indefeasible title in fee
simple absolute or leasehold estate to the unit and to the percentage of undivided interest
in the common elements appertaining to the unit, subject only to covenants, easements
and liens pursuant to section 47-70 and shall not reserve to the seller or to any third
party any leasehold or reversionary interest in a fee simple condominium. Deeds or
leases of units shall include the following particulars:
(a) A description of the land as provided in section 47-71 or the date, title of and
reference to the survey describing such land;
(b) The date of the effective declaration, and all effective amendments thereto, and
the volume and page of the land records where recorded;
(c) The identification of the unit in the declaration;
(d) Any further details which the grantor and grantee may deem desirable to set
forth consistent with the condominium instruments and this chapter.
(1963, P.A. 605, S. 11; 1971, P.A. 813, S. 6; P.A. 76-308, S. 5, 36.)
History: 1971 act deleted the requirement that the percentage of undivided interest appertaining to the unit in the
common areas and facilities appear in the deed; P.A. 76-308 required that conveyance be by warranty deed or lease and
prohibited reservations by the seller or any third party of any leasehold or reversionary interest in a fee simple condominium.
See Sec. 47-90c re effective date and applicability of chapter.
Cited. 196 C. 596.