{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-47a-26a","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-26a","heading":"Failure to plead. Judgment.","body":"If the defendant appears but does not plead within two days after the return day, the complainant may file a motion for judgment for failure to plead, served upon the defendant in the manner provided in the rules adopted by the judges of the Superior Court for the service of pleadings. If the defendant fails to plead within three days after receipt of such motion by the clerk, the court shall forthwith enter judgment that the complainant recover possession or occupancy with his costs.","path":["TITLE 47a. LANDLORD AND TENANT","CHAPTER 832*. SUMMARY PROCESS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_832.htm#sec_47a-26a","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":"31f5b3b749225cb36458cb16efb07852e6f930847c42ef5cb45d863b61b5ba76","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-47a-26","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-47a-26b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}