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CT Gen Stat § 42a-2A-605 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42a - Uniform Commercial Code|Article 2A - Leases|Section 42a-2A-605 - Excuse by failure of presupposed conditions.

 (a) Subject to section 42a-2A-604 and subsection (b) of this section, delay in performance or nonperformance by the lessor or supplier is not a default under the lease contract if performance as agreed has been made impracticable by:(1) The occurrence of a contingency the nonoccurrence of which was a basic assumption on which the lease contract was made; or(2) Compliance in good faith with any applicable foreign or domestic governmental statute, regulation or order, whether or not such statute, regulation or order later proves to be invalid.(b) A party claiming excuse under subsection (a) of this section shall seasonably notify the other party that there will be delay or nonperformance. If a finance lessor claims excuse under subsection (a) of this section, the finance lessor shall seasonably notify both the lessor and the lessee that there will be delay or nonperformance. If the claimed excuse affects only a part of the lessor's or supplier's capacity to perform, the lessor or supplier shall also allocate production and deliveries among its customers in a manner that is fair and reasonable and notify the lessee of the estimated quota made available. In allocating production and deliveries, the lessor or supplier may include regular customers not then under contract as well as its own requirements for further manufacture.(P.A. 02-131, S. 51.)
CT Gen Stat § 42a-2A-606 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42a - Uniform Commercial Code|Article 2A - Leases|Section 42a-2A-606 - Procedure on notice claiming excuse.

 (a) A party that receives notice of a material or indefinite delay in performance or an allocation permitted under section 42a-2A-307 or 42a-2A-605 as to any delivery concerned, or of a breach of the whole lease contract under subsection (c) of section 42a-2A-726, by notice in a record may:(1) Terminate and thereby discharge any unexecuted portion of the lease contract; or(2) Except in a finance lease that is not a consumer lease, modify the lease contract by agreeing to take the available allocation in substitution under section 42a-2A-605 or by accepting the goods with due allowance from the rent payable for the balance of the lease period for the deficiency as provided in section 42a-2A-604.(b) If, after receipt of a notice under section 42a-2A-604 or 42a-2A-605, a party does not terminate or modify the lease contract within a reasonable time, not exceeding thirty days, the lease contract is terminated with respect to any performance affected.(c) This section may be varied by agreement only to the extent that the parties have assumed a different obligation under sections 42a-2A-604 and 42a-2A-605.(P.A. 02-131, S. 52.)
CT Gen Stat § 42a-2A-607 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42a - Uniform Commercial Code|Article 2A - Leases|Section 42a-2A-607 - Irrevocable promises: Finance leases.

 (a) In a finance lease that is not a consumer lease, the lessee's promises under the lease contract become irrevocable and independent upon the lessee's acceptance of the goods.(b) A promise that has become irrevocable and independent under subsection (a) of this section:(1) Is effective and enforceable between the parties and by or against third parties including assignees of the parties; and(2) Is not subject to cancellation, termination, modification, repudiation, excuse or substitution without the consent of the party to which the promise runs.(c) This section does not affect the validity under any other law of a covenant in any lease agreement making the lessee's promises irrevocable and independent upon the lessee's acceptance of the goods.(P.A. 02-131, S. 53.)
CT Gen Stat § 42a-2A-701 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42a - Uniform Commercial Code|Article 2A - Leases|Section 42a-2A-701 - Subject to general limitations.

 The remedies of the lessee, lessor and other protected persons under this article are subject to the general limitations and principles stated in sections 42a-2A-702 to 42a-2A-715, inclusive.(P.A. 02-131, S. 54.)
CT Gen Stat § 42a-2A-703 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42a - Uniform Commercial Code|Article 2A - Leases|Section 42a-2A-703 - Notice after default.

 Except as otherwise provided in this article or the lease agreement, a lessor or lessee in default under a lease contract is not entitled to notice of default or notice of enforcement from the other party.(P.A. 02-131, S. 56.)
CT Gen Stat § 42a-2A-704 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42a - Uniform Commercial Code|Article 2A - Leases|Section 42a-2A-704 - Remedies in general.

 (a) In accordance with section 42a-1-305, the remedies provided in this article must be liberally administered with the purpose of placing the aggrieved party in as good a position as if the other party had fully performed.(b) Unless the lease contract provides for liquidated damages enforceable under section 42a-2A-710 or a limited remedy enforceable under section 42a-2A-711, an aggrieved party may not recover that part of a loss resulting from a default that could have been avoided by reasonable measures under the circumstances. The burden of establishing that reasonable measures under the circumstances were not taken is on the defaulting party.(c) The rights and remedies provided in this article are cumulative, but a party may not recover more than once for the same injury.(d) This article does not impair a remedy for breach of an obligation or promise collateral or ancillary to a lease contract.(P.A. 02-131, S. 57; P.A. 05-109, S. 27.)History: P.A. 05-109 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing reference to Sec. 42a-1-106 with reference to Sec. 42a-1-305 to conform to revisions made to article 1 by the same act.
CT Gen Stat § 42a-2A-705 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42a - Uniform Commercial Code|Article 2A - Leases|Section 42a-2A-705 - Measurement of damages in general.

