Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-8 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 124 / Section 8-8
Sec. 8-8. Appeal from board to court. Mediation. Review by Appellate Court.
Status: repealed

(1) “Aggrieved person” means a person aggrieved by a decision of a board and includes any officer, department, board or bureau of the municipality charged with enforcement of any order, requirement or decision of the board. In the case of a decision by a zoning commission, planning commission, combined planning and zoning commission or zoning board of appeals, “aggrieved person” includes any person owning land in this state that abuts or is within a radius of one hundred feet of any portion of the land involved in the decision of the board.

(2) “Board” means a municipal zoning commission, planning commission, combined planning and zoning commission, zoning board of appeals or other board or commission the decision of which may be appealed pursuant to this section, or the chief elected official of a municipality, or such official's designee, in a hearing held pursuant to section 22a-250 , whose decision may be appealed.

(b) Except as provided in subsections (c), (d) and (r) of this section and sections 7-147 and 7-147i , any person aggrieved by any decision of a board, including a decision to approve or deny a site plan pursuant to subsection (g) of section 8-3 or a special permit or special exception pursuant to section 8-3c , may take an appeal to the superior court for the judicial district in which the municipality is located, notwithstanding any right to appeal to a municipal zoning board of appeals under section 8-6 . The appeal shall be commenced by service of process in accordance with subsections (f) and (g) of this section within fifteen days from the date that notice of the decision was published as required by the general statutes. The appeal shall be returned to court in the same manner and within the same period of time as prescribed for civil actions brought to that court.

(c) In those situations where the approval of a planning commission must be inferred because of the failure of the commission to act on an application, any aggrieved person may appeal under this section. The appeal shall be taken within twenty days after the expiration of the period prescribed in section 8-26d for action by the commission.

(d) Any person affected by an action of a planning commission taken under section 8-29 may appeal under this section. The appeal shall be taken within thirty days after notice to such person of the adoption of a survey, map or plan or the assessment of benefits or damages.

(e) The proceedings of the court for an appeal may be stayed by agreement of the parties when a mediation conducted pursuant to section 8-8a commences, provided any such stay shall terminate upon termination of the mediation.

(f) Service of legal process for an appeal under this section shall be directed to a proper officer and shall be made as follows:

(1) For any appeal taken before October 1, 2004, process shall be served by leaving a true and attested copy of the process with, or at the usual place of abode of, the chairman or clerk of the board, and by leaving a true and attested copy with the clerk of the municipality. Service on the chairman or clerk of the board and on the clerk of the municipality shall be for the purpose of providing legal notice of the appeal to the board and shall not thereby make the chairman or clerk of the board or the clerk of the municipality a necessary party to the appeal.

(2) For any appeal taken on or after October 1, 2004, process shall be served in accordance with subdivision (5) of subsection (b) of section 52-57 . Such service shall be for the purpose of providing legal notice of the appeal to the board and shall not thereby make the clerk of the municipality or the chairman or clerk of the board a necessary party to the appeal.

(g) Service of process shall also be made on each person who petitioned the board in the proceeding, provided such person's legal rights, duties or privileges were determined therein. However, failure to make service within fifteen days on parties other than the board shall not deprive the court of jurisdiction over the appeal. If service is not made within fifteen days on a party in the proceeding before the board, the court, on motion of the party or the appellant, shall make such orders of notice of the appeal as are reasonably calculated to notify the party not yet served. If the failure to make service causes prejudice to the board or any party, the court, after hearing, may dismiss the appeal or may make such other orders as are necessary to protect the party prejudiced.

(h) The appeal shall state the reasons on which it has been predicated and shall not stay proceedings on the decision appealed from. However, the court to which the appeal is returnable may grant a restraining order, on application, and after notice to the board and cause shown.

(i) Within thirty days after the return date to court, or within any further time the court allows, the board shall transmit the record to the court. The record shall include, without limitation, (1) the original papers acted on by the board and appealed from, or certified copies thereof, (2) a copy of the transcript of the stenographic or sound recording prepared in accordance with section 8-7a , and (3) the written decision of the board including the reasons therefor and a statement of any conditions imposed. If the board does not provide a transcript of the stenographic or the sound recording of a meeting where the board deliberates or makes a decision on a petition, application or request on which a public hearing was held, a certified, true and accurate transcript of a stenographic or sound recording of the meeting prepared by or on behalf of the applicant or any other party shall be admissible as part of the record. By stipulation of all parties to the appeal, the record may be shortened. A party unreasonably refusing to stipulate to limit the record may be taxed by the court for additional costs. The court may require or permit subsequent corrections or additions to the record.

(j) Any defendant may, at any time after the return date of the appeal, make a motion to dismiss the appeal. If the basis of the motion is a claim that the appellant lacks standing to appeal, the appellant shall have the burden of proving standing. The court may, on the record, grant or deny the motion. The court's order on the motion may be appealed in the manner provided in subsection (o) of this section.

(k) The court shall review the proceedings of the board and shall allow any party to introduce evidence in addition to the contents of the record if (1) the record does not contain a complete transcript of the entire proceedings before the board, including all evidence presented to it, pursuant to section 8-7a , or (2) it appears to the court that additional testimony is necessary for the equitable disposition of the appeal. The court may take the evidence or may appoint a referee or committee to take such evidence as it directs and report the same to the court, with any findings of facts and conclusions of law. Any report of a referee, committee or mediator under subsection (f) of section 8-8a shall constitute a part of the proceedings on which the determination of the court shall be made.

(l) The court, after a hearing thereon, may reverse or affirm, wholly or partly, or may revise, modify or remand the decision from which the appeal was taken in a manner consistent with the evidence in the record before it. In an appeal from an action of a planning commission taken under section 8-29 , the court may also reassess any damages or benefits awarded by the commission. Costs shall be allowed against the board if the decision appealed from is reversed, affirmed in part, modified or revised.

(m) Appeals from decisions of the board shall be privileged cases and shall be heard as soon as is practicable unless cause is shown to the contrary.

(n) No appeal taken under subsection (b) of this section shall be withdrawn and no settlement between the parties to any such appeal shall be effective unless and until a hearing has been held before the Superior Court and such court has approved such proposed withdrawal or settlement.

(o) There shall be no right to further review except to the Appellate Court by certification for review, on the vote of three judges of the Appellate Court so to certify and under such other rules as the judges of the Appellate Court establish. The procedure on appeal to the Appellate Court shall, except as otherwise provided herein, be in accordance with the procedures provided by rule or law for the appeal of judgments rendered by the Superior Court unless modified by rule of the judges of the Appellate Court.

(p) The right of a person to appeal a decision of a board to the Superior Court and the procedure prescribed in this section shall be liberally interpreted in any case where a strict adherence to these provisions would work surprise or injustice. The appeal shall be considered to be a civil action and, except as otherwise required by this section or the rules of the Superior Court, pleadings may be filed, amended or corrected, and parties may be summoned, substituted or otherwise joined, as provided by the general statutes.

(q) If any appeal has failed to be heard on its merits because of insufficient service or return of the legal process due to unavoidable accident or the default or neglect of the officer to whom it was committed, or the appeal has been otherwise avoided for any matter of form, the appellant shall be allowed an additional fifteen days from determination of that defect to properly take the appeal. The provisions of section 52-592 shall not apply to appeals taken under this section.

(r) In any case in which a board fails to comply with a requirement of a general or special law, ordinance or regulation governing the content, giving, mailing, publishing, filing or recording of any notice either of a hearing or of an action taken by the board, any appeal or action by an aggrieved person to set aside the decision or action taken by the board on the grounds of such noncompliance shall be taken not more than one year after the date of that decision or action.

