The fact that the defendant's house was burned does not mean his expectation of privacy is any less reasonable because "a fire does not necessarily diminish the owner's reasonable expectation of privacy in the burned building." State v. Schonagel, 189 Conn. 752, 761, 459 A.2d 106 (1983), vacated and remanded, 465 U.S. 1002, 104 S.Ct. 990, 79 L.Ed.2d 224, withdrawal of appeal noted, 192 Conn. 652, 473 A.2d 300 (1984). Warrantless searches and seizures inside a home are presumptively unreasonable.
We do not agree. The plaintiffs improperly rely on State v. Schonagel, 192 Conn. 652, 473 A.2d 300 (1984) and M L Homes, Inc. v. Zoning Planning Commission, 187 Conn. 232 445 A.2d 159 (1982). These cases are inapposite.