Building Solutions Since 1977, LLC v. New Haven Housing Authority, 2014 WL 2024854 (Conn.Super. April 23, 2014) and American Pride Builders, Inc. v. New Haven Housing Authority, 2014 WL 2024910 (Conn.Super. April 23, 2014) were separate suits by two different subcontractors on the same public project. The surety aspect of both decisions was the argument of the surety for the prime contractor that the plaintiff subcontractors failed to state a claim against the surety because they did not allege facts to show compliance with the notice requirement of Conn. Gen. Stat. §49-42. The plaintiffs did not attach copies of the alleged notices and merely alleged only generally that they provided notice. The court found that the complaints failed to state any facts as to the contents of the notice and that the bond counts of the complaints therefore were legally insufficient. The court granted the surety’s motions to strike.
