Connecticut General Statutes

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-134a (2026)

Definitions

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As used in this chapter:

(a) “Home solicitation sale” means a sale, lease, or rental of consumer goods or services, whether under single or multiple contracts, in which the seller or his representative personally solicits the sale, including those in response to or following an invitation by the buyer, and the buyer's agreement or offer to purchase is made at a place other than the place of business of the seller. The term “home solicitation sale” does not include a transaction: (1) Made pursuant to prior negotiations in the course of a visit by the buyer to a retail business establishment having a fixed, permanent location where goods are exhibited or the services are offered for sale on a continuing basis; (2) in which the buyer has initiated the contact and the goods or services are needed to meet a bona fide immediate personal emergency of the buyer, and the buyer furnishes the seller with a separate dated and signed personal statement in the buyer's handwriting describing the situation requiring immediate remedy and expressly acknowledging and waiving the right to cancel the sale within three business days; (3) conducted and consummated entirely by mail or telephone and without any other contact between the buyer and the seller or its representative prior to delivery of the goods or performance of the services; (4) in which the buyer has initiated the contact and specifically requested the seller to visit his home for the purpose of repairing or performing maintenance upon the buyer's personal property. If in the course of such a visit, the seller sells the buyer the right to receive additional services or goods other than replacement parts necessarily used in performing the maintenance or in making the repairs, the sale of those additional goods or services shall not come within this exclusion; (5) pertaining to the sale or rental of real property, to the sale of insurance, to the sale of newspapers or to the sale of securities or commodities by a broker-dealer registered with the securities and exchange commission; (6) made pursuant to a home party plan sales and demonstration; or (7) in the case of consumer goods, other than magazine sales or subscriptions, where the purchase price, whether under single or multiple contracts, does not exceed twenty-five dollars.

(b) “Consumer goods or services” means goods or services purchased, leased, or rented primarily for personal, family, or household purposes, including courses of instruction or training regardless of the purpose for which they are taken.

(c) “Seller” means any person, partnership, corporation, limited liability company or association engaged in home solicitation sales of consumer goods or services.

(d) “Place of business” means the main or permanent branch office or local address of a seller.

(e) “Purchase price” means the total price paid or to be paid for the consumer goods or services, including all interest and service charges.

(f) “Business day” means any calendar day except Sunday or any of the following business holidays: New Year's Day, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

(P.A. 76-165, S. 1, 8; P.A. 95-79, S. 163, 189.)

History: P.A. 95-79 redefined “seller” to include a limited liability company, effective May 31, 1995.

Cited. 215 C. 336; 240 C. 58. Subsec. (a)(5): The real property exception to definition of “home solicitation sale” is not strictly limited to the sale or rental or real property, and a transaction is one “pertaining to the sale or rental of real property” if it is inextricably related to, or an integral adjunct or accessory to, the sale or rental, thus the sale, lease, or rental of consumers goods or services are excluded from the definition of a “home solicitation sale”. 340 C. 711.

Cited. 18 CA 463; 20 CA 625. Staging services agreement under which defendants leased furniture to make home more attractive for sale was exempt from provisions of section because it related to sale or rental of real property. 165 CA 305.

“Consumer goods and services” includes installation of driveway. 36 CS 271. Cited. Id., 506.

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 25 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1980–2022 · leading case: Meribear Prods., Inc. v. Frank, 340 Conn. 711 (Conn. 2021).

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Meribear Prods., Inc. v. Frank, 340 Conn. 711 (Conn. 2021). · cites it 26× “1 On appeal, the defendants claim that (1) the California judgment is unenforceable for lack of per- sonal jurisdiction, (2) the contract is unenforceable under the Home Solicitation Sales Act (HSSA), General Statutes § 42-134a et seq., and (3) the amount of dam- ages awarded by…”

A. Secondino & Son, Inc. v. LoRicco, 576 A.2d 464 (Conn. 1990). · cites it 8× “In addition, the defendant filed a counterclaim alleging that the plaintiffs failure to provide a written contract containing notice of the defendant’s cancellation rights violated the Home Improvement Act, the Home Solicitation Sales Act; General Statutes § 42-134a et seq.; and…”

Rizzo Pool Co. v. Del Grosso, 689 A.2d 1097 (Conn. 1997). · cites it 6× “’’General Statutes § 42-134a (a). That statute further defines consumer goods and services as “goods or services purchased .”

Meribear Prods., Inc. v. Frank, 140 A.3d 993 (Conn. App. Ct. 2016). · cites it 9× “The defendants argue that the agreement did not contain the notice of cancellation provisions required by the act, and that the court erroneously concluded that the parties' transaction was exempted as a home solicitation sale by General Statutes § 42-134a (a)(5). 13 We agree…”

Santa Fuel, Inc. v. Varga, 823 A.2d 1249 (Conn. App. Ct. 2003). · cites it 7× “, and (5) the transaction in question was not a home sohcitation sale governed by the Home Solicitation Sales Act, General Statutes § 42-134a et seq. We affirm the orders of the trial court.”

Habetz v. Condon, 618 A.2d 501 (Conn. 1992). · cites it 2× “General Statutes § 42-134a et seq. The requirements for the cancellation provision in such a contract are contained in General Statutes § 42-135a, which provides for a right to cancel a home solicitation sale transaction without penalty or obligation within three business days…”

Wadia Enter., Inc. v. Hirschfeld, 618 A.2d 506 (Conn. 1992). · cites it 2× “The defendants also alleged the following: (1) the contract violated the Home Solicitation Sales Act, General Statutes § 42-134a et seq.; (2) the plaintiff failed to perform all of its obligations under the contract, and has performed certain obligations in a defective manner;…”

Meribear Prods., Inc. v. Frank, 183 A.3d 1164 (Conn. 2018). · cites it 2× “The defendants jointly appealed from the judgment to the Appellate Court, claiming that (1) the California judgment was unenforceable against George Frank because he did not have sufficient minimum contacts with California for its court to exercise personal jurisdiction over…”

Dougan v. Dougan, 970 A.2d 131 (Conn. App. Ct. 2009). · cites it 4× “Accordingly, the court's findings as to the parties' intentions must be taken from its interpretation of the contractual provisions.”

Sidney v. DeVries, 559 A.2d 1145 (Conn. App. Ct. 1989). · cites it 4× “General Statutes § 42-134a et seq. The plaintiffs did not specially plead General Statutes § 20-429 (a) of the Home Improvement Act.”

Rizzo Pool Co. v. Del Grosso, 657 A.2d 1087 (Conn. 1995). · cites it 2× “” General Statutes § 42-134a et seq. General Statutes § 42-135a provides in relevant part: “notice in sales AGREEMENT.”

Wadia Enter., Inc. v. Hirschfeld, 604 A.2d 1339 (Conn. App. Ct. 1992). · cites it 2× “contains a notice of the owners’ cancellation rights in accordance with the provisions of the [Home Solicitation Sales Act, General Statutes § 42-134a et seq.].” General Statutes *167 § 42-135a requires that home solicitation sales contracts contain specific language that…”

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