As used in this section and sections 20-417b to 20-417j, inclusive:

(1) “Certificate” means a certificate of registration issued under § 20-417b;

(2) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Consumer Protection or any person designated by the commissioner to administer and enforce this section and sections 20-417b to 20-417j, inclusive;

(3) “Contract” means any agreement between a new home construction contractor and a consumer for the construction or sale of a new home or any portion of a new home prior to occupancy;

(4) “Engage in the business” means that the person engages in the business for the purpose of compensation or profit;

(5) “New home construction contractor” means any person who contracts with a consumer to construct or sell a new home or any portion of a new home prior to occupancy;

(6) “New home” means any newly constructed (A) single-family dwelling unit, (B) dwelling consisting of not more than two units, or (C) unit, common element or limited common element in a condominium, as defined in § 47-68a, or in a common interest community, as defined in § 47-202;

(7) “Person” means one or more individuals, partnerships, associations, corporations, limited liability companies, business trusts, legal representatives or any organized group of persons;

(8) “Consumer” means the buyer or prospective buyer, or the buyer’s or prospective buyer’s heirs or designated representatives, of any new home or the owner of property on which a new home is being or will be constructed regardless of whether such owner obtains a building permit as the owner of the premises affected pursuant to § 29-263; and

(9) “Completion” means the stage of construction of a new home in which the new home construction contractor is in receipt of the certificate of occupancy for such new home issued by the municipality in which such new home is constructed.