Right of appeal under section is from decision of zoning board of appeals under zoning laws contained in chapter and does not extend to decisions of board under another statute. 116 C. 555. Power of court to modify or revise does not include power to substitute its own discretion for that of board; must find that board acted illegally or abused discretion. 120 C. 455. Cited. 123 C. 263. Appeal from zoning board is not an action within meaning of Sec. 54-131 which permits a new action when writ abated. 126 C. 603. Under same language in New Haven charter, right of appeal held not to be contingent upon restraining order; no vested right acquired by applicant by virtue of fact no such order was obtained when opponent appealed. 127 C. 309. Recognizance without surety is insufficient; failure to file bond sound ground for abatement of appeal. 131 C. 657. No appeal from zoning commission under former statutes. 133 C. 248. Cited. 135 C. 305. Reasons for decision and transcript of evidence both constitute “proceedings” before board. 136 C. 1. Finding should contain only facts which court finds on basis of evidence taken by it. Id., 452. Cited. 138 C. 500. Plaintiff held an aggrieved person. 139 C. 463. Competitors are not aggrieved persons but owners of residential property in vicinity are. Id., 577. “Any person aggrieved” includes any landowner or resident within city whose situation is such that decision may adversely affect him in use or occupancy of his property. 140 C. 65. Prayer for relief to effect that decision of board of zoning appeals be modified or reversed is not necessary. 142 C. 277. Cited. Id., 415; Id., 659; 143 C. 280; 144 C. 61. If sole basis of plaintiff's grievance was that new business would create competition, he would not be an aggrieved person; any taxpayer of a town who feels aggrieved at granting of license for sale of liquors therein has right of appeal. Id., 160. On an appeal from zoning board of appeals, record made before board should be annexed to, and incorporated by reference in, answer of board; where there is an incompleteness in summary of evidence, court must take evidence to determine what facts and considerations were presumptively in minds of members of board when they acted. Id., 332. Cited. Id., 425, 493. Admissibility of evidence outside of record; wide and liberal discretion in board. Id., 560. Finding that plaintiff is not an aggrieved person divests court of jurisdiction. 145 C. 136. Admissibility of evidence not on record and of evidence not presented at hearing. Id., 218. Change in comprehensive plan, though not change in zone itself, may adversely affect parties outside immediate vicinity. Id., 237. Cited. Id., 325, 416, 435. Considerations authorizing variance are not identical with those justifying an outright change of zone. Id., 468. Zoning commission cannot appeal unless ruling or order of its own is in issue. Id., 655. To be an aggrieved person, where traffic in intoxicating liquor is not involved, one must be found to have been specially and injuriously affected in his property or other legal rights. Id.; 149 C. 284. On appeal, court cannot conduct a trial de novo and substitute its findings and conclusions for decision of board. 146 C. 27. Denial of motion to present evidence in addition to record held indicative that additional testimony was not necessary for equitable disposition of appeal. Id., 547. When building met zoning requirements, building inspector exceeded his authority in imposing additional conditions for certificate of occupancy. Id., 570. Scope of authority of committee appointed to take evidence. Id., 588. Action of board held an abuse of discretion since facts did not warrant granting of variance. Id., 595. Aggrievement from which one may appeal does not arise until board has acted. Id., 665. Former statute: On appeal, admission of testimony not presented to commission is within discretion of court; evidence of former applications admissible only when subsequent application seeks substantially same relief. 147 C. 65. Limits of court's power in reviewing refusal of board to grant variance. Id., 469. Cited. 148 C. 33, 299. Plaintiff's property bordered defendant's land which had received a zoning variance; plaintiff held to be an aggrieved person. Id., 492. Inferentially requires stenographic transcript or mechanical recording to be filed with court with return of board's proceedings. Id., 599. Inadequate summary required trial court to hear evidence. Id., 600. Evidence to prove plaintiff aggrieved admissible. Id., 602. One cannot qualify as aggrieved person solely because zone change may permit operation of business in competition with him. 149 C. 284. Motion for permission to offer additional evidence on appeal called for decision, in exercise of court's discretion, as to whether additional evidence was necessary for equitable disposition of appeal. Id., 413; 150 C. 285. Where court does not hear evidence, but decides appeal on record returned by zoning commission, no finding should be made. 149 C. 414. Cited. Id., 681. Plaintiffs were aggrieved persons within meaning of statute if board's decision affected them directly or in relation to a specific, personal interest, as distinguished from a general interest, in the subject matter. Id., 698. Although plaintiff could not, in its appeal from denial of permit, attack constitutionality of regulations under which it sought permit, it could attack their constitutionality in an independent proceeding. Id., 712. Under New Haven charter, person aggrieved by decision of zoning enforcement officer may appeal to board of zoning appeals which shall hear and determine reasonableness of decision; in such case, function of court on appeal from board of appeals is to decide whether board correctly interpreted ordinance and applied it with reasonable discretion to facts. 150 C. 113. Plaintiff has burden of proving that it is aggrieved; this burden requires that it establish that it was specially and injuriously affected in its property rights or other legal rights; it is not sufficient to show that action complained of would permit the operation of business in competition with its business. Id., 285. History discussed; reversal of decision in 23 CS 6; failure of board of appeals to comply with mandate of Sec. 8-7a renders action voidable at option of an aggrieved person. Id., 411. Party claiming aggrievement must show he is specifically and injuriously affected, mere generalities and fears are not enough. Id., 696. Right of appeal begins to run from effective date of decision which is controlled by Sec. 8-7. 151 C. 378. Cited. Id., 510; 646. Time for taking appeal from zoning board controlled by Sec. 8-7 rather than this section. Id., 646. Although applicant has burden of proving board acted in abuse of its discretion, board must show justification on record for denial of variance. 152 C. 247. Building inspector is authorized to take appeal from board's action in granting variance since he is “charged with the enforcement” of the decision of the board. Id., 311. Cited. Id., 660, 661. To be an “aggrieved” person, in a case in which traffic in intoxicating liquor is not involved, one has to be specially and injuriously affected in his property or other legal rights. 153 C. 37. Plaintiff, as a taxpayer, is an aggrieved person in a case in which traffic in liquor is involved without having to show that he has an interest peculiar to himself. Id., 117. Where transcript of board hearing was incomplete and plaintiff raised constitutional issue of confiscation, he should have been permitted to introduce additional evidence. Id., 343, 344. Cited. Id., 433, 437. In order to qualify as aggrieved persons under section, plaintiffs must show that the value of their property would be lessened or that their legal rights would be injuriously affected. 154 C. 46, 47. Right to produce evidence under section may be waived by stipulation of a party. Id., 393. Plaintiffs did not qualify as aggrieved persons to appeal granting of variance where only claim to aggrievement was that their property adjoined that for which variance was granted. 155 C. 241, 242. In light of record and express allegations of impropriety and illegality, additional testimony of what occurred at executive session of board was necessary and permitted. Id., 245. Where plaintiff appealed claiming amendments were an unconstitutional denial of due process since they were confiscatory and would put him out of business, trial court should have permitted introduction of additional evidence limited to question of constitutionality of ordinance, complete transcript of hearings before commission being insufficient evidence in the case. Id., 265. Cited. 155 C. 365. Order of reference for a finding of facts on the issue of aggrievement and to take additional evidence to complete the record is not final judgment from which appeal lies under Sec. 52-263. Id., 617. While plaintiffs were not “aggrieved persons”, appeal was considered because of unusual circumstances of trial below. 157 C. 520. When construction of new building under zoning variance sought would affect use of plaintiff's parking facilities, plaintiff is an aggrieved person entitled to appeal from zoning board's decision. 158 C. 187. New evidence may be introduced only on a direct appeal from action of board, not in action to enjoin successful applicants for a zoning variance. Id., 202. Limit of time for appeal prevented retroactive application of procedural amendment giving abutting landowners statutory right to appeal. Id., 331. Appeals must be taken under this section and Sec. 8-9 rather than any city charter sections; aggrievement means plaintiffs were specially and injuriously affected in their property or other legal rights by board's decision. 159 C. 1. Trial court may not substitute its judgment for that of town council in granting a change of zone for special development district. Id., 212. When zoning authority gives reasons for action it takes, question for court to determine on appeal is whether reasons assigned are reasonably supported by the record and pertinent to considerations which must be applied under applicable zoning regulations. Id., 534, 540. Abutting landowners have standing to appeal a zoning commission's decision. 160 C. 239. Cited. 161 C. 32; 162 C. 45, 74, 238; 163 C. 379, 615. Abutting landowner who successfully opposed application is not entitled to notice of appeal. 164 C. 187. Record of board proceeding, including exhibits, may be reconstructed by evidence in court. Id., 215. Cited. 165 C. 185; 166 C. 102; Id., 112. A resident taxpayer of a town is an “aggrieved person” with standing to appeal decision of town's zoning board to extend a nonconforming liquor store use. 167 C. 596. There is no aggrievement which is prerequisite to right of appeal when a “floating zone” is designated without attachment to particular property or area in the town. 168 C. 285. Cited. 171 C. 480; 172 C. 286; 173 C. 408; 174 C. 493; 176 C. 475; 177 C. 440; 178 C. 364; 179 C. 250; Id., 650; 180 C. 296; 181 C. 230; Id., 556; 185 C. 135; 186 C 32; Id., 106. Provisions of statute which are inconsistent with provisions of Sec. 51-197d(11) are repealed by implication. 188 C. 555. Cited. 190 C. 746; 195 C. 276; 196 C. 623. Life tenant has sufficient ownership to be entitled to recognition as a “person owning land” with right of appeal. 203 C. 317. Cited. 205 C. 413; Id., 703; 206 C. 374; 208 C. 146; Id., 476; Id., 480; 209 C. 652; 211 C. 78; Id., 85; Id., 416; Id., 662; 212 C. 375; Id., 471; Id., 628; 213 C. 604; 214 C. 400; 217 C. 588; 219 C. 511; 220 C. 584; Id., 929; 221 C. 374; 222 C. 262; Id., 380; Id., 541. Upon judicial appeal from zoning board of appeals pursuant to section, trial court must focus on decision of the board because it is the subject of the appeal. Judgment of Appellate Court in 28 CA 256 affirmed in part and modified in part. 226 C. 80. Cited. Id., 230; Id., 314; Id., 757; 228 C. 476; 229 C. 178; 232 C. 122; Id., 270; 234 C. 498; 236 C. 681; 237 C. 184; 239 C. 515. Where applicant denied for hardship, plaintiff not required to submit alternative plans before submitting claim for inverse condemnation. 247 C. 196.

Cited. 1 CA 285; 2 CA 384; Id., 506; Id., 595; 3 CA 172; Id., 496. A coholder of a life interest in property is a “person owning land” entitled to appeal under statute. Id., 550. Cited. Id., 556; Id., 576; 4 CA 205; Id., 271; Id., 500; 5 CA 455; Id., 520; 6 CA 110; Id., 317; Id., 715; 8 CA 556; 9 CA 538; 13 CA 699; 15 CA 729; 16 CA 281; Id., 604; judgment reversed, see 212 C. 628; 17 CA 150; 18 CA 69; Id., 85; Id., 159; Id., 195; Id., 488; Id., 549; Id., 722; 20 CA 302; Id., 474; Id., 561; 21 CA 340; Id., 421; 22 CA 407; Id., 606; 23 CA 75; Id., 232; Id., 256; Id., 258; 24 CA 172; 25 CA 199; 27 CA 297; Id., 590; 28 CA 344; 29 CA 402; 32 CA 799; 34 CA 685; 35 CA 204; Id., 317; Id., 599; 37 CA 105; 43 CA 545; Id., 563; 45 CA 653. Zoning board required to hold a hearing on plaintiff's zoning application. 69 CA 230. Plaintiff's failure to appeal imposition of required “sidewalk fund” contribution did not meet exceptions to rule against collateral attacks on zoning commission actions and thus was properly dismissed. 85 CA 606.

Wide discretion in board. 1 CS 89. Compared with number 305 of special acts of 1931. 10 CS 194. Superior Court has jurisdiction to hear appeals from board. 11 CS 489. Mode of service on board discussed; notice to chairman sufficient compliance; time for appeal excludes day of act. 17 CS 116. Officer of corporation which would be affected by variance is not “person aggrieved”. 15 CS 362. Building inspector is. 19 CS 349. Resident landowner of town not living in borough is “aggrieved person” in action by borough zoning board. Id., 446. In an appeal from granting of variance for sale of liquor, a “person aggrieved” held to include any landowner, resident or taxpayer of municipality affected. 21 CS 102. History discussed; where, due to mechanical failure of the recording machine no transcript is available, court may not remand case for rehearing, but it may permit introduction of additional evidence to determine what considerations were presumptively in minds of board members. 23 CS 6; judgment reversed, see 150 C. 411. Cited. 25 CS 276. This section and Secs. 8-3 and 8-9 are not so linked that the date of publication of notice must be considered as the date the decision was rendered. 26 CS 88. Part owner of property is not precluded, merely because her co-owners have not joined with her, from showing that she, as an aggrieved person, has the right to appeal to the court. Id., 170. Circumstances under which board's decisions should be overruled discussed. Id., 256. Equitable relief outside the framework of appeal procedure set up by statute might be granted in the presence of allegations of fraudulent connivance or collusion on the part of local zoning board of appeals; plaintiffs have been granted equitable relief when the zoning authority lacked the jurisdiction to take the action which plaintiff was challenging; equitable relief by way of an injunction will not be granted if the court finds that the legal remedy afforded by statute has not been exhausted. Id., 334, 335. Chairman of town planning and zoning commission is aggrieved person within section and may appeal variance granted defendant by zoning board of appeals of town. 28 CS 278. Cited. 29 CS 5; 30 CS 157; 31 CS 197; 32 CS 104; Id., 223; Id., 625; 33 CS 175; Id., 607; 35 CS 246. Portion of section in conflict with amendment to Sec. 51-197d is repealed by implication. 38 CS 356. Cited. Id., 492; 39 CS 426; Id., 523; 41 CS 218; Id., 398; 42 CS 256; 43 CS 373. Claim re denial of permit to establish a public parking lot does not require recognition of a state Bivens action because plaintiff's existing remedy under section is appropriate. 51 CS 636.

Subsec. (a):

Failure to allege publication provisions is not a jurisdictional defect requiring dismissal of appeal. 211 C. 78; Id., 416; Id., 662. Cited. 212 C. 628; 214 C. 407; 218 C. 65; Id., 265; Id., 438; 225 C. 1; 230 C. 140; 233 C. 198. Court reaffirmed long-standing interpretation of “aggrieved person” that provides that any taxpayer has automatic standing to appeal decisions involving the sale of liquor in community. 262 C. 393. When zoning decision affects a single property within a zone, “land involved in the decision of the board,” as used in Subdiv. (1), does not include the entire zone of which the affected property is part. 271 C. 152. Party was not “aggrieved” because he did not own the property that was subject to zoning application and did not own land abutting or within 100 feet of the property. 285 C. 381. Party was aggrieved under Subdiv. (1) because “land involved” language refers to the entire property abutted, even when the parcel at issue is distinct in terms of its use within a multiuse development and in terms of the application to commission. 290 C. 313. The phrase “any person” includes persons who own land in another state. 297 C. 414. Subsec. does not afford statutory aggrievement in historic district commission appeals brought pursuant to Sec. 7-147i. 325 C. 765.

