(a) When any farm employee or any domestic servant, caretaker, manager or other employee as described in section 47a-36 occupies a dwelling, dwelling unit or tenement furnished by his employer and when his employment is terminated by himself or his employer, or such employee fails to report for employment, and fails to vacate the premises in which he is residing, he shall be given not less than three days' notice to quit possession of such premises on the form prescribed by section 47a-23.

(b) If he fails, after the expiration of the period specified in such notice, to vacate such premises, an action of summary process may be brought against such employee.

(c) At the summary process hearing, the court may take into account the needs of the employee and enter a judgment granting such stay of execution as is reasonable and fair to the parties but, notwithstanding the provisions of section 47a-36, in no case more than fifteen days. The provisions of sections 47a-37 to 47a-39, inclusive, shall not apply to an action of summary process under the provisions of this section.

(1955, S. 3215d; 1957, P.A. 37; P.A. 77-451, S. 10; P.A. 79-571, S. 45; P.A. 95-247, S. 4; P.A. 04-127, S. 5; P.A. 05-288, S. 168.)

History: Sec. 52-538 transferred to Sec. 47a-30 in 1977 and references to other sections within provisions revised as necessary to reflect their transfer; P.A. 77-451 added reference to “dwelling unit”; P.A. 79-571 divided section into Subsecs. and rephrased provisions; P.A. 95-247 amended Subsec. (a) to add “or any domestic servant, caretaker, manager or other employee as described in subsection (b) of section 47a-36”; P.A. 04-127 amended Subsec. (a) by changing notice period from not less than five days to not less than three days; P.A. 05-288 made a technical change in Subsec. (a), effective July 13, 2005.

Cited. 38 CS 70.