Connecticut
What Connecticut law says about deposits, firings, overtime, collectors and accidents — and where each claim gets filed.
6 guides written for this state
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| claim | time to file | penalty | statute |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landlord & tenant a landlord keeping my deposit | — | Twice the amount of the security deposit paid. Where the only failure is the accrued interest, it is ten dollars or twice the interest, whichever is greater.↗ | Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-21(d) |
| Employment unpaid overtime | — | — | — |
| Consumer a debt collector harassing me | — | Actual damages, and for an individual such additional damages as the court may award up to $1,000 (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 36a-648(a)).↗ | Conn. Gen. Stat. § 36a-648 |
| Employment being fired for complaining | — | — | — |
| Personal property someone taking my property | 3 years↗ | Treble damages. The statute is one sentence: a person who steals property, or who knowingly receives and conceals stolen property, shall pay the owner three times their damages. (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-564)↗ | Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-577 |
| Injury a car accident | 2 years↗ | — | Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-584 |
time to file · 2 of 6 jurisdictions carry this column.
penalty · 3 of 6 jurisdictions carry this column.
statute · 4 of 6 jurisdictions carry this column.
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