Cited. 4 CA 633. Statutory aggrievement and classical aggrievement discussed. 7 CA 632. Cited. 18 CA 99; 19 CA 357; 30 CA 511; 31 CA 643; 45 CA 653. Since zoning is meant to protect the public at large, without some particular harm, such as the maintenance of a nuisance affecting the land of plaintiff or a statute allowing the maintenance of plaintiff's lawsuit, plaintiff can have no standing. 49 CA 669. Court had subject matter jurisdiction to hear appeal. 87 CA 277. Plaintiff, as town's zoning enforcement officer, was statutorily aggrieved and had standing to bring appeal challenging approval of a variance granted by town's zoning board of appeals. Id., 533. Plaintiff's access easement did not give plaintiff undisturbed possession of the land or a right to the profit of the land; accordingly, plaintiff did not fit into the category of an owner of land, for purposes of determining standing, because his rights and privileges did not confer a sufficient benefit. 109 CA 777. Plaintiff's failure to state factual basis for statutory aggrievement in complaint deprived court of subject matter jurisdiction. 113 CA 502. Subdiv. (1): Text amendment created a defined, bounded zoning district, and landed plaintiff is statutorily aggrieved because his property falls within the particular zone to which the text amendment pertained, regardless of his ability to opt out of amendments because his decision to opt out does not affect whether his neighbors opt out. 127 CA 87. Plaintiffs' allegations that they own property in the country residential zone and that defendant redefined buildable area solely in the country residential zone is sufficient to establish statutory aggrievement. 130 CA 587. When a zoning commission, as part of its sua sponte application to amend its zoning regulations or zoning map, refrains from taking action to alter in any manner the zoning classification of a particular property that is not specified in the application as the subject thereof, that property is not “land involved in the decision” of the commission pursuant to Subdiv. (1). 150 CA 489.

Cited. 41 CS 593. The trustee of a revocable trust has a sufficient ownership interest to be considered an owner for statutory aggrievement purposes. 51 CS 190.

Subsec. (b):

Failure to name statutorily mandated necessary party in citation is a jurisdictional defect. 205 C. 413. Mandates that clerk of municipality be properly cited and served as a necessary party. 206 C. 374. Cited. 207 C. 67. Clerk of fire district is a clerk of municipality required to be served. 212 C. 375. Cited. Id., 471; Id., 628; 218 C. 438; 220 C. 455; 222 C. 374; 224 C. 823; 225 C. 1; Id., 691; Id., 731; 227 C. 71; 228 C. 785; 232 C. 419; 235 C. 448. Planning commission's decision to settle pending appeal by entering into a stipulated judgment is not a “decision” within meaning of Subsec., and therefore is not appealable. 259 C. 607. Does not shorten legislatively prescribed time period within which plaintiff must serve process on the commission and the municipality, when fifteenth day falls on a day when municipal offices are closed, since to do so would deny plaintiff any remedy and leave it without recourse for what may be an otherwise meritorious appeal. 270 C. 42. Plain language of Subsec. clearly provides that any person statutorily aggrieved may take an appeal; thus, there was no merit to planning and zoning commission's claim that J Co. must be an applicant or partner in proposed project in order to be aggrieved by commission's denial of M's applications. 278 C. 660.

Cited. 13 CA 165; 18 CA 99; 24 CA 172; 29 CA 28; 31 CA 643; 35 CA 646; judgment reversed, see 235 C. 448; 45 CA 89; Id., 653. Trial court improperly held that special permit was not supported by substantial evidence in the record, substituted its interpretation of town's regulations and its judgment for those of the commission. 53 CA 636. Plaintiff appealing planning and zoning commission decision did not fail to exhaust his administrative remedies where he had no actual or constructive notice of commission's findings that defendant complied with town's zoning regulations. 66 CA 508. Court had subject matter jurisdiction to hear appeal. 87 CA 277.

Subsec. (f):

Cited. 215 C. 58. Trial court's dismissal of plaintiff's zoning appeal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction reversed; right to appeal decision of zoning board to Superior Court and procedure prescribed in section shall be liberally interpreted in any case where strict adherence to these provisions would work surprise or injustice; although plaintiffs' zoning appeal citation should have named town clerk, plaintiffs had in fact served citation on town clerk, thus plaintiffs' failure to so name town clerk is not a defect that deprived trial court of subject matter jurisdiction over the appeal. 278 C. 751. In passing P.A. 04-78, legislature clearly and specifically provided that for any zoning appeal taken prior to October 1, 2004, process was to be served in accordance with Subsec. only; since appeal was served on July 15, 2003, and plaintiffs' marshal followed the service requirements of Sec. 52-57(b)(5), leaving two copies of appeal papers with town clerk, plaintiffs did not comply with service requirements of this Subsec. which sets forth exclusive method for service of process in zoning appeals taken before October 1, 2004, and plaintiffs failed to make proper service of process for their zoning appeal. 279 C. 672. Where marshal filed one copy of process on town clerk, actual service was made and failure to file two copies of process on town clerk constituted formal defect that could be corrected pursuant to Subsec. (p). 297 C. 414.

Cited. 43 CA 606.

Subsec. (i):

Nothing in the language of section explicitly indicates that filing the record with the court was intended to be the only requirement placed on zoning authorities regarding service or that, having authorized appeals to the Superior Court, the legislature intended that the court's normal procedural rules as to service were not to be operative. 50 CS 453.

Subsec. (k):

Cited. 218 C. 438; 233 C. 198.

Cited. 25 CA 137; 40 CA 840; 43 CA 105; Id., 512. Statute does not say that trial court is required to hold evidentiary hearing. 78 CA 561. Trial court did not abuse its discretion in allowing additional evidence to be presented in zoning appeal where plaintiff was specific in spelling out the nature of his claim and who was a pro se individual objecting to a petition before the commission. 110 CA 349.

Subsec. (l):

Court reiterated previous holdings that based on evidence presented at trial, the judgment of a planning and zoning commission denying site plan application can be affirmed, reversed, modified or revised where there is no evidence or basis to support commission's decision re qualification as permitted basic neighborhood store and re evaluation of provision of parking that met zoning regulations. 287 C. 746.

Subsec. (m):

Hearing held pursuant to Subsec. serves to protect the public interest by guarding against any attempt by settling parties to evade judicial review and scrutiny by potentially aggrieved landowners. 259 C. 607.

Subsec. (n):

Purpose of hearing is to protect public interest and neither a pretrial conference nor a court hearing to enforce a settlement met the statutory requirement. 247 C. 732.

Plaintiff's appeal was moot since remand hearing was the proper forum for plaintiff to challenge the proposed settlement based on alleged negative environmental impact. 133 CA 173.

Subsec. (o):

Cited. 220 C. 61; 222 C. 374; 224 C. 823; 225 C. 1; Id., 691; Id., 731; 228 C. 498. Requirement of certification by Appellate Court held applicable to affordable housing land use appeals. 245 C. 257. Failure to make service of process on clerk of the municipality is fatal jurisdictional flaw not remedied by savings clause. 257 C. 604.

Cited. 25 CA 572; 35 CA 646; judgment reversed, see 235 C. 448.

Subsec. (q):

Plaintiff's failure to serve the borough clerk was not a technical defect in form but a substantive defect in service that could not be cured by the savings provision of Subsec.; it is the duty of plaintiff rather than the marshal to identify who must be served. 285 C. 240.

Subsec. (r):

Legislature specifically intended the limitation period to apply only to challenges of failures of notice postdating January 1, 1999, as expressed in P.A. 00-84. 98 CA 213. Subsec. prohibits an appeal made more than 1 year from an action of the commission claimed to have been made without proper notice. 120 CA 50. One year appeal period is triggered only when the commission itself, not defendant applicants, fails to comply with notice requirement. 165 CA 488.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-23 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 126 / Section 8-23
Sec. 8-23. Preparation, amendment or adoption of plan of conservation and development.
Status: in_force

(2) If a plan is not amended decennially, the chief elected official of the municipality shall submit a letter to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and the Commissioners of Transportation, Energy and Environmental Protection and Economic and Community Development that explains why such plan was not amended. A copy of such letter shall be included in each application by the municipality for discretionary state funding in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars submitted to any state agency.

(b) On and after July 1, 2016, a municipality that fails to comply with the requirements of subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of this section shall be ineligible for discretionary state funding unless such prohibition is expressly waived by the secretary.

(c) In the preparation of such plan, the commission may appoint one or more special committees to develop and make recommendations for the plan. The membership of any special committee may include: Residents of the municipality and representatives of local boards dealing with zoning, inland wetlands, conservation, recreation, education, public works, finance, redevelopment, general government and other municipal functions. In performing its duties under this section, the commission or any special committee may accept information from any source or solicit input from any organization or individual. The commission or any special committee may hold public informational meetings or organize other activities to inform residents about the process of preparing the plan.

(d) In preparing such plan, the commission or any special committee shall consider the following: (1) The community development action plan of the municipality, if any, (2) the need for affordable housing, (3) the need for protection of existing and potential public surface and ground drinking water supplies, (4) the use of cluster development and other development patterns to the extent consistent with soil types, terrain and infrastructure capacity within the municipality, (5) the state plan of conservation and development adopted pursuant to chapter 297, (6) the regional plan of conservation and development adopted pursuant to section 8-35a , (7) physical, social, economic and governmental conditions and trends, (8) the needs of the municipality including, but not limited to, human resources, education, health, housing, recreation, social services, public utilities, public protection, transportation and circulation and cultural and interpersonal communications, (9) the objectives of energy-efficient patterns of development, the use of solar and other renewable forms of energy and energy conservation, (10) protection and preservation of agriculture, (11) the most recent sea level change scenario updated pursuant to subsection (b) of section 25-68o , and (12) the need for technology infrastructure in the municipality.

(e) (1) Such plan of conservation and development shall (A) be a statement of policies, goals and standards for the physical and economic development of the municipality, (B) provide for a system of principal thoroughfares, parkways, bridges, streets, sidewalks, multipurpose trails and other public ways as appropriate, (C) be designed to promote, with the greatest efficiency and economy, the coordinated development of the municipality and the general welfare and prosperity of its people and identify areas where it is feasible and prudent (i) to have compact, transit accessible, pedestrian-oriented mixed use development patterns and land reuse, and (ii) to promote such development patterns and land reuse, (D) recommend the most desirable use of land within the municipality for residential, recreational, commercial, industrial, conservation, agricultural and other purposes and include a map showing such proposed land uses, (E) recommend the most desirable density of population in the several parts of the municipality, (F) note any inconsistencies with the following growth management principles: (i) Redevelopment and revitalization of commercial centers and areas of mixed land uses with existing or planned physical infrastructure; (ii) expansion of housing opportunities and design choices to accommodate a variety of household types and needs; (iii) concentration of development around transportation nodes and along major transportation corridors to support the viability of transportation options and land reuse; (iv) conservation and restoration of the natural environment, cultural and historical resources and existing farmlands; (v) protection of environmental assets critical to public health and safety; and (vi) integration of planning across all levels of government to address issues on a local, regional and state-wide basis, (G) make provision for the development of housing opportunities, including opportunities for multifamily dwellings, consistent with soil types, terrain and infrastructure capacity, for all residents of the municipality and the planning region in which the municipality is located, as designated by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management under section 16a-4a , (H) promote housing choice and economic diversity in housing, including housing for both low and moderate income households, and encourage the development of housing which will meet the housing needs identified in the state's consolidated plan for housing and community development prepared pursuant to section 8-37t and in the housing component and the other components of the state plan of conservation and development prepared pursuant to chapter 297, and (I) consider allowing older adults and persons with a disability the ability to live in their homes and communities whenever possible. Such plan may: (i) Permit home sharing in single-family zones between up to four adult persons of any age with a disability or who are sixty years of age or older, whether or not related, who receive supportive services in the home; (ii) allow accessory apartments for persons with a disability or persons sixty years of age or older, or their caregivers, in all residential zones, subject to municipal zoning regulations concerning design and long-term use of the principal property after it is no longer in use by such persons; and (iii) expand the definition of “family” in single-family zones to allow for accessory apartments for persons sixty years of age or older, persons with a disability or their caregivers. In preparing such plan the commission shall consider focusing development and revitalization in areas with existing or planned physical infrastructure.

