As used in this chapter:
(1) “Place of public accommodation, resort or amusement” means any establishment which caters or offers its services or facilities or goods to the general public, including, but not limited to, any commercial property or building lot, on which it is intended that a commercial building will be constructed or offered for sale or rent;
(2) “Deaf person” means a person who cannot readily understand spoken language through hearing alone and who may also have a speech defect which renders his speech unintelligible to most people with normal hearing;
(3) “Lawful source of income” means income derived from Social Security, supplemental security income, housing assistance, child support, alimony or public or state-administered general assistance.
(P.A. 80-422, S. 11; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-3, S. 1; P.A. 89-288, S. 1; P.A. 90-246, S. 2; P.A. 91-58, S. 23; P.A. 04-76, S. 37.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-3 changed term “mobile home” to “mobile manufactured home”; P.A. 89-288 added Subdiv. (4) defining “lawful source of income”; P.A. 90-246 redefined “place of public accommodation, resort or amusement” to delete public housing projects, housing accommodations and mobile manufactured home parks and deleted definition of “mobile manufactured home park”; P.A. 91-58 made technical change extending the applicability of the definitions in this section to new Sec. 46a-81d; P.A. 04-76 amended Subdiv. (3) by replacing reference to “general assistance” with reference to “state-administered general assistance”.
Denial of opportunity to serve as scoutmaster is not a deprivation of an “accommodation”. 204 C. 287. A security deposit guarantee is a “lawful source of income”. 302 C. 263.
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Notes of Decisions
Comm'n on Human Rights & Opportunities v. Sullivan Assocs., 739 A.2d 238 (Conn. 1999).
· cites it 8× “In 1989, the legislature amended Connecticut’s public accommodations law; General Statutes § 46a-63 and 46a-64; to prohibit discrimination in housing on the basis of a tenant’s lawful source of income, including housing assistance.”
Collins v. Univ. of Bridgeport, 781 F. Supp. 2d 59 (D. Conn. 2011).
· cites it 6× “Collins’ Claims Under Sections 46a-63 and 46a-64 Collins claims that through its actions, the University violated Conn. Gen.Stat. §§ 46a-63 and 46a-64 by denying her “full and equal accommodations in a place of public accommodation because of her age.”
Hous. Auth. v. Papandrea, 610 A.2d 637 (Conn. 1992).
· cites it 2× “” General Statutes § 46a-63. Pursuant to the federal Fair Housing Act, 42 U.”
Comm'n on Human Rights & Opportunities v. Sullivan, 939 A.2d 541 (Conn. 2008).
· cites it 2× “” General Statutes § 46a-64c (b) (5). “ ‘Lawful source of income’ ” is defined in General Statutes § 46a-63 (3) as “income derived from Social Security, supplemental security income, housing assistance, child support, alimony or public or state-administered general assistance.”
Lopez v. William Raveis Real Est., Inc., 343 Conn. 31 (Conn. 2022).
· cites it 2× “her blanks that were not filled in on the offer to lease, including two consecutive lines that were left blank, as follows: ‘‘Security Deposit: Payable to Landlord or Landlord’s Agent upon Signing of Lease: $ ‘‘Additional Rent: Payable to Landlord or Landlord’s Agent upon…”
Alix v. Leech, 692 A.2d 1309 (Conn. App. Ct. 1997).
· cites it 2× “General Statutes § 46a-63 et seq. 42 U.S.”
Demetrius P. Traggis v. St. Barbara's Greek Orthodox Church, 851 F.2d 584 (2d Cir. 1988).
“Barbara’s Church had not violated the Connecticut Act, because the church does not qualify as a “public accommodation” under Conn.Gen.Stat. § 46a-63. The court entered a judgment in favor of appellees, and this appeal followed.”
Corcoran v. German Soc. Soc'y Frohsinn, Inc., 916 A.2d 70 (Conn. App. Ct. 2007).
· cites it 2× “) “ ‘Place of public accommodation, resort or amusement’ ” is defined in General Statutes § 46a-63 (1) as “any establishment which caters or offers its services or facilities or goods to the general public, including, but not limited to, any commercial property or building lot,…”
Traylor v. Awwa, 899 F. Supp. 2d 216 (D. Conn. 2012).
· cites it 2× “” Conn. Gen.Stat. § 46a-63. As alleged in the Complaint, CMIC is "duly an authorized company under the laws of the State of Connecticut to insure licensed doctors for medical malpractice.”
Viens v. Am. Empire Surplus Lines Ins., 113 F. Supp. 3d 555 (D. Conn. 2015).
“§ 46a-63 et seq. (“CFHA”) by Defendant’s insürance underwriting criteria that charge higher premiums or deny coverage to landlords who rent apartments to tenants receiving Section 8 housing assistance.”
McNeil v. Yale Univ. (D. Conn. 2020).
· cites it 5× “” Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 46a-63. It includes “‘any establishment which caters or offers its services or facilities or goods to the general public, including, but not limited to, any commercial property or building lot, on which it is intended that a commercial building will be…”
— Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46a-63(1) — 1 case
McNeil v. Yale Univ. (D. Conn. 2020).
“” Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 46a-63. It includes “‘any establishment which caters or offers its services or facilities or goods to the general public, including, but not limited to, any commercial property or building lot, on which it is intended that a commercial building will be…”
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