Property Management
In Connecticut, a landlord who wrongfully withholds a security deposit must pay the tenant:
AThe deposit plus interest only
BTwice the wrongfully withheld amount as damages✓ Correct
CThe deposit plus attorney's fees only
DA flat $500 penalty
Explanation
Under CGS § 47a-21, a landlord who wrongfully withholds all or part of a security deposit must pay the tenant twice the amount wrongfully withheld as damages, in addition to returning the deposit.
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