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CT Gen Stat § 20-327a (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 20-327a - Periodic publication of information and material.

 The Department of Consumer Protection, at the request of the commission, may periodically compile and publish a bulletin containing information and material relating to the commission, its functions and licenses and other information and material relating to the real estate industry that may be of help and interest to licensees in their service of the public. The commission may also request the department to publish such information and material in any established periodical published in the state if, in the opinion of the commission, such form of publication would ensure the widest dissemination of such information and material to licensees and the public.(1971, P.A. 363; P.A. 77-614, S. 231, 610; P.A. 88-329, S. 12, 15; P.A. 90-332, S. 28, 32; P.A. 93-354, S. 22, 54; P.A. 94-36, S. 41, 42; P.A. 98-10, S. 38; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(d); P.A. 04-169, S. 17; 04-189, S. 1.)History: P.A. 77-614 transferred responsibility for publishing bulletin and other information from real estate commission to department of consumer protection and made publication contingent upon request of the commission, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 88-329 authorized the department of consumer protection to publish material relating to the real estate appraisal industry at the request of the real estate commission, effective July 1, 1989; P.A. 90-332 amended section to include references to the real estate appraisal commission; P.A. 93-354 deleted references to real estate appraisal commission, effective in accordance with Sec. 20-528; P.A. 94-36 changed effective date of P.A. 93-354 but without affecting this section; 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of Consumer Protection with Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp.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.
CT Gen Stat § 20-327c (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 20-327c - Credit due purchaser at closing if report not furnished. Exception. Civil action for nondisclosure of certain defects.

 (a) On or after January 1, 1996, every agreement to purchase residential real estate, for which a written residential condition report is, or written residential condition reports are, required pursuant to section 20-327b, shall include a requirement that the seller credit the purchaser with the sum of five hundred dollars at closing should the seller fail to furnish the written residential condition report or reports as required by sections 20-327b to 20-327e, inclusive.(b) (1) No seller who credits a purchaser pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall, by reason of such credit, be excused from disclosing to the purchaser any defect in the residential real estate if such defect:(A) Is subject to disclosure pursuant to section 20-327b;(B) Is within the seller's actual knowledge of such residential real estate; and(C) Significantly impairs (i) the value of such residential real estate, (ii) the health or safety of future occupants of such residential real estate, or (iii) the useful life of such residential real estate.(2) A purchaser may, without limiting any other remedies available to the purchaser, bring a civil action in the judicial district in which the residential real estate is located to recover actual damages from a seller who fails to disclose any defect described in subdivision (1) of this subsection to such purchaser.(P.A. 95-311, S. 2, 5; P.A. 12-122, S. 2; P.A. 19-192, S. 6.)History: P.A. 95-311 effective January 1, 1996; P.A. 12-122 changed credit amount from $300 to $500, effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 19-192 designated existing provisions re credit as Subsec. (a), added Subsec. (b) re disclosure of certain defects and civil actions, and made technical changes, effective January 1, 2020.
CT Gen Stat § 20-327d (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 20-327d - No new implied or express warranties created. Seller not required to secure inspections, tests or other methods of determining condition of property.

 No provision of section 20-327b or 20-327c: (1) Shall be construed to create any new implied or express warranties on behalf of the seller of the property; or (2) shall be construed to require the seller of the property to secure inspections, tests or other methods of determining the physical conditions of the property.(P.A. 95-311, S. 3, 5.)History: P.A. 95-311 effective January 1, 1996.
CT Gen Stat § 20-327e (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 20-327e - Seller's representations construed to extend to his actual knowledge only.

 The representations made by the seller pursuant to section 20-327b or 20-327c shall be construed only to extend to the seller's actual knowledge of the property and no constructive knowledge shall be imputed to the seller.(P.A. 95-311, S. 4, 5.)History: P.A. 95-311 effective January 1, 1996.
CT Gen Stat § 20-327f (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 20-327f - Notice re existence of hazardous waste facilities. Liability not imposed by section. Seller and licensee not required to participate in compiling list of facilities.