 If a default occurs, the aggrieved party may recover compensation for the loss resulting in the ordinary course from the default as determined under sections 42a-2A-716 to 42a-2A-737, inclusive, or as determined in any reasonable manner, together with incidental damages and consequential damages, less expenses and costs saved as a result of the default.(P.A. 02-131, S. 58.)
CT Gen Stat § 42a-2A-706 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42a - Uniform Commercial Code|Article 2A - Leases|Section 42a-2A-706 - Incidental damages.

 Incidental damages resulting from a default under a lease contract include compensation for any commercially reasonable charges, expenses or commissions with respect to:(1) Inspection, receipt, transportation, care or custody of identified goods which are the subject of the default;(2) Stopping delivery or shipment;(3) Effecting cover, return or disposition of the goods;(4) Reasonable efforts otherwise to minimize or avoid the consequences of default; and(5) Effectuating other remedies after the default or otherwise dealing with the goods.(P.A. 02-131, S. 59.)
CT Gen Stat § 42a-2A-707 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42a - Uniform Commercial Code|Article 2A - Leases|Section 42a-2A-707 - Consequential damages.

 Consequential damages resulting from a default include compensation for:(1) Any loss resulting from the aggrieved party's general or particular requirements and needs of which the defaulting party at the time of contracting had reason to know and which could not reasonably be prevented; and(2) Injury to person or property proximately resulting from any breach of warranty.(P.A. 02-131, S. 60.)
CT Gen Stat § 42a-2A-708 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42a - Uniform Commercial Code|Article 2A - Leases|Section 42a-2A-708 - Specific performance.

 (a) The court may enter a decree for specific performance if the goods or the agreed performance of the defaulting party are unique or in other proper circumstances. In a lease other than a consumer lease, the court may enter a decree for specific performance if the parties have agreed to such remedy. However, even if the parties agree to specific performance, the court may not enter a decree for specific performance if the breaching party's sole remaining contractual obligation is the payment of money.(b) The decree for specific performance may include terms and conditions as to payment of the rent, damages or other relief the court considers just.(P.A. 02-131, S. 61.)
CT Gen Stat § 42a-2A-709 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42a - Uniform Commercial Code|Article 2A - Leases|Section 42a-2A-709 - Cancellation; effect.

 (a) An aggrieved party may cancel a lease contract if the conditions of section 42a-2A-716 or 42a-2A-724 are satisfied or the agreement so provides, unless there is a waiver of the default or the right to cancel under section 42a-2A-302 or there is a right to cure the default under section 42a-2A-729.(b) Upon cancellation, the lessee is subject to the same obligations and duties with respect to goods in the lessee's possession or control as the lessee would be if the lessee had rejected a nonconforming tender and remained in control of the goods of the lessor or if the lease contract had terminated according to its own terms.(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (e) of this section, upon cancellation, all obligations that are still executory on both sides are discharged.(d) The obligations surviving cancellation include:(1) A right based on previous default or performance of the lease contract;(2) Any term limiting disclosure of information;(3) An obligation to return or dispose of goods;(4) A term establishing a choice of law or forum;(5) A term creating an obligation to arbitrate or otherwise resolve disputes by alternative dispute resolution procedures;(6) A term limiting the time for commencing an action or for providing notice;(7) A remedy for breach of the whole lease contract or any unperformed balance;(8) Any other right, remedy or obligation stated in the agreement as surviving cancellation to the extent enforceable under law other than this article; and(9) Other rights, remedies or limitations if under the circumstances their survival is necessary to achieve the purposes of the parties.(e) Unless a contrary intention clearly appears, language of cancellation, rescission or avoidance of the lease contract, or similar language, is not a renunciation or discharge of any claim in damages for an antecedent default.(P.A. 02-131, S. 62.)
CT Gen Stat § 42a-2A-710 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42a - Uniform Commercial Code|Article 2A - Leases|Section 42a-2A-710 - Liquidation of damages; deposits.

