Sec. 47a-20e. Protection of tenant in foreclosed property.
Sec. 47a-20e. Protection of tenant in foreclosed property. (a) For purposes of
this section:
(1) "Bona fide tenant" means a tenant who (A) is not the mortgagor or owner of
the property, and (B) entered into the rental agreement in an arms-length transaction; and
(2) "Premises", "rental agreement" and "tenant" have the same meanings as provided in section 47a-1.
(b) Whenever a mortgage or lien of residential real property has been foreclosed
and there is a bona fide tenant in possession on the date absolute title to the property
vests in the mortgagee, lienholder or successor in interest, any execution of ejectment
issued pursuant to section 49-22 against such tenant shall be stayed and no summary
process action pursuant to chapter 832 or other action to dispossess such tenant shall
be commenced until (1) in the case of a written rental agreement entered into more
than sixty days before the commencement of the foreclosure action, the expiration date
contained in such rental agreement or sixty days after the date absolute title vests in the
mortgagee, lienholder or successor in interest, whichever occurs first, or (2) in the case
of a rental agreement other than one described in subdivision (1) of this subsection,
thirty days after the date absolute title vests in the mortgagee, lienholder or successor
in interest, except that a summary process action or other action to dispossess such tenant
may be commenced prior to such date for a reason set forth in section 47a-23 or 47a-31 other than for the reason that the tenant no longer has the right or privilege to occupy
the premises as a result of such judgment of foreclosure.
(Nov. 24 Sp. Sess. P.A. 08-2, S. 6.)
History: Nov. 24 Sp. Sess. P.A. 08-2 effective November 25, 2008.