by Ryan McKeen
A Connecticut Superior court has held that CT’s Home Improvement Act applies to contracts with condominium associations. Bridgeport Garden Apartment, Inc. v. Villa Gesell Construction, LLC (Cocco, JTR). CT’s home improvement act is broad in scope, provides powerful protections to homeowners, and imposes significant obligations on contractors.
This case is interesting. Most home improvement contract cases (and there are many) involve a homeowner and a contractor. This case involved a contract with an association of 215 units for repairs to porches of ten units. The porches were limited common elements. None of the individual units were parties to the contract.
Contractors need to be aware of this when dealing with Condo associations and proceed with caution.