Connecticut Landlord and Tenant Law is a comprehensive reference covering all aspects of the legal relationship between landlords and tenants, both in commercial and residential settings.

The book includes an overview of lease construction and interpretation, statutory obligations of landlords and tenants, summary process litigation, and non-summary process litigation. The book features official housing court forms as well as other related forms covering all aspects of the landlord and tenant relationship, plus a detailed glossary of common terms found in leases and landlord-tenant litigation. Available in print and digital format, the digital version provides extensive links to cases, statutes, forms and other sources.

New in the Third Edition:

• References to enacted Executive Orders and statutes affecting landlord-tenant law following the COVID-19 pandemic
• Interpretation of force majeure theories and defenses in lease litigation
• Updated references to official housing court forms
• Updated statutory addenda to residential leases
• As well as analysis of recent case law from the Connecticut and Appellate Courts

Chapters include:

Statutory Construction in Landlord Tenant Law

Lease Construction and Interpretation

Landlord's and Tenant's Obligations

Forcible Entry and Detainer Statute

Security Deposits and Advanced Payments

Certificates of Occupancy

Housing Court Proceedings

Summary Process–Statutory Notice to Quit

Summary Process Litigation

Post Judgment Proceedings

Summary Process Execution and Eviction of Tenants

Civil Litigation for Monetary Damages

Authors Colin C Tait, retired Professor of Law at the University of Connecticut School of Law along with Judge Eliot D. Prescott teamed up to create the Connecticut Appellate Practice and Procedure, and attorney Julie A. Lavoie joined as a co-author for the Eight Edition, published in 2023.

The Eighth Edition updates the book with new case law, statutory, and Practice Book changes, including adding the new rules on electronic filing. This book also includes six tables of authority, including cases, statutes, practice book sections, constitutional references, public acts, as well as United States Code references.

Chapters include:

Connecticut's Appellate Court System

Appealability: Right to Appellate Review

Reviewability: Matters Subject to Review

Filing the Appeal

Perfecting the Appeal

Motions and Other Procedures

Review by Way of Certification

Disposition of the Appeal

Specialized Procedures

Original Proceedings in the Supreme Court

The Library of Connecticut Personal Injury Forms and Commentary has been entirely revamped in this Third Edition. The vision for the current edition went far beyond a compilation of forms, aiming to provide the plaintiff's trial lawyer in Connecticut with an up-to-date practical guide to civil litigation, drawing together the state's relevant Practice Book sections, statutes, and case law. The forms are explained with extensive commentary, to give the reader a complete understanding of a civil personal injury case from start to finish. Chapters include:

• Pre-Suit Investigation
• Pre-Suit Parties
• Commencement of an Action, General
• Complaint, Generic
• Complaints and Causes of Action
• Pleadings
• Pending Litigation
• Discovery, In General
• Standard Discovery
• Experts
• Requests For Admission, In General
• Depositions
• Jury Trials
• Settlement/Probate

Connecticut Business Litigation addresses major issues business attorneys in Connecticut can expect to face. Author Paula Cruz Cedillo is a partner and author Thomas J. Finn is a partner as well as Chair of the Business Litigation Group at McCarter & English, LLP in Hartford.

This is an important resource for business crisis management. But its use is not limited to pending litigation or arbitration. Preemptive and far-reaching, it serves as a primer for transactional attorneys and business owners on minimizing risks inherent in their business relationships. The authors provide up-to-date analysis and strategy in business law through the lens of their collective careers. The volume is cross-referenced and indexed for ease of use, and includes tables of relevant authorities.

Content includes:

• Securities Litigation
• Director and Officer Liability
• Limited Liability Company and Partnership Litigation
• Antitrust Litigation
• Business Torts
• Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act
• Trade Secrets and Restrictive Covenant Litigation
• Intellectual Property Litigation
• Information Technology, E-Commerce, and Computer Litigation
• Insurance Coverage Litigation
• ERISA Litigation
• Anti-Racketeering and RICO
• Environmental Litigation
• Franchise Litigation
• Arbitration