{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-47a-18","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-18","heading":"Judicial relief if tenant refuses entry.","body":"If the tenant refuses to allow entry pursuant to section 47a-16 or section 47a-16a, the landlord may obtain a declaratory judgment or injunctive relief to compel access or terminate the rental agreement. In either case the landlord may recover actual damages and reasonable attorney's fees.","path":["TITLE 47a. LANDLORD AND TENANT","CHAPTER 830*. RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF LANDLORD AND TENANT"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_830.htm#sec_47a-18","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":"2026-09-06T19:07:16Z","sha256":"353627f1304acc2baf1848d14c38b605a8fbb870d5cc078e241a9c5bacbd3013","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-47a-17","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-47a-18a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}