Short-Term Rentals in Connecticut (2026)
10 rules on the books across Connecticut, 3 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Short-Term Rental Permits
Whether you need a license or permit to list your property on Airbnb, VRBO, or similar platforms, and what the application process looks like.
Taxes & Fees
Transient occupancy taxes, tourism fees, and other charges that hosts must collect from guests or pay to the city.
Connecticut: statewide
StatewideHeavy RestrictionsConnecticut imposes a 15% room occupancy tax on short-term rentals of 30 days or fewer, collected statewide by the…
Read full rule →Ridgefield
Some RestrictionsRidgefield doesn't levy a separate local room tax on short-term rentals, but a host still pays the town's own zoning…
Read full rule →Occupancy Limits
Maximum number of guests allowed per rental unit, often based on the number of bedrooms or square footage of the property.
Ridgefield
Some RestrictionsRidgefield's Zoning Regulations define a Lodging Party as everyone in a single reservation at a Short-Term Rental or…
Read full rule →Stamford
Some RestrictionsStamford caps every short-term rental at two guests on the premises at any time, and those guests must stay inside the…
Read full rule →Night Caps
Limits on how many nights per year a property can be rented as a short-term rental, sometimes called annual caps or night limits.
Hartford
Some RestrictionsHartford's zoning code caps short-term room rentals at 21 cumulative days within any six-month period, and bars renting…
Read full rule →Stamford
Some RestrictionsStamford limits every short-term rental stay to 27 consecutive days and caps total short-term rental activity at 90…
Read full rule →Host Presence Rule
Whether your city allows only home-sharing (host on-site during the rental) versus whole-home unhosted rentals, and the enforcement process for violations.
Hartford
Significant RestrictionsIn Hartford's N-#-1 neighborhood districts, and on any lot with just a one-unit dwelling, the property owner must…
Read full rule →Stamford
Significant RestrictionsIn Stamford's RA-3, RA-2, RA-1, R-20, R-10, R-7½, and R-6 residential districts, short-term rentals are banned outright…
Read full rule →Repeat Violator Strikes
Three-strike or escalating-penalty systems for hosts with repeated noise, occupancy, or registration violations, including permit revocation thresholds.