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CT Gen Stat § 20-329e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 392 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons|Section 20-329e - Investigation by department.

 Before the Department of Consumer Protection issues any license under section 20-329f to any person or broker, the department shall fully investigate all information placed before the department as may be required pursuant to sections 20-329a to 20-329m, inclusive, and may carry out a physical examination, investigation or inspection of any subdivision which is the subject of the application. All reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out such examination, investigation or inspection shall be paid by the applicant and no such license shall be issued until such expenses have been fully paid.(1969, P.A. 697, S. 5; 1971, P.A. 488, S. 4; P.A. 77-614, S. 234, 610; P.A. 98-10, S. 45; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(d); P.A. 04-169, S. 17; 04-189, S. 1; P. A. 09-74, S. 31; P.A 13-196, S. 31.)History: 1971 act required investigation of information pursuant to Secs. 20-329a to 20-329m rather than pursuant to Sec. 20-329d and allowed physical examination, investigation or inspection of subdivisions, replacing provision allowing inspection of “property” if commission deems inspection necessary; P.A. 77-614 transferred responsibility for investigations from commission to department of consumer protection and made slight changes in wording, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 98-10 made technical changes; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 and P.A. 04-169 replaced Department of Consumer Protection with Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004; P.A. 09-74 made a technical change, effective May 27, 2009; P.A. 13-196 replaced references to commission with references to Department of Consumer Protection or department and made a conforming change, effective June 21, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 20-329ee (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 392 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons|Section 20-329ee - Purchaser or lessee may request written disclosure of property's status re homicide, other felony or suicide.

 Notwithstanding sections 20-329cc and 20-329dd, if a purchaser or lessee of real estate, who was in the process of making a bona fide offer, advises an owner of real estate or his or her agent, in writing, that knowledge that the property was at any time suspected to have been the site of a homicide, other felony or a suicide is important to the purchaser's decision to purchase or lease the property, the owner through his or her agent shall report any findings to the purchaser or lessee, in writing subject to and consistent with applicable laws of privacy. If the owner refuses to disclose such information, his or her agent shall so advise the purchaser or lessee in writing.(P.A. 90-141, S. 3; P.A. 02-122, S. 2.)History: P.A. 02-122 substituted reference to a homicide, other felony or a suicide for “psychological impact” and substituted “the purchaser's” for “his”.
CT Gen Stat § 20-329ff (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 392 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons|Section 20-329ff - Legal rights retained for physical deficiencies.

 Nothing in sections 20-329cc to 20-329ff, inclusive, shall alter the legal rights of a purchaser, lessee, seller or lessor of real estate for physical deficiencies of the transferred property.(P.A. 90-141, S. 4.)
CT Gen Stat § 20-329g (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 392 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons|Section 20-329g - Reference to commission or department prohibited.

 No person or broker shall in any manner refer to the commission or department or to any member or employee thereof in offering or disposing of in this state any subdivision lot, parcel or unit in a subdivision nor make any representation whatsoever that such property has been inspected or approved or otherwise passed upon by the commission or department or any official, department or employee of this state. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than one thousand dollars nor more than five thousand dollars.(1969, P.A. 697, S. 7; P.A. 13-196, S. 33.)History: P.A. 13-196 added “or department”, effective June 21, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 20-329gg (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 392 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons|Section 20-329gg - Exemptions. Federal transactions.

 Section 20-329gg is repealed.(P.A. 91-229, S. 17, 19; P.A. 95-53.)
CT Gen Stat § 20-329i (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 392 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons|Section 20-329i - Penalty.

 Any broker or salesperson who violates any provision of section 20-329a to 20-329m, inclusive, shall, in addition to any other penalty imposed by said sections, and subject to the provisions of section 20-321, have his real estate broker's or real estate salesperson's license suspended or revoked by the department for such time as in the circumstances the department considers justified.(1969, P.A. 697, S. 9; 1971, P.A. 488, S. 8; P.A. 96-200, S. 22; P.A. 98-10, S. 48; P.A. 13-196, S. 35.)History: 1971 act made technical correction; P.A. 96-200 substituted “salesperson” for “salesman”; P.A. 98-10 made technical changes; P.A. 13-196 changed “commission” to “department”, effective June 21, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 20-329j (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 392 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons|Section 20-329j - Commission members may not participate.

 No member of the commission or any association, firm or corporation with which a member is associated shall act as a broker of a subdivision or a lot, parcel, unit or interest in a subdivision or offer or dispose of a subdivision or a lot, parcel, unit or interest in a subdivision that is required to be approved pursuant to section 20-329d.(1969, P.A. 697, S. 10; P.A. 98-10, S. 49.)History: P.A. 98-10 made technical changes.
CT Gen Stat § 20-329k (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 392 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons|Section 20-329k - Nonliability of advertising media.

