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`RETURN DATE: JANUARY24, 2025
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`ROBERT COHEN
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`VS.
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`DAWN POTTER;
`GARY KROSTOSKI
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`SUPERIOR COURT
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`HOUSING SESSION
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`AT NEW BRITAIN
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`JANUARY6, 2025
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`COMPLAINT
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`1.
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`On or about March 1, 2024, the Plaintiff, Robert Cohen,as Landlord, and the
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`Defendants, Dawn Potter and Gary Krostoski, as Tenants, entered into an oral month-to-
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`month lease for use and occupancyofthe following premises:
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`579 Burritt Street, Apt. # 2S, New Britain, CT 06053
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`2.
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`The Defendants, Dawn Potter and Gary Krostoski, agreed to pay the monthly
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`rental of $775.00, payable on the first day of each month.
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`3,
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`The Defendants, Dawn Potter and Gary Krostoski, took possession of the
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`premises pursuantto the lease, andstill occupy the premises.
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`4.
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`The Defendants, Dawn Potter and Gary Krostoski, have failed to pay the rent
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`due underthe lease on March 1, 2024 andthereafter.
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`5.
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`On August 12, 2024,the Plaintiff caused a Notice to Quit Possession to be
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`served on the Defendants to vacate the premises on or before August 19, 2024 as required by
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`law.
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`(Theoriginal of said Notice to Quit with the Notice of Right to Counselis attached to
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`the Complaint as Exhibit A.)
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`6.
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`Although the time given in the Notice to Quit Possession ofthe premises has
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`passed, the Defendantsstill continue in possession.
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`7. The Notice of Right to Counselis attached hereto as Exhibit B.
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`WHEREFORE,the Plaintiff claims:
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`1.
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`Judgment for immediate possession of the premises.
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`2. Court costs,
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`Hereoffail not but of this writ, with your doings thereon, make due service and return
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`according to law.
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`Dated at Newington, Connecticut on this 6" day of January, 2025.
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`THE PLAINTIFF
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`Griffith & Kelly.
`66 Cedar Street, Suite 200
`Newington, CT 06111-2655
`Phone:
`(860) 667-0855
`Fax:
`(860) 667-9260
`Juris:
`100655
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`EXHIBIT A
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`JD-HM-7 Rev. 4-19
`C.G.S. § 474-23
`Instructions:
`1. Complete this notice. Make sure that the person signing this notice is the ownerorlessor, or
`the owner's or lessor’s legal representative, or the owner's or lessor's attorney-at-laworin-fact.
`2. Give the completed notice to a state marshal or any properofficer with enough copies for each
`adult occupant and tenant you want to evict.
`3. Afterservice (delivery to the tenant(s) and occupant(s)) is made, the original Notice to Quit will
`be returnedto you. If you do not wantto include your address on this farm,give this
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`information to the marshalor other properofficer on a separate sheetso that the officer can
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`www.jud.ct.gov
`return the original notice to you promptly after making service.
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`ADA NOTICE
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`Connecticut complies with the Americans with
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`contact personlisted at www,jud.ct.gov/ADA.
` To: Name(s) of tenant(s) and occupant(s)
`Dawn Potter & Gary Krostoski
`Address of premises,including apartment number,if any
`579 Burritt Street, Apt # 2S, New Britain, CT 06053
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`SUPERIOR COURT
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`You must quit (end) possession or occupancyof the premises described above and now occupied by you
`on or before (date)
`August 19, 2024
`for the following reason(s) (specify):
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`Non-paymentofrent.
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`All monies received after service of this Notice to Quit will be accepted for use and occupancy and/orattorney's fees and costs
`only without waiving any rights to proceed with an eviction action.
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`If you have not moved outof the premises by the date indicated above, an eviction (summary process) case
`may be started against you.
