House Bill No. 7178
Public Act No. 19-158
AN ACT CONCERNING DI SCLOSURES BY REAL ES TATE
BROKERS AND SALESPER SONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 20-325d of the general statutes is repealed and the
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2020):
(a) On and after January 1, [2018] 2020, a real estate broker or real
estate salesperson licensed under this chapter who represents a seller
[,] or lessor [, prospective purchaser or lessee] in a commercial real
estate transaction in this state or a real estate transaction involving
residential real property, as defined in section 20-325c, shall disclose,
in writing, the identity of his or her client to any prospective purchaser
or lessee of such real estate or real property who is:
(1) A party to the transaction; [who is not] and
(2) Not represented by another real estate broker or real estate
salesperson licensed under this chapter.
(b) The real estate broker or real estate salesperson shall make the
disclosure required under subsection (a) of this section [: (1) If the
transaction concerns residential real property, as defined in section 20-
325c, (A) at the beginning of the first personal meeting concerning the House Bill No. 7178
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prospective purchaser's or lessee's specific needs in the transaction, or
(B) at the beginning of the first personal meeting with the seller or
lessor concerning the seller's or lessor's real property; or (2) if the
transaction is a commercial real estate transaction, as defined in section
20-311,] before the prospective purchaser or lessee signs [the] a
purchase contract or lease as part of the transaction. Such disclosure
shall be signed by [a] such prospective purchaser or lessee and
attached to any offer or agreement to purchase or lease signed by [a]
such prospective purchaser or lessee as part of such transaction.
(c) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection [shall] may adopt
such regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, as the commissioner
deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.