(2) For any municipality that is contiguous to Long Island Sound, such plan shall be (A) consistent with the municipal coastal program requirements of sections 22a-101 to 22a-104 , inclusive, (B) made with reasonable consideration for restoration and protection of the ecosystem and habitat of Long Island Sound, and (C) designed to reduce hypoxia, pathogens, toxic contaminants and floatable debris in Long Island Sound.

(f) Such plan may show the commission's and any special committee's recommendation for (1) conservation and preservation of traprock and other ridgelines, (2) airports, parks, playgrounds and other public grounds, (3) the general location, relocation and improvement of schools and other public buildings, (4) the general location and extent of public utilities and terminals, whether publicly or privately owned, for water, light, power, transit and other purposes, (5) the extent and location of public housing projects, (6) programs for the implementation of the plan, including (A) a schedule, (B) a budget for public capital projects, (C) a program for enactment and enforcement of zoning and subdivision controls, building and housing codes and safety regulations, (D) plans for implementation of affordable housing, (E) plans for open space acquisition and greenways protection and development, and (F) plans for corridor management areas along limited access highways or rail lines, designated under section 16a-27 , (7) proposed priority funding areas, and (8) any other recommendations as will, in the commission's or any special committee's judgment, be beneficial to the municipality. The plan may include any necessary and related maps, explanatory material, photographs, charts or other pertinent data and information relative to the past, present and future trends of the municipality.

(g) Any municipal plan of conservation and development scheduled for adoption on or after July 1, 2015, shall identify the general location and extent of any (1) areas served by existing sewerage systems, (2) areas where sewerage systems are planned, and (3) areas where sewers are to be avoided. In identifying such areas, the commission shall consider the provisions of this section and the priority funding area provisions of chapter 297a.

(h) (1) A plan of conservation and development or any part thereof or amendment thereto prepared by the commission or any special committee shall be reviewed, and may be amended, by the commission prior to scheduling at least one public hearing on adoption.

(2) At least sixty-five days prior to the public hearing on adoption, the commission shall submit a copy of such plan or part thereof or amendment thereto for review and comment to the legislative body or, in the case of a municipality for which the legislative body of the municipality is a town meeting or representative town meeting, to the board of selectmen. The legislative body or board of selectmen, as the case may be, may hold one or more public hearings on the plan and shall endorse or reject such entire plan or part thereof or amendment and may submit comments and recommended changes to the commission. The commission may render a decision on the plan without the report of such body or board.

(3) At least thirty-five days prior to the public hearing on adoption, the commission shall post the plan on the Internet web site of the municipality, if any.

(4) At least sixty-five days prior to the public hearing on adoption, the commission shall submit a copy of such plan or part thereof or amendment thereto to the regional council of governments for review and comment. The regional council of governments shall submit an advisory report along with its comments to the commission at or before the hearing. Such comments shall include a finding on the consistency of the plan with (A) the regional plan of conservation and development, adopted under section 8-35a , (B) the state plan of conservation and development, adopted pursuant to chapter 297, and (C) the plans of conservation and development of other municipalities in the area of operation of the regional council of governments. The commission may render a decision on the plan without the report of the regional council of governments.

(5) At least thirty-five days prior to the public hearing on adoption, the commission shall file in the office of the town clerk a copy of such plan or part thereof or amendment thereto but, in the case of a district commission, such commission shall file such information in the offices of both the district clerk and the town clerk.

(6) The commission shall cause to be published in a newspaper having a general circulation in the municipality, at least twice at intervals of not less than two days, the first not more than fifteen days, or less than ten days, and the last not less than two days prior to the date of each such hearing, notice of the time and place of any such public hearing. Such notice shall make reference to the filing of such draft plan in the office of the town clerk, or both the district clerk and the town clerk, as the case may be.

(i) (1) After completion of the public hearing, the commission may revise the plan and may adopt the plan or any part thereof or amendment thereto by a single resolution or may, by successive resolutions, adopt parts of the plan and amendments thereto.

(2) Any plan, section of a plan or recommendation in the plan that is not endorsed in the report of the legislative body or, in the case of a municipality for which the legislative body is a town meeting or representative town meeting, by the board of selectmen, of the municipality may only be adopted by the commission by a vote of not less than two-thirds of all the members of the commission.

(3) Upon adoption by the commission, any plan or part thereof or amendment thereto shall become effective at a time established by the commission, provided notice thereof shall be published in a newspaper having a general circulation in the municipality prior to such effective date.

(4) Not more than thirty days after adoption, any plan or part thereof or amendment thereto shall be posted on the Internet web site of the municipality, if any, and shall be filed in the office of the town clerk, except that, if it is a district plan or amendment, it shall be filed in the offices of both the district and town clerks.

(5) Not more than sixty days after adoption of the plan, the commission shall submit a copy of the plan to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and shall include with such copy a description of any inconsistency between the plan adopted by the commission and the state plan of conservation and development and the reasons therefor.

(j) Any owner or tenant, or authorized agent of such owner or tenant, of real property or buildings thereon located in the municipality may submit a proposal to the commission requesting a change to the plan of conservation and development. Such proposal shall be submitted in writing and on a form prescribed by the commission. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of section 8-7d , the commission shall review and may approve, modify and approve or reject the proposal in accordance with the provisions of subsection (h) of this section.

See Sec. 7-148 re municipal powers.

See Sec. 8-39a for definition of “affordable housing”.

Cited. 141 C. 79. Planning commissions are empowered to prepare, adopt and amend plans of development for their respective communities. 144 C. 117. Aim of municipal planning; distinguished from zoning. 145 C. 28; 146 C. 570. Stamford charter provides for review of action of planning board by board of representatives; held that function of latter board is legislative and it may act without notice and hearing. 148 C. 44. Aim of municipal planning compared with that of zoning. Id., 172. Cited. Id., 517. Adoption of a “plan of development” pursuant to section is not a condition precedent to the enactment of valid subdivision regulations. 153 C. 193. Master plan controlling as to municipal improvements, merely advisory as to zoning. 154 C. 202. Cited. Id., 472. Plan of development is of broader significance than zoning and two terms are not interchangeable; planning connotes systematic development of municipality to promote general welfare and prosperity of its people, while zoning is concerned primarily with use of property. 155 C. 669. Recommendation in plan of development, pursuant to section, designating appropriate uses for various areas in town is merely advisory and does not bind zoning commission. 156 C. 102. Appeals from amendments hereunder are governed by Sec. 8-28. 159 C. 1. Cited. 160 C. 114; Id., 295; 186 C. 466; 213 C. 604; 217 C. 103; 225 C. 731.

Cited. 2 CA 49; 29 CA 18.

Cited. 18 CS 519; 34 CS 52.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-3b — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 124 / Section 8-3b
Sec. 8-3b. Notice to regional council of governments of proposed zone or zone use change.
Status: in_force

Report of capitol region planning agency disapproving planned special development district was advisory only and town council's acceptance of plan for district could not be revised by trial court on ground of agency's disapproval. 159 C. 212. Cited. 167 C. 579.

Cited. 2 CA 595; 30 CA 454.

Notice requirement is mandatory and not permissive. 35 CS 246.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-37qqq — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 127c / Section 8-37qqq
Sec. 8-37qqq. Annual report re activities of Department of Housing.
Status: in_force

(1) An analysis of the community development portfolio of the department, including:

(A) A list of the names, addresses and locations of all recipients of the department's assistance;

(B) The following information concerning each recipient of such assistance: (i) Amount of state investment, (ii) a summary of the terms and conditions for the department's assistance, including the type and amount of state financial assistance, and (iii) the amount of investments from private and other nonstate resources that have been leveraged by such assistance; and

(C) An investment analysis, including (i) total active portfolio value, (ii) total investments made in the preceding state fiscal year, (iii) total portfolio by municipality, (iv) total investments made in the preceding state fiscal year categorized by municipality, (v) total portfolio leverage ratio, and (vi) leverage ratio of the total investments made in the preceding state fiscal year.

(2) With regard to the department's housing-development-related functions and activities:

(A) A brief description and assessment of the state's housing market during the preceding state fiscal year, utilizing the most recent and reasonably available data, including, but not limited to, (i) a brief description of the significant characteristics of such market, including supply, demand and condition and cost of housing, and (ii) any other information that the commissioner deems appropriate;

(B) A comprehensive assessment of current and future needs for rental assistance under section 8-119kk for housing projects for persons who are elderly and persons with disabilities, in consultation with the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority;

(C) An analysis of the progress of the public and private sectors toward meeting housing needs in the state, using building permit data from the United States Census Bureau and demolition data from Connecticut municipalities;

(D) A list of municipalities that meet the affordable housing criteria set forth in subsection (k) of section 8-30g and in regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant to said section. For the purpose of determining the percentage required by subsection (k) of said section, the commissioner shall use as the denominator the number of dwelling units in the municipality, as reported in the most recent United States decennial census; and

(E) A statement of the department's housing development objectives, measures of program success and standards for granting financial and nonfinancial assistance under programs administered by said commissioner.

(3) A presentation of the state-funded housing development portfolio of the department, including:

(A) A list of the names, addresses and locations of all recipients of such assistance; and

(B) For each such recipient, (i) a summary of the terms and conditions for the assistance, including the type and amount of state financial assistance, (ii) the amount of investments from private and other nonstate sources that have been leveraged by the assistance, (iii) the number of new units to be created and the number of units to be preserved at the time of the application, and (iv) the number of actual new units created and number of units preserved.

(4) An analysis of the state-funded housing development portfolio of the department, including:

(A) An investment analysis, including the (i) total active portfolio value, (ii) total investment made in the preceding state fiscal year, (iii) portfolio dollar per new unit created, (iv) estimated dollars per new unit created for projects receiving an assistance award in the preceding state fiscal year, (v) portfolio dollars per unit preserved, (vi) estimated dollar per unit preserved for projects receiving an assistance award in the preceding state fiscal year, (vii) portfolio leverage ratio, and (viii) leverage ratio for housing development investments made in the preceding state fiscal year; and

(B) A production and preservation analysis, including (i) the total number of units created, itemized by municipality, for the total portfolio and projects receiving an assistance award in the preceding state fiscal year, (ii) the total number of elderly units created for the total portfolio and for projects receiving an assistance award in the preceding state fiscal year, (iii) the total number of family units created for the total portfolio and for projects receiving an assistance award in the preceding state fiscal year, (iv) the total number of units preserved, itemized by municipality, for the total portfolio and projects receiving an assistance award in the preceding state fiscal year, (v) the total number of elderly units preserved for the total portfolio and for projects receiving an assistance award in the preceding state fiscal year, (vi) the total number of family units preserved for the total portfolio and for projects receiving an assistance award in the preceding state fiscal year, (vii) an analysis by income group of households served by the department's housing construction, substantial rehabilitation, purchase and rental assistance programs, for each housing development, if applicable, and for each program, including number of households served under each program by race and data for all households, and (viii) a summary of the department's efforts in promoting fair housing choice and racial and economic integration, including data on the racial composition of the occupants and persons on the waiting list of each housing project that is assisted under any housing program established by the general statutes or a special act or that is supervised by the department, provided no information shall be required to be disclosed by any occupant or person on a waiting list for the preparation of such summary. As used in this subparagraph, “elderly units” means dwelling units for which occupancy is restricted by age, and “family units” means dwelling units for which occupancy is not restricted by age.

(5) An economic impact analysis of the department's housing development efforts and activities, including, but not limited to:

(A) The contribution of such efforts and activities to the gross state product;

(B) The direct and indirect employment created by the investments for the total housing development portfolio and for any investment activity for such portfolio occurring in the preceding state fiscal year; and

(C) Personal income in the state.

