Sec. 42-426. Statute of limitations. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 42-426. Statute of limitations. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) to (d), inclusive, of this section, an action under sections 42-424 to 42-431, inclusive, may not be commenced more than three years after the termination of the lease that is the subject of the action.

      (b) A class action under sections 42-424 to 42-431, inclusive, may not be commenced more than three years after the occurrence of the violation that is the subject of the action.

      (c) An action for a violation of section 42-402, 42-403 or 42-404 may not be commenced more than three years after the date of the consummation of the lease.

      (d) A lessee's claim for actual or statutory damages under sections 42-424 to 42-431, inclusive, may be raised by way of recoupment in an action by the holder on the lease without regard to the periods specified in subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of this section.

      (P.A. 02-81, S. 37.)

      History: P.A. 02-81 effective July 1, 2003 (Revisor's note: In Subsec. (d), the reference to "subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of this act" was codified by the Revisors as "subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of this section" for accuracy).