Section 47a-15a - Nonpayment of rent by tenant: Landlord's remedy. Charges for late rent(a) If rent is unpaid when due and the tenant fails to pay rent within nine days thereafter or, in the case of a one-week tenancy, within four days thereafter, the landlord may terminate the rental agreement in accordance with the provisions of sections 47a-23 to 47a-23b, inclusive. For purposes of this section, "grace period" means the nine-day or four-day time periods identified in this subsection, as applicable.(b) If a rental agreement contains a valid written agreement to pay a late charge in accordance with subsection (a) of section 47a-4 a landlord may assess a tenant such a late charge on a rent payment made subsequent to the grace period in accordance with this section. Such late charge may not exceed the lesser of (1) five dollars per day, up to a maximum of fifty dollars, or (2) five per cent of the delinquent rent payment or, in the case of a rental agreement paid in whole or in part by a governmental or charitable entity, five per cent of the tenant's share of the delinquent rent payment. The landlord may not assess more than one late charge upon a delinquent rent payment, regardless of how long the rent remains unpaid.Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-15a
(P.A. 79-571, S. 36; P.A. 89-254, S. 5.)
Amended by P.A. 23-0207,S. 8 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2023 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2023. Cited. 7 Conn.App. 301 ; 16 Conn.App. 574 ; 31 Conn.App. 575 ; 32 Conn.App. 133 . Reinstatement of a lease triggers new nine day grace period within which tenant must pay rent in order to avoid a summary process action and landlord may serve new notice to quit on ground of nonpayment of rent only if tenant fails to pay rent on day of previous action's withdrawal or within nine days thereafter. 182 CA 725 . Cited. 38 Conn.Supp. 1 ; Id., 683; 39 CS 367 ; 40 CS 4 ; 42 CS 77 .