Tenant refuses to give me forwarding address for security deposit

[Simeon Rivas]

My former tenant is refusing to give me her forwarding address. She is having the mail forwarded from her ex apartment, but I cannot track that or know when she has received it. Should I just send it though there or make her give me the forwarding address? I am in Conneecticut fyi. 

[Samuel Eddinger]

@Simeon Rivas - You have two options.

Option 1 is to wait for the forwarding address.  This is allowed in CT.

When Do Landlords Have To Return Security Deposits?

Landlords must return security deposits with interest or give tenants written notice of damages being claimed within twenty-one (21) days of when tenants move. The only exception is if a tenant fails to provide a written forwarding address: landlords then need not return security deposits or provide a notice of damages until fifteen (15) days after receipt of a forwarding address in writing.

Option 2 is to just send it to the last known address and for to ask the post office to please forward it to the correct address.

If you ultimately cannot mail the payment or they do not cash the check, you will need to eventually send the money to unclaimed property:

"Unclaimed property is held by the Treasurer until the rightful owner comes forward to claim it. Property is considered unclaimed if there has been no contact or activity with the rightful owner for a set period of time, usually 3 to 5 years."

[Theresa Harris]

If you send it registered mail, it should come back to you if it is not received.  I believe in most cases, if you do not have their forwarding address, you can send it registered to the last known address (ie the rental).  If it is returned to you, do NOT open it, keep it unopened as proof that you sent it.

[Laura Stayton]

Quote from @Simeon Rivas:

My former tenant is refusing to give me her forwarding address. She is having the mail forwarded from her ex apartment, but I cannot track that or know when she has received it. Should I just send it though there or make her give me the forwarding address? I am in Conneecticut fyi. 

Check your landlord tenant code.  In DE if they don't provide a forwarding address we just send it to the address they rented by certificate of mailing

[Adam Bartomeo]

If the tenant doesn't give a forwarding address you are only required to send it to their last known address.