 (a) Damages for default or any other act or omission, including indemnity for loss or diminution of anticipated tax benefits or loss or damage to the lessor's residual interest, may be liquidated in the lease agreement but only at an amount or by a formula that is reasonable in light of either the actual loss or the then anticipated loss caused by the default or other act or omission. If a term fixing liquidated damages is unenforceable under this subsection, the aggrieved party may pursue the remedies provided in this article. A term that does not liquidate damages but attempts to limit damages available to the aggrieved party must be evaluated under section 42a-2A-712.(b) If the lessor justifiably withholds delivery of goods or stops performance because of the lessee's default or insolvency, the lessee is entitled to restitution of the amount by which the sum of payments exceeds the amount to which the lessor is entitled under a term fixing liquidated damages in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, except that, in the case of a consumer lease, the lessor is entitled to the lesser of such restitution amount or five hundred dollars.(c) The lessee's right to restitution under subsection (b) of this section is subject to setoff to the extent that the lessor establishes a right to recover damages under the provisions of this article other than subsection (a) of this section and to the extent of the amount or value of any benefits received by the lessee directly or indirectly by reason of the lease contract.(P.A. 02-131, S. 63.)
CT Gen Stat § 42a-2A-711 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42a - Uniform Commercial Code|Article 2A - Leases|Section 42a-2A-711 - Contractual modification of remedy.

 (a) Except as otherwise provided in this article, the lease agreement may include rights and remedies for default in addition to or in substitution for those provided in this article and may, except in a consumer lease, limit or alter the measure of damages recoverable under this article.(b) Resort to a remedy provided under this article or in the lease agreement is optional unless the remedy is expressly agreed to be exclusive. If circumstances cause an exclusive or limited remedy to fail of its essential purpose, or provision for an exclusive remedy is unconscionable, remedies may be pursued as provided in this article.(c) Consequential damages may be liquidated under section 42a-2A-710, or may otherwise be limited, altered or excluded unless the limitation, alteration or exclusion is unconscionable. Limitation, alteration or exclusion of consequential damages for injury to the person in the case of consumer goods is prima facie unconscionable, but limitation, alteration or exclusion of damages where the loss is commercial is not prima facie unconscionable.(d) This article does not impair rights and remedies on default by the lessor or the lessee with respect to any obligation or promise collateral or ancillary to the lease contract.(P.A. 02-131, S. 64.)
CT Gen Stat § 42a-2A-712 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42a - Uniform Commercial Code|Article 2A - Leases|Section 42a-2A-712 - Remedies for misrepresentation or fraud.

 Remedies for material misrepresentation or fraud include all remedies available under this article for nonfraudulent default. Rescission or a claim for rescission of a lease contract or rejection or return of the goods does not bar and is not inconsistent with a claim for damages or other remedy.(P.A. 02-131, S. 65.)
CT Gen Stat § 42a-2A-713 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42a - Uniform Commercial Code|Article 2A - Leases|Section 42a-2A-713 - Proof of market rent.

 (a) Damages based on market rent are determined according to the rent for the use of the goods concerned for a lease term identical to the remaining period of the original lease agreement and prevailing at the times specified in sections 42a-2A-721 and 42a-2A-735.(b) If evidence of rent for the use of the goods concerned for a period identical to the remaining period of the original lease agreement and prevailing at the times or places described in this article is not readily available, the following rules apply:(1) The rent prevailing within any reasonable time before or after the time described may be used.(2) The rent prevailing at any other place or for a different lease period which in commercial judgment or usage of trade is a reasonable substitute may be used, making proper allowance for the difference, including the cost of transporting the goods to or from the other place.(3) Evidence of a relevant rent prevailing at another time or place or for a lease period other than the period described in this section offered by one party is not admissible unless the party has given the other party notice that the court finds sufficient to prevent unfair surprise.(c) If the prevailing rent or value of goods regularly leased in any established market is in dispute, reports in official publications or trade journals or in newspapers, periodicals or other means of communication in general circulation and published as the reports of such market, are admissible in evidence. The circumstances of the preparation of such a report may affect the weight of the evidence but not its admissibility.(P.A. 02-131, S. 66.)
CT Gen Stat § 42a-2A-714 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42a - Uniform Commercial Code|Article 2A - Leases|Section 42a-2A-714 - Liability of third parties for injury to goods.

 (a) If a third party deals with goods identified to a lease contract and causes actionable injury to the goods, the lessor has a right of action against the third party, and the lessee has a right of action against the third party, if the lessee:(1) Has a security interest in the goods;(2) Has an insurable interest in the goods; or(3) Bears the risk of loss under the lease contract or has, since the injury, assumed such risk as against the lessor and the goods have been converted or destroyed.(b) If, at the time of the injury, the plaintiff did not bear the risk of loss as against the other party to the lease contract and there is no arrangement between them for disposition of the recovery, any recovery or settlement is subject to the plaintiff's interest as fiduciary for the other party to the lease contract.(c) Either party with the consent of the other may maintain an action for the benefit of a concerned party.(P.A. 02-131, S. 67.)
CT Gen Stat § 42a-2A-715 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42a - Uniform Commercial Code|Article 2A - Leases|Section 42a-2A-715 - Statute of limitations.

