Connecticut 15 Day Notice to Comply or Vacate

A Connecticut 15 Day Notice To Comply or Vacate is a letter that complies with state legal requirements to begin eviction against a tenant for a lease violation, such as damaging property or interfering with the peace and enjoyment of others. The tenant must take appropriate corrective action, or else move out within fifteen (15) calendar days of receiving notice.

When To Use a Connecticut 15 Day Notice To Comply or Vacate

A Connecticut 15 Day Notice To Comply or Vacate demands correction or eviction for the following tenant violations:

Health or safety violation
Damage to the rental property
Occupancy limit violation
Interference with the quiet enjoyment of neighbors
Refusal to allow lawful landlord access
Other violations of the lease

Some types of Connecticut lease termination notice may allow different reasons for termination, or different notice periods. This may also apply to an eviction notice issued because of a lease or legal violation.

warning

Many Connecticut properties are federally entitled to a minimum 30 days of advance notice before a landlord can file for eviction. This minimum applies to any residential property covered by the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, even after the act’s other protections have expired.

How To Write a Connecticut 15 Day Notice To Comply or Vacate

To help ensure the legal compliance of a Notice To Comply or Vacate:

Use the full name of the receiving parties, and address of record, if known
Specify the basis upon which the tenancy will terminate, and the corrective action(s) needed to prevent termination
Specify the termination date of the lease or tenancy
Fill in the full address of the rental premises
Provide updated/current address and phone number information
Print name and sign the notice
Complete the certificate of service by indicating the date and method of notice delivery, along with printed name and signature

It is easy to lose an otherwise justified legal action because of improper notice. Check carefully to ensure enough time after notice is delivered, not when it’s sent.

How To Serve a Connecticut 15 Day Notice To Comply or Vacate

Connecticut landlords may deliver a Notice To Comply or Vacate by any method which effectively brings it to the tenant’s attention. The gold standard for notice delivery in the state is to hand-deliver notice to the tenant or else leave the notice at the tenant’s address.

note

In almost all cases, notice is legally served when it is received by the other party, NOT when it’s sent. Check specified date of termination carefully to ensure compliance with the legal requirements for a notice period.

Sources

1 Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-15(a): Prior to the commencement of a summary process action, except in the case in which the landlord elects to proceed under sections 47a-23 to 47a-23b, inclusive, to evict based on nonpayment of rent, on conduct by the tenant which constitutes a serious nuisance or on a violation of subsection (h) of section 47a-11, if there is a material noncompliance with section 47a-11 which materially affects the health and safety of the other tenants or materially affects the physical condition of the premises, or if there is a material noncompliance by the tenant with the rental agreement or a material noncompliance with the rules and regulations adopted in accordance with section 47a-9, and the landlord chooses to evict based on such noncompliance, the landlord shall deliver a written notice to the tenant specifying the acts or omissions constituting the breach and that the rental agreement shall terminate upon a date not less than fifteen days after receipt of the notice. If such breach can be remedied by repair by the tenant or payment of damages by the tenant to the landlord, and such breach is not so remedied within such fifteen-day period, the rental agreement shall terminate…
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2 Nwagwu v. Dawkins, No. BPHCV215004438S, 2021 WL 2775065, at *7 (Conn. Super. Ct. Mar. 2, 2021): “This matter is dismissed as a 30-day notice under the Cares Act was not provided to the tenant.”
3 Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-23(c): A copy of such notice [to quit] shall be delivered to each lessee or occupant or left at such lessee’s or occupant’s place of residence or, if the rental agreement or lease concerns commercial property, at the place of the commercial establishment by a proper officer or indifferent person. Delivery of such notice may be made on any day of the week.
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