21 days
to return a deposit
Security deposit
Connecticut landlords have 21 days to return a security deposit after you move out and give a forwarding address.
State rules · CT
Connecticut landlord-tenant rules
The six rules landlords and renters ask about most in Connecticut, each with the statute it comes from.
3 days
landlord notice, month-to-month
Notice to vacate
In Connecticut, a landlord must give 3 days’ notice to end a month-to-month tenancy; we found no statewide rule for the tenant’s notice.
Capped
late-fee cap
Late fees
Connecticut landlords must wait 9 days after rent is due before charging a late fee, and the fee can’t be more than the lesser of $5 per day up to $50, or 5% of the delinquent rent.
No fixed period
notice before an increase
Rent increase notice
Connecticut law sets no fixed number of days’ notice for a rent increase on a month-to-month tenancy.
No fixed period
notice before entry
$5,000
small claims limit
Not legal advice. Statutes change; check the linked section. The law behind each rule: Connecticut General Statutes Title 47a (Landlord and Tenant), Chapters 830 (Rights and Responsibilities), 831 (Security Deposits), and 832 (Summary Process).
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