Connecticut Protected-Tenant Owner-Occupancy Notice to Quit
CONNECTICUT NOTICE TO QUIT — LANDLORD'S PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 47a-23(a)(4)(C) and 47a-23c(b)(1)(G)
Before service: Confirm the tenant qualifies under § 47a-23c(a) and lives in a building or complex with at least five separate dwelling units. This form excludes mobile manufactured home parks and common interest communities. The landlord must have a bona fide intention to use this exact unit as the landlord's own principal residence; a plan for a relative to move in is a different fact. Section 47a-23c(b)(2) bars this ground for a conversion tenant in a common interest community. Section 47a-23c(b)(3) bars dispossession on this ground during an existing rental agreement's term. Put the quit date after that term and allow three full days between officer service and the quit date. Attach the current Connecticut Judicial Branch Right to Counsel Notice to each served copy.
NOTICE TO QUIT POSSESSION
STATE OF CONNECTICUT
To: [TENANT NAME(S) AND OTHER ADULT OCCUPANTS]
Premises: [STREET ADDRESS, UNIT, CITY, CONNECTICUT ZIP]
I, [LANDLORD / AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE NAME], give you notice to quit possession or occupancy of the premises identified above on or before [QUIT DATE: __/__/____].
Reason for this notice: The landlord has a bona fide intention to use this dwelling unit as the landlord's own principal residence. Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 47a-23(a)(4)(C) and 47a-23c(b)(1)(G).
The landlord who will personally occupy the unit is [INDIVIDUAL LANDLORD NAME]. The unit is [IDENTIFY THE EXACT DWELLING UNIT]. The intended move-in date is [__/__/____]. Facts supporting the landlord's personal principal-residence plan: [DESCRIBE THE ACTUAL PLAN AND SUPPORTING FACTS].
The present rental agreement ends on [__/__/____]. This notice does not demand possession during that term.
If you do not quit possession or occupancy by the stated date, the landlord may seek possession through a summary process action after the notice period expires. This notice alone does not authorize a lockout.
Dated at [CITY], Connecticut, on [__/__/____].
Signature: [________________________________]
Printed name and capacity: [________________________________]
Address for response: [________________________________]
Telephone or email: [________________________________]
SERVICE DIRECTIONS AND RETURN
To the state marshal or other proper officer: Serve an attested copy of this notice, with the current Right to Counsel Notice attached, on each named or reasonably identified occupant. Section 47a-23(c) permits service on the person or by leaving the copy at the occupant's place of residence. Serve by [LAST SERVICE DATE: __/__/____] so that three full days fall between service and the quit date.
I certify that on [__/__/____] at [TIME], I served an attested copy of this Notice to Quit, with the counsel notice attached, on [NAME OR ALIAS] at [SERVICE ADDRESS] by:
- ☐ Personal service on the occupant
- ☐ Leaving the copy at the occupant's place of residence
Other occupants served and details: [________________________________]
Officer signature: [________________________________]
Printed name, title and badge number: [________________________________]
Return dated: [__/__/____]
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About this template
- Last updated
- November 9, 2026
- Citations checked
- November 9, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Connecticut
- Category
- Landlord & Tenant
Legal authority
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-23(a)(4)(C), (b), (c)
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-23c(a)(1), (b)(1)(G), (b)(2)-(3)
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-23a(a)
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-75(f)(2)
Landlord-tenant paperwork governs who can stay in a property, on what terms, and what happens when something goes wrong. Leases, notices to quit, security deposit demands, and habitability complaints all have state and often city-specific requirements for timing, content, and service. Getting the paperwork right is what makes an eviction actually succeed or a security deposit actually come back, because judges regularly dismiss cases over small procedural mistakes.
Not legal advice
This template is provided for informational purposes. We recommend having an attorney review any legal document before signing, especially for high-value or complex matters.
Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on November 9, 2026.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-23(a)(4)(C) (checked November 9, 2026): "when an action of summary process or other action to dispossess a tenant is authorized under subsection (b) of section 47a-23c for any of the following reasons: (A) Refusal to agree to a fair and equitable rent increase, as defined in subsection (c) of section 47a-23c, (B) permanent removal by the landlord of the dwelling unit of such tenant from the housing market, or (C) bona fide intention by the landlord to use such dwelling unit as such landlord's principal residence"
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-23c(b)(1)(G) (checked November 9, 2026): "bona fide intention by the landlord to use such dwelling unit as his principal residence"
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-23c(b)(2) (checked November 9, 2026): "The ground stated in subparagraph (G) of subdivision (1) of this subsection is not available to the owner of a dwelling unit in a common interest community occupied by a conversion tenant."
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-23c(a)(1) (checked November 9, 2026): "this section applies to any tenant who resides in a building or complex consisting of five or more separate dwelling units or who resides in a mobile manufactured home park and who is either:"
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