Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-195: (Formerly Sec. 19-414). Inspection by the department.

(a) Each elevator or escalator shall be thoroughly inspected by a department elevator inspector at least once every eighteen months, except (1) elevators located in private residences shall be inspected upon the request of the owner, and (2) as provided in subsection (b) of this section. More frequent inspections of any elevator or escalator shall be made if the condition thereof indicates that additional inspections are necessary or desirable.

(b) Each elevator at a privately owned multifamily housing project, as defined in section 29-453a, shall be thoroughly inspected by an elevator inspector employed or engaged by the department at least once every twelve months. For each such inspection, such inspector shall submit a report to the State Building Inspector that describes the status of each elevator at such housing project, describes the status of any elevator repair and estimates the duration of time during which any inoperable elevator at such housing project is expected to remain inoperable.