Connecticut Governor Malloy has signed into law legislation that would make it easier to defeat an annual budget at the state’s largest condo complex – Heritage Village in Southbury.

Many of the condo owners in that complex – with about 2,400 units – have been lobbying to be exempt from a state law that requires 50 percent plus one vote of all unit owners to defeat an annual budget or a special assessment.

In other words if there are 100 units in a complex 51 owners would have to vote against the budget to defeat it.

Under the new statute signed by the governor, only a majority of the owners present at the meeting have to vote against it, as long as at least one third of the unit owners oppose the budget.