Connecticut security deposit demand letter
Create a Connecticut security deposit demand letter using the residential-deposit rules verified July 24, 2026. The form checks the facts that control statutory coverage, the return clock, itemization, notice, and any qualified remedy before it inserts state-law text.
What law governs a residential security deposit in Connecticut?
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-21 (Chapter 831) is the governing residential security-deposit statute. The return-and-itemization obligation sits in § 47a-21(d); the private right of action sits in § 47a-21(g). Verified July 24, 2026. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-21 (2024, current). The form applies that rule only when the controlling coverage and trigger facts are established.
Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-21 (2024, current) · Verified July 24, 2026
When is a security deposit or accounting due in Connecticut?
The later of (i) 21 days after termination of the tenancy or (ii) 15 days after the landlord receives written notification of the tenant's forwarding address. The calculator uses only the dates and events that the statute identifies as starting the clock. Verified July 24, 2026. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-21(d)(2) and amendment history.
Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-21(d)(2) and amendment history · Verified July 24, 2026
What itemization or documentation is required in Connecticut?
Yes. Any deduction must be accompanied by a written statement itemizing the nature and amount of the damages, delivered within the A2 deadline. The letter requests only the itemization, accounting, and supporting documents required by that rule. Verified July 24, 2026. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-21(d)(2).
Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-21(d)(2) · Verified July 24, 2026
What remedy may apply if a Connecticut landlord does not comply?
Connecticut’s civil remedy is twice the deposit paid, not twice the amount withheld, for a violation of § 47a-21(d); an interest-only violation has a narrower formula. The remedy does not require bad faith, but the statutory clock generally cannot start until the landlord receives the tenant’s written forwarding address. Verified July 24, 2026. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-21(d)(2), (k)(1); Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-21(d)(2), (j)(2)(B).
Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-21(d)(2), (k)(1); Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-21(d)(2), (j)(2)(B) · Verified July 24, 2026
Does Connecticut require a demand, delivery method, or prescribed form?
No special service method is prescribed for a tenant's demand letter. No prescribed form and no mandatory wording for a tenant's demand. The only mandatory substantive element relevant to the tenant is that the forwarding-address notification be in writing. Verified July 24, 2026. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-21 (full section); Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-21.
Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-21 (full section); Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-21 · Verified July 24, 2026
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-21 (Chapter 831) is the governing residential security-deposit statute. The return-and-itemization obligation sits in § 47a-21(d); the private right of action sits in § 47a-21(g).