Opinion
Decided February 25, 2010
The defendants' petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 118 Conn. App. 163 (AC 29854), is granted, limited to the following issue:
"Did the Appellate Court properly interpret General Statutes § 21-80a (b) (1) as permitting a property owner to avoid the presumption of retaliatory eviction when its summary process action is based on resident conduct that is in violation of a material provision of the rental agreement?"
The Supreme Court docket number is SC 18560.
Abram J. Heisler, in support of the petition.
Thomas T. Lonardo, in opposition.
VERTEFEUILLE, J., did not participate in the consideration of or decision on this petition.