AN ACT CONCERNING THE IMPOSITION OF A PENALTY FOR FAILING TO DISCHARGE AN INVALID LIEN.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That subsection (a) of section 49-51 of the general statutes be amended to provide that when an aggrieved person provides written notice to a lienor of an invalid lien that has not been discharged and such invalid lien is not discharged by the lienor within thirty days of the date of the written notice, the aggrieved person may apply to the Superior Court for discharge of the lien and the court shall impose damages against the lienor of one hundred dollars for each week that the lien was not discharged after the expiration of the thirty-day period.

Statement of Purpose:

To require the Superior Court to assess damages against a lienor who, after having been provided with written notice concerning the invalidity of a lien, fails to discharge the lien.