{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-42-396","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-396","heading":"Waiver. Agreement to forego rights in settlement of claim.","body":"(a) Except as otherwise permitted by sections 42-270 to 42-271a, inclusive, and 42-390 to 42-434, inclusive, a lessee may waive or agree to forego rights, benefits or remedies under sections 42-270 to 42-271a, inclusive, and 42-390 to 42-434, inclusive, only in settling a dispute or collection claim.\n(b) A settlement in which a lessee agrees to forego a right, benefit or remedy under sections 42-270 to 42-271a, inclusive, and 42-390 to 42-434, inclusive, is invalid if the court finds that the settlement was unconscionable when made.","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_42-396","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":"acaf2afe09d6ca81c585056323c85b0b4ecca0017eee392a726cc5e5d3dad258","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-42-395","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-42-397"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}