(6) With regard to the Housing Trust Fund and Housing Trust Fund program, as those terms are defined in section 8-336m :

(A) Activities for the prior fiscal year of the Housing Trust Fund and the Housing Trust Fund program; and

(B) The efforts of the department to obtain private support for the Housing Trust Fund and the Housing Trust Fund program.

(7) With regard to the department's energy conservation loan program:

(A) The number of loans or deferred loans made during the preceding fiscal year under each component of such program and the total amount of the loans or deferred loans made during such fiscal year under each such component;

(B) A description of each step of the loan or deferred loan application and review process;

(C) The location of each loan or deferred loan application intake site for such program;

(D) The average time period for the processing of loan or deferred loan applications during such fiscal year; and

(E) The total administrative expenses of such program for such fiscal year.

(8) A summary of the total social and economic impact of the department's efforts and activities in the areas of community and housing development, and an assessment of the department's performance in terms of meeting its stated goals and objectives.

(b) Any annual report that is required from the department by any provision of the general statutes shall be incorporated into the annual report provided pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-200 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 132 / Section 8-200
Sec. 8-200. Modification of development plan. Abandonment of plan and conveyance of property. Limitations.
Status: in_force

(b) If after three years from the date of approval of the development plan the development agency has been unable to transfer by sale or lease at fair market value or fair rental value, as the case may be, the whole or any part of the real property acquired in the project area to any person in accordance with the project plan, and no grant has been made for such project pursuant to section 8-195 , the municipality may, by vote of its legislative body, abandon the project plan and such real property may be conveyed free of any restriction, obligation or procedure imposed by the plan but shall be subject to all other local and state laws, ordinances or regulations, including, but not limited to, any offer of sale required under subsection (c) of section 8-193 .

Subsec. (a) does not provide a basis of aggrievement to contract purchasers who have not yet completed purchase; “purchasers” means only those parties who actually have purchased specific property in the area subject to the proposed plan modification. 150 CA 279.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-216c — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 133 / Section 8-216c
Sec. 8-216c. Pilot program of postconstruction permanent financing of not more than five developments of affordable housing. Terms. Eligibility for financial assistance. Monitoring of projects. Exemption from certain provisions of the general statutes. Report.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Housing shall establish a pilot program of financial assistance in the form of loans, deferred loans and grants-in-aid to nonprofit corporations for not more than five developments of rental, mutual or limited equity cooperative housing for low and moderate income persons and families. Financial assistance provided under this section shall be on such terms and conditions as prescribed by the commissioner and shall be in an amount equal to one hundred per cent of the cost incurred for the acquisition of land and buildings, construction and any other costs determined by the commissioner to be reasonable and necessary. Financial assistance shall be for permanent financing only and shall not be used for construction financing. Any development receiving financial assistance under this section shall not be eligible for construction financing under any program operated by the Department of Housing or the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority. Financial assistance shall be released upon (1) completion of a development in accordance with plans and specifications approved by the commissioner and final inspection by the commissioner, (2) issuance of a certificate of occupancy by the building official of the municipality in which the housing is located, and (3) the signing of leases for eighty per cent of the units in the development. The commissioner may enter into an agreement with a nonprofit corporation for financial assistance under this section upon approval of the development by the State Bond Commission. Applicants receiving financial assistance under this section may retain not more than ten per cent of such assistance as a developer's administrative fee. The commissioner, upon request of the developer of an approved development, may advance financial assistance to reimburse such developer for costs incurred prior to a construction loan closing, provided such costs were included in the development budget approved by the commissioner. Any loan or deferred loans made under this program shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding three per cent per annum and shall be for a term of not less than twenty-five but not more than forty years.

(c) To be eligible for financial assistance under this section a development shall: (1) Consist of not more than thirty units per development and may have from one to four bedrooms per unit, with priority being given to units with three or four bedrooms; (2) be in conformance with all local zoning and other applicable land use requirements; (3) be within total development cost limits based on annual high cost limits for housing established by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development under the Section 221d(3) program as described in 12 USC 1715 l ; (4) be occupied not more than eighteen months after the date of approval by the State Bond Commission; (5) be marketed pursuant to an affirmative fair housing marketing plan; and (6) be consistent with the criteria of the state comprehensive housing affordability strategy adopted under the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 USC 12705).

(d) The commissioner shall select developments for funding by a competitive process based on consideration of the following: (1) The record of the applicant in providing housing for low and moderate income persons and families; (2) total development costs based on unit size relative to such costs in other applications; and (3) the number of three or four bedroom units in the proposed development.

(e) Applicants shall provide the commissioner with the following: (1) Evidence of zoning compliance and of site control; (2) a letter of interest from a construction financing source; (3) a statement showing sources of funding and that development costs are within costs limits established for financial assistance under this section; (4) an operating statement showing rents or carrying costs and operating costs, including taxes and debt service; (5) a letter of interest from a general contractor that includes a construction price; (6) a construction cost budget; (7) architectural plans and outline specifications; (8) evidence of the marketability of the units in the developments at the proposed rent; (9) a projected time frame for the completion of the development until occupancy; and (10) any other reasonable documentation requested by the commissioner to verify the feasibility of the development.

(f) Notwithstanding the provisions of the general statutes, any requirement that state-assisted rental housing be limited to families whose total housing cost is less than a specific per cent of their adjusted gross income shall not apply to projects receiving financial assistance under this section unless the occupant is receiving federal or state rental assistance or the project was constructed under a federal program requiring such limitations.

(g) The commissioner may monitor each project receiving financial assistance under this section after completion and occupancy. The commissioner may require the applicant to submit periodic reports on the development concerning operation and financial status, including a description of rents.

(h) Notwithstanding the provisions of the general statutes, an applicant receiving financial assistance under this section shall not be required to comply with the provisions of the general statutes or regulations adopted thereunder concerning (1) competitive bidding; (2) procedures for the selection of a contractor, architect, engineer, appraiser or lawyer; and (3) design review standards. The selection of any professional services shall be at the discretion of the applicant and subject to the approval of the construction financing source.

(i) On or before January 1, 1995, the commissioner shall submit a report to the select committee of the General Assembly on housing on the program established under this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-258 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 134 / Section 8-258
Sec. 8-258. Housing Mortgage Capital Reserve Fund, additional capital reserve funds, Housing Mortgage General Fund and Housing Mortgage Insurance Fund.
Status: in_force

(1) The Housing Mortgage Capital Reserve Fund shall consist of (A) all moneys paid by the state for inclusion therein; (B) all proceeds of the sale of bonds required to be deposited therein by the terms of the resolution authorizing the sale of said bonds; and (C); any other moneys available to the authority which it determines to utilize for this purpose. All moneys held in the Housing Mortgage Capital Reserve Fund, except as hereinafter provided, shall be used for the payment of the principal and interest of any bonds or notes issued by the authority, as such payment shall become due and for the retirement of bonds upon maturity and when due. In addition, moneys from the fund may be used to retire bonds before maturity and to pay any redemption premium required to be paid, provided no moneys shall be utilized in any year to retire bonds before maturity if the consequence thereof is to reduce the fund below an amount of moneys sufficient to meet the maximum payments required in the succeeding calendar year for payment of principal and interest falling due on all other outstanding bonds and retiring all other bonds required by their terms to be retired, such amount being hereafter referred to as the “required minimum capital reserve”. Income or interest from the investment of moneys held in the fund shall be retained therein if needed to meet any deficiencies in the required minimum capital reserve but, to the extent of any excess over the aforesaid required minimum capital reserve, moneys may be transferred by the authority to any other fund or account of the authority. Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this chapter, no bonds shall be issued by the authority unless there is in the fund the required minimum capital reserve for all bonds issued and to be issued, provided nothing shall preclude the authority from satisfying the foregoing requirement by depositing so much of the proceeds of the bonds to be issued, upon their issuance as is needed for the fund to achieve the required minimum capital reserve. On or before December first of each year, there is deemed to be appropriated from the state General Fund such sums, if any, as shall be certified by the chairman of the authority, to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, as necessary to restore said fund to an amount equal to the required minimum capital reserve, and such amounts shall be allotted and paid to the authority. Such amounts, if any, shall be repaid to the state and credited to the General Fund, subject to the provisions of section 8-261 and to any general resolution adopted prior to May 18, 1972, by the authority authorizing the issuance of bonds, as soon as possible, by the authority from any moneys available therefor and in excess of the amounts which the authority determines will keep it self-supporting. For purposes of valuation of the Housing Mortgage Capital Reserve Fund, securities acquired as an investment for said fund shall be valued at par, actual cost to the authority or market value, whichever value is less.

(2) The authority may also establish one or more additional capital reserve funds in connection with the issuance of any bonds pursuant to a resolution other than its general housing mortgage program bond resolution adopted October 27, 1972. Any such capital reserve fund shall be established and maintained on the same terms and conditions as the Housing Mortgage Capital Reserve Fund, and amounts shall be deposited and maintained therein, expended therefrom and are hereby appropriated thereto in the same manner and with the same force and effect as is provided in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section with respect to the Housing Mortgage Capital Reserve Fund, it being hereby expressly provided that the operation of any such capital reserve fund shall be identical to the operation of the Housing Mortgage Capital Reserve Fund, except as follows: When computing the amount on deposit in any such capital reserve fund, investments therein shall be valued at par, cost, amortized value or such other method as the authority determines to be reasonable and in the best interests of the state and the holders of the bonds entitled to the benefits thereof; and in calculating the required “minimum capital reserve” with respect to such capital reserve fund there shall be taken into account only those bonds of the authority secured by such capital reserve fund and in computing the “required minimum capital reserve” pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section, such bonds shall not be taken into account in determining the amount of outstanding and other bonds. The provisions of section 8-261 shall be applicable to this subdivision.

(3) The Housing Mortgage General Fund shall consist of (A) all proceeds of the sale of bonds issued by the authority not required to be deposited in the Housing Mortgage Capital Reserve Fund by the terms of the resolution authorizing the sale of said bonds; (B) all moneys paid by the state of Connecticut for inclusion therein; (C) any moneys not allocated to any fund; (D) any moneys which the authority shall transfer from the Housing Mortgage Capital Reserve Fund pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section; and (E) any other moneys available to the authority which it determines to utilize for this purpose. To the extent available, after paying all operating costs of the authority except moneys required for the Housing Mortgage Capital Reserve Fund and the Housing Mortgage Insurance Fund, the moneys remaining in the General Fund may be used for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds issued by the authority or for such other corporate purposes of the authority as are authorized by this chapter.

(4) The Housing Mortgage Insurance Fund shall consist of (A) all receipts of mortgage insurance premiums, (B) all money or other assets of whatever nature received by the authority as a result of loan defaults or delinquencies, including proceeds from the sale, lease or rental of real property, (C) all moneys lent or paid by the state for inclusion therein and (D) any other moneys available to the authority which it determines to include therein. From said funds shall be paid all payments required by loan defaults and all direct expenses and payments for the protection of the interest of the authority in connection with delinquent or defaulted insured mortgages or property acquired as a result thereof. Loans and advances may be made from said funds as provided by section 8-250 .

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions (1) to (3), inclusive, of subsection (a) of this section, the authority may establish accounts in the funds established under said subdivisions or such additional alternative or further funds and accounts thereof, which may include the proceeds of bonds, and may establish other capital reserve funds on the same terms and conditions and with the same force and effect resulting from the provisions of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section, except that securities acquired as an investment of any such fund shall be valued in such reasonable manner as the authority shall determine, all as may be, in its discretion, necessary and desirable to accomplish any purpose of the authority or to comply with the provisions of any agreement made by the authority or any resolution approved by the authority. The resolution establishing such a fund and accounts shall specify the source of moneys from which such funds or accounts shall be funded and the purposes for which moneys held in the funds and accounts shall be disbursed.

(c) Moneys in any of the funds referred to in this section not needed to meet expenses may be invested in the manner provided in subsection (18) of section 8-250 .

