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CT Gen Stat § 42-158l (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 742b - Construction Contracts|Section 42-158l - Clauses waiving right to claim mechanic's lien or claim against a payment bond void.

 (a) Any provision in a construction contract or any periodic lien waiver issued pursuant to a construction contract that purports to waive or release the right of a contractor, subcontractor or supplier engaged to perform services, perform labor or furnish materials under the construction contract to (1) claim a mechanic's lien, or (2) make a claim against a payment bond, for services, labor or materials which have not yet been performed and paid for shall be void and of no effect.(b) Notwithstanding any provision of subsection (a) of this section, this section shall not be construed to prohibit (1) the subordination of a mechanic's lien to the lien of a mortgage or security interest, or (2) the enforcement of an agreement to subordinate a mechanic's lien to the lien of a mortgage or security interest.(P.A. 99-153, S. 4.)
CT Gen Stat § 42-158m (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 742b - Construction Contracts|Section 42-158m - Adjudication of disputes in this state.

 Any provision in a construction contract for the performance of work on a construction site located in this state that purports to require that any dispute arising under the construction contract be mediated, arbitrated or otherwise adjudicated in or under the laws of a state other than Connecticut shall be void and of no effect, regardless of whether the construction contract was executed in this state.(P.A. 99-153, S. 5; P.A. 11-149, S. 2.)History: P.A. 11-149 substituted “mediated, arbitrated or otherwise adjudicated” for “adjudicated”.
CT Gen Stat § 42-158n (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 742b - Construction Contracts|Section 42-158n - Required job site postings.

 At or before the commencement of any work under a construction contract, the owner shall post and maintain in a conspicuous place at the construction site (1) the name and address of the owner and any agent authorized to accept service of a certificate of mechanic's lien on behalf of the owner in any action, suit or proceeding for the enforcement of any obligation of the owner arising out of the construction contract, (2) the volume and page number of the land records of the town in which such property is located, and (3) if a payment bond exists, the name and address of the surety that issued the payment bond.(P.A. 99-153, S. 6.)
CT Gen Stat § 42-158o (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 742b - Construction Contracts|Section 42-158o - Surety obligations.

 No surety shall be obligated to include in the payment of a bond issued by such surety any interest, costs, penalties or attorneys' fees imposed on the principal of such bond under any provision of sections 42-158i to 42-158o, inclusive, or 49-33 or subsection (a) of section 52-249, unless the terms of the bond expressly reference said sections and subsection and state that such surety is obligated to pay such interest, costs, penalties or attorneys' fees.(P.A. 99-153, S. 9.)
CT Gen Stat § 42-158p (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 742b - Construction Contracts|Section 42-158p - Retainage escrow accounts. Monthly reports. Combining accounts. Termination of accounts. Fees and expenses. Form and provision of account. Failure to deposit or release retainage. Acceptance of securities.

 An escrow account shall be established for all retainage, subject to the following:(a) An escrow account shall be established in state or national banks domiciled in this state or in savings and loan associations domiciled in this state.(b) The owner shall provide a monthly report to the contractor as to the value of the retainage being held in the escrow account and any additions to or payments from the escrow account. Upon request by a subcontractor, the contractor shall make such monthly report available for review by the subcontractor. Withdrawals from the escrow account shall be made only subject to approval of the owner.(c) If the owner has entered into more than one construction contract with the same contractor requiring the maintenance of escrow accounts, the owner may elect to combine the amounts held as retainage under each contract into one or more escrow accounts or may establish a separate escrow account for each contract.(d) The escrow account shall be terminated upon substantial or final completion of all work in accordance with the terms of the construction contract and full payment to the contractor.(e) All fees and expenses related to maintaining the escrow account shall be paid by the owner.(f) The form and provisions of the escrow account shall be included in all solicitations for construction services and shall be provided to the contractor and subcontractor prior to entering into a contract with the owner. Upon request by a subcontractor, the contractor shall make such form and provisions available for review by the subcontractor. Failure to comply with the provisions of this subsection shall not give rise to a defense to the enforcement of a contract.(g) If an owner fails to deposit retainage that is withheld or to release retainage as required by public act 03-167*, the owner shall pay to the contractor an additional one and one-half per cent of the amount not deposited or released for each month or fraction of a month, until the retainage amount is paid in full.(h) An owner may accept securities in lieu of retainage from a contractor and a contractor may accept securities in lieu of retainage from a subcontractor.(i) For the purposes of this section, “owner” means “owner”, as defined in subdivision (1) of section 42-158i.(P.A. 03-167, S. 6.)*Note: Public act 03-167 is entitled “An Act Concerning Retainage, the New Home Construction Act, the Home Improvement Contractor Act and the Home Solicitation Sales Act”. (See Reference Table captioned “Public Acts of 2003” in Volume 16 which lists the sections amended, created or repealed by the act.)History: P.A. 03-167 effective January 1, 2004.
CT Gen Stat § 42-158q (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 742b - Construction Contracts|Section 42-158q - Escrow account exclusions.

