Connecticut Rent Increase Notice

A free Connecticut rent increase notice that follows Connecticut law. Fill in the boxes, check the rules below, then print or copy it. Keep a copy and proof of how you sent it.

What Connecticut law says

Notice before a rent increase	No rent increase is effective unless the landlord gives the tenant written notice at least 45 days before the increase takes effect. For a lease with a term of one month or less, the notice must equal one full rental term. A tenant's failure to respond is not agreement to the increase. The section does not allow increases during a lease term. Fair rent commissions may review increases they find excessive. Protected tenants (elderly or disabled tenants in buildings of 5 or more units) may be charged only fair and equitable increases. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-4e (P.A. 24-143, § 17); § 47a-23c(c)
Rent control / increase limits	No statewide rent control or rent cap. Towns may create Fair Rent Commissions, which can rule that a rent or increase is excessive. P.A. 22-30 required specified larger towns to have a commission by July 1, 2023. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 7-148b to 7-148f; P.A. 22-30 (as summarized in Judicial Branch JDP-HM-31)

Notice before a rent increase

No rent increase is effective unless the landlord gives the tenant written notice at least 45 days before the increase takes effect. For a lease with a term of one month or less, the notice must equal one full rental term. A tenant's failure to respond is not agreement to the increase. The section does not allow increases during a lease term. Fair rent commissions may review increases they find excessive. Protected tenants (elderly or disabled tenants in buildings of 5 or more units) may be charged only fair and equitable increases.

Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-4e (P.A. 24-143, § 17); § 47a-23c(c)

Rent control / increase limits

No statewide rent control or rent cap. Towns may create Fair Rent Commissions, which can rule that a rent or increase is excessive. P.A. 22-30 required specified larger towns to have a commission by July 1, 2023.

Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 7-148b to 7-148f; P.A. 22-30 (as summarized in Judicial Branch JDP-HM-31)

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To: [tenant name(s)]

Premises: [rental address]

Your rent will change from $[current rent] to $[new rent] per [month], starting [effective date].

This notice is given under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-4e (P.A. 24-143, § 17); § 47a-23c(c). If a fixed-term lease is in effect, the new rent starts only when the lease allows a change.

All other terms of your tenancy stay the same.

Questions: [landlord name, phone, email].

Date: [today's date]
Landlord or agent: [your name]
Signature: ____________________

How to send it: use a method you can prove — certified mail with return receipt, or email/text if your lease allows notices that way. Write down the date.

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