(a) A rent-to-own agreement shall not contain a provision requiring:(1) A garnishment of wages, a power of attorney to confess a judgment or an assignment of wages;(2) Authorization to the lessor or a person acting on the lessor's behalf to unlawfully enter upon the lessee's premises or to commit any breach of the peace in attempting to repossess the rented property;(3) The lessee to waive any defense, counterclaim or right of action against the lessor or a person acting on the lessor's behalf as the lessor's agent;(4) The lessee to agree not to assert against a lessor or against an assignee of the lessor a claim or defense arising out of the agreement.(b) A lessor may not require a lessee to authorize the lessor or a person acting on the lessor's behalf to unlawfully enter upon the lessee's premises or to commit any breach of the peace in attempting to repossess the rented property.(P.A. 91-162, S. 3, 18.)
Connecticut Legal Code
§ 42.242
Connecticut Title 42 — Connecticut law
Source: https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_743i.htm#sec_42-242· Version 2026