Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-417a: Definitions.

As used in this section and sections 20-417b to 20-417j, inclusive:

(1) “Certificate” means a certificate of registration issued under section 20-417b;

(2) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Consumer Protection or any person designated by the commissioner to administer and enforce this section and sections 20-417b to 20-417j, inclusive;

(3) “Completion” means the stage of construction of a new home in which the new home construction contractor is in receipt of the certificate of occupancy for such new home issued by the municipality in which such new home is constructed;

(4) “Consumer” means (A) the buyer or prospective buyer, or the heir or designated representative of the buyer or prospective buyer, of any new home, or (B) the owner of property on which a new home is being or will be constructed, regardless of whether such owner obtains a building permit as the owner of premises affected pursuant to section 29-263;

(5) “Contract” means any agreement between a new home construction contractor and a consumer for the construction or sale of a new home or any portion of a new home prior to occupancy;

(6) “Engage in the business” means that the person engages in the business for the purpose of compensation or profit;

(7) “New home” means any newly constructed (A) single-family dwelling unit, (B) dwelling consisting of not more than two units, (C) unit, common element or limited common element in a condominium, as said terms are defined in section 47-68a, or (D) unit, common element or limited common element in a common interest community, as said terms are defined in section 47-202;

(8) “New home construction contractor” means any person who contracts with a consumer to construct or sell a new home or any portion of a new home prior to occupancy;

(9) “Person” means one or more individuals, partnerships, associations, corporations, limited liability companies, business trusts, legal representatives or any organized group of persons; and

(10) “Proprietor” means an individual who (A) has an ownership interest in a business entity that holds, or previously held, a certificate of registration issued under section 20-417b, and (B) has been found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have violated any provision of this chapter related to the conduct of a business entity holding a certificate or that has held a certificate issued under this chapter within two years of the effective date of entering into a contract with an owner harmed by the actions of such individual or business entity.