Property

Lease a house or apartment in Connecticut to a tenant with this Fixed Term Residential Lease Agreement.

• Landlords should always provide a written lease for tenants to sign, to make sure that their rights and duties as lessees are clear.
• The lease runs for a fixed term, such as 1 year. The Lease Agreement contains standard conditions covering residential rentals such as:
  • when and how the rent payments are to be made;
  • security deposit and late charges;
  • responsibilities of each of the parties for maintenance and repairs;
  • abandonment of the property by the tenant;
  • assignment or subletting by the tenant;
  • pets;
  • disturbances and illegal activities;
  • tenant's responsibility to carry renter's insurance;
  • early termination of the lease.
• The form also includes a Lead Paint Disclosure form as required by federal law, and a Premises Inspection Checklist and Inventory Report, to be completed by the landlord and tenant at the beginning and end of the tenancy.
• Available as a downloadable MS Word document.
• Intended to be used only in the State of Connecticut.

If you lease commercial space to business tenants in Connecticut, you should always have this Guaranty form signed at the same time as the lease.

• The Guaranty is unconditional and continuing.
• A director, shareholder, partner, or proprietor must sign as the guarantor.
• The execution and delivery of the Guaranty is a condition of the lease.
• The guarantor's obligation to pay the rent and perform the tenant's obligations under the lease will not be affected by the tenant's bankruptcy or insolvency.
• The guarantor agrees to pay the landlord's reasonable attorneys' fees and costs of enforcing the Guaranty.

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Do you lease housing units to students or other minors? Secure payment of the rent by having a parent or guardian execute this Lease Co-signer Agreement for Connecticut.

• The signed agreement should be attached as an addendum to the lease.
• The cosigner agrees to:
  • have the landlord check their credit,
  • guarantee that the tenant complies with the rental agreement,
  • guarantee the payment of rent.
• This legal form template is provided in MS Word format. It should be attached as a schedule to the lease or rental agreement.
• Intended for use only in the State of Connecticut.

Cancel a business lease of office or retail space with this Connecticut Mutual Cancellation of Commercial Lease template.

• This agreement is for commercial tenants only. You need a different form for residential rental properties.
• Both the lessor and lessee mutually agree to terminate the lease as of a specific date.
• The cancellation of the lease extinguishes all the rights and obligations of the parties under the lease, except for those which accrue prior to the termination date.
• This form is available as a downloadable and fully editable Word document.
• Intended to be used only in the State of Connecticut.

CT tenants, get your landlord's consent to assign your lease or sublet the rental premises with this Connecticut Permission Agreement to Sublet or Assign Lease.

• The new tenant must be approved by the landlord.
• The template can be used to get consent for either an assignment of the lease or a sublease of the premises.
• The landlord has the option to hold the existing tenant responsible for performing the tenant's obligations until the end of the lease term, or alternatively, to release the tenant from all obligations under the lease once a new tenant is approved.
• Available as a downloadable and fully editable MS Word template.
• Intended to be used only in the State of Connecticut.

With this easy-to-use Quitclaim Deed form, you can convey property in Connecticut from a husband and wife to one person.

• Connecticut General Statutes 47-36f allow for the transfer of real estate by Quitclaim Deed.
• The transferors (grantors) transfer all of their interest in the property to the transferee (grantee) but do not provide any warranties regarding the property.
• This type of Deed is typically used following a divorce, to remove one spouse's name from title to the property.
• This form is available in MS Word format. Just download it, print it, fill it in and sign it for recordation with the county clerk.
• Intended to be used only in the State of Connecticut.

Renew and extend a business tenant's lease with this downloadable Connecticut Renewal and Extension of Commercial Lease form.

• The lease is renewed for an additional period (which can be a full lease term or whatever period of time the landlord and tenant agree to).
• The tenant has no further right to extend or renew the lease.
• The new rental amount for the extended term is set out.
• The remaining terms and provisions of the original lease remain in full force and effect.
• This form is for commercial leases only. You will need to use a different form for residential tenancies.
• Intended to be used only in the State of Connecticut.

• The Agreement establishes what is called a "periodic tenancy" because it runs from rental period to rental period (month to month or week to week).
• The tenant must pay late fees if the rent is not paid on time, and a charge for any returned checks.
• The tenant is responsible for yard maintenance.
• Procedure that the landlord must follow for returning the tenant's security deposit at the end of the tenancy.
• Provisions for termination by either party, in accordance with landlord-tenant laws.
• The file also contains a Lead Paint Disclosure form, as required by law.
• Also included is a Premises Condition Report to be jointly filled in by the landlord and the tenant at the beginning and the end of the tenancy.

Take applications from prospective tenants for a vacancy in a rental building with this Connecticut Rental Application Form for Residential Tenancy.

• Tenants must supply information about:
  • current and previous employment,
  • monthly expenses,
  • rental history,
  • personal and credit references.
• This form can be used by both landlords and rental property managers.
• Available in MS Word format.
• Intended to be used in the State of Connecticut.