Sec. 47-247. Termination of contracts and leases of declarant. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 47-247. Termination of contracts and leases of declarant. (a) Except in the case of nonresidential common interest communities as provided in section 47-215, if entered into before the executive board elected by the unit owners pursuant to subsection (f) of section 47-245 takes office, (1) any management contract, employment contract or lease of recreational or parking areas or facilities, (2) any other contract or lease between the association and a declarant or an affiliate of a declarant, or (3) any contract or lease that is not bona fide or was unconscionable or commercially unreasonable to the unit owners at the time entered into under the circumstances then prevailing, may be terminated without penalty by the association at any time after the executive board elected by the unit owners pursuant to subsection (f) of section 47-245 takes office on not less than ninety days' notice to the other party.

      (b) This section does not apply to: (1) Any lease the termination of which would terminate the common interest community or reduce its size, unless the real property subject to that lease was included in the common interest community for the purpose of avoiding the right of the association to terminate a lease under this section, or (2) a proprietary lease.

      (P.A. 83-474, S. 48, 96; P.A. 95-187, S. 19.)

      History: P.A. 95-187 amended Subsec. (a) to add exception for nonresidential common interest communities.

      Section did not apply to circumstances of case and court did not improperly conclude that lease was not unconscionable or commercially unreasonable. 110 CA 88.