{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-47a-46","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-46","heading":"(Formerly Sec. 52-465). When double damages allowable.","body":"The party aggrieved may recover in a civil action double damages and his costs against the defendant, if it is found on the trial of a complaint brought under section 47a-43 that he entered into the land, tenement or dwelling unit by force or after entry held the same by force or otherwise injured the party aggrieved in the manner described in section 47a-43.","path":["TITLE 47a. LANDLORD AND TENANT","CHAPTER 833*. ENTRY AND DETAINER"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_833.htm#sec_47a-46","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":"ece4cc4f33ab74fc047958b4c0f54f1e3f12fa5f73e5e69643a0c451935ce1d5","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-47a-45a","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-47a-47-to-47a-49"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}