Connecticut Rental Application
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Maintained by the SealForms editorial team · Every state-specific figure on this page is cited to its statute or official agency page · Dataset last verified July 2026 · Not legal advice.
Connecticut application-fee rule · as of July 2026
Application fees are banned
CGS §47a-4d — Application fees prohibited; only a screening-report fee ($50 + CPI, set by the Commissioner of Housing) is allowed. Many guides miscite this as §47a-4b — that section is commercial leases.
Source: Connecticut General Statutes ↗. Laws change — confirm the current rule before you rely on it.
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Know your Connecticut rules
Application-fee rules come from state law, not the form: in Connecticut, application fees are banned (CGS §47a-4d). Cities can add their own caps. Check the currentConnecticut screening rules before charging or paying a fee.
Frequently asked questions
How much can a landlord charge for a rental application in Connecticut?
Connecticut bans rental application fees (CGS §47a-4d). Application fees prohibited; only a screening-report fee ($50 + CPI, set by the Commissioner of Housing) is allowed. Many guides miscite this as §47a-4b — that section is commercial leases. Source: Connecticut General Statutes.
Is the application a lease?
No. The application only collects information for screening. If approved, landlord and tenant then sign a lease — see our Connecticut lease agreement template, which reflects Connecticut's deposit and notice rules.
How does Connecticut compare? See application-fee limits in all 50 states, every rule cited to statute.
How Connecticut compares
Computed from our 51-jurisdiction dataset (as of July 2026). Source for Connecticut: Connecticut General Statutes ↗.
- Connecticut is one of 4 of 51 jurisdictions that ban application fees outright (33 set no statutory limit on application fees; 8 cap the application fee by statute; 6 limit the fee to the landlord's actual screening cost).
The rest of what Connecticut requires
The figures below are Connecticut's, not national averages — each one is the value we verified for this state, with the statute it comes from. Follow a row to the full Connecticut page for that document.
- Security deposit cap· as of 2026
- 2 months' rent (1 month if tenant 62+)Conn. Gen. Stat. §47a-21 ↗
- Deposit return deadline· as of 2026
- 30 days after move-outConn. Gen. Stat. §47a-21 ↗
- Notice for unpaid rent· as of 2026
- 3 days to pay or quitConn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-23; § 47a-15 ↗
- Notice to cure a lease violation· as of 2026
- 15 daysConn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-23; § 47a-15 ↗
- Small claims limit· as of 2026
- $5,000 (up to $15,000 for home-improvement claims)Conn. Gen. Stat. §51-15; Conn. Practice Book §§24-1 et seq. ↗
- Where you file· as of 2026
- Small Claims Session of the Superior Court (Centralized Small Claims) · filing fee $95 entry feeConn. Gen. Stat. §51-15; Conn. Practice Book §§24-1 et seq. ↗
- Bill of sale notarization· as of 2026
- Not requiredConnecticut DMV (Form H-31) ↗
- Power of attorney signing· as of 2026
- Notarization recommended · 2 witnessesConn. Gen. Stat. §1-350d (forms §1-351/§1-352) ↗
- LLC operating agreement· as of 2026
- Not required by statute, but it controls over the default rulesConn. Gen. Stat. § 34-243a(20) ↗
- Recording a deed· as of 2026
- Town Clerk — deeds are recorded by town (169 towns), not by county · 2 witnessesConn. Gen. Stat. § 47-5 ↗
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