HIC Required Contract Provisions

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-429

No home improvement contract is valid or enforceable against an owner unless it is in writing, signed by the owner and the contractor, contains the entire agreement, contains the date of the transaction, contains the contractor's name, address, and registration number, contains a notice of the owner's cancellation rights under chapter 740, contains a starting and completion date, is entered into by a registered salesman or registered contractor, and includes a provision disclosing each corporation, LLC, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other legal entity that is or has been a home improvement (or new home construction) contractor in which the owner has been a shareholder, member, partner, or owner during the previous five years. The statute also prohibits certain negative-option provisions, deems every home improvement contract a home solicitation sale under chapter 740, sets requirements for contractor-financed contracts, and allows limited recovery for work performed where denying it would be inequitable.