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2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 392 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons › Section 20-325m. - Real estate brokers to retain certain real estate transaction records.

Any real estate broker licensed under the provisions of this chapter who engages in the real estate business, as defined in section 20-311, shall retain the following records for a period of not less than seven years after any real estate transaction closes, all funds held in escrow for such transaction are disbursed or the listing agreement or buyer or tenant representation agreement expires, whichever occurs later: (1) All purchase contracts, leases, options, written offers or counteroffers drafted by such broker or on behalf of such broker; (2) the listing agreement or buyer or tenant representation agreement, any extensions of or amendments to such agreements and any disclosures or agreements required pursuant to sections 20-325a to 20-325l, inclusive; and (3) all canceled checks, unused checks, checkbooks and bank statements for any escrow or trust account maintained pursuant to section 20-324k. Such records may be retained in any format, electronic or otherwise, capable of producing an accurate copy in paper format of the original document.
(P.A. 06-12, S. 1.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 392 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons › Section 20-326. - Report to Governor.

The commission shall submit to the Governor, as provided in section 4-60, a report of its official acts under this chapter. The commission shall keep a record of proceedings and orders pertaining to the matters under its jurisdiction and of licenses granted, refused, suspended or revoked by the commission and of all reports sent to its office. The commission shall furnish without charge, for official use only, certified copies of licenses and documents relating to such licenses, to officials of the state or any municipality in this state, to officials of any other state and to any court in this state. Any certified copy of any document or record of the commission, attested as a true copy by the chairman of the commission, shall be competent evidence in any court of this state of the facts contained in such copy.
(1953, S. 2351d; September, 1957, P.A. 11, S. 13; P.A. 90-332, S. 27, 32; P.A. 93-354, S. 21, 54; P.A. 94-36, S. 41, 42; P.A. 98-10, S. 37.)
History: P.A. 90-332 amended section to differentiate between the newly created real estate appraisal commission and the existing real estate 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.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 392 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons › Section 20-327. - Employees.

Section 20-327 is repealed.
(1953, S. 2353d; 1967, P.A. 460, S. 11; P.A. 80-205, S. 5.)
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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 United States Environmental Protection Agency, the National Response Center, the United States 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; P.A. 22-34, S. 28.)
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); P.A. 22-34 made technical changes in Subsec. (b).
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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”.
2023 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.
2023 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”.
2023 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.
2023 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”.
2023 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.)
2023 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.
2023 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.)
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.
2023 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”.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.