An action of summary process may be maintained by the selectmen of a town in its name to gain possession or occupancy of any land or buildings belonging to such town, which is held under a lease or by one in possession or occupancy thereof without right, title or privilege.
(1949 Rev., S. 8279; 1949, S. 3220d; 1957, P.A. 291, S. 3; 1959, P.A. 28, S. 131; 1961, P.A. 517, S. 49; P.A. 74-183, S. 116, 291; P.A. 76-436, S. 506, 681.)
History: 1959 act provided action be before circuit court rather than before trial justice, alternate trial justice or municipal court, all of which were abolished; 1961 act deleted provision for actions brought by county commissioners for county, county government having been abolished; P.A. 74-183 replaced circuit court with court of common pleas, effective December 31, 1974; P.A. 76-436 deleted provision which had required that action be brought to and tried before common pleas court, effective July 1, 1978; Sec. 52-536 transferred to Sec. 47a-28 in 1977.
Cited. 38 CS 70.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 47a - Landlord and Tenant
Section 47a-23c. - Prohibition on eviction of certain tenants except for good cause.
Section 47a-23d. - Report to General Assembly.
Section 47a-24. (Formerly Sec. 52-532a). - Action by cooperative housing corporation.
Section 47a-24a. - Action by receiver of rents.
Section 47a-25. (Formerly Sec. 52-533). - Waiver of notice to quit.
Section 47a-26. (Formerly Sec. 52-534). - Failure to appear. Judgment.
Section 47a-26a. - Failure to plead. Judgment.
Section 47a-26b. - Motion and order for payments for use and occupancy.
Section 47a-26c. - Advancement of pleadings. Failure to plead.
Section 47a-26d. - Trial. Finding. Judgment.
Section 47a-26e. - Order of payments on appeal.
Section 47a-26f. - Hearing to distribute payments.
Section 47a-26h. - Persons bound by judgment. Notice. Exemption.
Section 47a-26i. - Motion to open or set aside judgment or to extend final stay of execution.
Section 47a-27. (Formerly Sec. 52-535). - Summary process by assignee and mortgagee.
Section 47a-28. (Formerly Sec. 52-536). - Action by selectmen.
Section 47a-29. (Formerly Sec. 52-537). - Action by reversion or remainderman.
Section 47a-31. (Formerly Sec. 52-539). - Illegal use of premises voids lease.
Section 47a-32. (Formerly Sec. 52-540). - Nuisance defined.
Section 47a-33. (Formerly Sec. 52-540a). - Defense that action is retaliatory.
Section 47a-33a. - Presentation of affirmative defenses.
Section 47a-34. (Formerly Sec. 52-541). - Other legal remedies not affected.
Section 47a-35. (Formerly Sec. 52-542). - Stay of execution. Appeal.
Section 47a-35a. - Bond on appeal. Rent to be paid into court.
Section 47a-35b. - Distribution of payments after appeal.
Section 47a-37. (Formerly Sec. 52-544). - Application for stay of execution.
Section 47a-38. (Formerly Sec. 52-545). - Hearing on application for stay of execution.
Section 47a-39. (Formerly Sec. 52-546). - Court may grant stay of execution.
Section 47a-41. (Formerly Sec. 52-548). - Waiver of tenant's rights to be void.