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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the rights of creditors of the lessor with respect to goods identified to a lease contract and retained by the lessor are subject to the lessee's rights under section 42a-2A-708, subsection (d) of section 42a-2A-724 and section 42a-2A-737 if the lessee's rights vest before a creditor's claim in rem attaches to the goods.
(b) A creditor of a lessor may treat a lease or an identification of goods to a lease contract as void if, as against the creditor, a retention of possession or identification by the lessor is fraudulent under any law of the state in which the goods are situated. However, the retention of possession in good faith and current course of trade by a merchant lessor for a commercially reasonable time after a lease or identification is not fraudulent.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (a) of this section and sections 42a-2A-404 and 42a-2A-405, this article does not impair the rights of creditors of the lessor if identification to the lease contract or delivery is not made in current course of trade but is made in satisfaction of or as security for a preexisting claim for money, security or the like under circumstances that under any law of the state where the goods are situated, apart from this article, would constitute a fraudulent transfer or a voidable preference.
(d) A creditor of a seller may treat a sale or an identification of goods to a contract for sale as void if, as against the creditor, a retention of possession by the seller is fraudulent under any law of the state where the goods are situated. However, it is not fraudulent for a seller to retain possession of the goods pursuant to a lease contract entered into by the seller as lessee and the buyer as lessor in connection with the sale or identification of the goods if the buyer bought for value and in good faith.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Connecticut General Statutes Title 42A. Uniform Commercial Code § 42a-2A-408 § 42a-2A-408. Special rights of creditors - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ct/title-42a-uniform-commercial-code/ct-gen-st-sect-42a-2a-408/
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