Connecticut § 42-242 Prohibited provisions.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 42-242 — Prohibited provisions.

Connecticut § 42-242

Title 42Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices

Ch. 743iConsumer Rent-to-Own Agreements

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-242 (2026).

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(a)A rent-to-own agreement shall not contain a provision requiring:

(1)A garnishment of wages, a power of attorney to confess a judgment or an assignment of wages;

(2)Authorization to the lessor or a person acting on the lessor's behalf to unlawfully enter upon the lessee's premises or to commit any breach of the peace in attempting to repossess the rented property;

(3)The lessee to waive any defense, counterclaim or right of action against the lessor or a person acting on the lessor's behalf as the lessor's agent;

(4)The lessee to agree not to assert against a lessor or against an assignee of the lessor a claim or defense arising out of the agreement.

(b)A lessor may not require a lessee to authorize the lessor or a person acting on the lessor's behalf to unlawfully enter upon the l

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(a) A rent-to-own agreement shall not contain a provision requiring: (1) A garnishment of wages, a power of attorney to confess a judgment or an assignment of wages; (2) Authorization to the lessor or a person acting on the lessor's behalf to unlawfully enter upon the lessee's premises or to commit any breach of the peace in attempting to repossess the rented property; (3) The lessee to waive any defense, counterclaim or right of action against the lessor or a person acting on the lessor's behalf as the lessor's agent; (4) The lessee to agree not to assert against a lessor or against an assignee of the lessor a claim or defense arising out of the agreement. (b) A lessor may not require a lessee to authorize the lessor or a person acting on the lessor's behalf to unlawfully enter upon the lessee's premises or to commit any breach of the peace in attempting to repossess the rented property.