Action to Settle Title or Claim Interest in Real or Personal Property as a Cause of Action in Connecticut

Connecticut General Statutes § 47–31 permits an action to settle title or claim interest in real or personal property as a cause of action.

Connecticut General Statutes § 47–31. Action to Settle Title or Claim Interest in Real or Personal Property

(a) An action may be brought by any person claiming title to, or any interest in, real or personal property, or both, against any person who may claim to own the property, or any part of it, or to have any estate in it, either in fee, for years, for life or in reversion or remainder, or to have any interest in the property, or any lien or encumbrance on it, adverse to the plaintiff, or against any person in whom the land records disclose any interest, lien, claim or title conflicting with the plaintiff’s claim, title or interest, for the purpose of determining such adverse estate, interest or claim, and to clear up all doubts and disputes and to quiet and settle the title to the property. Such action may be brought whether or not the plaintiff is entitled to the immediate or exclusive possession of the property.

Connecticut General Statutes § 47–31 (2012).