Sec. 21-73. Collection of rents prohibited after suspension or revocation of permit or license. Management fee.

(a) Upon the suspension or revocation of a license or the refusal to renew a license, pursuant to section 21-71, the licensee shall be prohibited from collecting any rents or other consideration until the license is reinstated or reissued. In the event of such suspension, revocation or refusal to renew a license, the department may apply to the Superior Court for a receivership to carry on the management of the park with the costs of the receivership assessed against the owner.

(b) Upon the automatic suspension of a license for failure to supply adequate sewerage, electrical, plumbing or sanitary services, water supply or fire protection the department may: (1) Collect such rents or other consideration and use the proceeds to provide any necessary services or; (2) apply to the Superior Court for a receivership to carry on the management of the park with the costs of the receivership assessed against the owner.

(c) The department shall charge the licensee a fee of ten per cent of all rental payments collected to cover the cost of collection of rents and use of proceeds.

(d) If the Commissioner of Consumer Protection finds that conditions constituting a threat to the health or safety of residents exist within a mobile manufactured home park, the commissioner may require the owner to post a bond in such form and amount as the commissioner shall require, which shall run to the state for the use of the state in the event the owner is unable to remedy such conditions.

(1972, P.A. 186, S. 10; P.A. 81-322, S. 4; P.A. 82-162, S. 2; 82-372, S. 1; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-3, S. 11; P.A. 84-83, S. 5, 10; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 81-322 added reference to refusal to renew a permit or license; P.A. 82-162 added reference to reinstatement or reissuance of permits; P.A. 82-372 added Subsec. (b) requiring the real estate commission to assess a management fee to cover cost of collecting rents and using proceeds to provide essential services in the event permit or license is suspended; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-3 deleted references to park permits, changed references to commission to department and added provisions allowing department to apply for receivership and to require posting of a bond by park owners; P.A. 84-83 provided that the department of consumer protection may apply for a receivership to manage a park when the licensee has had his license suspended or revoked, with the cost of the receivership assessed against the licensee; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Consumer Protection with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004.

Notation

Cited. 178 C. 586; 208 C. 620.