Connecticut Criminal & credit history rules

Can a landlord deny a tenant for criminal or credit history in Connecticut?

Connecticut bars landlords and property managers from refusing to rent to, or otherwise discriminating against, a prospective or existing tenant based on a past conviction for possession of a cannabis-type substance under § 21a-279a (or an out-of-state equivalent for four or fewer ounces of cannabis plant material). Landlords also may not require a tenant drug test. Exceptions include roomers, certain service/detention housing, transitional/sober-living facilities, and cases where federal law or federal benefits would be violated. Statute text: "Except as provided in this section, a landlord or property manager may not refuse to rent to a prospective tenant or an existing tenant, or otherwise discriminate against a prospective tenant or an existing tenant, based on a past conviction for possession of a cannabis-type substance under section 21a-279a or for a past conviction for possession of four or fewer ounces of cannabis plant material, and any equivalencies and combinations thereof, pursuant to subsection (i) of section 21a-279a in any other jurisdiction." Broader criminal/credit lookback rules are not set in ch. 830; federal fair-housing and FCRA rules still apply. Screening-report fee limits are covered under Application fees (§ 47a-4d).

Verified Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-9a · last checked 2026-10-16