A Connecticut 3 Day Notice To Vacate is a letter that complies with state legal requirements to begin eviction against a tenant for an “incurable” breach of the lease (i.e., one which the tenant isn’t allowed to correct). The tenant must receive notice from a proper officer or indifferent person at least three (3) calendar days before the date of termination.
When To Use a Connecticut 3 Day Notice To Vacate
A Connecticut 3 Day Notice To Vacate begins the eviction process for the following tenant situations:
- Substantial interference with the peace and enjoyment of others
- Sale of illegal drugs on the premises
- Threatened or inflicted serious harm on another person
- Engagement in or promotion of prostitution
- Causing substantial property damage
- Refusal to accept a fair and equitable rent increase
- Termination of employment, or failure to show up for work, while living in employer-paid housing
- Removal of the premises from the rental market by the landlord
- Holding over (overstaying the lease)
- Repeat lease violation within six (6) months of the previous notice of noncompliance
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.
How To Write a Connecticut 3 Day Notice To Vacate
To help ensure the legal compliance of a Notice To Vacate:
- Use the full name of the receiving parties, and address of record, if known
- Specify the basis upon which the tenancy will terminate
- 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 3 Day Notice To Vacate
Connecticut law requires service of a termination notice by a sheriff, marshal, or other proper officer or indifferent person. It must be hand-delivered to the receiving party or a person at the same address of suitable age and discretion.
Sources
- 1 CT Gen Stat § 47a-23
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(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.
Source Link - 2 CT Gen Stat § 47a-23(c)
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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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