 The provisions of section 42-158p do not apply to construction contracts for residential property containing four or fewer dwelling units or to construction contracts of less than twenty-five thousand dollars total value or to construction contracts relating to any public building or public work of the state or a municipality or other political subdivision of the state.(P.A. 03-167, S. 7.)History: P.A. 03-167 effective January 1, 2004.
CT Gen Stat § 42-158r (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 742b - Construction Contracts|Section 42-158r - Enforcement of retainage and adjudication in this state.

 In an action to enforce the provisions of section 42-158k, 42-158m or 42-158p, a court may award court costs and reasonable attorney's fees to the prevailing party.(P.A. 03-167, S. 9.)History: P.A. 03-167 effective January 1, 2004.
CT Gen Stat § 42-158aa (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 742c - Refuse Removal or Disposal Contracts|Section 42-158aa - Refuse removal or disposal contracts. Renewal. Conditions. Exceptions.

 (a) No provision of a contract for refuse removal or disposal which states that the term of such contract shall be deemed renewed for a specified additional period of time shall be enforceable unless the person against whom such provision is to be enforced initialed or signed a conspicuous statement immediately following such provision, stating, in boldface type at least twelve points in size: “I acknowledge that this contract contains an AUTOMATIC RENEWAL provision.” The provisions of this subsection apply to written contracts and shall also apply to contracts meeting the requirements of the Connecticut Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, sections 1-266 to 1-286, inclusive.(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to: (1) Any contract in which the automatic renewal period specified is thirty-one days or less and can be cancelled at any time without penalty or damages, or (2) a written contract subject to the provisions of section 42-126b.(P.A. 07-215, S. 1.)History: P.A. 07-215 effective October 1, 2007, and applicable to contracts entered into on and after that date.
CT Gen Stat § 42-159 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 743 - Self-Service Storage Facilities|Section 42-159 - Definitions.

 As used in this chapter:(1) “Self-service storage facility” means any real property designed and used for the renting or leasing of individual self-contained units of storage space to occupants who are to have access to such units for storing and removing personal property only, and not for residential purposes. A self-service storage facility and an owner are not a warehouse, as defined in section 42a-7-102, except that if an owner issues a document of title, as defined in section 42a-1-201, for the personal property stored, the owner and the occupant are subject to the provisions of article 7 of the Uniform Commercial Code and the provisions of this chapter do not apply.(2) “Owner” means the owner, operator, lessor, or sublessor of a self-service storage facility, his or her agent, or any other person authorized by him or her to manage the facility or to receive rent from an occupant under a rental agreement.(3) “Occupant” means a person, or the sublessee, successor, or assignee of a person, entitled to the use of a storage unit at a self-service storage facility under a rental agreement, to the exclusion of others.(4) “Rental agreement” means any written agreement or lease that establishes or modifies the terms, conditions, rules or any other provisions concerning the use and occupancy of a unit in a self-service storage facility.(5) “Personal property” means movable property not affixed to land and includes, but is not limited to, goods, merchandise, household items and motor vehicles.(6) “Last-known address” means a postal or electronic address provided by the occupant in the latest rental agreement or a postal or electronic address provided by the occupant in a subsequent written notice of a change of address.(7) “Default” means failure to perform any obligation or duty imposed by a rental agreement or by this chapter.(P.A. 81-428, S. 1; P.A. 04-64, S. 75; P.A. 09-187, S. 45; P.A. 13-13, S. 1.)History: P.A. 04-64 amended Subdiv. (1) by replacing reference to “warehouseman” with reference to “warehouse” and making technical and conforming changes; P.A. 09-187 redefined “personal property” in Subdiv. (5) to include motor vehicles, effective January 1, 2010; P.A. 13-13 made technical changes in Subdiv. (2) and redefined “last known address” by adding “postal or electronic” re address in Subdiv. (6), effective July 1, 2013.Cited. 194 C. 129.
CT Gen Stat § 42-161 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 743 - Self-Service Storage Facilities|Section 42-161 - Satisfaction of lien. Notice to occupant and holders of security interest.

