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Landlords can't require more than two months rent as a security deposit. This limit is reduced to one month's rent if tenant is 62 years of age or older. Do Landlords Pay Tenants Interest on Security Deposits? Yes.

In 2024, the legislature passed a law that generally prohibits rent increases for residential dwelling units from taking effect unless the landlord gives the unit's tenant written notice about the proposed increase at least 45 days before it takes effect.

Landlords must give tenants a notice to quit at least three days before terminating a lease agreement. This requirement can be waived if included in the lease (CGS § 47a-25).

For month-to-month tenancies, landlords must give at least 30 days' written notice before a rent increase. For longer leases, rent can only be increased once per year with proper advance notice as specified in the lease agreement. Finally, tenants have protections against unlawful evictions.

Beginning October 1, 2023, landlords must return tenants' security deposits, with interest on the deposits, within 21 days (rather than 30 days), or within 15 days after receiving written notification of a tenant's forwarding address, whichever is later.

In Connecticut, there are no statewide rent control policies, which means there is not a legally enforced limit by which landlords can increase rent. However, landlords should consider the terms of individual leases and respect the notice period for tenants currently in a lease agreement.

The standard lease agreement in California, whether for residential or commercial property, is a legal contract between the property owner and the prospective tenant. It outlines the terms under which the tenant can occupy and use the rental property.

Under Connecticut's new eviction record sealing law, an individual's eviction record will be removed from the court system's public view within 30 days for cases where an eviction is withdrawn by the landlord, if the tenant wins their case, or if the case is dismissed by the judge.

In general, yes. But, when the property is sold or someone inherits it, the new owner may, in ance with the law, give notice to the existing tenants to vacate the property. The tenants need not vacate until their lease ends.