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Reprinted from the CAR REALTOR Hot Sheet Dated 1/16/2012

Residential Property Disclosure Form Revised
The CT Department of Consumer Protection has issued a revision to the Residential Property Condition Disclosure Report form. The revision includes new language concerning flood hazard zones, historic districts, information on leased items such as propane tanks, volatile organic compounds found in well water and a new question concerning land use restrictions that may not be easily discovered without a full title search.

The form will be available on the CT Department of Consumer Protection’s website soon and is
now available on CAR’s website.

Listing agents should begin using the new form if they have not already provided a Residential
Property Condition Disclosure Report form to a potential seller. If a seller provided a Residential Property Condition Disclosure Report as part of a listing package, but has not yet provided the form to potential
purchaser, the seller should be asked to provide disclosure using the new revised form.

For further information, please contact CAR’s General Counsel Eugene Marconi at (860) 290-6601 or
(800) 335-4862, or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . 

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State of CT Continuing Education Requirements for Salespeople & Brokers

Every two years, the State of CT Department of Consumer Protection's Real Estate Commission requires licensees to complete a minimum of 12 hours of continuing education (CE).

For 2012: The State of CT DCP has announced that a 100% audit will be performed on all Salerspersons and Brokers licensed in CT to determine that all licensees have complied with and satisfied the requirements stated below:

- 3 Hours Connecticut Real Estate Agents Fiduciary Duties Review and Law Update (mandatory for 2010-2012 CE cycle)

- 9 Hours of approved Real Estate Elective courses. 

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