{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-47a-26","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-26","heading":"(Formerly Sec. 52-534). Failure to appear. Judgment.","body":"If the defendant does not appear within two days after the return day and a motion for judgment for failure to appear and an endorsed copy of the notice to quit is filed with the clerk, the court shall, not later than the first court day after the filing of such motion, enter judgment that the complainant recover possession or occupancy of the premises with the complainant's costs, and execution shall issue subject to the provisions of sections 47a-35 to 47a-41, inclusive.","path":["TITLE 47a. LANDLORD AND TENANT","CHAPTER 832*. SUMMARY PROCESS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_832.htm#sec_47a-26","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":"83feae50b150d2c5d04a8ad224bb040d5daf0cc9021f2710f1578ef19319b4b4","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-47a-25","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-47a-26a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}