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Connecticut · Conn. Gen. Stat. §§20-329cc–20-329ffConnecticut stigmatized property: nonmaterial facts and the buyer's written request

Connecticut defines a nonmaterial fact concerning real property to include the fact that the property was at any time suspected to have been the site of a death or felony, and the fact that an occupant is or has been infected with a disease on the Commissioner of Public Health's list of reportable diseases (Conn. Gen. Stat. §20-329cc). A nonmaterial fact is not a material fact that must be disclosed, and no cause of action arises against the owner, the owner's agent or the buyer's agent for not disclosing it (§20-329dd). But if a purchaser or lessee in the process of making a bona fide offer tells the owner or the owner's agent in writing that knowing whether the property was suspected to have been the site of a homicide, other felony or suicide is important to the decision, the owner, through the agent, must report any findings in writing, consistent with privacy laws – and if the owner refuses, the agent must tell the purchaser so in writing (§20-329ee). None of this changes anyone's rights for physical deficiencies of the property (§20-329ff).

What the statute says

  1. Nonmaterial (§20-329cc)

    A suspected death or felony on the property; an occupant's reportable disease.

  2. No liability (§20-329dd)

    No disclosure required; no cause of action against the owner or either agent.

  3. Written request (§20-329ee)

    Buyer asks in writing about a homicide, felony or suicide; the agent reports findings in writing or the owner's refusal.

  4. Physical deficiencies (§20-329ff)

    Rights for physical problems with the property are unchanged.

Still not allowed

  • Ignoring a buyer's written request – the agent must answer in writing, even if only to say the owner refuses (§20-329ee).
  • Treating physical damage from the event as nonmaterial – §20-329ff keeps those rights intact.
  • Answering the written request with a false report.

How agents and TCs handle the question

  • A buyer's direct question gets a truthful answer or a referral to the seller – never a made-up one.
  • Physical consequences – damage, cleanup, meth contamination – go on the condition disclosure.
  • Write down the question and the answer in the deal notes.

Questions buyers and sellers ask

Do you have to disclose a death in a house in Connecticut?

Not on your own – a suspected death or felony on the property is a nonmaterial fact (Conn. Gen. Stat. §§20-329cc, 20-329dd). If a buyer asks in writing while making a bona fide offer, the owner's agent must report the findings or the owner's refusal in writing (§20-329ee).

Does the Connecticut written request cover any death?

The request in §20-329ee covers a suspected homicide, other felony or suicide.

Related guides

Log buyer questions and the answers given as deal notes in ClosingCode, so the file shows what was asked and said.

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Source: Connecticut General Statutes §§20-329cc to 20-329ff (cga.ct.gov, read October 26, 2026).

General information, not legal advice. ClosingCode is software; it is not a law firm or brokerage. This guide is not a substitute for the advice or services of an attorney.