Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42a-2A-734
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Sec. 42a-2A-734. Cover; lessee's acquisition of substitute goods.
Official statutory text
(b) Except as otherwise provided with respect to damages liquidated in the lease agreement or determined by agreement of the parties, if a lessee's cover is by a lease contract substantially similar to the original lease contract and the new lease contract is made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, a lessee that covers in the manner required by subsection (a) of this section may recover damages measured by the present value, as of the date of the commencement of the period of the new lease contract, of the rent under the new lease contract applicable to that part of the new lease period which is comparable to the then remaining period of the original lease contract minus the present value as of the same date of the total rent for the then remaining lease period of the original lease contract together with any incidental or consequential damages, less expenses avoided as a result of the lessor's default.
(c) If a lessee's cover is by a lease agreement that for any reason does not qualify for treatment under subsection (b) of this section, or is by purchase or otherwise, the lessee may recover from the lessor as if the lessee had elected not to cover, and section 42a-2A-735 governs.
(c) If a lessee's cover is by a lease agreement that for any reason does not qualify for treatment under subsection (b) of this section, or is by purchase or otherwise, the lessee may recover from the lessor as if the lessee had elected not to cover, and section 42a-2A-735 governs.
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