The total cost of an eviction in Connecticut for all filing, court, and service fees is $355. However, the total cost can vary by service and eviction enforcement fees. Eviction lawsuits shall be filed in the Superior Court.[ttip number=’1′ icon=’popover-balance’]
| Fee | Superior |
| Initial Court Filing | $175 |
| Summons Service | ~$30 |
| Writ of Execution Service | $50 |
| Writ of Execution Enforcement | $100+ |
| Notice of Appeal Filing (Optional) | $175 |
These filing, court, and service fees do not include outside costs such as legal fees or post-eviction fees (i.e., locksmith fees, storage costs for a tenant’s abandoned property, cleaning service fees, repair costs, or advertising costs for a vacant dwelling unit).
1. Initial Court Filing Fee
In Connecticut, if the eviction notice expires and the tenant remains on the property without correcting the issue, the landlord may file an eviction lawsuit (“Summary Process”) with the court.
The filing fee for an initial Summary Process is $175 in Superior Court. Note, the initial court fee is applicable to all counties in Connecticut.
2. Summons Service Fee
Once a Complaint is filed in Connecticut, the court will issue a Summons. The Summons is the tenant’s official notice of an eviction lawsuit and contains important information (i.e., when/where to appear in court). The landlord must arrange for a process server to deliver the Summons to the tenant.
Process must be served by a state marshal, constable, or other proper officer authorized by statute at least 12 calendar days prior to the eviction hearing. The Summons service fee is $30 (plus $10 for each additional tenant) [ttip number=’2′ icon=’popover-balance’] for delivering a Summons.
3. Writ of Execution Service Fee
In Connecticut, if the court rules in favor of the landlord, the court shall issue a Writ of Execution. The writ is the tenant’s final notice to vacate the premises.
A state marshal must serve the Writ of Execution to the tenant, and they may charge a service fee of $50. [ttip number=’3′ icon=’popover-balance’]
4. Writ of Execution Enforcement Fee
If a tenant does not vacate the premises after the writ’s notice period expires in Connecticut, a state marshal may charge $100 per hour [ttip number=’4′ icon=’popover-balance’] to enforce the writ.
The state marshal can remove the tenant from the premises and the tenant’s belongings from the premises and move the items to a storage facility.
5. Notice of Appeal Filing Fee
If either party chooses to file an Appeal in Connecticut, they may do so as long as the Notice of Appeal is filed within 5 calendar days of the judgment. The filing fee is $175. [ttip number=’5′ icon=’popover-balance’]
Sources
- 1 CT Gen Stat § 47a-23a (2020)
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(a) If, at the expiration of the three days prescribed in section 47a-23, the lessee or occupant neglects or refuses to quit possession or occupancy of the premises, any commissioner of the Superior Court may issue a writ, summons and complaint which shall be in the form and nature of an ordinary writ, summons and complaint in a civil process, but which shall set forth facts justifying a judgment for immediate possession or occupancy of the premises and make a claim for possession or occupancy of the premises.
- 2 CT Gen Stat § 52-261 (2020)
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(a)…each officer or person who serves process, summons or attachments…shall receive a fee of not more than thirty dollars for each process served and an additional fee of thirty dollars for the second and each subsequent service of such process, except that such officer or person shall receive an additional fee of ten dollars for each subsequent service of such process at the same address
- 3 CT Gen Stat § 52-261 (2020)
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Each officer or person shall receive the following fees: (1) For service of an execution on a summary process judgment, not more than fifty dollars…
- 4 CT Gen Stat § 52-261 (2020)
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(2) for removal under section 47a-42 of a defendant or other occupant bound by a summary process judgment, and the possessions and personal effects of such defendant or other occupant, not more than one hundred dollars per hour.
- 5 CT Gen Stat § 52-259 (2020)
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(a) There shall be paid to the clerks for entering each appeal…(2) one hundred seventy-five dollars for summary process and landlord and tenant actions…
