Connecticut evictions begin with a notice to quit possession under Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 47a-23, giving the tenant at least three days to leave. If the tenant stays, the landlord files a summary process complaint under Sec. 47a-23a. For nonpayment, the notice may issue only after the nine-day rent grace period.
Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 47a-23(a) requires the landlord to 'give notice to each lessee or occupant to quit possession or occupancy...at least three days before the termination' date stated in the notice. A nonpayment notice to quit may issue only after the nine-day grace period of Sec. 47a-15a, and on delivery 'a notice to quit possession based on nonpayment of rent shall...terminate the rental agreement for the month or week in which the notice is delivered.' If the tenant 'neglects or refuses to quit' after the three days expire, the landlord brings a summary process action under Sec. 47a-23a. Only a state marshal may execute the eviction after the court enters and the stay periods run; self-help lockouts are illegal.
Self-help eviction (changing locks, removing belongings, shutting off utilities) is illegal; a landlord using force or fraud to enter faces liability under Sec. 47a-43 (entry and detainer), including double damages and attorney's fees.
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