Connecticut Repair Request Letter to Landlord
A free Connecticut repair request letter to landlord 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
| Repair and deduct | Limited to essential services (heat, running water, hot water, electricity, gas, etc.). After notice, if landlord fails to supply an essential service, tenant may procure reasonable amounts and deduct the actual, reasonable cost from rent; or obtain substitute housing if not restored within 48 hours (rent abates); or, if the failure is wilful, terminate and recover the greater of 2 months' rent or double actual damages. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-13 |
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| Withholding rent | Tenant may not simply withhold. Instead, after complaining to the municipal code agency at least 21 days earlier, the tenant may file a sworn complaint in Superior Court (housing session) and pay rent into court (deposit each month's rent with the clerk). Fee $25 (waivable); hearing within 14 days. Court can order repairs, appoint a receiver, and award damages including retroactive rent abatement. Not available if a valid nonpayment notice to quit was served first. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-14h |
| Landlord retaliation | Landlord may not sue for possession, raise rent, or reduce services within 6 months after the tenant in good faith: tries to remedy a code violation (including contacting officials or filing a fair rent commission complaint); triggers a municipal notice or order; requests repairs; files a § 47a-14h action; or organizes or joins a tenants' union. Exceptions include nonpayment, lease violations, and good-faith owner occupancy. |
| Heat | Yes. The landlord must supply reasonable heat, unless the building is not required by law to have heating or the heat is generated by equipment in the tenant's exclusive control or supplied by a direct utility connection, and must keep heating facilities in good and safe working order. If the landlord fails to supply heat for reasons within its control, the tenant may give notice and buy heat and deduct the cost from rent, or get substitute housing if not restored within 48 hours. |
| Mold | No statute — general habitability/repair duty applies. Connecticut has no mold-specific disclosure or remediation law for rentals. The landlord must comply with the tenement-house law and all building and housing codes materially affecting health and safety, and make all repairs needed to keep the premises fit and habitable. Stricter local codes take precedence. |
Fill in your letter
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To: [landlord or manager name], [landlord address]
From: [your name], tenant at [rental address]
I am asking you to repair the following problems at my rental: [describe each problem, where it is, and when it started].
I first reported this on [date first reported] by [phone, text, email, portal or letter].
Please make these repairs by [date]. You may enter to make repairs after giving the notice required by law; times that work for me: [access times].
Connecticut law protects tenants from retaliation for asking for repairs (Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 47a-20, 47a-20a).
Date: [today's date]
Tenant: [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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