Connecticut security deposit law: the 21-day deadline and your rights
Deposit plus accrued interest (or the balance with an itemized damages statement) is due within 21 days after termination OR 15 days after receiving written notice of the tenant's forwarding address, whichever is LATER.
What Connecticut law says
- Return deadline
- 21 days
- Statute
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-21
A violating landlord is 'liable for twice the amount of any security deposit paid' (§ 47a-21(d)) — the base is the FULL deposit, and the small-claims $5,000 cap does not block the doubled recovery (per CT Judicial Branch). Knowing and wilful interest violations also carry fines up to $100 per offense; the Banking Commissioner investigates complaints.
Verification pending. Our attorney-reviewed deep-dive for Connecticut — with the full case builder, damages calculator, and demand letter generator — isn't live yet. The summary above is drawn from the statute but hasn't completed our legal review; always confirm against the current text of Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-21.
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