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Official JD-HM-7 + CT-RTC packet
Download the official Connecticut Judicial Branch JD-HM-7 Notice to Quit (End) Possession and official CT-RTC Right to Counsel notice, bundled unaltered with editable PublicLegal instructions and records for the grace-period math, three-full-day quit date, attachment, adult-occupant naming, and state-marshal handoff.
This Connecticut nonpayment packet helps assemble the official JD-HM-7, CT-RTC attachment, grace-period calculation, three-full-day quit date, marshal/proper-officer service handoff, adult tenant and occupant naming, and the records a landlord should keep before deciding whether a summary-process filing is the next step.
The packet leads with the unaltered Judicial Branch JD-HM-7 and CT-RTC PDFs, then adds editable companion instructions and records for the timing, attachment, naming, and marshal-handoff steps that generic templates miss.
Complete the official JD-HM-7 PDF and attach the official CT-RTC notice as the forms require. Use the editable Word companion files for instructions, the worksheet/service record, and the administrative envelope note; do not rewrite the official PDFs as Word notices.
Use the companions to prepare the official PDFs for state marshal or proper-officer service, attach the CT-RTC notice, avoid landlord self-service, and keep the return and service record for any later court filing.
This product includes five files: two official Connecticut Judicial Branch PDFs — JD-HM-7 and the CT-RTC Right to Counsel notice — plus three editable Word companions for instructions, worksheet/service records, and an administrative envelope note.
Self-help notice overview
A Connecticut residential nonpayment Notice to Quit uses the official Judicial Branch JD-HM-7 form, not a PublicLegal-authored replacement notice. This packet includes that official PDF and the official CT-RTC Right to Counsel notice, bundled with companion Word files for instructions and records.
The detailed Connecticut notes below cover the § 47a-15a rent grace period before service, the three-full-day quit-date rule after service, marshal/proper-officer service, CT-RTC attachment, adult tenant and occupant naming, no-money-demand limits, and the separate summary-process court stage.
This page highlights the current downloadable five-file Connecticut packet: two official Judicial Branch PDFs plus three editable PublicLegal Word companions. The state-specific guidance below explains the JD-HM-7 form, CT-RTC attachment, grace-period timing, three-full-day notice period, marshal/proper-officer service, and no-self-help considerations before checkout.
The complete notice form is available immediately after checkout. Use the state-specific guidance below to understand timing, service, and next-step considerations before you complete and serve the notice.
Reviewed against the Connecticut statutes and Judicial Branch forms linked below.
Primary sources are linked for self-help research. Confirm the current JD-HM-7 and CT-RTC versions, rent due date, tenancy type, tenant and adult-occupant names, marshal/proper-officer service, federal or subsidized-housing overlays, protected-tenant status, SCRA status, and local Housing Session practice before serving or filing.
Quick answer
Use this Connecticut JD-HM-7 Notice to Quit packet for ordinary residential nonpayment where the official Judicial Branch JD-HM-7 Notice to Quit (End) Possession is the correct first-step notice. The packet includes two official Judicial Branch PDFs — JD-HM-7 and the CT-RTC Right to Counsel notice — plus three editable PublicLegal Word companions for instructions, a worksheet/service record, and an administrative envelope note.
Connecticut’s tenant-facing notice is the Judicial Branch JD-HM-7 Notice to Quit (End) Possession. This packet bundles that official PDF unaltered, rather than presenting a PublicLegal-authored replacement notice.
The packet also includes the official CT-RTC Right to Counsel notice. Attach it to the JD-HM-7 and give both official documents to the state marshal or proper officer with enough copies for each adult tenant and occupant.
First, Connecticut has a rent grace-period gate under C.G.S. § 47a-15a. For monthly or other non-weekly residential rent, the Notice to Quit generally cannot be served until the tenth day after rent was due, excluding the due date. For a one-week tenancy, it generally cannot be served until the fifth day after rent was due, excluding the due date.
Second, the JD-HM-7 must give at least three full days between service and the quit date. For example, the Judicial Branch guide explains that if the quit date is May 15, service must be made no later than May 11.
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No. This packet uses the official Connecticut Judicial Branch JD-HM-7 Notice to Quit (End) Possession for a nonpayment case. Connecticut’s rent grace period happens before service, and the served JD-HM-7 should not be turned into a rent ledger, money demand, or “pay rent within three days” cure notice.
A Connecticut state marshal or other proper officer serves it. The landlord should not serve it, mail it, post it, email it, or rely on a tenant acknowledgement or landlord affidavit as substitute service. The marshal’s return of service is the proof used later if a summary-process case is filed.
First, wait through Connecticut’s rent grace period under C.G.S. § 47a-15a: for monthly or other non-weekly residential rent, the notice generally cannot be served until the tenth day after rent was due, not counting the due date; for a one-week tenancy, the fifth day after the due date. Then the JD-HM-7 must give at least three full days between service and the quit date. Monthly rent due May 1 means earliest ordinary service May 11; a quit date of May 15 means service no later than May 11.
Yes. This packet includes the official Connecticut Right to Counsel notice as a second official PDF. Attach it to the JD-HM-7 and give both documents, with enough copies for each adult tenant and occupant, to the state marshal or proper officer.
None. The JD-HM-7 Notice to Quit is not a rent ledger or money demand. Keep rent amounts, late fees, utilities, damages, court costs, attorney fees, and other charges off the served notice unless Connecticut counsel specifically approves a different approach.
No. The Notice to Quit is not an eviction order. If the tenant does not move after the quit date, possession still requires a separate Connecticut summary-process case, including the summons, nonpayment complaint, return date, judgment, and lawful execution process. Those court-stage forms are not included.
Name each adult tenant and occupant you want included. If adult occupants live there but names are unknown, ask counsel whether to use John Doe or Jane Doe. Prepare enough copies for each adult tenant and occupant and give them to the marshal with the JD-HM-7 and CT-RTC notice.
The three PublicLegal companion files are editable Word documents. The operative JD-HM-7 notice and CT-RTC notice are official Judicial Branch PDFs that you complete or attach as the official forms require; do not rewrite them as PublicLegal Word forms.
The official forms are free, and this packet includes them unaltered. What you’re paying for is a complete, correctly assembled workflow: guidance for the 9-day or 4-day grace period, the three-full-day quit date, marshal handoff, Right-to-Counsel attachment, adult-occupant naming, and the service record you will need if a later summary-process case is filed.