Do you live in Monroe and are being evicted by a landlord or bank?

Per State Statute section 47a-42, when a residential tenant is evicted, the Town of Monroe is responsible as follows: 

State Statutes regarding evictions

"Whenever the possessions and personal effects of a defendant are set out on the sidewalk, street or highway, and are not immediately removed by the defendant, the chief executive officer of the town shall remove and store the same.  Such removal and storage shall be at the expense of the defendant.  If such possessions and effects are not called for by the defendant and the expense of such removal and storage is not paid to the chief executive officer within fifteen days after such eviction, the chief executive officer shall sell the same at public auction, after using reasonable efforts to locate and notify the defendant of such sale and after posting notice of such sale for one week on the public signpost nearest to the place where the eviction was made, if any, or at some exterior place near the office of the town clerk.  The chief executive officer shall deliver to the defendant  the net proceeds of such sale, if any, after deducting a reasonable charge for removal and storage of such possessions and effects.  If the defendant does not demand the net proceeds within thirty days after such sale, the chief executive officer shall turn over the net proceeds of the sale to the town treasury."

In Monroe, the Director of Community and Social Services acts as the agent for the Chief Executive Officer/First Selectman of the Town, and coordinates with the State Marshall when a residential eviction is imminent.

Because of limited storage and availability of staff, Monroe reserves the right to hire a moving company and store a defendant's abandoned items in a paid storage facility until items are claimed, auctioned or disposed of according to state statute.  Tenant/defendant will be responsible to pay all moving and storage charges prior to receiving his/her belongings or any future assistance from the Town of Monroe.

For more information, please call the Department of Community and Social Services, (203) 452-5455, or e-mail at lcapri@monroect.org.