 (a) With respect to a contract for the sale of a one-to-four family residential real property, if the seller provides written notice to the purchaser, prior to, or upon, entering into the contract, of the availability of the lists of hazardous waste facilities pursuant to section 22a-134f, the seller and any real estate licensee shall be deemed to have fully satisfied any duty to disclose the presence of all hazardous waste facilities, as defined in section 22a-134f even if: (1) The list required to be submitted pursuant to section 22a-134f has not been submitted, (2) the list has not been received or made available as required in section 22a-134f, or (3) there is an error, omission or inaccuracy in the list.(b) With respect to a contract for the sale of a one-to-four family residential real property, if the seller provides written notice to the purchaser, prior to, or upon, entering into the contract, of the availability of information concerning environmental matters from the federal Environmental Protection Agency, the National Response Center, the Department of Defense and third-party providers, the seller and any real estate licensee shall be deemed to have fully satisfied any duty to disclose environmental matters concerning properties other than the property that is the subject of the contract.(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to impose liability on a seller or real estate licensee for failing to disclose the existence of hazardous waste facilities, as defined in section 22a-134f or information concerning environmental matters as specified in subsection (b) of this section.(d) No seller or real estate licensee shall be required to compile, or contribute to the compilation of, in whole or in part, the list required pursuant to section 22a-134f.(P.A. 02-122, S. 1; P.A. 08-186, S. 6.)History: P.A. 08-186 added new Subsec. (b) re written notice provided by seller to purchaser re availability of information concerning environmental matters from certain entities and third-party providers and redesignated existing Subsecs. (b) and (c) as new Subsecs. (c) and (d).
CT Gen Stat § 20-327g (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 20-327g - Notice of list of properties upon which hunting or shooting sports regularly take place. Liability not imposed by section.

 (a) With respect to a contract for the sale of a one-to-four family residential real property, if the seller provides written notice to the purchaser, prior to, or upon, entering into the contract, that a list of local properties upon which hunting or shooting sports regularly take place may be available at the office of the town clerk, the seller and any real estate licensee shall be deemed to have fully satisfied any duty to disclose the presence of local properties upon which hunting or shooting sports regularly take place, even if (1) the list is not available at the office of the town clerk, or (2) there is an error, omission or inaccuracy in the list.(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to impose liability on a seller or real estate licensee for failing to disclose the existence of properties upon which hunting or shooting sports regularly take place.(c) No seller or real estate licensee shall be required to compile, or contribute to the compilation of, in whole or in part, the list of properties upon which hunting or shooting sports regularly take place.(P.A. 07-214, S. 6.)History: P.A. 07-214 effective July 1, 2007.See Sec. 7-32k re list of properties upon which hunting and shooting sports take place maintained by town clerks.
CT Gen Stat § 20-327h (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 20-327h - Notice re housing discrimination and fair housing laws.

 (a) On or before July 1, 2016, the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities shall create a one-page disclosure form, written in plain language and in an easily readable and understandable format, containing information on housing discrimination and federal and state fair housing laws, and make such disclosure form available to the public on the Internet web site for the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities. Said commission shall review and update this disclosure form as necessary.(b) Commencing sixty days after the date on which the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities makes a disclosure form available pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, each person who offers a residential property containing two or more units in the state for sale, exchange or for lease with option to buy shall attach a photocopy, duplicate original, facsimile transmission or other exact reproduction or duplicate of such disclosure form, signed by the prospective purchaser, to any purchase agreement, option or lease containing a purchase option, at the time of closing.(c) Failure on the part of the person who offers the property for sale, exchange or lease with option to buy to attach the disclosure form required by subsection (b) of this section shall not void an otherwise valid purchase agreement, option or lease containing a purchase option.(P.A. 16-16, S. 1.)History: P.A. 16-16 effective May 6, 2016.
CT Gen Stat § 20-328 (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 20-328 - Regulations.

