Connecticut Landlord Notice of Entry

Connecticut Landlord Notice of Entry

Use this form to request consent for planned, nonemergency entry. Document any separate legal basis for entry without consent on a counsel-reviewed record.

Connecticut Entry Gate

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-16 permits access for inspection, necessary or agreed work or services, and specified showings. For routine entry, the landlord must obtain the tenant's consent, give reasonable written or oral notice, and enter at a reasonable time. The tenant may not unreasonably withhold consent. Delivery of this notice alone does not authorize entry. Section 47a-16(b), (d) covers emergency, court-order, abandonment, and surrender exceptions; § 47a-16a addresses entry during a tenant's extended absence. If a tenant refuses lawful access, § 47a-18 provides a court remedy.

• Required notice: Reasonable written or oral notice; no universal hour count
• Consent for routine entry: ☐ Requested ☐ Obtained and recorded below
• Permitted entry time: Reasonable time
• Lease, local, subsidy, and program requirements checked: ☐ Yes
• Entry is not retaliatory, harassing, or excessive: ☐ Confirmed

1. Notice

Notice date: [__/__/____]

To tenant(s): [________________________________]

Rental premises/unit: [________________________________]

Landlord/housing provider: [________________________________]

The landlord requests the tenant's consent for the landlord or authorized representatives to enter the dwelling unit as follows:

• Entry date: [__/__/____]
• Approximate start time: [________]
• Expected time window/duration: [________________________________]
• Persons expected to enter and roles: [________________________________]

Tenant response: ☐ I consent to the proposed entry ☐ I request a different time: [________] ☐ I do not consent

Tenant signature and response date: [________________________________]

If consent is withheld, seek legal review of the proposed entry and any court relief under § 47a-18. Do not treat this notice or a lack of response as consent.

2. Purpose and Scope

Purpose:

• ☐ Inspect specified condition: [________________________________]
• ☐ Make necessary or agreed repairs/improvements: [________________________________]
• ☐ Supply necessary or agreed services: [________________________________]
• ☐ Exhibit to permitted prospective/actual persons: [________________________________]
• ☐ Government-ordered work or inspection: [________________________________]
• ☐ Other expressly lawful purpose: [________________________________]

Areas to be entered and work/inspection scope:

[____________________________________________________________]

The entry will be limited to the stated purpose and scope. No emergency or no-notice authority is claimed by this form.

3. Coordination and Safeguards

• Tenant presence: ☐ Not required ☐ Requested ☐ Agreed: [________________]
• Pets, alarms, gates, accessibility, or health precautions: [________________________________]
• Contact for questions or a lawful scheduling request: [________________________________]
• Alternate date/time, if agreed: [________________________________]
• Authorized representative will carry identification: ☐ Yes
• Entry completion/condition record will be retained: ☐ Yes

4. Delivery Record

Delivered by: [NAME / ROLE]

• Method: ☐ Personal delivery ☐ Posting/door delivery if permitted ☐ Mail ☐ Acknowledged electronic notice ☐ Other lawful method: [________]
• Delivery date/time: [________________________________]
• Recipient/address/account: [________________________________]
• Proof, acknowledgement, photo, or tracking retained: ☐ Yes

Landlord/agent signature and date: [________________________________]

Sources and References

• Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 47a-16, 47a-16a, and 47a-18 — Connecticut General Assembly — https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_830.htm#sec_47a-16