Connecticut 3 Day Notice to Vacate | Eviction Notice Form

A Connecticut 3 Day Notice to Vacate is an official eviction form written by the landlord for an incurable breach of the lease or a repeat lease violation. This notice is served by a state marshal or proper officer and instructs the tenant to move out within three (3) calendar days.

When to Use a Connecticut 3 Day Notice to Vacate

Use a 3 Day Notice to Vacate to begin the eviction process in Connecticut:

If the tenant committed a serious nuisance.
If the tenant refused to agree to a fair and equitable rent increase.
If the tenant’s employment is terminated or if the tenant failed to show up for work while living in employer paid housing.
If the tenant cannot remain on premises due to the landlord removing the rental premises from the market.
If the tenant overstayed the lease.
If the tenant committed the same act or omission (repeat lease violation) within six (6) months.

If none of the above are true, use one of the below forms to evict a tenant:

3 Day Notice to Quit – If the tenant has not paid rent (either in part or in full), within the four (4) day grace period for a one (1) week tenancy or a nine (9) day grace period for all other tenancies.
15 Day Notice to Comply or Vacate – If the tenant committed a health/safety violation, damaged the property, interfered with peace, refused the landlord access to the premises, violated the rules with too many people living at the premises or any other type of lease violation.
30 Day Notice to Vacate – If the tenant does not have a lease, has an expired lease or is on a periodic (i.e. month-to-month) lease.

How to Write a Connecticut 3 Day Notice to Vacate

The Three 3 Day Notice to Vacate form shall be completed as follows:

Write all adult tenants’ names (do not include minors);
Fill in the complete address of the rental premises;
Specify the incurable breach or repeated lease violation in detail;
Include any balance due, if applicable;
Enter the date the tenants must move out;
Include the date the notice is served;
Landlord prints their name and signs the notice;
Landlord includes their full address and phone number.

How to Serve a Connecticut 3 Day Notice to Vacate

In Connecticut, the landlord cannot serve this notice. The 3 Day Notice to Quit must be delivered by a state marshal, proper officer or specially appointed person by the court using any of the below acceptable methods:

Handing the notice to the tenant in person; or
Handing the notice to a person of suitable age and discretion.
Posting the notice in a conspicuous place at the premises.

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1 CT Gen Stat § 47a-23: (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 in section 47a-15 or 21-80; or (2) when such premises, or any part thereof, is occupied by one who never had a right or privilege to occupy such premises; or (3) when one originally had the right or privilege to occupy such premises but such right or privilege has terminated; or (4) when an action of summary process or other action to dispossess a tenant is authorized under subsection (b) of section 47a-23c for any of the following reasons: (A) Refusal to agree to a fair and equitable rent increase, as defined in subsection (c) of section 47a-23c, (B) permanent removal by the landlord of the dwelling unit of such tenant from the housing market, or (C) bona fide intention by the landlord to use such dwelling unit as such landlord’s principal residence; or (5) when a farm employee, as described in section 47a-30, or a domestic servant, caretaker, manager or other employee, as described in subsection (b) of section 47a-36, occupies such premises furnished by the employer and fails to vacate such premises after employment is terminated by such employee or the employer or after such employee fails to report for employment, such owner or lessor, or such owner’s or lessor’s legal representative, or such owner’s or lessor’s attorney-at-law, or in-fact, shall give notice to each lessee or occupant to quit possession or occupancy of such land, building, apartment or dwelling unit, at least three days before the termination of the rental agreement or lease, if any, or before the time specified in the notice for the lessee or occupant to quit possession or occupancy.
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2 CT Gen Stat § 47a-23(c): A copy of such notice shall be delivered to each lessee or occupant or left at such lessee’s or occupant’s place of residence or with a person of suitable age and discretion by a proper officer or indifferent person. Delivery of such notice may be made on any day of the week.
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