(a) A provision of a consumer lease may not:
(1) Authorize the holder to accelerate the maturity of all or part of the amount owing on the lease whenever the holder deems itself insecure;
(2) Require the lessee to execute an authorization to confess judgment or an assignment of wages; or
(3) Authorize the holder or another person to enter upon the lessee's premises or to commit a breach of the peace in the repossession of the goods.
(b) A provision prohibited by this section is unenforceable but does not otherwise affect the validity of the lease.
(P.A. 02-81, S. 19.)
History: P.A. 02-81 effective July 1, 2003.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices
Chapter 743aa - Consumer Leases
Section 42-390. - Short title: Consumer Leases Act.
Section 42-391. - Definitions.
Section 42-392. - Time of consummation. Expiration. Termination.
Section 42-393. - Scope. Exclusions. Sale incident to lease.
Section 42-394. - Characterization of lease. Applicability by agreement.
Section 42-396. - Waiver. Agreement to forego rights in settlement of claim.
Section 42-397. - Limitation on choice of law and venue.
Section 42-398. - Obligation of good faith.
Section 42-399. - Unconscionability.
Section 42-400. - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
Section 42-401. - Advertising.
Section 42-402. - Availability of sample lease form.
Section 42-403. - Disclosure. Form of consumer lease. Copy to lessee.
Section 42-404. - Insurance. Insurance disclosures.
Section 42-405. - Notice to guarantor.
Section 42-407. - Payment or trade-in pending approval of lease. Refund or return.
Section 42-408. - Prohibited lease provisions.
Section 42-409. - Security interest restricted. Security deposit.
Section 42-410. - Late fees. Delinquency and default charges. Attorney's fees.
Section 42-411. - Assignment of lease. Preservation of lessee's claims and defenses.
Section 42-413. - Open-end consumer lease.
Section 42-414. - Limit on insurance charges. Termination or replacement of insurance.
Section 42-415. - Rebate or discount for referrals.
Section 42-416. - Limitation on supplier's disclaimer of implied warranty.
Section 42-417. - Liability for gap amount on total loss of goods.
Section 42-418. - Lessee's default. Right to cure.
Section 42-419. - Repossession. Application of realized value. Electronic self help.
Section 42-420. - Determining realized value.
Section 42-421. - Early termination liability.
Section 42-422. - Reporting early termination to consumer reporting agency.
Section 42-423. - Excess wear and tear. Excess mileage.
Section 42-424. - Private remedies.
Section 42-425. - Reliance on lessee's representations.
Section 42-426. - Statute of limitations.
Section 42-427. - Limitations on private remedies.
Section 42-428. - Civil liability of assignees.
Section 42-429. - Effect of violation on rights of parties. Single recovery.
Section 42-430. - Administrative enforcement.
Section 42-431. - Administration.