Connecticut generally caps a security deposit at two months' rent for a tenant under 62 and one month's rent for a tenant 62 or older. The landlord must use the statutory escrow arrangement, pay required interest, and ordinarily return the deposit and itemization no later than 21 days after termination or 15 days after receiving the written forwarding address, whichever is later.
The statute contains account, notice, interest, withholding, successor, and damages rules. The one-month senior limit includes a right to request return of an excess deposit after turning 62.
- Damages
- 2× the deposit, plus fees
- Senior deposit ceiling
- One month's rent at age 62 or older
- Return deadline
- 21 days after termination or 15 days after written forwarding address, whichever is later