{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-42-242","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-242","heading":"Prohibited provisions.","body":"(a) A rent-to-own agreement shall not contain a provision requiring:\n(1) A garnishment of wages, a power of attorney to confess a judgment or an assignment of wages;\n(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;\n(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;\n(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.\n(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.","path":["TITLE 42. BUSINESS, SELLING, TRADING AND COLLECTION PRACTICES","CHAPTER 743i. CONSUMER RENT-TO-OWN AGREEMENTS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_743i.htm#sec_42-242","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:14Z","sha256":"f24e1e40c8bb2cf2b8883027782bda42f66ff3d39dfea2921f5705c73ad61e56","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-42-241","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-42-243"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}