Town of Winchester, CT
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2024-04-15
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Division 1: Town Ordinances
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 305 Rental Property
- The Charter
- Ch C Town Charter
- The Code
- Division 1: Town Ordinances
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Ambulance Service
- Ch 12 (Reserved)
- Ch 16 Conservation Commission
- Ch 19 Coordinating Commission
- Ch 22 Cultural District
- Ch 30 Economic Development Commission
- Ch 33 Elections
- Ch 36 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 40 Finance and Budget
- Ch 43 Fire Department and Fire Districts
- Ch 46 Freedom of Information
- Ch 50 Historic Commission
- Ch 52 Housing Authority
- Ch 58 Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission
- Ch 63 Justices of the Peace
- Ch 69 Laurel City Commission
- Ch 77 Local Veterans Advisory Committee
- Ch 81 Meetings
- Ch 84 Northwest Hills Council of Governments
- Ch 87 Notices
- Ch 91 Officers and Employees
- Ch 96 Parking Authority
- Ch 99 Persons With Disabilities, Commission for
- Ch 103 Planning and Zoning Commission
- Ch 107 Police Department
- Ch 111 Procurement Policy
- Ch 118 Recreation Board
- Ch 121 Redevelopment Agency
- Ch 130 Selectmen, Board of
- Ch 133 Senior Citizens Commission
- Ch 136 Sewer Commission
- Ch 140 Soldiers' Monument Commission
- Ch 144 Tourism District
- Ch 145 Town Property
- Ch 148 Town Vehicles
- Ch 155 Zoning Board of Appeals
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 162 Adult Entertainment
- Ch 165 Advertising Matter and Newspapers
- Ch 169 Alarms
- Ch 172 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 175 Amusement Devices
- Ch 178 Animals
- Ch 182 Bazaars and Raffles
- Ch 186 Bicycles and Play Vehicles
- Ch 190 Blasting
- Ch 195 Building Construction
- Ch 199 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 203 Burning, Open
- Ch 207 Carnivals and Exhibitions
- Ch 211 Cemeteries
- Ch 215 Citations
- Ch 222 (Reserved)
- Ch 228 Firearms
- Ch 231 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 240 Highland Lake
- Ch 249 Junk Dealers
- Ch 255 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 258 Littering
- Ch 270 Noise
- Ch 274 Nuisances
- Ch 281 Parks and Recreation
- Ch 285 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 288 Peddlers, Solicitors, Vendors and Auctioneers
- Ch 294 Polystyrene Food Containers and Packaging
- Ch 297 Property Maintenance
- Ch 305 Rental Property
- § 305-1 Maintenance; compliance with state and local standards.
- § 305-2 Certificate of occupancy required.
- § 305-3 Appeals.
- § 305-4 Restrictions on rent collection.
- § 305-5 Fees.
- § 305-6 False statements prohibited.
- § 305-7 Penalties for offenses.
- Ch 310 Rooming Houses
- Ch 319 Scenic Roads
- Ch 323 Sewers
- Ch 330 Smoking and Cannabis Use
- Ch 334 Special Events
- Ch 340 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 345 Swimming Pools
- Ch 350 Taxation
- Ch 356 Trees
- Ch 367 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 373 Waste Management
- Ch 377 Water
- Ch 380 Water Bodies, Public
- Division 2: Regulations
- Ch 385 Driveway Regulations
- Ch 390 Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Regulations
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Selectmen of the Town of
Winchester effective 5-23-1986; amended 8-4-1988; 4-1-2004; 10-1-2004; 8-7-2006; 9-5-2006 (§ 146 of the prior
compilation). Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
No owner or other person shall rent to another, or permit the
occupation by another, of any vacant dwelling unit unless it and the
premises are clean, sanitary and fit for human occupancy, and comply
with all the applicable legal requirements of the State of Connecticut
and the Town of Winchester.
An apartment or dwelling unit in any structure containing three
or more housing units cannot be occupied for human habitation until
a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the Building Official
or his authorized representative, certifying that such apartment or
dwelling unit conforms to the requirements of the Housing Code of
the Town of Winchester and the Connecticut General Statutes. Such
certificates shall be issued biennially. No provision of this section
shall apply to any structure occupied by an owner thereof and containing
two or less housing units. No provision of this section shall be construed
to prohibit human occupancy of such apartment or dwelling unit during
the pendency of an application for such a certificate.
A person aggrieved by the refusal of a certificate of occupancy
may appeal to the Superior Court for the Judicial District of Litchfield.
The owner or lessor of such structure shall not recover, receive
or collect rent for the occupancy of any apartment or dwelling unit
for which a certificate of occupancy has not been obtained prior to
the rental thereof.
A.
The Building
Official shall charge a fee as set from time to time by the Board
of Selectmen for each unit, which is to be paid prior to the issuance
of the certificate of occupancy.
No person filing an application for a certificate of occupancy
shall knowingly make any false statement as to names, addresses, relation
or number of persons who will occupy a dwelling unit.
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter
shall be subject to a penalty in the amount of $90 per violation.
