Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 393 - Electricians, Plumbers, Solar, Heating, Piping and Cooling Contractors and Journeymen, Elevator and Fire Protection Sprinkler Craftsmen, Irrigation Contractors and Journeymen, Gas Hearth Installer Contractors and Journeymen and Resident...
Section 20-338d. - Requirements for contracts to perform work on a private residence.

(a) No contract to perform work on a private residence, as defined in section 20-419, by a contractor licensed pursuant to this chapter or any person who owns or controls a business engaged to provide the work or services licensed under the provisions of this chapter by persons licensed for such work, shall be valid or enforceable against an owner, as defined in section 20-419, unless it: (1) Is in writing; (2) is signed by the owner and the contractor or business; (3) contains the entire agreement between the owner and the contractor or business; (4) contains the date of the transaction; (5) contains the name and address of the contractor and the contractor's license number or, in the case of a business, the name of the business owner, partner or limited liability member and the phone number and address of the business, partnership or limited liability company; (6) contains the name and license number of any licensees performing the work, provided the name and the license number of a licensee may be amended in writing during the term of the contract; (7) contains a notice of the owner's cancellation rights in accordance with the provisions of chapter 740; and (8) contains a starting date and completion date.

(b) Each change in the terms and conditions of a contract specified in subsection (a) of this section shall be in writing and shall be signed by the owner and contractor or business, except that the commissioner may, by regulations adopted pursuant to chapter 54, dispense with the necessity for complying with such requirement.
(P.A. 21-37, S. 23.)
History: P.A. 21-37 effective January 1, 2022.

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