Hartford, Conn., Mun. Code ch. 18 § 18-42

A. An inspection conducted pursuant to this chapter shall not have for its purpose the undue harassment of the owner, operator, or occupant. Landlords may make a written complaint about the manner or nature of inspection to the director of licenses and inspections or to the director of development services.
B. Such inspection shall be made so as to cause the least amount of inconvenience to said owner, operator, or occupant, consistent with an efficient performance of the duties of the director of licenses and inspections.
C. Among other things documented in the report, all inspection reports must indicate for each housing and housing unit inspected whether a smoke detector and carbon-monoxide detector have been installed in each unit and in each area as required by the State Fire Safety Code, and, if so, the status and location of the smoke detector and carbon-monoxide detector. Inspectors shall report missing or inoperative detectors to the fire marshal and owner of record within twenty-four (24) hours of inspection.
D. During an inspection, the inspector may collect or be made aware of information and evidence that may result in a fine or form the basis for a criminal prosecution.
E. The director of licenses and inspections may choose to conduct, or ask another inspector to conduct, a re-inspection for any reasonable reason, including but not limited to: the observance or report of a possible violation of any applicable law, rule, or regulation in the conduct of licensed activities; determination of compliance with conditions set forth in the applicable license: determination of compliance with conditions of any applicable law, rule, or regulation in the conduct of licensed activities; assessment of whether there are toxic levels of lead for which abatement would be required pursuant to the lead statute: assessment of whether and to what extent remedial action has been undertaken; and the need to respond to a complaint.
F. In the sole discretion of the director of licenses and inspections, for any inspection for any building with twenty-five (25) or more housing units, in connection with a license application pursuant to article II of this chapter, the director of licenses and inspections may select for inspection twenty-five (25) percent of the total number of hotel units within a hotel, with a minimum of twenty (20) hotel units, or forty (40) percent of the total number of dwelling units within a dwelling, with a minimum of twenty (20) dwelling units, provided that the specific hotel units or dwelling units to be inspected shall be chosen randomly and in the sole discretion of the director of licenses and inspections. In no circumstance shall the preceding sentence be construed to prohibit the director of licenses and inspections from inspecting all housing units for which a license is sought nor shall it be construed to reduce the fees required under Section 18-22 .