{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-47a-4","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-4","heading":"Terms prohibited in rental agreement.","body":"(a) A rental agreement shall not provide that the tenant: (1) Agrees to waive or forfeit rights or remedies under this chapter and sections 47a-21, 47a-23 to 47a-23b, inclusive, 47a-26 to 47a-26g, inclusive, 47a-35 to 47a-35b, inclusive, 47a-41a, 47a-43 and 47a-46, or under any section of the general statutes or any municipal ordinance unless such section or ordinance expressly states that such rights may be waived; (2) authorizes the landlord to confess judgment on a claim arising out of the rental agreement; (3) agrees to the exculpation or limitation of any liability of the landlord arising under law or to indemnify the landlord for that liability or the costs connected therewith; (4) agrees to waive his right to the interest on the security deposit pursuant to section 47a-21; (5) agrees to permit the landlord to dispossess him without resort to court order; (6) consents to the distraint of his property for rent; (7) agrees to pay the landlord's attorney's fees in excess of fifteen per cent of any judgment against the tenant in any action in which money damages are awarded; (8) agrees to pay a late charge prior to the expiration of the grace period set forth in section 47a-15a or to pay rent in a reduced amount if such rent is paid prior to the expiration of such grace period; (9) agrees to pay a late charge on rent payments made subsequent to such grace period in an amount exceeding the amounts set forth in section 47a-15a; or (10) agrees to pay a heat or utilities surcharge if heat or utilities is included in the rental agreement.\n(b) A provision prohibited by subsection (a) of this section included in a rental agreement is unenforceable.","path":["TITLE 47a. LANDLORD AND TENANT","CHAPTER 830*. RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF LANDLORD AND TENANT"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_830.htm#sec_47a-4","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:16Z","sha256":"9c5dfbf64dcd1552f61fffefac27ea5170ec2bee82fe464a4ef99211b16ae7ae","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-47a-3f","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-47a-4a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}