(d) Subject to any agreement or agreements with holders of outstanding bonds, notes or other obligations, the authority may apply moneys in the Housing Mortgage Capital Reserve Fund, any additional capital reserve fund or the Housing Mortgage General Fund to purchase a financial guaranty or financial guaranties secured or unsecured as the authority may determine. For purposes of this section, financial guaranty means any letter of credit, surety bonds, insurance policy, guaranty or similar instrument issued by a bond or insurance company or other financial institution which provides for moneys to be available for the purposes to which and at the times by which moneys in each such fund may be required.

(e) Secure instruments or contracts authorized under subsection (38) of section 8-250 in any manner in which the authority may secure its bonds, notes or other obligations under section 8-252 , subject to any agreement or agreements with holders of outstanding bonds, notes or other obligations of the authority.

(f) The State Treasurer is hereby authorized to issue a collateralized direct guarantee of the state of punctual payment thereof from the General Fund and carrying the full faith and credit pledge of the state for any investment of the authority or financial guarantee purchased by the authority to the extent such investment or financial guarantee has a rating equal to or better than that of the state provided the state is fully secured by a collateral assignment of such investment or financial guarantee and such investment or financial guarantee qualifies as an investment by the Short-Term Investment Fund under section 3-27a . The amount necessary to honor such state collateralized guarantee is hereby deemed appropriated from the General Fund and the Treasurer is authorized and directed to sell and collect on the security of the collateral so assigned and to pay such amount to the authority. Such state collateralized guarantee shall not constitute indebtedness of the state for the purposes of any debt limit of other statutory purpose and shall be only placed on any such investment or financial guarantee to permit the authority to maximize its investment opportunities and to meet its responsibilities under the requirements of its general housing mortgage finance program bond resolution adopted September 27, 1972, as amended, provided the State Treasurer determines that the collateral is at least sufficient to offset the full amount of the state guarantee. The State Treasurer shall be entitled to such supporting documents as necessary or appropriate from the authority prior to placing such collateralized guarantee on any such investment.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-445 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 138l / Section 8-445
Sec. 8-445. Bond issue for Crumbling Foundations Assistance Fund.
Status: in_force

(b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent of the amount stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the Department of Housing, for the purposes of the Crumbling Foundations Assistance Fund.

(c) All provisions of section 3-20 , or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby, which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this section, and temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said section 3-20 and from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing such bonds. None of said bonds shall be authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request for such authorization which is signed by or on behalf of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and states such terms and conditions as said commission, in its discretion, may require. Said bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become due.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-214f — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 133 / Section 8-214f
Sec. 8-214f. Financial assistance for development of limited equity cooperatives and mutual housing.
Status: in_force

(b) As used in this section and sections 8-214g and 8-214h , “mutual housing association” means a nonprofit corporation, incorporated pursuant to chapter 602 or any predecessor statutes thereto, and having articles of incorporation approved by the Commissioner of Housing in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to section 8-79a or 8-84 , having as one of its purposes the prevention and elimination of neighborhood deterioration and the preservation of neighborhood stability by affording community and resident involvement in the provision of high quality, long-term housing for low and moderate income families in which residents (1) participate in the ongoing operation and management of such housing, (2) have the right to continue residing in such housing for as long as they comply with the terms of their occupancy agreement, and (3) have an ownership interest in such occupancy agreement conditional upon compliance with its terms but do not possess an equity interest in such housing.

(c) The state, acting by and through the Commissioner of Housing, may enter into a contract with a nonprofit corporation, as defined in section 8-39 , to provide financial assistance for the development of limited equity cooperatives for low and moderate income families. State financial assistance provided under this subsection may be in the form of grants, loans, deferred loans or any combination thereof and may be used for the acquisition or development of housing sites and for the costs incurred in the development of limited equity cooperatives. In the case of a deferred loan, the contract shall require that payments on interest are due immediately but that payments on principal may be made at a later time. Any nonprofit corporation which receives such assistance shall require that members who participate in the cooperative project for which assistance was requested under this section contribute their labor during the development or operation of the cooperative, or make a cash contribution to become a member of the cooperative, or both.

(d) The state, acting by and through the Commissioner of Housing, may enter into a contract with a mutual housing association to provide financial assistance for the development of housing for low and moderate income families. State financial assistance provided under this subsection may be in the form of grants, loans, deferred loans or any combination thereof and may be used for the acquisition or development of housing sites and for the costs incurred in the development of such housing. Contracts for state financial assistance provided under this subsection shall provide that the mutual housing association: (1) Require resident members to pay a membership fee as a condition of eligibility for occupancy of a dwelling unit, provided such membership fee shall be refundable to the resident member, with nominal interest, when the resident member vacates such unit; (2) may allow, in fixing the rentals for dwelling units, for a reasonable return on equity capital contributed to the development of such housing through mutual housing association membership fees or grants obtained from sources other than the state, provided such return on equity capital shall be utilized by the association to develop additional dwelling units; and (3) shall permit continued occupancy by resident members whose incomes rise above low and moderate income limits, provided the rent to be paid for such continued occupancy shall be fixed at a level not less than twenty-five per cent of the resident members' adjusted household income, and provided any increased rent collected for continued occupancy shall be used by the association to develop additional dwelling units for low and moderate income families or shall be credited against the rent owed by another low or moderate income resident member of the association.

(e) If the Commissioner of Housing determines, based on a full examination of the circumstances, that a nonprofit corporation is unable to manage the land, interests in land or buildings acquired or constructed with state financial assistance under this section, the commissioner may release such land, interests in land or buildings from the obligations of the limited equity cooperative program and shall impose any new restrictions in the deed or deeds for the land, interests in land or buildings as the commissioner deems appropriate to ensure the continued use of such land, interests and buildings for the benefit of low or moderate income families. In such case, the equity of each resident in such property shall either (1) be used first for payment of any debt incurred by the resident from membership in the cooperative and then for payment to the resident of any remaining equity, or (2) transferred with the property so that the resident does not lose such equity.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-71 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 128 / Section 8-71
Sec. 8-71. Payments in lieu of taxes, assessments and use charges. Municipal waiver of payment. Exception.
Status: in_force

(b) Each municipality that received a grant-in-aid pursuant to section 8-216 in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, shall waive any payment that becomes payable, pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, during any fiscal year in which no grant-in-aid for such amount is made, pursuant to section 8-216 , except that no waiver shall be required in any case where funds are made available for such payment by an agency or department of the United States government.

Cited. 214 C. 505.

Cited. 12 CA 499.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-2j — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 124 / Section 8-2j
Sec. 8-2j. Village districts. Compatibility objectives with other uses in immediate neighborhood. Applications. Village district consultant.
Status: in_force

(b) The regulations establishing village districts shall protect the distinctive character, landscape and historic structures within such districts and may regulate, on and after the effective date of such regulations, new construction, substantial reconstruction and rehabilitation of properties within such districts and in view from public roadways, including, but not limited to, (1) the design and placement of buildings, (2) the maintenance of public views, (3) the design, paving materials and placement of public roadways, and (4) other elements that the commission deems appropriate to maintain and protect the character of the village district. In adopting the regulations, the commission shall consider the design, relationship and compatibility of structures, plantings, signs, roadways, street hardware and other objects in public view. The regulations shall establish criteria from which a property owner and the commission may make a reasonable determination of what is permitted within such district. The regulations shall encourage the conversion, conservation and preservation of existing buildings and sites in a manner that maintains the historic or distinctive character of the district. The regulations concerning the exterior of structures or sites shall be consistent with: (A) The “Connecticut Historical Commission - The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings”, revised through 1990, as amended; or (B) the distinctive characteristics of the district identified in the municipal plan of conservation and development. The regulations shall provide (i) that proposed buildings or modifications to existing buildings be harmoniously related to their surroundings, and the terrain in the district and to the use, scale and architecture of existing buildings in the district that have a functional or visual relationship to a proposed building or modification, (ii) that all spaces, structures and related site improvements visible from public roadways be designed to be compatible with the elements of the area of the village district in and around the proposed building or modification, (iii) that the color, size, height, location, proportion of openings, roof treatments, building materials and landscaping of commercial or residential property and any proposed signs and lighting be evaluated for compatibility with the local architectural motif and the maintenance of views, historic buildings, monuments and landscaping, and (iv) that the removal or disruption of historic traditional or significant structures or architectural elements shall be minimized.

(c) All development in the village district shall be designed to achieve the following compatibility objectives: (1) The building and layout of buildings and included site improvements shall reinforce existing buildings and streetscape patterns and the placement of buildings and included site improvements shall assure there is no adverse impact on the district; (2) proposed streets shall be connected to the existing district road network, wherever possible; (3) open spaces within the proposed development shall reinforce open space patterns of the district, in form and siting; (4) locally significant features of the site such as distinctive buildings or sight lines of vistas from within the district, shall be integrated into the site design; (5) the landscape design shall complement the district's landscape patterns; (6) the exterior signs, site lighting and accessory structures shall support a uniform architectural theme if such a theme exists and be compatible with their surroundings; and (7) the scale, proportions, massing and detailing of any proposed building shall be in proportion to the scale, proportion, massing and detailing in the district.

(d) All applications for new construction and substantial reconstruction within the district and in view from public roadways shall be subject to review and recommendation by an architect or architectural firm, landscape architect, or planner who is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners selected and contracted by the commission and designated as the village district consultant for such application. Alternatively, the commission may designate as the village district consultant for such application an architectural review board whose members shall include at least one architect, landscape architect or planner who is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners. The village district consultant shall review an application and report to the commission within thirty-five days of receipt of the application. Such report and recommendation shall be entered into the public hearing record and considered by the commission in making its decision. Failure of the village district consultant to report within the specified time shall not alter or delay any other time limit imposed by the regulations.

(e) The commission may seek the recommendations of any town agency or regional council or outside specialist with which it consults, including, but not limited to, the regional council of governments, the municipality's historical society, the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation and The University of Connecticut College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Any reports or recommendations from such councils or organizations shall be entered into the public hearing record.

(f) If a commission grants or denies an application, it shall state upon the record the reasons for its decision. If a commission denies an application, the reason for the denial shall cite the specific regulations under which the application was denied. Notice of the decision shall be published in a newspaper having a substantial circulation in the municipality. An approval shall become effective in accordance with subsection (b) of section 8-3c .

(g) No approval of a commission under this section shall be effective until a copy thereof, certified by the commission, containing the name of the owner of record, a description of the premises to which it relates and specifying the reasons for its decision, is recorded in the land records of the town in which such premises are located. The town clerk shall index the same in the grantor's index under the name of the then record owner and the record owner shall pay for such recording.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-41 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 128 / Section 8-41
Sec. 8-41. Appointment. Qualifications and tenure of commissioners. Selection of tenant commissioners. Commissioners authorized to serve as justice of the peace or registrar of voters.
Status: in_force

(b) The authority shall designate a tenant organization as the recognized jurisdiction-wide tenant organization only if (1) the members of the governing board of such tenant organization were elected through a jurisdiction-wide election, and (2) such tenant organization satisfies the requirements for elected jurisdiction-wide resident councils pursuant to regulations promulgated by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, except that a tenant of the authority shall be eligible to vote in any election for the governing board of such tenant organization and to serve on the governing board of such tenant organization without regard to whether such tenant receives or lives in housing that receives federal assistance. Any tenant organization that has been designated by the authority as the recognized jurisdiction-wide tenant organization may select tenants for appointment as tenant commissioner in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.

(c) (1) Not less than sixty days before the appointment of any tenant commissioner or the expiration of the term of any tenant commissioner, whichever is earlier, the housing authority shall notify all tenant organizations comprised of tenants residing within units owned or managed by such housing authority and all tenants of such authority of such pending appointment or expiration of term. The notice shall include information concerning procedures by which tenants may petition for an election pursuant to this subsection.

