{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-42-251","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-251","heading":"Violations. Lessee's right to minimum recovery, set-off and counterclaim. Attorney's fees and court costs.","body":"(a) A violation of any provision of sections 42-240 to 42-253, inclusive, shall be deemed an unfair or deceptive trade practice under subsection (a) of section 42-110b.\n(b) If a lessor violates any provision of sections 42-240 to 42-253, inclusive, with respect to any rent-to-own agreement, the lessee in such agreement may, recover from the person committing the violation, or may set-off or counterclaim in any action by such person, actual damages with a minimum recovery of two hundred fifty dollars, plus attorney's fees and court costs.","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_42-251","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":"ccbcdaefbcd623824ddc543b9b40417209d4ff6eedc8d1a3e4d10625f7dfa9a9","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-42-250","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-42-252"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}