We granted the plaintiff's petition for certification for appeal, limited to the following issue: "Did the Appellate Court properly rule that the time limitation ... governing motions for attorney's fees [set forth] in Practice Book § 11–21 is directory and not mandatory?" Meadowbrook Center, Inc. v. Buchman , 324 Conn. 918, 154 A.3d 1007 (2017). General Statutes § 42–150bb provides: "Whenever any contract or lease entered into on or after October 1, 1979, to which a consumer is a party, provides for the attorney's fee of the commercial party to be paid by the consumer, an attorney's fee shall be awarded as a matter of law to the consumer who successfully prosecutes or defends an action or a counter-claim based upon the contract or lease.