 (a) No owner may satisfy the lien provided for in section 42-160 unless he or she complies with the procedure set forth in this chapter.(b) The owner shall notify the occupant and any person who has filed a valid security interest in such property with the Secretary of the State of his or her intention to satisfy the lien with a written notice which shall be delivered in person or sent by electronic mail or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last-known address of the occupant. If the owner sends notice by electronic mail to the occupant, a statement shall be included in such electronic mail, indicating that opening of such electronic mail is acceptance of such notice by the occupant pursuant to this section.(c) If the owner sends electronic notice to the occupant pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, the owner shall send such notice to the occupant by registered or certified mail pursuant to said subsection if the owner has not received confirmation, not later than seven days after sending the electronic notice, that the occupant has opened the electronic notice.(P.A. 81-428, S. 3; P.A. 13-13, S. 3.)History: P.A. 13-13 amended Subsec. (a) to make a technical change, amended Subsec. (b) to add provisions re notice by electronic mail and make a technical change, and added Subsec. (c) re procedure if owner has not received confirmation that occupant opened electronic notice, effective July 1, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 42-162 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 743 - Self-Service Storage Facilities|Section 42-162 - Contents of notice.

 The notice required by section 42-161 shall contain the following information: (1) An itemized statement of the owner's claim showing the amount due at the time of the notice and the date the amount became due; (2) a description of the personal property subject to the lien sufficient to permit its identification, except that any container including but not limited to a trunk, valise or box that is locked, fastened, sealed, or tied in a manner which hinders immediate access to its contents may be described as such without describing its contents; (3) a notice of denial of access to the personal property by the occupant if such denial is permitted under the terms of the rental agreement, such notice to provide the name, street address and telephone number of the owner whom the occupant may contact; (4) a demand for payment within a specified time not less than fourteen days after delivery of the notice; and (5) a conspicuous statement that unless the amount due is paid within the sixty days after default the owner will advertise the personal property for sale or disposition and will sell or otherwise dispose of such personal property, the time and place of such sale or disposition to be specified in the notice.(P.A. 81-428, S. 4.)
CT Gen Stat § 42-163 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 743 - Self-Service Storage Facilities|Section 42-163 - Sale or disposition of property; where held.

 Any sale or other disposition of the personal property of the occupant shall conform to the terms of the notice as provided in section 42-162 and shall be held at the self-service storage facility or at the nearest suitable place convenient to where such personal property is stored or held.(P.A. 81-428, S. 5.)
CT Gen Stat § 42-164 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 743 - Self-Service Storage Facilities|Section 42-164 - Advertisement of, and time for sale. Allocation of proceeds.

 (a) After the expiration of the time given in the notice for the occupant to pay the amount due, if the owner wishes, he may place an advertisement of the sale or other disposition of the personal property in a newspaper of substantial circulation in the municipality where the self-service storage facility is located. Such advertisement shall be published at least twice within a period not less than ten days preceding the date of such sale or other disposition. The advertisement shall include: (1) A description of the personal property subject to the lien according to the requirements of section 42-162; (2) the name of the occupant, the address of the self-service storage facility, the unit number, if any, of the storage space where the personal property is located; and (3) the time, place and manner of the sale or other disposition.(b) Such sale or other disposition of the personal property shall not take place sooner than ten days after the first publication of the advertisement nor sixty days after the date of default.(c) If there is no newspaper of substantial circulation in the municipality in which the self-service storage facility is located, the advertisement shall be posted at least ten days before the date of the sale or other disposition of the personal property in not less than six conspicuous places in the neighborhood where the self-service storage facility is located.(d) The proceeds of a sale under this section shall be allocated to pay the expenses of such sale, then to the holder of any lien or security interest having priority over that of such owner, then to the owner.(P.A. 81-428, S. 6.)
CT Gen Stat § 42-165 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 743 - Self-Service Storage Facilities|Section 42-165 - Redemption of property by occupant or holder of security interest.

 At any time prior to the sale or other disposition of the personal property subject to the lien, the occupant, or any person who proves a valid security interest in such personal property, may pay the amount due necessary to satisfy the lien along with reasonable expenses incurred under section 42-164 and redeem such personal property. Upon receipt of payment, the owner shall return the personal property and have no further liability to any person in respect to such personal property.(P.A. 81-428, S. 7.)
CT Gen Stat § 42-166 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 743 - Self-Service Storage Facilities|Section 42-166 - Rights of purchaser in good faith.

