Free Connecticut Rental Application Form - Fill Online, Sign & Download the PDF

Connecticut rental application rules to know

• •Since October 1, 2023, Connecticut landlords cannot charge you an application, processing, move-in, or move-out fee. The only up-front money allowed is first month's rent, a security deposit, a key or special-equipment deposit, and a capped tenant screening report fee (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-4d).
• •A landlord may charge for a tenant screening report (credit, criminal, rental, or employment history), but the fee is capped at $50 plus an annual inflation adjustment set by the Commissioner of Housing (§ 47a-4d).
• •If a landlord charges you a screening fee, they must give you a copy of the report (or the information needed to request it) and a copy of the receipt or invoice from the screening company (§ 47a-4d).
• •Security deposits are capped at two months' rent, or one month's rent if you are 62 or older (§ 47a-21).
• •Your deposit must be held in an escrow account at a Connecticut financial institution and earn interest at the state deposit index rate, paid to you annually (§ 47a-21).
• •After you move out, the landlord must return your deposit with interest within 21 days of the tenancy ending, or 15 days after you give a written forwarding address, whichever is later. Wrongful withholding can cost the landlord twice the deposit (§ 47a-21).
• •Late rent fees are limited: no fee until rent is 9 days late (4 days for weekly tenancies), and the charge cannot exceed the lesser of $5 per day up to $50, or 5 percent of the overdue rent (§ 47a-15a).
• •Connecticut bans housing discrimination based on lawful source of income, so a landlord cannot reject you just for using a Section 8 voucher or other public assistance (§ 46a-64c).

Last reviewed 2026-07-15. General information, not legal advice.