Connecticut Looks to Address Crumbling Foundations
Legislation Update
January 31, 2017
Proposed Legislation
- H.B. No. 6738
Title: AN ACT CONCERNING DEFICIENCY JUDGMENTS AND CRUMBLING FOUNDATIONS
Statement of Purpose: To protect mortgagors harmed by crumbling foundations.
Text: https://www.cga.ct.gov/2017/TOB/h/pdf/2017HB-06738-R00-HB.pdf - H.B. No. 5752
Title: AN ACT CONCERNING PYRRHOTITE IN CONCRETE USED IN FOUNDATIONS
Statement of Purpose: To prevent structural problems in foundations.
Text: https://www.cga.ct.gov/2017/TOB/h/pdf/2017HB-05752-R00-HB.pdf - H.B. No. 6005
Title: AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE TO ESTABLISH A FUND TO ASSIST HOMEOWNERS WITH CRUMBLING FOUNDATIONS
Statement of Purpose: To assist homeowners with crumbling foundations.
Text: https://www.cga.ct.gov/2017/TOB/h/pdf/2017HB-06005-R00-HB.pdf - H.B. No. 6464
Title: AN ACT CONCERNING AN INVESTIGATION INTO METHODS OF REMEDIATING FAILING CONCRETE FOUNDATIONS
Statement of Purpose: To require the Commissioner of Consumer Protection to investigate alternative methods of valuation for residential buildings in need of remediation due to failing concrete foundations and options to increase the availability of grants and loans to homeowners with failing concrete foundations.
Text: https://www.cga.ct.gov/2017/TOB/h/pdf/2017HB-06464-R00-HB.pdf - H.B. No. 6478
Title: AN ACT CONCERNING FAILING CONCRETE FOUNDATIONS
Statement of Purpose: To address the problem of failing concrete foundations.
Text: https://www.cga.ct.gov/2017/TOB/h/pdf/2017HB-06478-R00-HB.pdf - H.B. No. 6939
Title: AN ACT CONCERNING URBAN BLIGHT AND STRUCTURALLY COMPROMISED FOUNDATIONS
Statement of Purpose: To establish a study of urban blight and properties with structurally compromised foundations.
Text: https://www.cga.ct.gov/2017/TOB/h/pdf/2017HB-06939-R00-HB.pdf - H.B. No. 5211
Title: AN ACT REQUIRING THAT CONCRETE BE TESTED FOR PYRRHOTITE
Statement of Purpose: To prevent crumbling foundations.
Text: https://www.cga.ct.gov/2017/TOB/h/pdf/2017HB-05211-R00-HB.pdf - H.B. No. 6465
Title: AN ACT CONCERNING PYRRHOTITE TESTING BY QUARRIES
Statement of Purpose: To require quarries to test for the presence of pyrrhotite, prohibit quarries from using material that contains pyrrhotite in concrete intended for residential or commercial use, and establish penalties for failure to comply.
Text: https://www.cga.ct.gov/2017/TOB/h/pdf/2017HB-06465-R00-HB.pdf
- S.B. No. 456
Title: AN ACT CONCERNING AID FOR HOMEOWNERS WITH FAILING FOUNDATIONS
Statement of Purpose: To address the problem of failing foundations.
Text: https://www.cga.ct.gov/2017/TOB/s/pdf/2017SB-00456-R00-SB.pdf - S.B. No. 459
Title: AN ACT CONCERNING FAILING CONCRETE FOUNDATIONS
Statement of Purpose: To address the problem of failing concrete foundations.
Text: https://www.cga.ct.gov/2017/TOB/s/pdf/2017SB-00459-R00-SB.pdf - S.B. No. 534
Title: AN ACT CONCERNING CRUMBLING CONCRETE FOUNDATIONS.
Statement of Purpose: To protect homeowners with crumbling concrete foundations.
Text: https://www.cga.ct.gov/2017/TOB/s/pdf/2017SB-00534-R00-SB.pdf
Additional Resources:
Department of Consumer Protection/Connecticut Attorney General
Department of Consumer Protection (webpage)
Department of Consumer Protection (Report on Deteriorating Concrete in Residential Foundations)
Office of Attorney General George Jepsen (Consumer Protection Investigation of Crumbling Home Foundations)
Media Articles
NY Times (With Connecticut Foundations Crumbling, ‘Your Home Is Now Worthless’)
NY Times (Financial Relief Eludes Connecticut Homeowners With Crumbling Foundations)
NBC (NBC Connecticut Troubleshooters Investigates Crumbling Foundations)
Hartford Courant (State (Foundations Are Failing At Least In Part Because Of Mineral Pyrrhotite)