Connecticut requires every nonresident landlord and every owner of residential rental property to file a registration statement with the town clerk under CGS § 47a-6 identifying an in-state agent for service. Failure bars certain enforcement actions.
Under CGS § 47a-6, a landlord whose principal residence is outside Connecticut must designate and file with the town clerk the name and address of an in-state agent authorized to accept service of process. Additionally, CGS § 47a-6a requires every owner of residential property used as a non-owner-occupied rental, regardless of residency, to file an annual statement with the town listing the owner's address and a property contact. Towns may charge nominal filing fees. Until registration is complete, landlords cannot maintain a summary process eviction action against tenants.
Non-registered landlords cannot bring summary process eviction actions. Towns may impose civil fines for failure to register, and the registration is a condition precedent to receiving rent in legal disputes.
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