Connecticut Bilingual Essential Service Expense and Rent Deduction Notice / Aviso bilingüe de gastos por servicio esencial y deducción del alquiler en Connecticut

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Connecticut Bilingual Essential Service Expense and Rent Deduction Notice

Aviso bilingüe de gastos por servicio esencial y deducción del alquiler en Connecticut

Before sending / Antes de enviarlo: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-13(a)(1) addresses actual, reasonable costs of obtaining a required essential service during the landlord's failure. It does not authorize a deduction for general repairs. The tenant must first give reasonable notice specifying the service failure. / La sección 47a-13(a)(1) de las Leyes Generales de Connecticut se refiere a los gastos reales y razonables de obtener un servicio esencial obligatorio durante el incumplimiento del arrendador. No autoriza descontar reparaciones generales. El inquilino debe primero dar aviso razonable que especifique la falta del servicio.

Date / Fecha: [__/__/____]

To landlord or authorized agent / Para el arrendador o representante autorizado: [NAME AND ADDRESS / NOMBRE Y DIRECCIÓN]

From tenant / Del inquilino: [NAME AND CONTACT / NOMBRE Y CONTACTO]

Rental dwelling / Vivienda alquilada: [ADDRESS AND UNIT / DIRECCIÓN Y UNIDAD]

Service failure and earlier notice / Falta del servicio y aviso anterior

Under [LEASE TERM OR OTHER BASIS / CLÁUSULA CONTRACTUAL U OTRA BASE], you were required to supply / Usted debía proporcionar: ☐ heat / calefacción ☐ running water / agua corriente ☐ hot water / agua caliente ☐ electricity / electricidad ☐ gas / gas ☐ other essential service / otro servicio esencial [________].

Failure began / La falta comenzó: [__/__/____] at / a las [TIME / HORA]

Facts and effect / Hechos y consecuencias: [________________________________]

I gave reasonable notice specifying this failure / Di aviso razonable que especificaba esta falta: ☐ written / escrito ☐ oral / verbal, on / el [__/__/____] at / a las [TIME / HORA], by / mediante [METHOD / MÉTODO], to / a [PERSON / PERSONA].

What I reported and your response / Lo que comuniqué y su respuesta: [________________________________]

Service status / Estado del servicio: ☐ Restored / Restablecido el [__/__/____] a las [TIME / HORA] ☐ Still unavailable / Sigue interrumpido al [__/__/____] a las [TIME / HORA].

The failure was not caused by conditions beyond your control or by a wilful or negligent act or omission of me, a family member, or another person present with my consent. Supporting facts: [________________________________]. / La falta no fue causada por circunstancias fuera de su control ni por un acto u omisión intencional o negligente mío, de un familiar o de otra persona presente con mi consentimiento. Hechos que lo respaldan: [________________________________].

Replacement service obtained / Servicio sustituto obtenido

During the failure, I obtained reasonable amounts of the service identified above. / Durante la falta, obtuve cantidades razonables del servicio indicado arriba.

Service, quantity, provider / Servicio, cantidad, proveedor Date or period / Fecha o período Actual cost / Gasto real
[________________________________] [________] $[____]
[________________________________] [________] $[____]
[________________________________] [________] $[____]
Total actual and reasonable cost / Gasto total real y razonable $[____]

Refunds or credits subtracted / Reembolsos o créditos descontados: [DETAILS AND AMOUNT / DETALLES E IMPORTE]

The attached receipts show the expense. I have excluded unrelated repair or other costs. / Los recibos adjuntos acreditan el gasto. He excluido gastos de reparación u otros gastos no relacionados.

Rent deduction / Deducción del alquiler

Under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-13(a)(1), I elect to deduct $[____] in actual and reasonable replacement-service costs from rent due on [__/__/____]. / Conforme a la sección 47a-13(a)(1) de las Leyes Generales de Connecticut, elijo descontar $[____] de gastos reales y razonables del servicio sustituto del alquiler exigible el [__/__/____].

Rent calculation / Cálculo del alquiler Amount / Importe
Rent due / Alquiler exigible $[____]
Eligible service cost deducted / Gasto admisible descontado $[____]
Balance to pay / Saldo por pagar $[____]

I will pay the balance by [METHOD / MÉTODO] on [__/__/____]. Please identify any specific error in the receipts or calculation at [CONTACT / CONTACTO]. This notice does not elect substitute housing or terminate the tenancy. / Pagaré el saldo mediante [MÉTODO] el [__/__/____]. Indique cualquier error concreto en los recibos o el cálculo al [CONTACTO]. Este aviso no elige alojamiento sustituto ni termina el arrendamiento.

Tenant signature / Firma del inquilino: ______________________________ Date / Fecha: [__/__/____]

Enclosures and delivery / Anexos y entrega

☐ Earlier notice or record of oral notice / Aviso anterior o constancia del aviso verbal

☐ Replacement-service receipts / Recibos del servicio sustituto

☐ Service interruption records / Constancias de la interrupción

Delivered to / Entregado a: [NAME / NOMBRE] on / el: [__/__/____] by / mediante: [METHOD AND ADDRESS / MÉTODO Y DIRECCIÓN]

Person making delivery / Persona que efectuó la entrega: [________________________________]

Official source / Fuente oficial

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Last updated
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Jurisdiction
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  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-13(a)(1), (c)

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-13(a)(1) (checked November 14, 2026): "procure reasonable amounts of heat, hot water, running water, electric, gas or other essential service during the period of the landlord's noncompliance and deduct the actual and reasonable cost of such service from the rent"

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-13(c) (checked November 14, 2026): "Rights of the tenant under this section do not arise (1) until the tenant has given reasonable written or oral notice to the landlord"

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