Bridgeport, Conn., Mun. Code §§ 15.12, 15.28 § 15.12.030

A. The enforcing officer is authorized and directed to make inspections to determine the conditions of dwellings, dwelling units, rooming units and premises located within the city in order that he may perform his duty of enforcing this code and thereby safeguarding the health, safety and welfare of the occupants of dwellings and the general public. For the purpose of making such inspections, the enforcing officer is authorized to enter, examine and survey at all reasonable times all dwellings, dwelling units, rooming units and premises. The owner or occupant of every dwelling, dwelling unit and rooming unit, or the person in charge thereof, shall give the enforcing officer free access to such dwellings, dwelling units or rooming units and all premises at all reasonable times for the purpose of such inspection, examination and survey.
B. All inspections shall include:
1. A test of any interior or exterior flaking, peeling, chipping or blistering paint to determine the presence of lead-based paint; and
2. A test of any other interior surface which, in the judgment of the enforcing officer, appears to contain lead-based paint.
C. Inspections for lead-based paint shall be required under the following circumstances:
1. Before issuance of a certificate of apartment occupancy under the Bridgeport Housing Code;
2. Prior to the approval of any financial assistance provided in whole or in part by the city of Bridgeport, state of Connecticut, federal government or other government entity for housing rehabilitation, rental subsidy or other housing assistance.
3. The dwelling unit occupied by any child who is found to have a blood lead level greater than or equal to the blood level established by the Center for Disease Control as constituting an "elevated blood lead level" shall be inspected according to a schedule established by the Bridgeport health department. Such inspection shall be completed within no more than ten days of notification of the lead poisoning prevention program of such lead poisoning.
D. Before any residential dwelling consisting of one or more dwelling units changes ownership, each dwelling unit of such residential dwelling shall be inspected to determine whether it complies with Section 15.12.150 (H) and (I). Such inspections shall be conducted by a contractor certified by the state of Connecticut as qualified to conduct inspections for lead-based paint. The results of each such inspection shall be provided, within ten working days, to the Bridgeport health department.
E. When any inspection reveals that either interior or exterior surfaces contain lead-based paint in violation of this section, the health department inspector shall notify within three days, in writing, the following:
1. The owner of the building; and
2. The occupant of the affected dwelling unit.
F. The Bridgeport health department shall establish a reasonable schedule of fees for the application for the issuance of a certificate that confirms that a dwelling has passed a lead-based paint inspection conducted by the Bridgeport health department.
G. The director of health shall notify the city building official of the denial of a certificate that the dwelling has passed a lead based paint inspection and shall apply for an immediate court order revoking the certificate of occupancy for that dwelling. Said order shall be forwarded to the building official and filed on the land records for the property on which the dwelling is located, in the office of the town clerk.
H. The certificate issued by the Bridgeport health department confirming that a dwelling has passed a lead based paint inspection shall be filed on the land records for the property on which the dwelling is located, in the office of the town clerk.