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”.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices
Chapter 742b - Construction Contracts
Section 42-158i. - Definitions.
Section 42-158k. - Retainage limitation. Payment by owner. Time limits.
Section 42-158m. - Adjudication of disputes in this state.
Section 42-158n. - Required job site postings.
Section 42-158o. - Surety obligations.
Section 42-158q. - Escrow account exclusions.
Section 42-158r. - Enforcement of retainage and adjudication in this state.