Hartford, CT Code Violation Reporting: How to Report (2026)

Hartford's Anti-Blight and Property-Maintenance Program is enforced by the Division of Blight Remediation inside the Department of Development Services, headed by the Director of Blight Remediation (Hartford Municipal Code § 9-94(a)). " The Director also has independent authority to initiate inspections and investigations on his or her own, and the Division must keep written status reports on the number of complaints received, violations identified, and active and closed cases for the Mayor, Court of Common Council, or Blight Review Action Committee under § 9-94(b). If an inspection finds two or more blight or property-maintenance violations (defined at §§ 9-93A and 9-93B, covering conditions such as unsecured trash, rodent infestation, deteriorated fences, or extended 120-day vacancy), the Director serves a written notice of violation and order to correct by certified mail, giving the owner ten calendar days to fix the problem before a citation issues (§ 9-94(d)).

A citation carries a civil penalty of up to $150 per day for an occupied property or $250 per day for a vacant one, with unpaid fines becoming a lien enforceable like a property tax lien and accruing 1 percent daily compounding interest after 45 days (§ 9-94(e)-(f)). An owner may appeal a citation in writing within ten days to a citation hearing officer appointed by the Corporation Counsel (§§ 9-94(h), 9-95).