Bridgeport does not impose an annual cap on rental nights for registered STR units. Properties may be rented up to 365 nights per year, unlike systems in Boston, Cambridge, or some Connecticut shoreline towns.
Some jurisdictions cap unhosted rentals at 90 or 180 nights per year to discourage conversion of long-term housing into de facto hotels. Bridgeport's Chapter 14 STR rules do not embed such a cap. As long as the operator stays current on registration, lodging tax, and nuisance compliance, the unit may be marketed every night of the year. The city instead relies on zoning placement, registration enforcement, and complaint-driven inspections to manage neighborhood impact.
Unregistered nights or unpaid lodging taxes trigger fines per Chapter 14, even though the total night count itself is not capped.
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