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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-117e (2026)

Criminal damage of a landlord's property in the first degree: Class D felony

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(a) A tenant is guilty of criminal damage of a landlord's property in the first degree when, having no reasonable ground to believe that he has a right to do so, he intentionally damages the tangible property of the landlord of the premises in an amount exceeding one thousand five hundred dollars.

(b) For the purposes of this section, “tenant”, “landlord” and “premises” have the meanings provided in section 47a-1.

(c) Nothing in this section shall preclude prosecution of a person under any other provision of the general statutes.

(d) Criminal damage of a landlord's property in the first degree is a class D felony.

(P.A. 96-74, S. 1; P.A. 98-107, S. 1, 6; P.A. 14-122, S. 189.)

History: P.A. 98-107 rephrased Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 14-122 made technical changes in Subsec. (b).

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Cited in 4 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2011–2024 · leading case: State v. Lueders, 225 Conn. App. 612 (Conn. App. Ct. 2024).
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State v. Lueders, 225 Conn. App. 612 (Conn. App. Ct. 2024). · cites it 5× “At that time, the defendant was the vice presi- dent of Bully Breed Rescue, a dog rescue company, and 1 General Statutes § 53a-117e provides in relevant part: ‘‘(a) A tenant is guilty of criminal damage of a landlord’s property in the first degree when, having no reasonable…”
State v. Woodtke, 25 A.3d 699 (Conn. App. Ct. 2011). · cites it 3× “3 The arrest warrant affidavit and the warrant data sheet indicate that the warrant initially was sought for criminal damage to landlord’s property in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-117e. On the information sheet, however, the first degree portion of the…”
State v. Goode, 208 Conn. App. 198 (Conn. App. Ct. 2021). · cites it 5× “1 General Statutes § 53a-117e (a) provides: ‘‘A tenant is guilty of criminal damage of a landlord’s property in the first degree when, having no reason- able ground to believe that he has a right to do so, he intentionally damages the tangible property of the landlord of the…”
State v. Leuders (Conn. App. Ct. 2024). · cites it 5× “At that time, the defendant was the vice presi- dent of Bully Breed Rescue, a dog rescue company, and 1 General Statutes § 53a-117e provides in relevant part: ‘‘(a) A tenant is guilty of criminal damage of a landlord’s property in the first degree when, having no reasonable…”
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