 The owner, publisher, licensee or operator of any newspaper, magazine, visual or sound radio broadcasting station or network of stations or the agents or employees of any such owner, publisher, licensee or operator of such a newspaper, magazine, station or network of stations shall not be liable under sections 20-329a to 20-329m, inclusive, for any advertising of any subdivision, lot, parcel or unit in any subdivision carried in any such newspaper or magazine or by any such visual or sound radio broadcasting station or network of stations nor shall any of them be liable under said sections for the contents of any such advertisement.(1969, P.A. 697, S. 11.)
CT Gen Stat § 20-329l (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 392 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons|Section 20-329l - Appeal.

 Any person aggrieved by any action or decision, order or regulation of the commission may appeal in the manner prescribed by section 20-322.(1969, P.A. 697, S. 12.)
CT Gen Stat § 20-329m (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 392 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons|Section 20-329m - Regulations.

 The Commissioner of Consumer Protection, with the advice and assistance of the commission, may from time to time adopt such regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, as the commissioner deems necessary to carry out and enforce the provisions of sections 20-329a to 20-329n, inclusive, in the interests of the public.(1969, P.A. 697, S. 13; P.A. 75-243, S. 2; P.A. 77-614, S. 236, 610; P.A. 98-10, S. 50; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)History: P.A. 75-243 replaced “20-329m” with “20-329n”; P.A. 77-614 transferred power to make regulations from commission to consumer protection commissioner, substituted “adopt” for “promulgate” and deleted January 1, 1976, as deadline for adoption of regulations, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 98-10 made technical changes; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Consumer Protection with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004.
CT Gen Stat § 20-329n (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 392 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons|Section 20-329n - Deposits of purchasers and lessees to be held in escrow.

 All moneys paid or advanced by a purchaser or lessee or prospective purchaser or prospective lessee for any lot, parcel, unit or interest in any subdivision, the disposition of which is controlled by sections 20-329a, 20-329b, 20-329d, 20-329e, 20-329f, 20-329h and 20-329i, or such portion of such moneys as the commission may determine is sufficient for the protection of the interests of such purchaser or lessee shall be deposited by the seller or lessor in an escrow account, approved by the commission, in a bank doing business in this state. Such money shall remain in such escrow account until (1) a proper and valid release is obtained for such money, (2) the owner or subdivider or the purchaser or lessee has defaulted under their contract for sale or lease and the commission or a court has made a determination as to the disposition of such money, or (3) the owner or subdivider or the seller or lessor orders the return of such money to such purchaser or lessee.(1971, P.A. 488, S. 7; P.A. 98-10, S. 51; P.A. 00-21, S. 5.)History: P.A. 98-10 made technical changes; P.A. 00-21 substituted “for” for “in respect of”.
CT Gen Stat § 20-329p (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 392 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons|Section 20-329p - License and endorsement requirements.

 No person shall act as a real property securities dealer in this state without first having obtained a real estate broker's license under this chapter and having an endorsement attached to such license, in such form as may be prescribed by the commission, stating that the licensee is entitled to deal in real property securities. Application for such endorsement shall be made in writing to the commission in such form as the commission may prescribe.(1971, P.A. 603, S. 2; P.A. 98-10, S. 53.)History: P.A. 98-10 made technical changes.
CT Gen Stat § 20-329r (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 392 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons|Section 20-329r - Appraisal of real property.

 An appraisal of each parcel of real property which relates to a transaction subject to the provisions of section 20-329o to 20-329bb, inclusive, shall be made by the real property securities dealer or by an independent appraiser unless the purchaser of the obligation to which the parcel relates indicates on the form required by subsection (b) of section 20-329q, pursuant to subdivision (10) of said subsection, that the purchaser will obtain his own appraisal. An appraisal by the real property securities dealer or his agent made pursuant to this section shall be kept on file for four years.(1971, P.A. 603, S. 5; P.A. 98-10, S. 55.)History: P.A. 98-10 made technical changes.
CT Gen Stat § 20-329s (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 392 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons|Section 20-329s - Filing and approval of materials to be used by dealer.

 Every real property securities dealer shall file with the commission, ten days prior to use, true copies of all material which pertains to activities subject to sections 20-329o to 20-329bb, inclusive. The commission shall approve or disapprove such material within ten days of receiving such material. If the commission fails to give notice to the real property securities dealer of its disapproval of any such material within ten days of receiving such material, the commission shall be deemed to have approved such material. No real property securities dealer shall use any such material in any way after the commission gives notice in writing that such material contains any statement that is false or misleading or omits to state material information that is necessary to make any statement in such material complete and accurate.(1971, P.A. 603, S. 6; P.A. 98-10, S. 56.)History: P.A. 98-10 made technical changes.
CT Gen Stat § 20-329t (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 392 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons|Section 20-329t - Annual financial report.

