A Connecticut eviction notice form is a legal demand for a tenant to comply with the terms of the rental agreement or else move out of the premises. Connecticut landlords may deliver an eviction notice because of unpaid rent, lease violations, or illegal activity on the rental property.
Types of Connecticut Eviction Notice Forms
| Notice Form | Grounds | Curable? |
| 3 Day Notice To Quit | Unpaid Rent | Yes |
| 15 Day Notice To Comply or Vacate | Lease Violation | Yes |
| 3 Day Notice To Vacate | Illegal Activity
Repeat Lease Violation |
No |
| 30 Day Notice To Vacate | End of / No Lease | No |
Connecticut 3 Day Notice To Quit
A Connecticut 3 Day Notice To Quit evicts a tenant for nonpayment of rent. In Connecticut, rent is late when not paid within nine (9) calendar days of the date it is normally due (four (4) days, for week-to-week tenancies only). The tenant must pay all past due rent or else move out within three (3) calendar days of receiving notice.
Connecticut 15 Day Notice To Comply or Vacate
A Connecticut 15 Day Notice To Comply or Vacate evicts a tenant on the basis of a lease violation. This might include property damage, failure to maintain health and safety on the rental property, or interfering with the quiet enjoyment of neighbors, among other things.
The tenant must take appropriate corrective action, or else, move out within fifteen (15) calendar days of receiving notice.
Connecticut 3 Day Notice To Vacate
A Connecticut 3 Day Notice To Vacate evicts a tenant for an “incurable” lease violation, i.e., one which the tenant is not allowed to restore through corrective action. In general, incurable violations are things like illegal activity, or repeating a lease violation of the same or similar nature within six (6) months. The tenant must move out within three (3) calendar days of receiving notice.
Connecticut 30 Day Notice To Vacate
A Connecticut 30 Day Notice To Vacate form terminates a tenancy with or without a written lease, or on an expired lease, regardless of how often rent is paid. The non-terminating party must receive notice at least thirty (30) calendar days before the date of termination.
How To Write an Eviction Notice in Connecticut
Connecticut law requires that a most forms of eviction notice contain language substantially similar to the following:
I (or we) hereby give you notice that you are to quit possession or occupancy of the (land, building, apartment or dwelling unit, or of any trailer or any land upon which a trailer is used or stands, as the case may be), now occupied by you at (here insert the address, including apartment number or other designation, as applicable), on or before the (here insert the date) for the following reason (here insert the reason or reasons for the notice to quit possession or occupancy using the statutory language or words of similar import, also the date and place of signing notice). A.B.
The law further stipulates: “If the owner or lessor, or the owner’s or lessor’s legal representative, attorney-at-law or attorney-in-fact knows of the presence of an occupant but does not know the name of such occupant, the notice for such occupant may be addressed to such occupant as John Doe, Jane Doe or some other alias which reasonably characterizes the person to be served.”
How To Calculate Expiration Date in Connecticut
The “clock” for an eviction notice period starts “ticking” the day after the notice gets delivered (served). For example, to give at least 30 days of notice and begin court action as of June 30th, delivery of the eviction notice must be no later than May 31st.
In most jurisdictions, if the last day of a notice period is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the notice period continues to run until the end of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. This is called the “next judicial day;” in other words, the next day a courthouse is open.
How To Serve an Eviction Notice in Connecticut
Connecticut landlords who are giving notice of an expiring lease, or delivering a Notice To Comply or Vacate, may inform the tenant by any method which effectively brings it to the tenant’s attention.
Landlords who want the legal option to regain possession of a property when terminating a lease for a valid reason must have the notice delivered by an officer or authorized process server. The third party who serves the process may deliver it by hand or leave it at the tenant’s address.
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- 1 Nwagwu v. Dawkins, No. BPHCV215004438S, 2021 WL 2775065, at *7 (Conn. Super. Ct. Mar. 2, 2021)
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“This matter is dismissed as a 30-day notice under the Cares Act was not provided to the tenant.”
- 2 Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-23(b)
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The notice [to quit] shall be in writing substantially in the following form: “I (or we) hereby give you notice that you are to quit possession or occupancy of the (land, building, apartment or dwelling unit, or of any trailer or any land upon which a trailer is used or stands, as the case may be), now occupied by you at (here insert the address, including apartment number or other designation, as applicable), on or before the (here insert the date) for the following reason (here insert the reason or reasons for the notice to quit possession or occupancy using the statutory language or words of similar import, also the date and place of signing notice). A.B.”. If the owner or lessor, or the owner’s or lessor’s legal representative, attorney-at-law or attorney-in-fact knows of the presence of an occupant but does not know the name of such occupant, the notice for such occupant may be addressed to such occupant as “John Doe”, “Jane Doe” or some other alias which reasonably characterizes the person to be served.
Source Link - 3 Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-15(a)
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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…
Source Link - 4 Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-23(c)
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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.
Source Link - 5 Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-75(f)
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(1) The Judicial Branch, in consultation with the administering entity, working group and designated organizations, shall approve a one-page plain-language notice to inform a tenant of the rights under the right to counsel program. Not later than October 1, 2021, such notice shall be made available on the Judicial Branch’s Internet web site and available to the public. Such notice shall include a phone number for accessing information and applying for assistance.
(2) On and after October 1, 2021, an owner, lessor, landlord, legal representative or agent of an owner, lessor or landlord, a housing authority or a housing subsidy program administrator, as applicable, shall attach a copy of the notice described under subdivision (1) of this subsection, to (A) a notice to quit delivered to a covered individual pursuant to chapter 832 or chapter 412; (B) a summons and complaint for a summary process action pursuant to chapter 832 or chapter 412; (C) a lease termination notice for a public or subsidized housing unit; and (D) a notice to terminate a state or federal housing subsidy.
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