 A purchaser in good faith of personal property sold to satisfy the lien provided for in section 42-160 takes the property free of any rights of persons against whom the lien was valid, despite noncompliance by the owner with the requirements of this chapter.(P.A. 81-428, S. 8.)
CT Gen Stat § 42-167 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 743 - Self-Service Storage Facilities|Section 42-167 - Disposition of balance of proceeds following satisfaction of lien.

 In the event of a sale of personal property subject to such a lien, the owner may satisfy his lien from the proceeds of the sale but shall hold the balance, if any, for delivery on demand to the occupant or any other party having an interest. If the occupant or such other party does not claim the balance of the proceeds within two years of the date of sale, it shall become the property of the owner.(P.A. 81-428, S. 9.)
CT Gen Stat § 42-168 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 743 - Self-Service Storage Facilities|Section 42-168 - Other remedies of parties not impaired.

 Nothing in this chapter shall impair or affect the right of parties to create liens by special contract or agreement, nor shall it impair or affect other liens arising at common law, in equity or by any other provision of the general statutes, nor shall it impair or affect any other rights affecting debtors and creditors allowed by law.(P.A. 81-428, S. 10.)
CT Gen Stat § 42-280 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 743|l| - Diet Programs|Section 42-280 - Definitions.

 As used in sections 42-280 to 42-283, inclusive:(1) “Diet company” means any person, except a hospital, engaged in the business of selling a product or service, the primary purpose of which is to cause weight loss in the person who uses the product or service, but does not include (A) any retailer whose sales of the diet product or service is less than fifty per cent of the total sales of the establishment, or (B) any health club or other business whose primary focus is on fitness;(2) “Consumer” means a person who uses a diet company to cause weight loss; and(3) “Diet program” means any service offered by a diet company to a consumer, the purpose of which is to reduce the weight of the consumer primarily through a restricted diet.(P.A. 96-126, S. 1; P.A. 97-105, S. 1.)History: P.A. 97-105 added definition of “diet program” as Subdiv. (3).
CT Gen Stat § 42-281 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 743|l| - Diet Programs|Section 42-281 - Prohibited activities.

 A diet company shall not:(1) Make any written representation regarding the safety of any diet program providing less than one thousand calories per day unless the diet company provides conspicuous disclosure that a physician is monitoring the program for health risks;(2) Misrepresent the likelihood that the consumer will regain all or a significant portion of the initial weight loss;(3) Represent the success of consumers in achieving weight loss or maintaining weight control unless the diet company possesses and relies upon competent and reliable scientific evidence substantiating the representation and the diet company uses a representative sampling of consumers who have properly used the product or service for more than two weeks, but not including consumers who were unable to use the product or service for the period of time recommended by the diet company due to illness, pregnancy or change of residence;(4) Represent that weight loss will be maintained for an extended period of time unless the diet company has evidence from a representative sampling of consumers who have properly used the diet company's product or service for more than two weeks, but not including consumers who were unable to use the product or service for the period of time recommended by the diet company due to illness, pregnancy or change of residence, that weight loss was maintained by at least two-thirds of such consumers of such diet company's product or service for at least two years after such time period; or(5) Represent that weight loss will be maintained permanently unless the diet company has evidence from a representative sampling of consumers who have properly used the diet company's product or service for more than two weeks, but not including consumers who were unable to use the product or service for the period of time recommended by the diet company due to illness, pregnancy or change of residence, that weight loss was maintained by a majority of the consumers for a period of time which is either (A) recognized by experts in the field of obesity or (B) demonstrated by competent and reliable survey evidence, as being of sufficient length to constitute a reasonable basis for predicting permanent weight loss.(P.A. 96-126, S. 2; P.A. 97-105, S. 2.)History: P.A. 97-105 amended Subdivs. (3), (4) and (5) by adding provision re use of product or service for more than two weeks, but not including consumers unable to use the product or service due to illness, pregnancy or change of residence.
CT Gen Stat § 42-283 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 743|l| - Diet Programs|Section 42-283 - Unfair trade practices.

 A violation of sections 42-280 to 42-282, inclusive, shall be deemed an unfair or deceptive trade practice under subsection (a) of section 42-110b.(P.A. 96-126, S. 4.)
CT Gen Stat § 42-170 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices|Chapter 743a - Bulk Transfers By Restaurants and Other Food-Dispensing Establishments (Repealed)|Section 42-170 - Bulk transfers by restaurants and other food-dispensing establishments.

 Section 42-170 is repealed.(P.A. 82-13; P.A. 93-107, S. 4.)