Connecticut General Statutes 47a-4d – Fees for tenant screening reports
(a) As used in this section, “tenant screening report” means a credit report, a criminal background report, an employment history report, a rental history report or any combination thereof, used by a landlord to determine the suitability of a prospective tenant.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 47a-4d
- Credit report: A detailed report of an individual's credit history prepared by a credit bureau and used by a lender in determining a loan applicant's creditworthiness. Source: OCC
- Landlord: means the owner, lessor or sublessor of the dwelling unit, the building of which it is a part or the premises. See Connecticut General Statutes 47a-1
- month: means a calendar month, and the word "year" means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1
- Rent: means all periodic payments to be made to the landlord under the rental agreement. See Connecticut General Statutes 47a-1
- Tenant: means the lessee, sublessee or person entitled under a rental agreement to occupy a dwelling unit or premises to the exclusion of others or as is otherwise defined by law. See Connecticut General Statutes 47a-1
(b) No landlord may demand from a prospective tenant any payment, fee or charge for the processing, review or acceptance of any rental application, or demand any other payment, fee or charge before or at the beginning of the tenancy, except a security deposit pursuant to section 47a-21, advance payment for the first month‘s rent or a deposit for a key or any special equipment, or a fee for a tenant screening report as provided in subsection (c) of this section. No landlord may charge a tenant a move-in or move-out fee.
(c) On and after October 1, 2023, a landlord may charge a fee not exceeding fifty dollars plus an adjustment reflecting any increase in the consumer price index for urban consumers, as determined by the Commissioner of Housing on an annual basis, for a tenant screening report concerning a prospective tenant.
(d) A landlord that charges a fee for a tenant screening report concerning a prospective tenant shall provide the prospective tenant with (1) a copy of the tenant screening report or, if the landlord is prohibited from providing such a copy, information concerning such report that would allow such tenant to request a copy of such report from the service provider that produced such report, and (2) a copy of the receipt or invoice from the entity conducting the tenant screening report concerning the prospective tenant.