New Haven, Conn., Code of Ordinances ch. 12½, art. III § 12½-47

(a) The fair housing commission shall enforce the provisions of this article. The functions, powers and duties of the commission with respect to the provisions of this article shall be the same as those set forth in article I of this chapter.
(b) Any person who claims to have been injured or is about to be injured by any violation of the provisions of this article may file a complaint with the livable city initiative board. The commission shall commence action within thirty (30) days of receipt of the complaint. The procedure for the complaints filed under this section shall be the procedures as set forth in sections 12 ½-6 and 12½-7 of article I of this chapter for complaints under this article.
(c) In addition to any other action taken hereunder, upon a finding of a discriminatory practice prohibited by this article, the commission:
(1) Shall award and determine the damage suffered by the complainant, which damage shall include but not be limited to the expense incurred by the complainant for obtaining alternate housing or space, storage of goods and effects, moving costs and other costs actually incurred by him/her as a result of such discriminatory practice and compensation for emotional distress and reasonable attorney's fees and costs.
(2) May seek relief from the superior court in the Judicial District of New Haven including any temporary or permanent injunction, temporary restraining order or other order it deems appropriate.
(d) Whenever a complaint is filed with or by the commission pursuant to sections 12 ½-6 and 12½-7 alleging a violation of this article concerning the sale or rental of a dwelling or commission property, the executive director may bring a petition in the superior court for the Judicial District of New Haven. Following a finding of reasonable cause, parties to housing complaints have the right to elect judicial determination, and once a party makes such an election, the commission shall pursue said action at its expense.
(1) The petition shall:
a. Seek appropriate injunctive relief against the respondent, including orders or decrees restraining and enjoining the respondent from selling or renting to anyone other than the complainant or otherwise making unavailable to the complainant any dwelling or commercial property with respect to which the complaint is made, pending the final determination of proceedings on such complaint; and
b. Seek an award of damages based on the remedies available under subsection (c) of C.G.S. section 46a-89, including, but not limited to, compensation for emotional distress and an award of punitive damages not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00), payable to the complainant.
(2) Upon service on the respondent of notice pursuant to subsection (d), the respondent shall be temporarily restrained from selling or renting the dwelling or commercial property which is the subject of the complaint to anyone other than the complainant until the court for the Judicial District of New Haven or judge has decided the petition for temporary injunctive relief, and the notice shall so provide.
(e) (1) The court for the Judicial District of New Haven or any judge of the court when such court is not actually in session, may grant an injunction forthwith, if the circumstances of the case demand it, or the court or judge may cause immediate notice of the petition to be given to the adverse party, that the adverse party may show cause why such injunction should not be granted; but no temporary injunction may be granted without notice to the adverse party unless it clearly appears from the specific facts shown by affidavit or by verified complaint that irreparable loss or damage will result to the complainant before the matter can be heard.
(2) The court for the Judicial District of New Haven or any judge thereof, after hearing, shall issue a temporary injunction upon finding that irreparable loss or damage will result to the complainant in that:
i. There is substantial probability of loss of meaningful relief, including but not limited to the availability of an employment opportunity or the rental or sale of a housing accommodation or commercial property; or
ii. There is a substantial probability of interference with the ability of the commission to provide meaningful relief as authorized by this chapter.
(3) Upon rendering a decision in favor of the commission on the petition for temporary injunctive relief, the court for the Judicial District of New Haven or judge shall simultaneously enter an order granting temporary injunctive relief and such other relief as deemed necessary and remand the complaint to the commission for further proceedings pursuant to this chapter.
(4) Upon rendering a decision in favor of the respondent on the petition for temporary injunctive relief, the court for the Judicial District of New Haven or judge shall simultaneously enter an order dissolving any injunctive relief, order, decree, temporary relief or restraining order theretofore issued against the respondent in the matter and remand the matter to the commission.
(5) Commencement of proceedings pursuant to subsection (d) of this section or section 12 ½-6(i)(2)(i) shall not bar the commission from processing the complaint pursuant to the procedures set forth in this chapter.
(f) Except with respect to complaints alleging prohibitions contained in sections 12 ½-43 (c), Discrimination in advertising; 12½-43 (e), Coercion, intimidation, threats and interference; 12½-43 (g), Residential real estate transactions; the provisions of this article shall not apply to:
(1) The rental of a room or rooms in a single-family dwelling unit if the owner actually maintains and occupies part of such living quarters as his/her residence; or
(2) A unit in a dwelling containing units for no more than four (4) families living independently of each other, if the owner of such dwelling resides in one of the units.
(g) The provisions of this article with respect to the prohibition of discrimination on the basis of marital status shall not be construed to prohibit the denial of a dwelling to a man or woman who are both unrelated by blood and not married to each other.
(h) The provisions of this article with respect to the prohibition of discrimination on the basis of age shall not apply to minors, to special discount or other public/private programs to assist persons sixty (60) years of age or older to housing for older persons as defined in G.S. section 46a-64b, provided there is not discrimination on the basis of age among older persons eligible for such housing.
(i) The provisions of this article with respect to the prohibition of discrimination on the basis of familial status shall not apply to housing for older persons as defined in G.S. section 46a-64b.
(j) The provisions of this article with respect to the prohibition of discrimination on the basis of lawful source of income shall not prohibit the denial of full and equal accommodations solely on the basis of insufficient income.
(k) The provisions of this article with respect to the prohibition of discrimination on the basis of sex shall not apply to the sleeping accommodations to the extent they utilize shared bathroom facilities when such sleeping accommodations are provided by associations and organizations which rent all such sleeping accommodations on a temporary or permanent basis for the exclusive use of persons of the same sex based on considerations of privacy and modesty.
(l) Any person who claims to be aggrieved by a violation of the provisions of this article by a breach of a conciliation agreement entered into pursuant to this chapter, may bring an action in the superior court for the Judicial District of New Haven, or the housing session of said court if appropriate within two (2) years of the date of the alleged discriminatory practice, or of a breach of a conciliation agreement entered into pursuant to this chapter. No action pursuant to this section may be brought in the superior court for the Judicial District of New Haven regarding the alleged discriminatory practice after the commission has obtained a conciliation agreement or commenced a hearing except for an action to enforce the conciliation agreement. The court for the Judicial District of New Haven may grant, as it deems appropriate, any permanent or temporary injunction or other order, and may award to the plaintiff compensatory and punitive damages, together with court costs and reasonable attorney fees. Compensatory damages are intended to include, but are not limited to damages for emotional distress. The commission, through its counsel of the office of the corporation counsel, may intervene as a matter of right in any action brought pursuant to this section.
(m) In any action for summary process, it shall be an affirmative defense that a motivating factor for the bringing of such action is the occupancy or potential occupancy of a minor child or children.
(n) All lessors who rent dwellings in the city shall post in a conspicuous place at their place of business a notice which states that they do not discriminate in the rental of dwellings on the basis of the occupancy or potential occupancy of children.