Connecticut § 49-31q - Successor in interest in foreclosed property. Termination of tenant lease and assumption of interest subject to tenant lease.
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§ 49-31q. Successor in interest in foreclosed property. Termination of tenant lease and assumption of interest subject to tenant lease.
Sec. 49-31q. Successor in interest in foreclosed property. Termination of tenant lease and assumption of interest subject to tenant lease. (a) In the case of an owner who is an immediate successor in interest pursuant to foreclosure during the term of a lease, vacating the property prior to sale shall not constitute other good cause for terminating the lease of a tenant who is a recipient of assistance under 42 USC 1437f(o), the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program, except that the owner may terminate the tenancy effective on the date of transfer of the unit to the owner if the owner (1) will occupy the unit as a primary residence, and (2) has provided the tenant a notice to vacate at least ninety days before the effective date of such notice.
(b) In the case of any foreclosure on any federally-related mortgage loan, as that term is defined in 12 USC 2602(1), the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974, or on any residential real property in which a recipient of assistance under 42 USC 1437(o), the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program, resides, the immediate successor in interest in such property pursuant to the foreclosure shall assume such interest subject to the lease between the prior owner and the tenant and to the housing assistance payments contract between the prior owner and the public housing agency for the occupied unit, except that this provision and the provisions related to foreclosure in subsection (a) of this section shall not affect any state or local law that provides longer time periods or other additional protections for tenants.
(P.A. 11-201, S. 8; P.A. 16-65, S. 44.)
History: P.A. 11-201 effective July 13, 2011; P.A. 16-65 deleted “On or before December 31, 2017,” and made technical changes.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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