(2) The appointee as tenant commissioner shall be selected by a fair election of the tenants of the authority if, not more than thirty days after the authority notifies such tenants of a pending appointment or expiration of term pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection, ten per cent of the tenants of the authority or seventy-five tenants of the authority, whichever is less, petition the authority for an election.

(3) If the tenants of the authority have not petitioned for an election pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection, then the appointee as tenant commissioner shall be selected by the recognized jurisdiction-wide tenant organization, if any, by means provided for in the by-laws adopted by such tenant organization. Such means may include, without limitation, a fair election by the tenants of the authority or selection by the governing board of such tenant organization.

(4) If an appointee as tenant commissioner has not been selected by an election of the tenants of the authority or by other means pursuant to the by-laws adopted by the recognized jurisdiction-wide tenant organization by the date ninety days after the date the housing authority provides notice of a pending appointment or expiration of term pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection, then the appointing authority shall select the appointee. In making such selection, the appointing authority shall consider any tenant recommended by any tenant organization within its jurisdiction or the jurisdiction-wide tenant organization.

(5) The housing authority shall provide all tenants of the authority with written notice of any election conducted pursuant to this subsection or subsection (b) of this section not later than thirty days before the date of such election. For any election conducted pursuant to this subsection for an authority having more than five commissioners, the housing authority may establish qualifications for the second tenant commissioner as necessary to achieve compliance with 24 CFR 964.415 or section 9-167a .

(d) For any election conducted pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, the housing authority shall use its best efforts to secure an impartial entity to administer such election. To the extent practicable, such impartial entity shall be selected with the agreement of the recognized jurisdiction-wide tenant organization, if any. In the event of a dispute concerning the procedure for or results of such election, any person may petition the entity administering such election for a resolution of such dispute.

(e) Notwithstanding any provision of subsection (a) of this section or any other provision of the general statutes, a commissioner of an authority may serve as a justice of the peace or a registrar of voters.

Cited. 208 C. 161; 216 C. 112.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-189 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 132 / Section 8-189
Sec. 8-189. Project plan. Approval. Notice. Review.
Status: in_force

(b) (1) The approval of a development plan shall be given by the legislative body pursuant to section 8-191 .

(2) The plan shall be effective for a period of ten years after the date of approval and may be amended in accordance with this section. The legislative body shall review the plan at least once every ten years after the initial approval, and shall reapprove the plan or an amended plan at least once every ten years after the initial approval in accordance with this section in order for the plan or amended plan to remain in effect. With respect to a development plan for a project that is funded in whole or in part by federal funds, the provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to the extent that such provisions are prohibited by federal law.

(3) The development agency shall cause notice of the initial approval of the plan to be published in a newspaper having general circulation in the municipality.

Cited. 184 C. 51. Court found project plan that was hastily assembled and lacking in detail to be a pretext in trying to thwart affordable housing. 256 C. 557.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-244e — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 134 / Section 8-244e
Sec. 8-244e. Definitions. Additional powers and duties of Commissioner of Housing.
Status: in_force

(1) “Department” means the Department of Housing;

(2) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Housing;

(3) “CHFA” means the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, as created under this chapter; and

(4) “SHA” means the State Housing Authority as created under section 8-244b .

(b) In addition to his or her other powers and duties, the commissioner shall have the following powers and duties:

(1) To utilize the department's resources for planning and developing a housing and community development reorganization plan that (A) sets forth policy goals for the department; (B) determines strategies to encourage housing and community development and the provision of housing in this state, including housing for very low, low and moderate income families; (C) determines the feasibility of dividing the operation of programs and resources of the state in support of housing and community development between the department and CHFA; (D) identifies strategies to increase the leverage of resources of the state used in furtherance of the purposes of CHFA; (E) identifies, if feasible, divisions and recommends a timetable and procedures for transferring resources and operations between the department and CHFA; and (F) recommends specific housing and community development objectives and administrative structures for the department and CHFA. In developing such plan, the department shall be the lead agency, in collaboration with CHFA, for research, planning and development of the plan and shall solicit community and regional input in the preparation of such plan in such a manner as will best help develop, clarify or further state policies for housing and community development. The commissioner shall submit a copy of the reorganization plan to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to commerce and planning and development;

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of the general statutes or any special act and with the approval of the Treasurer and the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, to transfer to CHFA: (A) Any revenues received by the department or the state in connection with any program or project of the department and the right to receive any such revenues; and (B) any loan assets or equity interests held by the department in connection with any program or project of the department; provided, no such transfer shall be approved by the Treasurer or the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management if either determines that such transfer could adversely affect the tax-exempt status of any bonds of the state, the substantial interests of third parties, the financial budget of the state or other essential rights, interests or prerogatives of the state. The commissioner may impose such conditions as he or she deems necessary or appropriate with respect to the use by CHFA of any revenues, rights, assets, interests or amounts transferred to it by the department under this subdivision, provided the commissioner may waive any requirement under this subdivision;

(3) To award to CHFA financial, technical or other assistance. Financial assistance awarded by the department to CHFA may take any of the following forms, subject to any conditions imposed by the department: (A) Grants; (B) loans; (C) guarantees; (D) contracts of insurance; and (E) investments. In addition, to the extent funds or resources are available to the department for such purposes, the commissioner may provide such further financial or other assistance to CHFA as the commissioner in his or her sole discretion deems appropriate for any of the purposes of CHFA; and

(4) To enter into such agreements with CHFA as may be appropriate for the purpose of performing its duties, which agreements may include, but shall not be limited to, provisions for the delivery of services by CHFA to third parties, provisions for payment by the department to CHFA for the delivery of such services, provisions for advances and reimbursements to the department for any expenses incurred or to be incurred by it in delivery of any services, assistance, revenues, rights, assets and interests and provisions for the sharing with CHFA of assistants, agents and other consultants, professionals and employees, and facilities and other real and personal property used in the conduct of the department's affairs.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-251 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 134 / Section 8-251
Sec. 8-251. Purchase, servicing and sale of mortgages or interests therein. Urban area mortgages. Loans for mobile manufactured homes.
Status: in_force

(b) For the purpose of encouraging balanced community development in urban areas and increasing the supply and availability of mortgage financing for the residents of urban areas, the authority is authorized to make commitments to purchase, and to purchase, urban area mortgages or to make loans directly upon the security of urban area mortgages or to make loans for, or to purchase, urban area mortgages under terms and conditions requiring the proceeds thereof to be used for the making of additional urban area mortgages, subject to the provisions of section 8-250 .

(c) For the purpose of assisting Connecticut residents to purchase mobile manufactured homes to be located in a manufactured housing community, the authority shall set aside not less than two million dollars to be used to provide loans directly to such residents. Such loans shall not require the purchase of private mortgage insurance, and shall accept an annual renewable lease for the lot on which such home is located.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-12 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 124 / Section 8-12
Sec. 8-12. Procedure when regulations are violated.
Status: in_force

Cited. 135 C. 423. Plea in abatement overruled where town named as plaintiff as no substantive rights affected; structural alterations on nonconforming use change building into substantially different structure adapted to an extension of the nonconforming use. 146 C. 178. Cited. 150 C. 439. When ordinance requires approval for extension of nonconforming use, extension without approval is prohibited. Id., 584. Judgment denying plaintiff injunctive relief based on unsound proposition of law set aside. 155 C. 431. Cited. 165 C. 185. Measure of damages for breach of contract and warranty deed in that house was constructed in violation of zoning regulations; ripening of use under Sec. 8-13a after breach does not affect damages. 170 C. 177. Cited. 180 C. 575; 181 C. 556; 186 C. 106; 199 C. 575; 208 C. 1; Id., 696; 221 C. 374; 225 C. 575; 230 C. 622; 232 C. 122; 239 C. 515. Although federal regulations allow a local zoning commission to consider compliance with local health regulations in evaluating recreational uses within a hydroelectric power project, federal regulations do not require that licensee obtain local zoning and building permits for development of recreational resources. 285 C. 498. Probable cause is necessary to justify search for zoning violations that target a single residence; administrative searches of residences must comply with fourth amendment of U.S. Constitution; injunction is an appropriate procedural vehicle through which a municipality may seek judicial authorization to conduct a zoning inspection. 303 C. 676.

Held to be unnecessary for zoning enforcement officer to allege and prove irreparable harm and lack of an adequate legal remedy in order for injunction to issue. 1 CA 176. Cited. Id., 285; 2 CA 515; 4 CA 252. Application of prior pending action rule to bar action under section is neither equitable nor just where prior action was brought under Sec. 8-6. 9 CA 534. Cited. 10 CA 41; Id., 190; 15 CA 550; 17 CA 17; judgment reversed, see 212 C. 570; Id., 344; 19 CA 208; 28 CA 379; 41 CA 89; 46 CA 5. Imposition of fine for violation of zoning ordinance when defendant also violated State Building Code not double jeopardy since zoning ordinance and code are distinct and fines characterized as remedial; there is a legitimate remedial purpose in imposing fines for zoning violations; such fines are civil fines, not criminal penalties. 65 CA 265. Does not require court to impose fines and to award attorney's fees, despite use of word “shall”. 78 CA 818. Because the enforcement of zoning regulations is an act performed wholly for the direct benefit of the public, it is a discretionary and not ministerial act and therefore not amenable to mandamus relief. 122 CA 465. Section does not contain any requirement to prove public nuisance as prerequisite to imposing daily fines. 187 CA 604.

In criminal action for alleged violation of order of zoning board of appeals, accused must be charged with violation of provision of ordinance, not merely order of board. 6 CS 375. Board's power to institute legal proceedings held to include right to engage counsel. 12 CS 192. Cited. 15 CS 485. Where two permits for “all liquor package store” were issued by liquor control commission in violation of 1,500 foot requirement of local ordinance, injunction against one permittee on action brought by building inspector refused. 16 CS 349. Appeal under Sec. 8-7 stays all proceedings in action appealed from, including criminal proceedings provided for in this section; information which didn't specify crime or section of zoning ordinance held defective; court could not take judicial notice of ordinance or of order of building inspector which defendant was charged with violating. 23 CS 125. Allows for injunctive relief where fines provided by law would not deter violation. 29 CS 62. Cited. 34 CS 69; 39 CS 334.

School dormitory has educational purpose and is itself a school, rather than an accessory use, within zoning ordinance. 2 Conn. Cir. Ct. 294.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-1 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 124 / Section 8-1
Sec. 8-1. Zoning commissions.
Status: in_force

(b) The zoning commission of any town shall have jurisdiction over that part of the town outside of any city or borough contained therein except that the legislative body of any city or borough may, by ordinance, designate the zoning commission of the town in which such city or borough is situated as the zoning commission of such city or borough.

See Secs. 1-1 and 9-1 for applicable definitions.

See Sec. 9-209 re certification of terms of office and number of members of planning and zoning boards or commissions.

See Sec. 22a-354n re delineation of aquifer protection areas on maps.

Extent of zoning authority of city. 110 C. 101, 102. Establishment of commission is act of town, not legislature; optional with town to adopt and to terminate zoning system. 118 C. 6. Cited. 131 C. 299; 132 C. 216; 133 C. 234. Reference to special act explained. Id., 251. Town meeting may not amend or repeal regulations duly made by commission. Id., 596. Cited. 138 C. 500; 141 C. 349; 143 C. 448. Once a municipality has established a zoning commission, it cannot regulate its actions, except as expressly provided in its municipal charter. 148 C. 33. Cited. Id., 299; 149 C. 411. Municipality's legislative body must pass on act in which the intent to utilize the zoning provisions of the enabling act is expressed. 152 C. 237. Where legislative body of city of Hartford never took action to adopt chapter, provisions do not apply to city except where the legislature makes sections applicable to all municipalities. 155 C. 360. Until chapter is adopted by legislative body of municipality in manner provided, Sec. 8-7 does not apply to hearings before its zoning board of appeals. Id., 422. Cited. 157 C. 308, 552. The mere fact that one not a member of a zoning commission served as moderator of a commission meeting does not invalidate the meeting in absence of a showing the meeting was conducted illegally. 166 C. 207. Cited. 167 C. 579; 170 C. 61; 189 C. 261; 208 C. 267; 214 C. 400; 216 C. 112; 220 C. 584.

