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Small Claims Court

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-15 — claims up to $5,000, and up to $15,000 against a licensed home improvement or new home contractor

  • Small claims procedure covers actions for money damages of not more than $5,000, except libel and slander.
  • It also covers claims of not more than $15,000 over home improvement work by a registered contractor, or a contract for new home construction with a registered new home contractor.
  • The judges' rules provide for notice by mail, early hearings, relaxed rules of pleading, practice and evidence, and no fees beyond the small claims fee.
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Who handles this in Connecticut: legal aid programs and the state offices, listed in the Connecticut directory.

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  1. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-15 — Rules of procedure in certain civil actions. Small claims

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