Hartford, CT Lawyer - What Should I Do if My Tenant Stops Paying Rent?

This informational video post was brought to you by Scott Raymond Lingenfelter, an experienced Connecticut Personal Injury and Criminal Defense Attorney.

Free Legal Aid provides useful information about eviction. In addition to the video here, be sure you check out other resources.

Illegal Eviction Procedures in Connecticut

It’s also a good idea to get advice from a local tenants’ rights group in Connecticut. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) website includes information on tenant advocates for each state. Check to learn more.

What is the Eviction Process in Connecticut

The first step in the eviction process in Connecticut is the Notice to Quit Possession. Every tenant who lives at a rental property must receive this notice and it must have the specific reason for the eviction, such as not paying the rent or the lease expiring. Check to learn more.

Residential Rental Application

This is a form that's going to make it more streamlined for tenants who want to apply to rent from you.  How it works is a tenant fills out the application for rental, pays a fee, and then you follow the legal requirements to either approve or disapprove them. Check to learn more.

Connecticut Eviction Notice Forms | Process and Laws

The Connecticut eviction notice forms are used when there is a tenant in possession of a landlord’s property who is either in breach of the lease or whose rental term is ending and not being renewed. Check to learn more.

EVICTION PROCESS AND TIME FRAME

To evict a residential tenant in Connecticut, a landlord must have a legally sufficient ground for eviction and follow a statutorily prescribed procedure, known as summary process. The Judicial Branch could not provide precise data on how long it takes to evict someone. Check to learn more.