Connecticut landlord repair timeline
How long does a landlord in Connecticut have to repair?
The clock most states set starts at the tenant’s written notice. Here is what the statute says, with the official source. It is general information, not legal advice.
- What it sets
- 15 days after written notice to remedy a material breach; 48 hours to restore heat, water or another essential service before the tenant may find substitute housing
- Statute
- Gen. Stat. 47a-7, 47a-12 and 47a-13
- Official source
- Connecticut General Statutes chapter 830
Not an emergency service. For a fire, a gas leak or anyone in danger, call 911 or the gas utility.
What Connecticut law says, line by line
Each line restates the text it cites. Check the current version before you rely on it.
The landlord supplies running water and reasonable hot water at all times, and reasonable heat, unless the tenant controls the heat or hot water installation.
Gen. Stat. 47a-7(a)(6)After written notice of a breach that materially affects health and safety, the lease ends if the breach isn’t remedied within 15 days.
Gen. Stat. 47a-12(a)If heat, running water, hot water, electricity, gas or another essential service isn’t supplied within 48 hours, the tenant may find substitute housing, and rent abates for that time.
Gen. Stat. 47a-13(a)–(b)The tenant may instead buy the missing service and deduct its cost from rent. These rights start once the tenant gives reasonable written or oral notice.
Gen. Stat. 47a-13(a), (c)The landlord gives reasonable written or oral notice before entering and enters at reasonable times, except in an emergency.
Gen. Stat. 47a-16(c)
Checked October 21, 2026
Turn the statute into your own response times
City rules and your leases can be stricter than the state. Write your times as the strictest of the three.
- Count from when the tenant told you, because many deadlines start at notice
- Put heat, water, power and anything dangerous at the top, day or night
- Ask for notice in writing, and reply in writing, so the record exists if anyone asks
- Record every step with a time: the first reply, the booking, the visit and the confirmation
A question managers ask about Connecticut
Once the tenant gives notice, they may buy reasonable heat and deduct the cost, and if heat isn’t supplied within 48 hours they may move to substitute housing while rent abates. A wilful failure lets the tenant end the lease.
Managing in another state? Pick it hereThe same leak can have a different clock across a state line.
The clock starts at the tenant’s notice Ours answers at any hour