Correa v. Ward

Opinion

GRUENDEL, J.

The defendant Kimberly Ward 1 appeals from the trial court’s judgment of eviction in the underlying summary process action. The court found that although the defendant established a presumption of retaliatory eviction under General Statutes § 47a-20, 2 the plaintiff landlord, Jose M. Correa, rebutted that presumption. On appeal, the defendant claims that the plaintiffs proffered rebuttal did not satisfy any of the grounds listed in General Statutes § 47a-20a 3 and that the court improperly interpreted those grounds not to be exclusive. We agree with the defendant and,…