Are landlords required to state a reason for not renewing a lease?
With one exception, expiration of a lease agreement is a reason for evicting a tenant and landlords are not required by law to state why they choose not to renew the agreement (CGS § 47a-23). Landlords cannot evict aged, blind, or disabled tenants living in building with five or more dwelling units based on lapse of time. These tenants can be evicted only for cause, e.g., nonpayment of rent, violation of rental agreement, or nuisance (CGS § 47a-23c). The law prohibits landlords from refusing to rent to tenants or otherwise making accommodations unavailable to them because of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, marital status, age, lawful source of income, familial status, disability, or sexual orientation (CGS § 46a- 64c(a) and 46a-81e). The prohibition does not apply to rented rooms in a single-family house or a dwelling unit in a two-family building if the owner lives there (CGS § 46a-64c (b)). How much advance notice do landlords have to give tenants before terminati
