Long-term rental of a Bridgeport ADU is permitted once the unit is approved under the Zoning Regulations and the owner satisfies the owner-occupancy condition. Tenancies are governed by the Connecticut Landlord-Tenant Act (CGS Chapter 830) and Bridgeport's Fair Rent Commission under CGS Section 7-148b. Short-term rentals (under 30 days) face zoning scrutiny and require collection of the Connecticut hotel room tax (CGS Section 12-407). Connecticut has no statewide rent control.
Long-term rentals. A Bridgeport ADU may be rented for terms of 30 days or more so long as the owner occupies one of the two units on the property (the local owner-occupancy condition). Tenancies fall under the Connecticut Landlord-Tenant Act, CGS Chapter 830 (Sections 47a-1 et seq.), which sets habitability standards (CGS Section 47a-7), caps security deposits at two months' rent for tenants under 62 and one month for tenants 62 and older (CGS Section 47a-21), and prescribes summary process eviction through Bridgeport Housing Session of the Connecticut Superior Court. Bridgeport has a Fair Rent Commission established under CGS Section 7-148b that hears tenant complaints of harsh or unconscionable rent increases. Connecticut has no statewide rent control or rent stabilization, and the legislature has repeatedly declined to enact one. Short-term rentals. The Bridgeport Zoning Regulations treat dwelling units used for transient occupancy (less than 30 days) as a separate use category requiring zoning approval; bare-bones STR operation from an ADU in a residential zone may not be a permitted use without specific approval. The Connecticut Department of Revenue Services imposes the state's room occupancy tax (CGS Section 12-407, currently 15 percent) on rentals of under 30 consecutive days, and operators must register for a sales/use tax permit. Bridgeport does not maintain a separate municipal hotel tax. Fair housing. Federal Fair Housing Act, CGS Section 46a-64c, and CHRO oversight prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, familial status, ancestry, marital status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and lawful source of income (including Section 8 housing choice vouchers under CGS Section 46a-64c).
Operating a long-term rental that violates habitability or notice requirements: tenant remedies through Bridgeport Housing Session under CGS Chapter 832 (summary process), Fair Rent Commission complaints under CGS Section 7-148b, and DCP enforcement. Operating an unpermitted short-term rental as a non-permitted use: zoning citations under CGS Section 8-12 with daily civil fines, and possible cease-and-desist order. Failure to remit room occupancy tax to DRS: collection action plus interest and penalties under CGS Section 12-415. Fair housing violations: CHRO complaints and federal HUD enforcement.
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