2020 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 47 - Land and Land Titles
Chapter 828 - Common Interest Ownership Act
Section 47-263 - Public offering statement requirements. Liability.

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a declarant, before offering any interest in a unit to the public, shall prepare a public offering statement conforming to the requirements of sections 47-264 to 47-267, inclusive.

(b) A declarant may transfer responsibility for preparation of all or a part of the public offering statement to a successor declarant. In the event of any such transfer, the transferor shall provide the transferee with any information necessary to enable the transferee to fulfill the requirements of subsection (a) of this section.

(c) A declarant or successor declarant or a dealer who offers a unit to a purchaser shall deliver a public offering statement in the manner prescribed in subsection (a) of section 47-269. The declarant or successor declarant who prepared all or a part of the public offering statement is liable to all persons claiming an interest in the common interest community under section 47-269 for failure to deliver the public offering statement and under section 47-278 for any false or misleading statement set forth therein or for any omission of a material fact therefrom.

(d) If a unit is part of a common interest community and is part of any other real property regime in connection with the sale of which the delivery of a public offering statement is required under the general statutes, a single public offering statement conforming to the requirements of sections 47-264 to 47-267, inclusive, as those requirements relate to each regime in which the unit is located, and to any other requirements imposed under the general statutes, may be prepared and delivered in lieu of providing two or more public offering statements.

(P.A. 83-474, S. 64, 96; P.A. 09-225, S. 39.)

History: P.A. 09-225 amended Subsec. (c) to add “or a dealer” and delete provisions re liability for portion of statement prepared and for statements or omissions made with actual or constructive knowledge, effective July 1, 2010.

Cited. 207 C. 441.

Cited. 38 CA 420.