Hartford, CT Building Safety: Elevator Maintenance (2026)

" Section 18-51(R) then adds a distinct repair standard: the owner must "maintain in good repair any porch, stoop, stair, or elevator," grouping the elevator with the building's other vertical-circulation and exterior features rather than setting elevator-specific technical standards, such as inspection intervals or mechanism certification, which fall to the State Building Code that § 18-50(B) references as controlling for construction, materials and equipment and which Connecticut law reserves to the state. , and if the director of licenses and inspections has "reasonable grounds to believe" a § 18-51 violation exists, he must issue a written notice of violation under § 18-100, giving the owner 21 to 60 days to correct it, or as few as 5 days if the disrepair is "dangerous or detrimental to life or health," a standard an out-of-service or unsafe elevator would likely meet.

An uncorrected violation escalates to a citation under § 18-101 and civil penalties of up to $100 per day, capped at $7,500 per violation, under § 18-104(B), plus a possible fine of up to $250 per day under Connecticut General Statutes § 7-148(c)(10)(A) if the owner is convicted.