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Connecticut landlord entry laws

How much notice your landlord owes you before coming in, when they may enter without it, and what Connecticut law lets you do about it.

Notice required

Consent required — the notice rule has no fixed period

Section 47a-16(c) requires only 'reasonable written or oral notice' with no set number of hours — but § 47a-16(d) says a landlord may NOT enter without the tenant's consent except in an emergency, under § 47a-16a, by court order, or where the tenant has abandoned the premises. Consent is the real test in Connecticut.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-16

Worth knowing: Connecticut is a consent state. The question is not how much warning you were given — it is whether you agreed.

When they may enter without notice

Entry without consent is allowed in an emergency.

What you can do about a violation

The tenant may recover actual damages not less than one month's rent and reasonable attorney's fees, and may also obtain injunctive relief or terminate. A 1989 amendment confirmed the tenant does not have to seek an injunction or terminate in order to recover damages.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-18a

What to do right now

If you receive a voucher or subsidy, note that Connecticut courts read 'one month's rent' to include the whole rent paid to the landlord regardless of source — not just your share. On an $1,800 unit where you pay $150, the floor is $1,800.

Put it in writing

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How this page was checked

  • Read from the source. Every deadline, cap and penalty here was taken from Connecticut's published text — the statute, session law or administrative code itself.
  • No legal-information websites. Commercial summaries were used only to find a provision, never as authority for it. An automated check fails our build if any state we serve cites a secondary source.
  • Locked against drift. The verified figures are pinned by regression tests, so a later edit cannot quietly change a deadline or a penalty.
  • Last verified August 21, 2026. Laws change — confirm the current text before relying on it.

General information, not legal advice. We are not a law firm.

Compare all 51 jurisdictions — notice periods range from 12 hours to 72, and thirteen states have no rule at all.