Connecticut · CT
In Connecticut, a landlord must return a security deposit within 21 calendar days.
- Return deadline
- 21 calendar days
- Itemized statement
- Required
- Move-in condition list
- Not required by statute
- Maximum deposit
- 2 months' rent
- Interest on deposit
- Required
If the landlord withholds in bad faith
A landlord who violates the return/itemization requirement is liable for twice the security deposit; if the only violation is failure to pay accrued interest, liability is $10 or twice the interest owed, whichever is greater (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-21(d)(2)).
Deadline: 21 days after termination, or 15 days after the tenant gives a forwarding address, whichever is later (reduced from 30 by P.A. 23-207, eff. Oct 1 2023). Cap 2 months rent, 1 month if the tenant is 62+. Annual interest required at the legislative deposit-index rate.