Connecticut Holdover tenants
What happens if a tenant stays after the lease ends in Connecticut?
A tenant holding over after the lease ends is not evidence of an agreement for a new lease. An oral monthly lease with no agreed end date is treated as a lease for one month only.
Verified Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-3d · last checked 2026-10-23
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