{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-42-393","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-393","heading":"Scope. Exclusions. Sale incident to lease.","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) to (e), inclusive, of this section, sections 42-270 to 42-271a, inclusive, and 42-390 to 42-434, inclusive, apply to a consumer lease.\n(b) Sections 42-270 to 42-271a, inclusive, and 42-390 to 42-434, inclusive, do not apply to a consumer lease unless the lessor has leased goods under a consumer lease more than five times in the preceding calendar year or more than five times in the current calendar year.\n(c) Sections 42-270 to 42-271a, inclusive, and 42-390 to 42-434, inclusive, do not apply to a lease of:\n(1) A safe deposit box;\n(2) Goods incidental to a lease of real property under which the lessee: (A) Has no liability for the value of the goods at the end of the lease period except for abnormal wear and use; and (B) has no option to purchase the goods; or\n(3) Goods incidental to a contract for the sale of goods or services.\n(d) If a transaction that is predominantly a consumer lease includes an incidental sale of goods, services or other benefits, including accessories, insurance, an extended warranty, a maintenance agreement or a service contract, the incidental sale is not subject to sections 36a-770 to 36a-788, inclusive, 42-100b, 42-100c and 42-125aa to 42-125cc, inclusive.\n(e) A provision in a consumer lease for payment of governmental, license or registration fees; taxes related to the lease; or an amount necessary to discharge a security interest in, a lien on, or a debt with respect to, property traded in, or to satisfy an obligation owed on a previous lease, does not make the payment subject to sections 36a-555 to 36a-573, inclusive, 36a-675 to 36a-685, inclusive, 36a-770 to 36a-788, inclusive, 42-100b, 42-100c and 42-125aa to 42-125cc, inclusive.","path":["TITLE 42. BUSINESS, SELLING, TRADING AND COLLECTION PRACTICES","CHAPTER 743aa*. CONSUMER LEASES","PART I. SHORT TITLE. DEFINITIONS. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_743aa.htm#sec_42-393","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":"57fce2eff4bd29d8b8daa17d3daf0583ded09dd356737913d91917cb7782aec7","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-42-392","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-42-394"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}