{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-13a-138a","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 13a-138a","heading":"Limitation on actions for drainage damage.","body":"No action shall be brought by the owner of land adjoining a public highway, or of any interest in such land, for recovery of damage to such property or interest by reason of any draining of water into or through such land by any town, city, borough or other political subdivision of the state pursuant to subsection (a) of section 13a-138, but within fifteen years next after the first occurrence of such drainage, except that if such drainage first occurred prior to October 1, 1981, no such action shall be brought after October 1, 1986.","path":["TITLE 13a. HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES","CHAPTER 238. HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE","PART IX. ABUTTING PROPERTY"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_238.htm#sec_13a-138a","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:00Z","sha256":"7249f84213c4212e2c5321dec3913755d86d010e241cd6638ba94d1c9e9061e8","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-13a-138","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-13a-139"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}