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Connecticut lease setup checklist.

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Connecticut required steps

• Confirm the security deposit cap

  2 months' rent (1 month if tenant is 62+) (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-21).

• Set a lease-compliant late fee

  9-day grace period; cap on late fees Allow a 9-day grace period.

• Plan entry-notice language

  Give at least 24 hours' notice before entering, absent an emergency.

• Set month-to-month termination notice

  3 days (notice to quit).

• Attach every required disclosure

  Lead-based paint, Bedbug, Common interest community.

• Plan deposit return timing

  30 days (or 15 after forwarding address) (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-21).