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

Added January 15, 2008 and amended July 5, 2016, Section 242-7.1 implements Connecticut General Statutes Sections 47a-6a and 47a-6b to make sure landlord-related notices and legal process reach a responsible party. Any nonresident owner of occupied or vacant residential rental real property must keep on file with the Building Department the owner's current residential address, or, if the owner is a corporation, partnership or trust, the residential address of the AGENT IN CHARGE who manages the property and collects rents, plus a phone number reachable in an emergency.

Address changes must be reported within 21 days. If no address is on file, the address the Town uses to mail property tax bills is deemed the owner's address of record for service of orders. Registration forms for the program's initial rollout were due July 1, 2008. A violation is an infraction carrying a civil penalty of $250 for a first offense and $1,000 for each subsequent violation, appealable to Superior Court within 30 days. Owners who fail to comply also become ineligible for Town programs and grants, including Community Development Block Grant assistance, Rebuilding Together, tax abatement agreements and trash rebate programs, under Section 242-7.1E. The Town Finance Department reports annually to the Board of Directors on compliance levels, enforcement activity and revenue collected under the ordinance.