 (a) Every real property securities dealer shall file with the commission, annually, a report containing financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, accompanied by an opinion thereon by a certified public accountant based upon an audit of the real property securities dealer's business subject to sections 20-329o to 20-329bb, inclusive, which is not materially restricted in scope. The report shall be filed with the commission within sixty days after the close of the period of the report unless, for good cause shown, the commission, in writing, extends the time for filing the report. The report shall include, but shall not be limited to: (1) The total number of sales, as principal or agent, subject to said sections during the period; (2) information relating to the receipt and disposition of all funds handled in connection with transactions subject to said sections; and (3) the total dollar volume of such sales.(b) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection, with the advice and assistance of the commission, may, by regulation adopted in accordance with chapter 54, require such additional information in such report as the commissioner may deem necessary.(c) In the event that a real property securities dealer fails to file a report pursuant to this section the commissioner may cause an audit to be made and shall charge and collect the cost of the audit from such dealer.(1971, P.A. 603, S. 7; P.A. 77-614, S. 238, 610; P.A. 98-10, S. 57; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)History: P.A. 77-614 amended Subsec. (b) to refer to information required by consumer protection commissioner with advice of real estate commission rather than to information required by the commission itself, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 98-10 made technical changes; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Consumer Protection with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004.
CT Gen Stat § 20-329u (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 392 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons|Section 20-329u - Desist order for violation. Appeal.

 Whenever the commission finds that (1) any person is violating the provisions of sections 20-329o to 20-329bb, inclusive, (2) any person is conducting business as a real property securities dealer or issuer in an unsafe or injurious manner, (3) the further sale of real property securities by any person under the provisions of said sections would be unfair, unjust or inequitable, or (4) the method used by any person in the sale of real property securities would work a fraud upon the purchasers, the commission may order such person to desist and refrain from violating the provisions of said sections or from further sales of real property securities. Any person aggrieved by any order issued by the commission under this section may appeal under section 20-329aa.(1971, P.A. 603, S. 8; P.A. 98-10, S. 58.)History: P.A. 98-10 made technical changes.
CT Gen Stat § 20-329v (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 392 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons|Section 20-329v - Permit to sell real property security required. Application.

 (a) No real property security shall be sold to the public without either the issuer or the real property securities dealer first obtaining a permit from the commission.(b) Each application for a permit to sell any real property securities shall be made in writing, on such forms and in such manner and accompanied by such evidence in support of such application as is prescribed by the commission. The commission may require such information with regard to the applicant as the commission deems desirable, with due regard to the paramount interests of the public as to the honesty, truthfulness, integrity and competency of the applicant. The Commissioner of Consumer Protection, with the advice and assistance of the commission, may, by regulation adopted in accordance with chapter 54, establish reasonable filing fees, which shall not be less than forty dollars. Such fees shall be deposited in the General Fund.(1971, P.A. 603, S. 9; P.A. 77-614, S. 239, 610; P.A. 89-251, S. 130, 203; P.A. 98-10, S. 59; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)History: P.A. 77-614 transferred power to regulate filing fees from real estate commission to commissioner of consumer protection, retaining commission in advisory role, deleted reference to use of fees to defray cost of processing applications and issuing permits and required deposit of moneys collected in general fund in Subsec. (b), effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 89-251 amended Subsec. (b) to establish a minimum filing fee of not less than $40; P.A. 98-10 made technical changes; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Consumer Protection with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004.
CT Gen Stat § 20-329w (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 392 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons|Section 20-329w - Issuance or denial of permit. Limitation of commission's authority. Hearing.

 (a) If the commission finds, in connection with an application filed under section 20-329v, that (1) the proposed plan of business of the applicant and the proposed sale of real property securities is fair, just and equitable, (2) the applicant intends to transact business fairly and honestly, and (3) the real property securities which the applicant proposed to sell are not such as, in the opinion of the commission will work a fraud upon the purchaser of such real property securities, the commission shall issue to the applicant a permit authorizing the applicant to sell such real property securities in such amounts and for such considerations and upon such terms and conditions as the commission may provide in the permit. If the commission does not make such findings, the commission shall deny the application, refuse the permit and notify the applicant in writing of its decision. The authority to issue a permit under this section shall not empower the commission to authorize the sale of notes or contracts under a plan which provides for the establishment of investment participation pools based upon such notes or contracts or authorize the issuance of certificates based upon notes or contracts being used as collateral for the certificates.(b) Any applicant aggrieved by the refusal of a permit under this section or the conditions of any permit issued under this section shall be given notice and afforded an opportunity for hearing as provided in the regulations adopted by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection.(1971, P.A. 603, S. 10, 11; P.A. 77-614, S. 240, 610; P.A. 98-10, S. 60; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)History: P.A. 77-614 deleted provision allowing aggrieved person to file for and receive a hearing within 30 days, substituting statement requiring notice and hearing as provided by regulations of consumer protection commissioner in Subsec. (b), effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 98-10 made technical changes; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Consumer Protection with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004.