Connecticut new home construction contract
Publications from the CT Department of Consumer Protection:
- New Home Construction Fact Sheet (pdf)
- New Home Construction Guaranty Fund
- Consumer Complaints and the Real Estate Guaranty Fund
- New Home Construction Information for Consumers
- What consumers need to know about buying or selling real estate
- Homework for homebuyers
- Working with a Buyer's Agent
- Working with a Seller's Agent
- Real Estate Laws and Regulations
- Real Estate and Real Estate Appraisal - Information for Real Estate Professional, Brokers and Salespersons
- Occupational & Professional Licensing Division
Publication from the Connecticut Attorney General's Office:
- Formal Opinion 2007-025- Should statutory interest be assessed when a contractor enters into an agreement to repay the Home Improvement or New Home Construction Guaranty Funds pursuant to Sections 20-432, subsection (o), and 20-417i, subsection (n), of the Connecticut General Statutes?
- Homeowners Insurance FAQs
- What is Home Insurance?
OLR Research Reports - Office of Legislative Research
- Attorneys At Real Estate Closings In Connecticut - 2021-R-0222
Summarize state law requiring Connecticut real estate closings to be conducted by attorneys.
- Private Mortgage Insurance - 2021-R-0159
Explain how homeowners may cancel private mortgage insurance (PMI) on residential home mortgages under the federal Homeowners Protection Act (HPA).
- Home Improvement and New Home Builder Guaranty Fund Statistics - 2020-R-0324
Provides a brief overview of the Home Improvement and New Home Builder Guaranty funds and statistics for the last five fiscal years.
- Real Estate Conveyance Tax - 2020-R-0020
Explains Connecticut's real estate conveyance tax.This report updates OLR Report 2017-R-0107.
- New Home Construction Contractor Requirements - 2019-R-0233
Provides an overview of the law's new home construction contractor requirements and the New Home Construction Guaranty Fund.
- State-Sponsored First-Time Homebuyer Assistance Programs - 2023-R-0268
Briefly describes the state's homebuyer financial assistance programs, particularly for first-time homebuyers. This report updates OLR Report 2019-R-0037.
- Smoke Detector Requirements for Residential Dwellings - 2016-R-0163
Explains the smoke detector installation requirements for residential dwellings in state law.
- Home Improvement Guaranty Fund - 2015-R-0099
This report provides an overview of the Home Improvement Guaranty Fund, including fund-related statistics.
- Short Sales - 2013-R-0400
You asked for a summary of the potential impact of requiring banks to (1) set a floor on any given short sale price in Connecticut and (2) accept or reject offers above that threshold within a certain time period.
- Procedures for Installing Residential Renewable Energy Systems - 2011-R-0390
You asked for a description of the steps a homeowner would need to take to install a renewable energy system in order to reduce his or her dependence on the electric grid. This report focuses on photovoltaic (PV) systems with a capacity of ten kilowatts or less, the most common type of residential renewable energy system.
- Providing Information on Schools to Prospective Homebuyers - 2011-R-0375
You asked whether the law or the real estate industry code of ethics bars a realtor from comparing school systems when showing homes to prospective buyers.
- Statute of Limitations - Real Estate Sales -
2006-R-0585
You asked how long a residential real estate buyer has to file a lawsuit because the seller failed to disclose drainage or other related water problems.
- How Refinancing Affects Your Title
- Publication: Protecting the Title to Your Home
- Why Use an Attorney
- Title Insurance 101
- Real Estate Laws and Regulations Concerning the Conduct Of Appraisers, Brokers and Salespersons (pdf)
- 2023 Acts Affecting Housing and Real Estate
- 2021 Acts Affecting Housing and Real Estate
- 2019 Acts Affecting Housing and Real Estate
- 2018 Acts Affecting Real Estate
- 2018 Acts Affecting Housing
Selected Statutes:
- Chapter 827 - New Home Warranties
- Chapter 390 - Architects
- Chapter 392 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons
- Chapter 393 - Electricians, Plumbers, Solar, Heating, Piping and Cooling Contractors and Journeymen, Elevator and Fire Protection Sprinkler Craftsmen, Irrigation Contractors and Journeymen, and Gas Hearth Installer Contractors and Journeymen and Residential Stair Lift Technicians
- Chapter 396a - Interior Designers
- Chapter 399a - New Home Construction Contractors
