Connecticut Statewide Rule
Connecticut Just Cause Eviction Protection for Protected Tenants
Key Facts
- Statute
- CGS § 47a-23c
- Protected
- Age 62+, disabled, blind
- Building size
- Five or more units
- Waiver
- Not permitted
- MH parks
- Chapter 412 parallel
Summary
Connecticut General Statutes § 47a-23c grants statewide just-cause eviction protection to elderly tenants 62 or older, tenants with disabilities, and certain mobile manufactured home park residents. Landlords cannot refuse renewal without statutory cause.
Sec. 47a-23c. Prohibition on eviction of certain tenants except for good cause. (a)(1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, this section applies to any tenant who resides in a building or complex consisting of five or more separate dwelling units or who resides in a mobile manufactured home park and who is either: (A) Sixty-two years of age or older, or whose spouse, sibling, parent or grandparent is sixty-two years of age or older and permanently resides with that tenant, or (B) a person with a physical or mental disability, as defined in subdivision (12) of section 46a-64b , or whose spouse, sibling, child, parent or grandparent is a person with a physical or mental disability who permanently resides with that tenant, but only if such disability can be expected to result in death or to last for a continuous period of at least twelve months.
Full Breakdown
Under CGS § 47a-23c, a landlord of a building with five or more separate dwelling units cannot terminate the rental agreement of a tenant who is 62 or older, blind, or has a physical or mental disability except for enumerated reasons: nonpayment of rent, material noncompliance, refusal of a reasonable rent increase, permanent removal from rental market, bona fide intent for owner occupancy, or other good cause. The protection is statewide and not waivable by lease. Mobile manufactured home park residents receive parallel protection under CGS Chapter 412. Local just-cause ordinances cannot reduce these state minimums.
Violations & Penalties
Improper evictions under § 47a-23c are dismissed in housing court. Landlords engaging in self-help or retaliatory eviction face damages and attorney fees under CGS §§ 47a-20 and 47a-43.
Frequently Asked Questions
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