 The Commissioner of Consumer Protection, with advice and assistance from the commission, may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, relating to the form and manner of filing applications for licenses under this chapter and the manner in which licensed real estate brokers and licensed real estate salespersons shall conduct the real estate business.(1953, S. 2357d; 1963, P.A. 101; P.A. 77-614, S. 232, 610; P.A. 88-329, S. 13, 15; P.A. 90-332, S. 29, 32; P.A. 91-229, S. 15, 19; P.A. 93-354, S. 23, 54; P.A. 94-36, S. 41, 42; P.A. 98-10, S. 40; P.A. 03-71, S. 4; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)History: 1963 act provided for making of regulations re manner of conducting real estate business; P.A. 77-614 amended section to transfer responsibility for regulations concerning filing of license applications and manner of conducting real estate business from commission to consumer protection commissioner, retaining commission in an advisory role and to delete regulations re issuance, suspension and revocation of licenses and re hearings from purview of section and to delete power to enforce regulations, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 88-329 authorized the commissioner of consumer protection to adopt regulations relating to license applications for real estate appraisers and residential appraisers, and required the commissioner to adopt regulations to establish uniform standards of appraisal practice, effective July 1, 1989; P.A. 90-332 amended section to include references to the real estate commission and the real estate appraisal commission and to add provisions re certification for general certified and residential certified appraisers; P.A. 91-229 deleted all references to general certified and residential certified appraisers and added a provision requiring that regulations relating to appraisal content standards shall be as provided by federal regulations; P.A. 93-354 deleted provisions re commissioner's regulatory authority over real estate appraisers, effective in accordance with Sec. 20-528; P.A. 94-36 changed effective date of P.A. 93-354 but without affecting this section; P.A. 98-10 made technical changes; P.A. 03-71 deleted “such reasonable” and “as the commissioner deems necessary” re adoption of regulations; 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.Cited. 177 C. 515.Real estate broker may maintain action for commission even though there was no written listing agreement as required by regulation. 26 CS 193.
CT Gen Stat § 20-329aa (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 20-329aa - Appeal.

 Any person aggrieved by any decision or order of the commission under sections 20-320o to 20-329bb, inclusive, may appeal from such decision or order in accordance with the provisions of section 4-183.(1971, P.A. 603, S. 15; P.A. 76-436, S. 437, 681; P.A. 77-603, S. 83, 125; 77-614, S. 243, 610; P.A. 98-10, S. 63.)History: P.A. 76-436 replaced court of common pleas with superior court and added reference to judicial district, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 77-603 and 77-614 deleted reference to appeals respecting regulations of commission, reflecting transfer of regulation power to consumer protection commissioner and replaced detailed appeal provisions with statement requiring that appeals be made in accordance with Sec. 4-183; P.A. 98-10 made technical changes.
CT Gen Stat § 20-329bb (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 20-329bb - Exemptions.

 (a) The provisions of sections 20-329o to 20-329bb, inclusive, shall not apply to any securities dealer who is not engaged in the offering for sale of any real property securities.(b) Any real property securities dealer who is required to be licensed and to obtain a permit under the provisions of said sections shall be exempt from the provisions of sections 36a-380 to 36a-386, inclusive, 36a-395 to 36a-399, inclusive, 36a-535 to 36a-546, inclusive, and 36b-2 to 36b-34, inclusive.(c) The provisions of said sections shall not apply to transactions involving a promissory note or notes, the payment of which is secured in whole or in part by a mortgage deed or deeds.(1971, P.A. 603, S. 16; P.A. 85-613, S. 55, 154; P.A. 10-141, S. 31.)History: P.A. 85-613 made technical change in Subsec. (b); P.A. 10-141 amended Subsec. (b) by replacing reference to Sec. 36b-33 with reference to Sec. 36b-34, effective June 7, 2010.Cited. 3 CA 675.
CT Gen Stat § 20-329c (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 20-329c - Secretary as agent for service of process; bond; license required.

