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Connecticut room rental agreement
Written for Connecticut law, checked September 24, 2026 General information, not legal advice
Rentari offers a general room-rental agreement form, but it is not tailored to Connecticut or every local rule. Review the room, shared spaces, occupancy requirements, and applicable Connecticut and city rules before using a form. The state table below covers selected deposit and entry rules, not every room-rental requirement.
Connecticut rules that apply
- Security deposit limit
- 2 months' rent
- 1 month for a tenant 62 or older
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-21(b)
- Entry notice
- Reasonable
- written or oral; no hour count in the statute
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-16(c)
Security deposit limit
A landlord may not demand a security deposit of more than two months' rent from a tenant under 62, or more than one month's rent from a tenant 62 or older. Any advance rental payment counts as a security deposit, except an advance payment of the first month's rent and a deposit for a key or special equipment.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-21(a)(11), (b)
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- If a tenant turns 62 after paying a deposit larger than one month's rent, the landlord must return the part above one month's rent when the tenant asks. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-21(b)(2)
- The deposit remains the tenant's property. The landlord holds only a security interest in it, and the landlord's creditors cannot attach it. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-21(c)
- Apart from the deposit, the first month's rent, a key or equipment deposit and a capped screening report fee, a landlord may not demand any other payment before or at the start of the tenancy. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-4d(b) See Application and screening fees on the Connecticut page
The Rentari Connecticut lease states both limits, two months' rent and one month's for a tenant 62 or older, and the lease builder stops a deposit above two months' rent. The builder does not ask a tenant's age, so it cannot check the one-month limit for an older tenant.
Landlord entry
Enter only with the tenant's consent, except in an emergency, during the tenant's extended absence, under a court order, or after the tenant has abandoned or surrendered the unit. The tenant may not unreasonably refuse consent to inspect, make repairs, supply services or show the unit. Give reasonable written or oral notice and enter only at reasonable times.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-16 Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-16a
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- The statute sets no number of hours for the notice; it must be reasonable. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-16(c)
- A landlord may not abuse the right of entry or use it to harass the tenant. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-16(c)
- Unless the lease says otherwise, a tenant must tell the landlord about an anticipated extended absence, and the landlord may then enter at reasonable times for the same purposes. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-16a
- If the tenant refuses lawful entry, the landlord may seek a court order or end the lease, and recover actual damages and attorney's fees. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-18
- For an unlawful entry or repeated harassing demands, the tenant may recover actual damages of at least one month's rent plus attorney's fees, and may also seek an injunction or end the lease. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-18a
The Rentari Connecticut lease requires the tenant's consent except in the statutory cases, and the landlord promises at least 24 hours' notice.