Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a § 47a-41a
Execution void after six months.
Operative Text
An execution to enforce a summary process judgment shall not be issued after the expiration of six months from the date such judgment was entered, except that any period during which execution was stayed shall be excluded from the computation of the period of limitation.
Under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-41a, an eviction execution order—the legal instrument used to physically remove a tenant after a summary process judgment—expires if it is not used within six months of the judgment date. Any time during which the execution was officially stayed (paused) does not count toward that six-month window, effectively extending the deadline by the length of the stay. Once the six-month period lapses, the execution becomes void and cannot be issued without further court action.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Property owners and managers who have obtained a summary process judgment should be aware that Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-41a imposes a six-month deadline on issuing the resulting execution order. Compliant operators typically track the judgment date carefully and coordinate with their legal counsel to ensure the execution is requested and issued within the allowable window. If a stay was granted at any point, operators generally document that period, as it is excluded from the six-month calculation.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-41a provides tenants with a time-based protection: an execution order used to carry out an eviction cannot lawfully be issued more than six months after the original summary process judgment, excluding any stay periods. Tenants who believe an execution is being pursued outside this window may have grounds to raise the expiration as a defense in court. Consulting a tenant-rights organization or legal aid provider can help clarify whether this limitation applies to a particular judgment.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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