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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-42a (2026)

Eviction of tenant and occupants from commercial property. Disposition of unclaimed possessions and personal effects

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(a) Whenever a judgment is entered against a defendant pursuant to section 47a-26, 47a-26a, 47a-26b or 47a-26d for the possession or occupancy of nonresidential property, such defendant and any other occupant bound by the judgment by subsection (a) of section 47a-26h shall forthwith remove himself or herself, such defendant's or occupant's possessions and all personal effects unless execution has been stayed pursuant to sections 47a-35 to 47a-41, inclusive. If execution has been stayed, such defendant or occupant shall forthwith remove himself or herself, such defendant's or occupant's possessions and all personal effects upon the expiration of any stay of execution. If the defendant or occupant has not so removed himself or herself upon entry of a judgment pursuant to section 47a-26, 47a-26a, 47a-26b or 47a-26d, and upon expiration of any stay of execution, the plaintiff may obtain an execution upon such summary process judgment, and the defendant or other occupant bound by the judgment by subsection (a) of section 47a-26h and the possessions and personal effects of such defendant or other occupant may be removed as provided in this section.

(b) The state marshal charged with executing upon any such summary process judgment shall, at least twenty-four hours prior to the date and time of the eviction, use reasonable efforts to locate and notify the defendant or occupant of the date and time such eviction is to take place. Such notice shall include service upon each defendant and upon any other person in occupancy, either personally or at the premises, of a true copy of the summary process execution. Such execution shall be on a form prescribed by the Judicial Department, shall be in clear and simple language and in readable format, and shall contain, in addition to other notices given to the defendant or occupant in the execution, a conspicuous notice, in large boldface type, that a person who claims to have a right to continue to occupy the premises should immediately contact an attorney. Such execution shall contain a notice advising the defendant or occupant that if he or she does not remove such defendant's or occupant's possessions and personal effects from the premises by the date and time set for the eviction and thereafter fails to claim such possessions and personal effects from the landlord and pay any removal and storage costs within fifteen days after the date of such eviction, such possessions and personal effects will be forfeited to the landlord.

(c) The state marshal who served the execution upon the defendant or occupant as provided in subsection (b) of this section shall return to the premises at the date and time such eviction is to take place. If the defendant or occupant has not removed himself or herself from the premises, the state marshal shall remove such defendant or occupant. If the defendant or occupant has not removed such defendant's or occupant's possessions and personal effects from the premises, the plaintiff, in the presence of the state marshal, shall prepare an inventory of such possessions and personal effects and provide a copy of such inventory to the state marshal. The plaintiff shall remove and store such possessions or personal effects or shall store the same in the premises. Such removal and storage or storage in the premises shall be at the expense of the defendant. If such possessions and effects are not called for by the defendant or occupant and the expense of such removal and storage or storage in the premises is not paid to the plaintiff within fifteen days after such eviction, the defendant or occupant shall forfeit such possessions and personal effects to the plaintiff and the plaintiff may dispose of them as the plaintiff deems appropriate.

(P.A. 97-231, S. 8; P.A. 00-99, S. 97, 154; P.A. 01-195, S. 45, 181.)

History: P.A. 00-99 replaced references to sheriff and deputy sheriff with state marshal in Subsecs. (b) and (c), effective December 1, 2000; P.A. 01-195 made technical changes for purposes of gender neutrality throughout, effective July 11, 2001.

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Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2009–2023 · leading case: Tarro v. Mastriani Realty, LLC, 69 A.3d 956 (Conn. App. Ct. 2013).
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Tarro v. Mastriani Realty, LLC, 69 A.3d 956 (Conn. App. Ct. 2013). · cites it 17× “See General Statutes § 47a-42a (a). 6 Because the plaintiffs had not vacated *435 the subject premises by that date and had not paid the $2000 necessary to extend the stay of execution further, a valid execution of ejectment was issued.”
Waterbury Twin, LLC v. Renal Treatment Centers-Ne., Inc., 974 A.2d 626 (Conn. 2009). · cites it 2× “If the claim is for the possession or occupancy of nonresidential property, the writ, summons and complaint may also make a claim for the forfeiture to the plaintiff of the possessions and personal effects of the defendant in accordance with section 47a-42a. If the plaintiff has…”
Maye v. Strollo (D. Conn. 2023). · cites it 23× “Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-42a, which governs “Eviction of tenant and occupants from commercial property.”
Maye v. Strollo (D. Conn. 2023). · cites it 6× “4 For instance, Plaintiff claims a violation of Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-42a, which provides the procedures for an owner or lessor or their representative to deliver a notice to quit possession, among other things.”
Lynwood Place, LLC v. Sandy Hook Hydro, LLC (Conn. App. Ct. 2014). · cites it 2× “The plaintiff sought immediate possession of the premises and the forfeiture of the defendant’s possessions and personal effects in accor- dance with General Statutes § 47a-42a. The defendant filed an answer and special defenses on February 28, 2012.”
— Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-42a(a) — 2 cases
Maye v. Strollo (D. Conn. 2023). “Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-42a, which governs “Eviction of tenant and occupants from commercial property.”
Maye v. Strollo (D. Conn. 2023). “4 For instance, Plaintiff claims a violation of Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-42a, which provides the procedures for an owner or lessor or their representative to deliver a notice to quit possession, among other things.”
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