- Who sends it
- The court clerk signs it at the new owner's request; a state marshal serves it
- What it starts
- Removal no sooner than 5 business days after service (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 49-22(a))
- Do this first
- Read the move-out date and time on the form and call legal aid today
What this paper is in Connecticut
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 49-22 lets the court issue an execution of ejectment in a foreclosure. The court form is JD-CV-30, Application and Execution for Ejectment, Mortgage Foreclosure. It tells the marshal to give the new owner possession and remove people who are not entitled to stay, and it shows the date and time by which you must move out.
In a strict foreclosure, ejectment is stayed until the day after the last law day (Practice Book § 23-17(b)). After a foreclosure by sale, it can issue only after the time to appeal the sale approval has passed (§ 49-26).
What it does and does not mean
- It means title has passed and the court has ordered possession given to the new owner.
- It applies only to people who were parties to the foreclosure, or who took an interest after the lis pendens was recorded. A tenant who was not named is not subject to it (§ 49-22(a)).
- The form warns that staying after the eviction date and time and refusing to leave when the marshal tells you to can lead to arrest for criminal trespass (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-107).
- It does not affect any surplus or deficiency issues still open in the case.
The deadlines and how to count them
- Removal can happen no fewer than 5 business days after the date of service. Business days skip weekends and legal holidays. Do not count the day of service.
- Before removal, the marshal must use reasonable efforts to tell you the date and time and how to get your belongings back, at least 5 business days before giving the town 24 hours' notice (§ 49-22(b)).
- Belongings are taken to the town's storage place at your expense. If you do not reclaim them and pay storage within 15 days, the town can auction them, and you have 30 days after that sale to ask for any net proceeds (§ 49-22(c)).
What to do this week
- Read the move-out date and time and the storage phone number on the form.
- Call Statewide Legal Services at 1-800-453-3320 or the Connecticut Fair Housing Center at 860-247-4400.
- Ask the new owner in writing for more time or a cash for keys deal, and get any agreement in writing.
- Move important papers, medicine and valuables first. Storage may refuse some items, such as mattresses and perishables.
- Read after the foreclosure sale in Connecticut.
If you rent the home
The form asks whether a bona fide tenant is in possession and whether a notice to vacate was given. If you are a tenant and were not named in the foreclosure, you are not subject to this execution. See the national tenant notice after foreclosure page and call legal aid.
The rest of the Connecticut process
See how foreclosure works in Connecticut, the timeline, ways to stop it and free help in Connecticut, or read the national guide to this letter.
Common questions
How long do I have after a Connecticut execution for ejectment is served?
At least 5 business days after service before the marshal can remove you (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 49-22(a)). The exact date and time are written on the form.
What happens to my belongings in a Connecticut foreclosure ejectment?
The marshal can remove them to the town's storage place. You must reclaim them and pay storage within 15 days, or the town can sell them at auction (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 49-22(c)).
Can the new owner remove me without a marshal in Connecticut?
Removal under a foreclosure judgment is done by a state marshal under a court execution (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 49-22). If anyone tries to lock you out or remove your things without one, call legal aid.
Other Connecticut letters
- Notice of intent to foreclose (EMAP notice)Before a Connecticut lender can start a foreclosure on a covered home loan, it must mail you this notice by registered or certified mail. It gives you 60 days from the date of the notice to meet or talk with the lender or a counseling agency and to contact the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) about emergency mortgage assistance. It is not a lawsuit yet.
- Writ, Summons and Complaint, with the notice "You Are Being Sued and You Are in Danger of Losing Your Property" (JD-CV-103)A Connecticut foreclosure is a Superior Court lawsuit, and a state marshal serves you the writ, summons and complaint. On top must be the court's notice "You Are Being Sued and You Are in Danger of Losing Your Property." Your deadlines count from the return date on the summons, so find it first.
- Notice to Homeowner or Religious Organization: Availability of Foreclosure Mediation (JD-CV-127)If you own and live in a 1 to 4 family home, this court notice explains the free Ezequiel Santiago Foreclosure Mediation Program. You must file the Foreclosure Mediation Certificate and an Appearance within 15 days after the return date. While mediation is open, no foreclosure judgment can enter.
- Judgment of strict foreclosure and law day letterA judgment of strict foreclosure sets law days. If you do not pay the full debt, with costs, by your law day, title passes to the lender with no auction and no surplus. If you did not file an Appearance, the lender must mail you a letter about the judgment within 10 days.
- Judgment of foreclosure by sale and sale date letterWhen a judge orders a foreclosure by sale, the court appoints a committee to auction the home at noon on the property on a set date. If you did not file an Appearance, the lender must mail you a letter within 10 days. The sale is not final until the court approves it, and leftover money can go to you.