If the defendant does not appear within two days after the return day and a motion for judgment for failure to appear and an endorsed copy of the notice to quit is filed with the clerk, the court shall, not later than the first court day after the filing of such motion, enter judgment that the complainant recover possession or occupancy of the premises with the complainant's costs, and execution shall issue subject to the provisions of sections 47a-35 to 47a-41, inclusive.

(1949 Rev., S. 8277; 1949, S. 3219d; 1957, P.A. 291, S. 2; 1961, P.A. 509, S. 3; 1963, P.A. 562; 1969, P.A. 295; 313, S. 2; P.A. 76-59, S. 3; 76-95, S. 24, 27; 76-435, S. 75, 82; P.A. 77-451, S. 7; 77-452, S. 29, 72; P.A. 78-280, S. 62, 127; 78-331, S. 19, 58; P.A. 79-571, S. 51; P.A. 99-157, S. 2.)

History: 1961 act added references to sections 52-542 to 52-548, 51-264 and 51-265; 1963 act added provisions for time limit on defendant's nonappearance and filing of motion for failure to appear and specified procedure when defendant appears but fails to plead; 1969 acts required that all pleadings advance one step within each successive three-day period from previous pleading and deleted reference to “duplicate” copy of notice to quit; P.A. 76-59 added provision requiring that execution to enforce judgment be issued within one year from date judgment was entered, excluding any period during which execution was stayed; P.A. 76-95 required that defendant appear within two rather than three days after return day and added provisions re defendant's deposit of payments for use and occupancy of premises during pendency of action and re court's determination of amounts due each party; P.A. 76-435 revised effective date section of P.A. 76-95; P.A. 77-451 specified that clerk rather than court orders defendant who fails to make required payments to file answer within four days rather than two as was previously the case; P.A. 77-452 referred to superior court's rules for service of pleadings rather than to supreme court's rules; Sec. 52-534 transferred to Sec. 47a-26 in 1977; P.A. 78-280 substituted reference to Secs. 51-197c to 51-197f for reference to Secs. 51-264 and 51-265; P.A. 78-331 substituted “four-day” for “two-day” period in keeping with provisions of P.A. 77-451; P.A. 79-571 deleted provisions other than provision ordering judgment in favor of complainant when defendant fails to appear, reincorporating them in statutes as Secs. 47a-26a to 47a-26g; P.A. 99-157 required the court to enter judgment “not later than the first court day after the filing of such motion” rather than “forthwith” and made provisions of section gender neutral.