LEGISLATIVE ALERT Great news! hartford, CT RESOURCES The proposed mandate to include fire sprinklers in townhomes was unanimously rejected on Tuesday morning. The Regulations Review Committee adopted new codes without this extra burden on home builders. Thanks to the lobbying efforts of our CT HBRA CEO, Bill Ethier, and the countless members statewide who made phone calls, sent emails and showed up in person, we were successful in defeating this costly mandate which was expected to add $10,000 to the cost of a new townhome. With this rejection, the Codes & Standards Committee will need to remove the Sprinkler Mandate and resubmit the Building Code to the Regulations Review Committee. The new code is slated to take effect between July 1st and October 1st. More details to come. If you don’t know who your State Representative or State Senator are, please click below. FIND MY LEGISLATOR For the best resource to keep you up to date on news from the State Capitol, visit CT Capitol Report. CT CAPITOL REPORT MAY 2018 | HBRA of Fairfield County 17
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