New Haven Code of Ordinances Title V — Housing Code
New Haven's entire Housing Code, in full: Art. I general provisions (definitions, permits, effective dates), Art. II inspection and enforcement (incl. condemnation of unfit dwellings), Art. III standards and requirements for dwellings (light/heat/ventilation, maintenance, sanitation, pest control), Art. IV rooming houses, Art. V abatement of nuisances in tenement houses (receivership), Art. VI smoke detectors and carbon monoxide monitors. Live-verified 2026-09-16.
Provisions (71)
§ 100
Definitions
§ 101
Construction and interpretation of certain words
§ 102
Penalties
§ 103
Effect of conflict between this title, other provisions
§ 104
Permit required for creation of dwelling, rooming unit in existing structure
§ 105
Effective date of provisions
§ 200
Inspection by enforcing officers; right of owners to enter premises to make repairs
§ 201
Issuance of orders by enforcing officer
§ 202
Order for the abatement of nuisance
§ 203
Appeals—procedure, conduct
§ 204
Same—Hearing officer; authority; conditions for granting extensions; modifications
§ 205
Same—Effect of sustaining notice of permit suspension; time for filing petition for hearing on permit suspensions
§ 206
Same—Record of proceedings required; right of judicial appeal
§ 207
Application of placarding and condemnation provisions
§ 208
Condemnation of unfit dwellings—Defects warranting
§ 209
Same—Occupants required to vacate
§ 210
Same—Removal of placard prohibited
§ 211
Same—Reoccupation, removal of placard when defects corrected
§ 212
Same—Hearing authorized
§ 213
Study, designation of substandard areas by city plan commission
§ 214
Enforcing officer to give authority to substandard areas
§ 300
Basic facilities for dwelling units
§ 301
Light, heat, ventilation facilities; owner or lessor must furnish in living premises
§ 302
Maintenance requirements imposed on owner or lessor of living premises
§ 303
Space, use, location requirements imposed on occupants and lessors
§ 304
Responsibility of owner to maintain common areas in multiple dwellings and to provide emergency maintenance information to each tenant and to the enforcing officer, upon request
§ 305
Duty of occupant to keep premises clean, sanitary
§ 306
Duty of occupant to dispose of rubbish, garbage
§ 307
Duty of occupant to hang screens
§ 308
Duty of occupant to maintain, care for plumbing fixtures
§ 309
Duties of occupant, owner to exterminate pests
§ 310
No required facilities to be removed, discontinued
§ 311
Control of vegetation and bare dirt patches
§ 400
Definitions
§ 401
Issuance of rooming house permits
§ 402
Hearings on denial of rooming house permit
§ 403
Inspection of rooming houses, suspension of permits
§ 404
Hearings on permit suspensions; notice of prospective suspension
§ 405
Required bathroom facilities
§ 406
Bed linen, towels supplied by operator
§ 407
Floor area of sleeping quarters
§ 408
Means of egress
§ 409
Responsibility of operator for sanitation
§ 410
Applicability of rooming house provisions to hotels
§ 411
Preparation, eating of meals in rooming houses
§ 412
Standards for communal kitchens
§ 413
Communal dining rooms
§ 414
Posting of "no cooking" signs in rooming units
§ 500
State statute adopted; authority appointed
§ 501
Application to the court of common pleas
§ 502
Same—Contents of application
§ 503
Same—Evidence of imminent damage
§ 504
Same—Conduct and termination of receivership
§ 505
Tenement house operating fund created; custody, records
§ 506
Collection of rents; additional costs; application to board of code appeals
§ 507
Enforcement of receiver's lien
§ 508
Expenditures and application of funds
§ 509
Severability
§ 600
Definition(s)
§ 601
Smoke detectors; required
§ 602
Smoke detectors; type and installation
§ 603
Smoke detectors maintenance; property owners, tenants
§ 604
Regulations; building official, fire marshal
§ 605
Conflict with other standards
§ 606
Definition(s)
§ 607
Carbon monoxide detectors; required
§ 608
Carbon monoxide detectors; type and installation
§ 609
Carbon monoxide detectors, exemptions
§ 610
Carbon monoxide detectors; owners' responsibilities
§ 611
Regulations; building official, fire marshal
§ 612