 Except as provided in section 20-329b, no subdivision or lot, parcel, unit or interest in any subdivision shall in any way be offered or disposed of in this state by any person or broker until: (1) Such person or broker has appointed in writing the Secretary of the State and his or her successors in office to be such person's or broker's attorney, upon whom all process, in any action or proceeding against such person or broker, may be served. Such person or broker shall agree in such written appointment that any process against such person or broker which is served on the Secretary of the State shall be of the same legal force and validity as if served on such person or broker and that such appointment shall continue in force as long as any liability remains outstanding against such person or broker in this state. Such written appointment shall be acknowledged before an officer authorized to take acknowledgments of deeds and shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of the State, and copies certified by the Secretary of the State shall be sufficient evidence of such appointment and agreement; (2) such person or broker has posted with the Department of Consumer Protection such bond, in favor of the state, as the department may require with surety in such amount as the department may in its discretion determine. No bond which may be required under sections 20-329a to 20-329m, inclusive, shall be accepted for filing unless it is with a surety company authorized to do business in this state. Any person aggrieved by an act of the principal named in such bond in violation of the provisions of this chapter may proceed on such bond against the principal or surety therein, or both, to recover damages; and (3) such person or broker has received a license under section 20-329f. Any person or broker violating the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than one thousand dollars and not more than five thousand dollars for each offense.(1969, P.A. 697, S. 3; P.A. 98-10, S. 44; P.A. 07-217, S. 88; P.A. 13-196, S. 29.)History: P.A. 98-10 made technical changes; P.A. 07-217 made technical changes, effective July 12, 2007; P.A. 13-196 replaced references to commission with references to Department of Consumer Protection or department in Subdiv. (2), effective June 21, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 20-329cc (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 20-329cc - “Nonmaterial fact concerning real property” defined.

 As used in sections 20-329cc to 20-329ff, inclusive, a “nonmaterial fact concerning real property” means a fact, set of facts or circumstance surrounding real estate which includes, but is not limited to: (1) The fact that an occupant of real property is or has been infected with a disease on the list of reportable diseases, emergency illnesses and health conditions issued by the Commissioner of Public Health pursuant to section 19a-2a; or (2) the fact that the property was at any time suspected to have been the site of a death or felony.(P.A. 90-141, S. 1; P.A. 04-39, S. 1; P.A. 11-242, S. 23.)History: P.A. 04-39 substituted definition of “nonmaterial fact concerning real property” for definition of “psychologically impacted”; P.A. 11-242 amended Subdiv. (1) by substituting “list of reportable diseases, emergency illnesses and health conditions” for “list of reportable diseases”.
CT Gen Stat § 20-329d (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 20-329d - Submission of documents, promotional plan and advertising materials to department. Filing fees.

 Any person or broker proposing to offer or dispose of any subdivision or lot, parcel, unit or interest therein in this state shall first submit to the department (1) such particulars and details of the subdivision or lots, parcels, units or other interest in any subdivision to be offered or to be disposed of as the department may by regulation require, including but not limited to a prospectus, property report or offering statement embodying all the terms relative to the offering and disposition, (2) a narrative description of the promotional plan for the disposition of the subdivided lands together with copies of all advertising material which has been prepared for public distribution by any means of communications, (3) a completed license application in such form as the department may require, and (4) a filing fee of three hundred dollars for each subdivision to be offered or disposed of. The fee for filing a consolidation or an additional number of lots not included in the initial filing shall be three hundred dollars.(1969, P.A. 697, S. 4; 1971, P.A. 488, S. 3; P.A. 73-22, S. 2; 73-564, S. 2; P.A. 89-251, S. 129, 203; P.A. 00-21, S. 3; P.A. 13-196, S. 30.)History: 1971 act replaced “sales prospectus” in Subdiv. (1) with “prospectus, property report or offering statement” and specified that filing fee in Subdiv. (3) applies to each subdivision; P.A. 73-22 inserted new Subdiv. (2) requiring submission of narrative description of promotional plan and copies of advertising material, renumbering former Subdivs. (2) and (3) accordingly; P.A. 73-564 added provision re fee for filing consolidation or additional lots not included in initial filing; P.A. 89-251 increased the filing fees from $100 to $300; P.A. 00-21 substituted “for” for “in respect of” in Subdiv. (4); P.A. 13-196 changed “commission” to “department”, effective June 21, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 20-329dd (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 20-329dd - Nonmaterial fact concerning real property. No disclosure required. No cause of action.

 (a) The existence of a nonmaterial fact concerning real property is not a material fact that must be disclosed in a real estate transaction.(b) No cause of action shall arise against an owner of real estate, the owner's agent or any agent of the transferee for the failure to disclose a nonmaterial fact concerning real property to the transferee.(P.A. 90-141, S. 2; P.A. 97-172; P.A. 04-39, S. 2.)History: P.A. 97-172 amended Subsec. (b) to include any agent of the transferee; P.A. 04-39 replaced provisions re psychological impact with references to “a nonmaterial fact concerning real property” and, in Subsec. (b), substituted “the owner's” for “his or her”.