Legal Opinion
United Church of Christ v. Town of West Hartford
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided January 20, 1987No. 3835PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHull, J.
This appeal involves the narrow issue of whether the court erred when it found that the land involved in the plaintiff church’s Hart Meadow housing project in West Hartford was not being used exclusively for charitable purposes within the meaning of General Statutes § 12-81 (7),1 and thus was not qualified for local property tax exemption under General Statutes § 12-88.2
The town assessor of West Hartford placed the housing units then constructed on the tax list of October 1, 1982. The plaintiff church appealed to the board of tax review for the town of West Hartford, seeking tax exempt status…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
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