Acceptance of rent with the knowledge that such rent is overdue constitutes a waiver of the landlord‘s right to terminate the rental agreement for the tenant‘s failure to pay such rent when it was due.

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Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 47a-19

  • 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
  • Rent: means all periodic payments to be made to the landlord under the rental agreement. See Connecticut General Statutes 47a-1
  • Rental agreement: means all agreements, written or oral, and valid rules and regulations adopted under section 47a-9 or subsection (d) of section 21-70 embodying the terms and conditions concerning the use and occupancy of a dwelling unit or premises. 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