[CT] New Ownership Rent and Lease Changes?
New Haven County, CT here.
In March 2025, I renewed/signed my lease, active through April 2026. I received my April 2026 to April 2027 renewal early this year, in February 2026, which I also signed.
Last month, the house in which my apartment is located was sold to a new management company/property owner.
Today, I received a notification from the new owner that, as of July 1^(st) 2026, they intend to raise my rent by 300.00 per month, and sent me a new lease to sign that would cover July 2026 to July 2027. Aside from the rent increase, the new lease also prohibits having pets on the property, which is a huge problem as I have a dog, and the previous lease under old ownership allowed this.
My google-fu is failing to find a definitive answer as AI is interspersed through the legitimate results, but I had been under the (possibly wrong) assumption that per Connecticut law, an active lease had to be honored until its expiration, even if there is an ownership change. Can anyone offer any insight? Honestly, if I have to bite the bullet and face a rent increase, it is what it is, my main concern is my dog. TIA.
ETA: Ownership company is based out of New York, but property is in Connecticut, not sure if this impacts anything.