Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-117e
Criminal damage of a landlord's property in the first degree: Class D felony
Connecticut · General Statutes of Connecticut Chapter 952 — Penal Code: Offenses · Status: effective
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- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-117e, Criminal damage of a landlord's property in the first degree: Class D felony, Connecticut, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2212367
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(a) A tenant is guilty of criminal damage of a landlord's property in the first degree when, having no reasonable ground to believe that he has a right to do so, he intentionally damages the tangible property of the landlord of the premises in an amount exceeding one thousand five hundred dollars.
(b) For the purposes of this section, “tenant”, “landlord” and “premises” have the meanings provided in section 47a-1.
(c) Nothing in this section shall preclude prosecution of a person under any other provision of the general statutes.
(d) Criminal damage of a landlord's property in the first degree is a class D felony.