Property Management
Under Connecticut's summary process law, after a landlord properly serves a notice to quit for nonpayment of rent and the notice period expires, the landlord's next step to remove the tenant is to:
AChange the locks and remove the tenant's belongings
BFile a summary process (eviction) complaint in Connecticut Superior Court (Housing Session) and obtain a judicial order✓ Correct
CCall the police to remove the tenant
DApply for a DEEP inspection certificate
Explanation
Connecticut law prohibits self-help evictions (changing locks, removing belongings). After the notice to quit period expires, the landlord must file a summary process complaint in the Housing Session of Connecticut Superior Court. Only after a court judgment can the landlord obtain a physical removal by court officers.
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