Supreme Court of Connecticut
777 Residential, LLC v. Metropolitan District Commission
September 4, 2020336 Conn. 819
Summary
The court held that converting an existing commercial building into 285 separate residential units constituted construction of structures under § 7-249, giving the municipal authority power to levy a supplemental sewer benefit assessment. It also held that the statute permits the authority to use a different assessment methodology for the supplemental assessment, so long as the method was authorized under the rules applicable when the initial assessment was imposed and the total assessment does not exceed the property's special benefit. The court affirmed the summary judgment ruling, reversed the methodology ruling, and remanded for further proceedings.