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Connecticut Late Rent Notice
This Late Rent Notice is built with Connecticut as the governing state. These are the Connecticut landlord-tenant rules that most often bear on it, with the statute for each.
Connecticut rules at a glance
| Late fees | Only after a 9-day grace period; max the lesser of $5/day (up to $50) or 5% of the late paymentC.G.S. §47a-15a |
|---|---|
| Nonpayment | Once the 9-day grace period passes, the landlord may serve a notice to quit giving at least three days before filing an eviction (§§47a-15a, 47a-23). |
| Lease violations | For a curable material breach the landlord must first give written notice and 15 days to fix it; the right to cure doesn’t apply to a repeat within six months or to serious nuisance (§47a-15). |
Rent, late fees & rent increases
Connecticut’s 2023 and 2024 housing acts reshaped the money side of a lease: late charges are tightly capped, most up-front fees are banned, and rent increases need advance written notice.
- Grace period — Tenants get a 9-day grace period after the due date (4 days for a one-week tenancy). No late charge can be assessed, and no eviction for nonpayment can begin, before it runs (§47a-15a).
- Late-fee cap — A late charge must be in a written lease and may not exceed the lesser of $5 per day up to $50, or 5% of the delinquent payment — and only one late charge per late payment, however long it stays unpaid (§47a-15a). A lease clause charging more, or charging during the grace period, is unenforceable (§47a-4).
- Up-front fees — Beyond the security deposit and first month’s rent, a landlord may charge only a tenant-screening fee (capped at $50, adjusted for inflation) and a deposit for keys or special equipment — no application, move-in or move-out fees. A landlord who charges the screening fee must give the applicant a copy of the report (or how to get it) and the screening company’s receipt (§47a-4d).
- Rent increases — No increase takes effect unless the tenant received written notice at least 45 days in advance — or, for a lease with a term of one month or less, notice equal to one full term. Silence isn’t agreement, and rent can’t rise mid-lease (§47a-4e, for leases entered into, renewed or extended on or after October 1, 2024).
- Fair rent commissions — Towns above a population threshold (25,000, being lowered to 15,000 under a November 2025 special-session housing act) must have a fair rent commission that can hear tenant complaints and roll back increases it finds harsh and unconscionable (§§7-148b–7-148f).
- All-in advertised rent — Since October 1, 2025, advertised rent must include the periodic or recurring fees the tenant is required to pay, with limited exceptions such as pet charges and separately paid utilities (P.A. 25-44).
Ending a Connecticut tenancy
Connecticut doesn’t use the familiar “30 days to end a month-to-month” rule. A month-to-month tenancy ends by its own terms at the close of each rental period; what the statute regulates is the notice to quit that must precede an eviction case. The eviction itself runs through the summary-process court procedure — a landlord can never lock a tenant out.
| Notice to quit (before summary process) | At least 3 full days§47a-23 |
|---|---|
| Nonpayment grace period | 9 days (4 days week-to-week)§47a-15a |
| Lease violation — right to cure | 15 days§47a-15 |
| Rent increase | 45 days (or one full term for a lease of one month or less)§47a-4e |
| Family violence / sexual assault termination | 30 days, with documentation§47a-11e |
- Nonpayment — Once the 9-day grace period passes, the landlord may serve a notice to quit giving at least three days before filing an eviction (§§47a-15a, 47a-23).
- Lease violations — For a curable material breach the landlord must first give written notice and 15 days to fix it; the right to cure doesn’t apply to a repeat within six months or to serious nuisance (§47a-15).
- Protected tenants — In buildings with five or more units, tenants who are 62+ or have a qualifying disability can be evicted only for good cause — not simply because the lease ended (§47a-23c).
- Survivors — A victim of family violence or sexual assault may end the lease on 30 days’ written notice with a sworn statement and a police, court or victim-services record; unpaid rent before termination is still owed (§47a-11e).
Connecticut Late Rent Notice FAQs
What is the maximum late fee in Connecticut?
No late charge can be assessed until the 9-day grace period after the due date has run. After that, a late charge written into the lease may not exceed the lesser of $5 per day up to $50, or 5% of the late payment — and only one late charge per late payment (§47a-15a).
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