It’s not cheap or quick to evict a tenant in Connecticut.

It can take months and cost thousands of dollars, and fighting an eviction has a similar price tag. Tenant advocates say renters need more protections because the housing shortage in Connecticut leaves them vulnerable. Landlords say these protections exacerbate the problem.

As pandemic-era policies phase out, evictions are also on the rise. In 2024, there were 20,000 evictions in the state of Connecticut, slightly more than the pre-Covid average, according to the Eviction Lab.

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