Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-103a
Apartment listing services to give receipt; refund provision. Violation. Enforcement
Section 42-103a is repealed.
General Statutes of Connecticut Chapter 734a — Regulation of Apartment Listing Services
Connecticut · statute · Conn. Gen. Stat. ch. 734a · 13 active provisions
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-103b
Definitions
As used in this chapter: (1) “Apartment” means any house or building or portion of a house or building which is rented, leased or hired out to be occupied as a home or residence by one or more persons; (2) “Apartment listing service” means any person who, in exchange for a fee, permits a customer to inspect or otherwis…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-103c
Registration. Application, fee and surety bond. Refusal to issue, revocation and suspension. Notice and hearing. Enforcement
(a) No person may engage in business as an apartment listing service without first obtaining a certificate of registration from the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, except that a person holding a valid real estate broker's license in this state shall not be required to obtain a certificate. (b) Any person seeking a…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-103d
Apartment listing services to deliver contract. Contents of contract. Notice required
No apartment listing service shall collect a fee prior to the delivery of a contract to the customer. Such contract shall state the name and address of the customer and the customer's specifications with respect to the kind of apartment sought including, but not limited to: (1) The town and the portion of the town requ…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-103e
Contents of listing
Each listing given to a customer by an apartment listing service shall include the following information: (1) The address of the apartment; (2) the number of rooms; (3) the number of bedrooms; (4) the monthly rental; (5) which, if any, utilities are included in the rental; (6) whether children are permitted; (7) whethe…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-103f
Prerequisites to issuance of listing
No apartment listing service shall give a listing to a customer unless (1) the apartment listing service has verified the availability of the apartment which is the subject of the listing within the preceding seventy-two hours, (2) the listing meets the specifications of the customer as set forth in the contract and (3…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-103g
Refund requirement. Claims against a surety bond
(a) An apartment listing service shall, upon written request, refund to a customer all moneys paid by him in excess of thirty dollars if he has not, at the expiration of the contract, rented an apartment through a listing furnished by such apartment listing service. Payment of any refund shall be made within fifteen da…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-103h
Apartment listing service to retain copies of documents
Each apartment listing service shall retain at its place of business duplicate copies of all contracts, receipts, requests for refunds and listings furnished to customers for a period of three years.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-103i
Written authorizations to be obtained before advertising availability
No apartment listing service shall advertise the availability of a specific apartment for rent without first obtaining the written authorization of the owner of such apartment or his authorized agent. All such written authorizations shall be retained at the place of business of the apartment listing service for a perio…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-103j
Prohibited acts
No apartment listing service shall: (1) Advertise the availability of a specific apartment for rent without having verified the availability of such apartment within twenty-four hours of the deadline time for submission of such advertisement for publication or dissemination; (2) falsely represent that it has listings m…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-103k
Violation of chapter deemed unfair or deceptive trade practice
A violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed an unfair or deceptive trade practice under subsection (a) of section 42-110b.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-103l
Regulations
The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54 to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-103m
Powers of commissioner
The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall have all of the powers and remedies conferred upon him under chapter 735a for the administration and enforcement of this chapter.