Hamden, CT Rental Property Rules: Rental Registration (2026)

The Town of Hamden's Legislative Council adopted the Nonresident Landlord Registration ordinance (Ord. 744, passed 6-18-24) under authority of Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 47a-6a, 47a-6b and 7-148. Chapter 128 applies to every occupied or vacant residential rental housing property in town, including mixed-use buildings. A nonresident owner, a controlling participant of an owning entity, or a project-based Section 8 housing provider must file a registration report with the Town Planner listing the landlord's residential address, phone and email; the agent in charge; anyone with day-to-day financial or operational control; the property's street address, unit numbers and assessor's parcel number; the property manager; the repair contact tenants are told to call; and any housing, fire, health or blight citations issued on the property in the past three years.

An owner with multiple units registers each dwelling unit but files only once, and must post the contact information at each dwelling. Any change in the landlord's or agent's address must reach the Town Planner within 21 days. If no current address is on file, the town treats the property-tax mailing address as the landlord's address for service of orders. Registration fees, fines or assessments cannot be passed on to tenants through rent increases. A landlord who never registers, or who registers but fails to update the file, is also deemed to have violated Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-6a and to have committed an unfair trade practice under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-110b.