Does a Connecticut park have to keep the utilities working?

Yes. Under Conn. Gen. Stat. §21-82(a)(10), the owner must 'maintain all electrical, plumbing, gas or other utilities provided by him in good working condition except during any emergency after which any repair shall be completed within seventy-two hours unless good cause is shown,' and §21-82(a)(11) requires the owner to 'maintain all water and sewage lines and connections in good working order' and arrange temporary service in an emergency. This is general information, not advice about a specific outage — consider consulting a licensed attorney in Connecticut.

Does Connecticut cap how a mobile home park bills for utilities?

Not anymore in the park chapter. Conn. Gen. Stat. §21-77, which addressed the resale price of utilities to tenants, has been repealed, so the chapter sets no utility-markup cap or submetering formula. The owner must keep provided utilities in working order (§21-82), residents keep supplier-choice freedom (§21-78), and regulated utility service and rates fall to the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority.

Mobile home utilities in Connecticut

Q: Can a Connecticut park shut off my utilities to force me out?

No. The park can't use self-help to remove a resident — under Conn. Gen. Stat. §21-83(a)(10) a rental agreement can't contain any provision 'permitting the owner to dispossess the resident without resort to court order,' so an eviction must go through the courts; nonpayment of utility charges is instead handled as a ground for a court summary process action (§21-80(b)(1)(A)).

Connecticut's dedicated park law (Conn. Gen. Stat. ch. 412) protects residents on utilities mainly through the owner's maintenance duties, supplier-choice freedom, and the ban on self-help. The information below describes how the law generally works; anyone disputing a specific charge or outage should consider consulting a licensed attorney in Connecticut.

What the statute says

Under Conn. Gen. Stat. §21-82(a)(10), the owner must "maintain all electrical, plumbing, gas or other utilities provided by him in good working condition except during any emergency after which any repair shall be completed within seventy-two hours unless good cause is shown as to why such repair has not been completed," and §21-82(a)(11) requires the owner to "maintain all water and sewage lines and connections in good working order, and in the event of any emergency, make necessary arrangements for the provision of such service on a temporary basis."

On supplier choice, §21-78 provides that "no owner shall restrict without good cause the number of suppliers of other commodities or services customarily delivered by home delivery," and "no owner shall receive, directly or indirectly, any fee, charge, commission or remuneration from any supplier." Self-help is barred: §21-83(a)(10) makes unenforceable any provision "permitting the owner to dispossess the resident without resort to court order." Note that §21-77, which had addressed the resale price of utilities, has been repealed, so the chapter no longer caps a utility markup.

How it works in general

A Connecticut park that supplies electricity, gas, water, or sewage has to keep those systems in good working order and fix an emergency outage within 72 hours unless it shows good cause. The park can't cut a resident off through self-help to force them out — unpaid utility charges have to be pursued as a ground in a court eviction, not by shutting service. Residents keep the freedom to choose home-delivery suppliers, and the park can't pocket a fee or commission from those suppliers. The park chapter no longer sets a cap on what a park can charge for utilities (the old resale-price section was repealed), so where the park bills for utilities the agreement and disclosure control, and regulated utility service and rates fall to the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority.

Common scenarios

General examples Connecticut park residents commonly encounter:

The park's water or sewer line fails. The owner must keep it in working order and arrange temporary service in an emergency (§21-82(a)(11)).
A park threatens to cut utilities over a dispute. Self-help dispossession is barred; the park must use the courts (§21-83(a)(10)).
A park tries to limit a resident's home-delivery suppliers. Supplier choice is protected, and the park can't take a supplier fee (§21-78).

Other authorities that may apply

The dedicated act (Conn. Gen. Stat. §§21-78, 21-82, 21-83) governs the owner's utility-maintenance duties, supplier choice, and the ban on self-help; the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority regulates jurisdictional utility service and rates. Because the chapter's utility-resale section (§21-77) was repealed, this guide flags the absence of a markup cap honestly. The written agreement and disclosure statement set the billing terms.