Connecticut Statewide Rule
Connecticut Lease Termination Rules
Key Facts
- Notice to quit
- At least 3 days (Sec. 47a-23)
- Month-to-month notice
- No separate statutory period beyond notice to quit
- Family-violence termination
- 30 days' notice (Sec. 47a-11e)
- Military termination
- Federal SCRA, 50 U.S.C. Sec. 3955
Summary
Connecticut has no separate statutory notice period for ending a month-to-month tenancy other than the summary-process notice to quit, which is at least three days under Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 47a-23. Family-violence and sexual-assault victims may terminate early with 30 days' notice (Sec. 47a-11e); military terminations follow the federal SCRA.
(a) When the owner or lessor, or the owner's or lessor's legal representative, or the owner's or lessor's attorney-at-law, or in-fact, desires to obtain possession or occupancy of any land or building, any apartment in any building, any dwelling unit, any trailer, or any land upon which a trailer is used or stands, and (1) when a rental agreement or lease of such property, whether in writing or by parol, terminates for any of the following reasons: (A) By lapse of time; (B) by reason of any expressed stipulation therein; (C) violation of the rental agreement or lease or of any rules or regulations adopted in accordance with section 47a-9 or 21-70; (D) nonpayment of rent within the grace period provided for residential property in section 47a-15a or 21-83; (E) nonpayment of rent when due for commercial property; (F) violation of section 47a-11 or subsection (b) of section 21-82; (G) nuisance, as defined in section 47a-32, or serious nuisance, as defined
Full Breakdown
To end a tenancy and recover possession, a Connecticut landlord serves a notice to quit under Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 47a-23, which must give the tenant 'at least three days' before the termination date; this three-day notice to quit is the operative pre-eviction step, and there is no separate statutory month's-notice rule for a month-to-month tenancy. Under Sec. 47a-11e, a tenant who is a victim of family violence or sexual assault and reasonably believes vacating is necessary may terminate by giving at least 30 days' written notice plus required documentation, with no liability for remaining rent. Connecticut has no dedicated state servicemember statute; military lease terminations run on the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. Sec. 3955.
Violations & Penalties
Terminating without proper notice to quit invalidates a summary process action; charging a family-violence or military terminating tenant for the remaining lease term violates Sec. 47a-11e or the federal SCRA.
Frequently Asked Questions
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