Real Estate Investor · Orlando, FL · Member since 2016 · 185 posts · 53 votes
Hi there,
I am getting ready to move a tenant in an apartment and for her to move in she would need first, last, and deposit. She told me that collecting last month's rent is illegal in CT.
Is she correct? I've never heard of that before? I've always thought it was standard practice.
Any help you could lend would be much appreciated!
I took a quick look at CT's Landlord -Tenant Act and I didn't see it address last month's rent at all. It does state that you can't take more than 2 month's rent as a security deposit (one month if they are 62 or older).
I would call a lawyer that know how the judiciary interprets the local laws and see what they say. You should do that before you write the lease, that way you have a good, waterproof lease before you find the tenant and ask them to sign. You could even call one of the courts listed at the end of the linked Act -- they would definitely know.