Bill Text: CT HB05365 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut House Bill 5365 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Construction Of Spite Fences And The Planting Of Spite Hedges And Trees.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-14 - Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary [HB05365 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-HB05365-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 5365*
*January Session, 2015*		LCO No. 839
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. MCCARTY, 38th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION OF SPITE FENCES AND THE PLANTING OF SPITE HEDGES AND TREES.

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

That section 7-148 of the general statutes be amended to specifically provide a municipality with the authority to prohibit the construction of spite fences and the planting of spite hedges and trees that obstruct a neighbor's water view.

Statement of Purpose:

To ensure that a municipality is vested with the authority to prohibit the construction of spite fences and the planting of spite hedges and trees that obstruct a neighbor's water view.