{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-47a-18a","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-18a","heading":"Judicial relief if landlord unlawfully enters.","body":"If the landlord makes an entry prohibited by section 47a-16 or 47a-16a, or makes repeated demands for entry otherwise lawful but which have the effect of unreasonably harassing the tenant, the tenant may recover actual damages not less than an amount equal to one month's rent and reasonable attorney's fees. The tenant may also obtain injunctive relief to prevent the recurrence of the conduct or terminate the rental agreement.","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-18a","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":"48fbfe6beb4f893c8ab402aef49e4d547f927cde44bec07f99df4894da382a53","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-47a-18","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-47a-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}