 (a) An action for default under a lease contract, including breach of warranty or indemnity, must be commenced within four years after the right of action has accrued. Except in a consumer lease or an action for indemnity, the original lease agreement may reduce the period of limitations to not less than one year.(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, a right of action accrues when the act or omission on which the default or breach of warranty is based is or should have been discovered by the aggrieved party. A right of action for indemnity accrues when the act or omission on which the claim for indemnity is based is or should have been discovered by the indemnified party.(c) If an action commenced within the applicable period of limitation is terminated but a remedy by another action for the same default or breach of warranty or indemnity is available, the other action may be commenced after the expiration of the time limitation and within six months after the termination of the first action unless the termination resulted from voluntary discontinuance or from dismissal for failure to prosecute.(d) This section does not alter the law on tolling of the statute of limitations and does not apply to a right of action that accrued before October 1, 2002.(P.A. 02-131, S. 68.)
CT Gen Stat § 42a-2A-716 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42a - Uniform Commercial Code|Article 2A - Leases|Section 42a-2A-716 - Lessor's remedies in general.

 (a) If the lessee wrongfully rejects or revokes acceptance of goods or fails to make a payment when due or repudiates with respect to a part or the whole, the lessee is in default under the lease contract with respect to any goods involved, and with respect to all of the goods if under an installment lease contract the value of the whole lease contract is substantially impaired, and the lessor may do one or more of the following:(1) Withhold delivery of the goods and take possession of goods previously delivered;(2) Stop delivery of the goods by any carrier or bailee under subsection (b) of section 42a-2A-719;(3) Proceed under section 42a-2A-718 with respect to goods still unidentified to the lease contract or unfinished;(4) Obtain specific performance under section 42a-2A-708 or recover the rent under section 42a-2A-722;(5) Dispose of the goods and recover damages under section 42a-2A-720 or retain the goods and recover damages under section 42a-2A-721;(6) Recover incidental and consequential damages under sections 42a-2A-706 and 42a-2A-707;(7) Cancel the lease contract under section 42a-2A-709;(8) Recover liquidated damages under section 42a-2A-710;(9) Enforce limited remedies under section 42a-2A-711;(10) Recover damages under section 42a-2A-705; or(11) Exercise any other rights or pursue any other remedies provided in the lease agreement.(b) If the lessor does not fully exercise a right or obtain a remedy to which the lessor is entitled under subsection (a) of this section, the lessor may recover the loss resulting in the ordinary course of events from the lessee's default as determined in any reasonable manner, together with incidental damages, less expenses avoided as a result of the lessee's default.(c) If the lessee is otherwise in default under a lease contract, the lessor may exercise the rights and pursue the remedies provided in the lease agreement, which may include a right to cancel the lease. In addition, except as otherwise provided in the lease agreement:(1) If the default substantially impairs the value of the lease contract to the lessor, the lessor may exercise the rights and pursue the remedies under subsection (a) or (b) of this section; or(2) If the default does not substantially impair the value of the lease contract to the lessor, the lessor may recover under subsection (b) of this section.(P.A. 02-131, S. 69.)
CT Gen Stat § 42a-2A-717 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42a - Uniform Commercial Code|Article 2A - Leases|Section 42a-2A-717 - Lessor's right to possession of goods.

 (a) Upon a default by the lessee under a lease contract of the type described in subsection (a) or subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of section 42a-2A-716 or, if agreed, upon other default by the lessee, the lessor may take possession of the goods. If the lease agreement so provides, the lessor may require the lessee to assemble the goods and make them available to the lessor at a place to be designated by the lessor which is reasonably convenient to both parties. Without removal, the lessor may render unusable any goods employed in trade or business and may dispose of goods on the lessee's premises.(b) A lessor may proceed under subsection (a) of this section without judicial process if it can be done without breach of the peace, or the lessor may proceed by judicial process.(P.A. 02-131, S. 70.)
CT Gen Stat § 42a-2A-718 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 42a - Uniform Commercial Code|Article 2A - Leases|Section 42a-2A-718 - Lessor's right to identify goods to lease contract despite default or to salvage unfinished goods.

 (a) Upon default by the lessee under the lease contract of the type described in subsection (a) or subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of section 42a-2A-716 or, if agreed, after other default by the lessee, the lessor may:(1) Identify to the lease contract conforming goods not already identified if they are in the lessor's or supplier's possession or control at the time the lessor learned of the default; and(2) Dispose of goods that are shown to have been intended for the particular lease contract even if such goods are unfinished.(b) If goods are unfinished at the time of default, an aggrieved lessor or the supplier, in the exercise of reasonable commercial judgment for the purposes of minimizing loss and of effective realization, may complete the manufacture and wholly identify the goods to the lease contract, cease manufacture and lease, sell or otherwise dispose of the goods for scrap or salvage value, or proceed in any other reasonable manner.(P.A. 02-131, S. 71.)