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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6943
January Session, 2025
AN ACT CONCERNING PROTECTIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL
TENANTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 47a-3a of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 2
(a) Rent is payable without demand or notice at the time and place 3
agreed upon by the parties. 4
(b) Unless otherwise agreed: (1) Rent is payable at the dwelling unit; 5
(2) periodic rent is payable at the beginning of any term of one month 6
or less and for terms of more than one month in equal monthly 7
installments at the beginning of each month. 8
(c) Upon receipt of a payment in cash from or on behalf of an 9
occupant, a landlord shall provide the person making the payment with 10
a receipt stating the date of the payment, the amount received and the 11
purpose for which the payment was made. 12
(d) Upon request by an occupant, the landlord shall provide such 13
occupant with a copy of the ledger or equivalent accounting for the 14
occupant's dwelling unit, showing charges assessed, payments made 15
and any balance owed or surplus paid by such occupant. 16
Sec. 2. Subsection (a) of section 47a-4 of the general statutes is 17
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 18 Substitute Bill No. 6943
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2025): 19
(a) A rental agreement shall not provide that the tenant: (1) Agrees to 20
waive or forfeit rights or remedies under this chapter and sections 47a-21
21, 47a-23 to 47a-23b, inclusive, 47a-26 to 47a-26g, inclusive, 47a-35 to 22
47a-35b, inclusive, 47a-41a, 47a-43 and 47a-46, or under any section of 23
the general statutes or any municipal ordinance unless such section or 24
ordinance expressly states that such rights may be waived; (2) 25
authorizes the landlord to confess judgment on a claim arising out of the 26
rental agreement; (3) agrees to the exculpation or limitation of any 27
liability of the landlord arising under law or to indemnify the landlord 28
for that liability or the costs connected therewith; (4) agrees to waive his 29
right to the interest on the security deposit pursuant to section 47a-21; 30
(5) agrees to permit the landlord to dispossess him without resort to 31
court order; (6) consents to the distraint of his property for rent; (7) 32
agrees to pay the landlord's attorney's fees in excess of fifteen per cent 33
of any judgment against the tenant in any action in which money 34
damages are awarded; (8) agrees to pay a late charge prior to the 35
expiration of the grace period set forth in section 47a-15a, or to pay rent 36
in a reduced amount if such rent is paid prior to the expiration of such 37
grace period; (9) agrees to pay a late charge on rent payments made 38
subsequent to such grace period in an amount exceeding the amounts 39
set forth in section 47a-15a; [or] (10) agrees to pay a heat or utilities 40
surcharge if heat or utilities is included in the rental agreement; or (11) 41
agrees to pay a surcharge or increased rent for occupying a dwelling 42
unit under a month-to-month tenancy or holding over beyond the term 43
of the lease. 44
Sec. 3. Section 47a-4e of the general statutes is repealed and the 45
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 46
No rent increase for a dwelling unit shall be effective unless the 47
landlord has given the tenant of such dwelling unit written notice of the 48
proposed increase not less than forty-five days before the day on which 49
the increase is proposed to take effect, except in the case of a lease with 50
a term of one month or less, such notice shall be given a number of days 51 Substitute Bill No. 6943
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equivalent to the length of a full term of such lease. If such dwelling unit 52
is located in a municipality with a fair rent commission, such notice shall 53
include a statement that the tenant has the right to file a complaint with 54
such fair rent commission to dispute the rent increase. A tenant's failure 55
to respond to such notice shall not constitute the tenant's agreement to 56
such proposed increase. Nothing in this section shall be construed to (1) 57
allow a landlord to increase the rent during the term of a rental 58
agreement, or (2) alter any notice requirements concerning increases in 59
rent imposed by federal law. 60
Sec. 4. Section 47a-3 of the general statutes is repealed and the 61
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 62
(a) A landlord and a tenant may include in a rental agreement terms 63
and conditions not prohibited by law, including rent, term of the 64
agreement and other provisions governing the rights and obligations of 65
the parties. 66
(b) No person shall market for use in the state a residential lease or 67
form lease containing provisions that are contrary to state law. A 68
violation of the provisions of this subsection shall be deemed an unfair 69
or deceptive trade practice under subsection (a) of section 42-110b. 70
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2025 47a-3a
Sec. 2 July 1, 2025 47a-4(a)
Sec. 3 July 1, 2025 47a-4e
Sec. 4 July 1, 2025 47a-3
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In Section 2, "month-to-month lease" was changed to "month-to-month
tenancy" for consistency, and Section 4(b) was reworded for
consistency with standard drafting conventions.
HSG Joint Favorable Subst.