The following definitions shall apply in this chapter:
(a) Consumer. A “consumer” is an individual who borrows, leases, buys or obtains money, property or services under a written agreement.
(b) Consumer contract. A written agreement is a “consumer contract,” if:
(1) A consumer enters into the agreement primarily for personal, family or household purposes; and
(2) The agreement is one in which the consumer: (A) Borrows up to twenty-five thousand dollars or receives up to twenty-five thousand dollars in credit from a person who lends money or extends credit in the ordinary course of business; or (B) agrees to pay up to twenty-five thousand dollars to buy or lease personal property or services from a person who is acting in the ordinary course of business; or (C) leases any residential dwelling.
(P.A. 79-532, S. 1.)
Cited. 240 C. 58.
Cited. 18 CA 329.
Notes of Decisions
Rizzo Pool Co. v. Del Grosso, 689 A.2d 1097 (Conn. 1997).
· cites it 10× “The plaintiff further argued that because the contract at issue did not fall within the definition of a consumer contract found in General Statutes § 42-151 (b), 5 the defendants were not entitled to attorney’s fees under § 42-150bb.”
Romanczak v. AvalonBay Communities, Inc., 998 A.2d 272 (Conn. App. Ct. 2010).
· cites it 4× “The complaint also alleged that the lease is a consumer contract pursuant to General Statutes § 42-151 (b). 2 Moreover, it was alleged that on April 11, 2005, the defendant caused a notice to quit to be served on the plaintiffs, and on April 20, 2005, the defendant brought a…”
Bank of New York v. Bell, 23 A.3d 121 (Conn. Super. Ct. 2011).
· cites it 6× “In construing that section, the Appellate Court referred to General Statutes § 42-151 for the definition of a consumer contract.”
Liapes v. Beaulieu, 557 A.2d 934 (Conn. App. Ct. 1989).
· cites it 2× “General Statutes § 42-151 defines the terms consumer and consumer contract: “(a) Consumer.”
Sechler-Hoar v. Trust u/w of Gladys G. Hoart, No. 3:17-cv-01968 (D. Conn. Jan. 21, 2020).
· cites it 5× “Consumer Contract Claim (Count Thirty-Nine) In Count Thirty-Nine, Joan alleges that the Defendants have violated Connecticut’s consumer contract statute, Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-151 , et seq. The Defendants move to dismiss this count because the Plaintiff fails to satisfy any of…”
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