`Namie andtitle of person signing (Print or type)
`John M. Kelly, Attorney for Landlord
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`Name of landlord
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`On (Date of service)
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` Newington
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`Robert Cohen
`Address of person signing (Submit to properofficer on a separale shee!if desired |
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`66 Cedar Street, Newington, CT 06111
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`Return of Service (To be completed by officer who serves (delivers) this notice)
`Nama(s) of person(s) served
`Dowd Po-fer
`Gury KrortosA7:
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`Then and there | made due andlegal service of the foregoing notice by leaving a true and
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`attested copy (copies)-wiieerat the place where each of the tenant(s) and occupant(s) named
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`January 31, 2022 and will grow overtime.
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`you qualify call 1-800-559-1565 orvisit evictionhelpct.org
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`To find outif free legal representation is available where youlive and if
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`ONLINE LEGALHELP Go
`to ctlawhelp.org/eviction to
`learnabouttheeviction
`processandhowtorespond
`to eviction notices.
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`2-1-4 HELPLINE
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`referralsforhousing,utility,
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`GUIDEAND FORM FILLER
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`EVICTION PREVENTION FUND
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`LINEA DEASISTENCIA2-1-1
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`eviction
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`EXHIBIT B
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`°
`You are facing the
`loss of your home
`or housing subsidy.
`
`We are here to h e } p .
`
`The State of Connecticut created a
`Right to Counsel program (CT-RTC)
`to providefree legal representation
`to incomeeligible tenants facing
`eviction or loss of housing subsidy.
`The program beganin a few communities on
`
`January 31, 2022 and will grow over time.
`
`
`
`you qualify call 1-800-559-1565or visit evictionhelpct.org
`
`To find out if free legal representation is available where you live and if
`
`ONLINE LEGAL HELP Go
`to ctlawhelp.org/eviction to
`learn about the eviction
`process and how to respond
`to eviction notices.
`
`2-1-1 HELPLINE
`Call 211 for information and
`referrals for housing,utility,
`and food assistanceor go to
`211ct.org.
`
`GUIDE AND FORM FILLER
`Go to cteviction.guide to learn
`about the eviction process
`and prepare court formsfor
`your case.
`
`EVICTION PREVENTION FUND
`Checkyour eligibility for UniteCT’s
`Eviction Prevention Fund by visiting
`unitectprescreen.formstack.com/
`forms/eviction_prevention
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`Usted esta en rlesgo
`de perder SU hogar
`0 su subsidio de
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`aqui para ayudarle.
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`El estado de Connecticut ha creado
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`el programa “Derecho a un Abogado”
`(CT-RTC, porsus siglas en inglés) con el
`fin de brindar representaci6n juridica
`gratuita a inquilinos de bajos ingresos
`que corran riesgo de desalojo 0 pérdida
`del subsidio de vivienda.
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`Para averiguar si usted retine los requisitos para el programa de representaci6n juridica gratuita o si
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`ASISTENCIA LEGAL
`POR INTERNET
`Visite ctlawhelp.org/eviction
`para obtenerinformacién sobre
`el proceso de desalojo y cémo
`responder a una notificacién
`de desalojo.
`
`LINEA DE ASISTENCIA 2-1-1
`Para informacion y
`derivaciones a programas
`de asistencia con el alquiler,
`servicios ptiblicos y alimentos,
`llame al 211 orvisite 211ct.org.
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`GUIA PARA COMPLETAR
`FORMULARIOS
`Visite cteviction.guide para
`obtener informacién sobreel
`proceso de desalojo y cémo
`completar los formularios
`judiciales.
`
`FONDO PREVENTIVO
`DE DESALOJOS
`Para verificarsi redine los
`requisitos para recibir asistencia
`del Fondo Preventivo de
`Resalgjas de UniteCT,visite
`unitectprescreen.formstack.com/
`forms/eviction_prevention
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`CT-RTC is administered by the Connecticut Bar Foundation, 31 Pratt Street, Hartford, CT 06103
`www.ctbarfdn.org
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