Cited. 21 CA 351.

Cited. 5 CS 195. Members of zoning board are not agents or employees of a town; they constitute a legal entity. 12 CS 192. Cited. 13 CS 59; 14 CS 246. Limitation put on town's authority to avoid duplication with political subdivision. Id., 258. Compared with former statute. 15 CS 413. Cited. 18 CS 45; 19 CS 446. Municipality must adhere minutely to enabling act when adopting zoning ordinance; failure of board of burgesses to formally adopt enabling act held to invalidate subsequent zoning ordinance. 21 CS 78. Omission of zoning powers from enumeration of specific powers granted to towns under Home Rule Act compels conclusion that legislature did not intend that any action under said act should alter the declared law under this statute. 25 CS 378. Zoning regulations adopted prior to new charter which contains no zoning regulation powers, prevail over charter and zoning commission could appoint its own agent as zoning enforcement officer of the town. 28 CS 278. Cited. Id., 419.

Subsec. (a):

Once municipality adopts provisions of chapter and establishes a zoning commission which then commences its functions in accordance with chapter, commission is not subject to interference by municipality's legislative body; municipality's legislative body may not substitute its judgment for that of commission in a matter involving use of municipality's land. 49 CS 183.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-270 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 135 / Section 8-270
Sec. 8-270. Additional payment for persons displaced from dwelling. Landlord's responsibility in certain cases.
Status: in_force

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, in the case of displacement of a person on or after October 1, 2007, because of acquisition of real property by a redevelopment agency pursuant to section 8-128 , a development agency pursuant to section 8-193 , or an implementing agency pursuant to section 32-224 , pursuant to a redevelopment plan approved under chapter 130 or a development plan approved under chapter 132 or 588 l , the agency shall make relocation payments as provided under the federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, 42 USC 4601 et seq. and any subsequent amendments thereto and regulations promulgated thereunder if payments under said act and regulations would be greater than payments under this section and sections 8-268 and 8-269 .

Cited. 192 C. 207.

Cited. 13 CA 205.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-68h — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 128 / Section 8-68h
Sec. 8-68h. Tenant escrow accounts.
Status: in_force

(b) Each housing authority shall notify each tenant residing in units operated by the authority whose rent exceeds the fair market value for a dwelling unit of equivalent size for the area established under Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, that such tenant is eligible for the program established under this section. Upon written request of an eligible tenant, the housing authority shall deposit in a non-interest-bearing escrow account for such tenant in a financial institution an amount equal to the difference between the rent due to the authority from the tenant and the fair market rental for a dwelling unit of equivalent size for the area established under Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended. Each deposit into a tenant escrow account shall be made from rent payments received by the housing authority from the tenant. The funds in such account shall be used by the tenant to rent a private dwelling unit or for a down payment for a home. The written request shall state the amount the tenant determines to be sufficient to rent a private dwelling unit or to make a down payment for a home. Upon written request of the tenant, the director may revise such amount once a year, on or after the time the account reaches one hundred per cent of such amount or at such other time the director of the housing authority deems appropriate. Such revision shall be based on rental and sales price levels for housing in the area.

(c) The director of the housing authority shall notify the tenant, in writing, when the balance in such account equals seventy-five per cent of the amount specified by the tenant in the notice to the authority under subsection (b) of this section. The authority shall also provide written notice to the tenant when the balance equals such specified amount. No deposit shall be made by the authority into a tenant escrow account in excess of such specified amount. The director shall annually provide the tenant with a report stating the balance in the account.

(d) After receipt of notice that the balance in the account equals the specified amount, the tenant shall have one hundred eighty days to vacate the unit in the housing project. If the tenant fails to vacate, the funds in the account shall revert to the housing authority. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section to the contrary, the director shall extend the time period to vacate if additional time is needed for the tenant to find other housing or for other good cause.

(e) Prior to vacating his dwelling unit, the tenant shall submit to the director documentation satisfactory to the director that the funds in the account shall be used for rental of a private dwelling unit or for a down payment on a house. The director shall remit the funds in the escrow account to the tenant upon receipt of such documentation.

(f) The director shall order reversion to the housing authority of the funds in any escrow account established under this section (1) not less than one hundred eighty days after the tenant receives notice that the account equals the specified amount unless such time limit has been extended pursuant to subsection (d) of this section, (2) upon receipt by the tenant of a written finding by the director that it is not reasonable to expect the balance to ever equal the specified amount because of a financial hardship experienced by the tenant or (3) if the tenant becomes thirty days in arrears in his rental payments to the authority. In the case of reversion under subdivision (3) of this subsection, if, within one hundred twenty days of reversion, or later, as permitted by the director for good cause shown, the tenant pays to the authority all amounts in arrears, such escrow account shall be reinstated with the same balance as of the date of reversion.

(g) Each housing authority shall establish written procedures to implement this section. Such procedures shall include provisions for tenants to dispute an action by a housing authority made under this section.

(h) On or before November 1, 1992, and annually thereafter, the director of each housing authority shall submit a report to the Commissioner of Housing on the tenant escrow account program administered by the housing authority.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-86 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 128 / Section 8-86
Sec. 8-86. Housing bonds or notes.
Status: in_force

(b) Said bonds shall be in such form and in such denominations as may be determined by the State Bond Commission and shall be issued with coupons attached and registrable as to principal and interest, or as to interest alone. They shall bear interest payable semiannually on dates to be determined by said commission at the State Treasurer's office in Hartford, and shall be signed in the name of the state by the Governor, the State Treasurer and the State Comptroller, and the coupons attached to said bonds shall be signed by the State Treasurer. Said notes shall be in such form and in such denominations as shall be determined by said commission and shall be signed in the name of the state by the State Treasurer or his deputy. The use of the facsimile signatures of said officials is authorized and such bonds and notes may be issued notwithstanding that any of the officials signing them or whose facsimile signatures appear on the bonds, coupons or notes have ceased to hold office at the time of such issue or at the time of the delivery of such bonds or notes to the purchaser.

(c) The State Treasurer shall, at least thirty days before the date of issue of any bonds, advertise for proposals for bids for such portion of such bonds as he has before that time designated to be issued at such date, such proposals to be under seal and opened in public by said Treasurer at some time and place by him appointed. Such bids shall contain proposals for the rate of interest to be paid on the interest coupons and shall be submitted in eighths of one per cent and multiples thereof. Notes shall be sold at public sale on such notice and terms as the State Bond Commission determines.

(d) Said bonds shall not be sold at less than par and shall be issued in serial form maturing in such annual installments, beginning approximately one year from the date of issue, that the whole amount thereof shall be paid within such period of time as the State Bond Commission determines. Said notes shall not be sold at less than par and shall be issued for such terms as said commission determines.

(e) The State Treasurer shall have the power to reject any and all bids and to readvertise for the sale of such bonds or notes.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-69 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 128 / Section 8-69
Sec. 8-69. Moderate rental housing projects and moderate cost housing; declaration of policy.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 8-38 re declaration of policy re low and moderate income housing.

See Sec. 8-82 re states' authority to purchase and sell units, to insure and make mortgages, etc.

Cited. 214 C. 505.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-119k — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 128 / Section 8-119k
Sec. 8-119k. Payment in lieu of taxes.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 8-118a re payments in lieu of taxes on housing projects for the elderly.

Cited. 206 C. 711.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-357 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 138b / Section 8-357
Sec. 8-357. State financial assistance to community housing development corporation, municipal developer or nonprofit corporation for transitional housing and support services.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner may consider, without limitation, the following criteria in determining which project shall be eligible for assistance under this section: (1) Whether the project has been approved by local planning and zoning commissions, (2) the amount of resources which have been committed to the project by the private sector and the municipality in which the project would be located, (3) the extent to which resources of existing social services agencies are planned to be utilized, (4) the extent to which both privacy and community living are planned for residents of the project, (5) whether the project is capable of operating without ongoing state subsidies, and (6) the proximity of the project to schools, potential employers, stores and transportation, medical, child care and recreational facilities.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-37mm — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 127c / Section 8-37mm
Sec. 8-37mm. Homelessness prevention and response fund. Grants to capitalize operating and replacement reserves in supportive housing units. Bonds.
Status: in_force

(b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent of the amount stated in subsection (a) of this section shall be used by the Department of Housing for the purposes of a homelessness prevention and response fund to provide grants to capitalize operating and replacement reserves in supportive housing units.

(c) The Department of Housing may use not more than five per cent of the total allocation for administrative purposes.

(d) All provisions of section 3-20 , or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby, which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this section, and temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said section 3-20 and from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing such bonds. None of said bonds shall be authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request for such authorization which is signed by or on behalf of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and states such terms and conditions as said commission, in its discretion, may require. Said bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become due.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-240k — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 133a / Section 8-240k
Sec. 8-240k. Community economic development program. Establishment of entity.
Status: in_force

(b) The secretary shall establish an entity to accomplish the program. The entity may, without limitation, be owned and governed, in whole or in part, by parties other than the state, any agency of the state or any quasi-public agency.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-119gg — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 128 / Section 8-119gg
Sec. 8-119gg. Payments in lieu of taxes and assessments.
Status: in_force

The name that defendant applies to the fee does not override the statutory protection afforded to plaintiff. 131 CA 251.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-169s — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 130 / Section 8-169s
Sec. 8-169s. Disposition of property by urban homesteading agency.
Status: in_force

(b) Within thirty days after the closing date for bidding, the urban homesteading agency shall recommend to the legislative body the transfer of such property to a qualified applicant under such terms and conditions as are determined by the agency, provided the applicant shall be selected in accordance with priorities established under section 8-169t .

(c) The legislative body may, by resolution, vote to transfer the urban homesteading property with or without compensation to the applicant selected pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. Such transfer shall be made pursuant to a contract of sale and rehabilitation or construction which shall provide among other things that (1) the property transferred be rehabilitated or constructed predominantly for residential use and be brought into and maintained in conformity with applicable health, housing and building code standard; (2) the rehabilitation or construction shall commence and be completed within a period of time as determined by the urban homesteading agency; (3) prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy by the building official no transfer of the property or any interest therein, except a transfer to a bona fide mortgagee or similar lien holder, may be made by the homesteader without the approval of the urban homesteading agency, provided any such transfer may only be made for a consideration not in excess of the cost of the property to the homesteader together with the costs of any improvements made or construction thereon by the homesteader; (4) in the sale or rental of the property, or any portion of such property, no person shall be discriminated against because of such person's race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, or national origin; and (5) representatives of the urban homesteading agency, the municipality, and where state or federal assistance is involved, representatives of the federal and state governments, shall have access to the property during normal business hours for the purpose of inspecting compliance with the provisions of this subsection.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-13s — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 124b / Section 8-13s
Sec. 8-13s. Zone adoption payments. Building permit payments.
Status: in_force

(b) Subject to the availability of funds, the commissioner shall issue to the municipality a one-time building permit payment for each building permit for a residential housing unit in an approved incentive housing development upon submission by a municipality to the commissioner of proof of issuance of such building permit and after determining that (1) no appeal from or challenge to such building permit has been filed or is pending, and (2) such building permit was issued for housing in an incentive housing development not later than five years after the date of the final adoption of incentive housing zone regulations by the zoning commission in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of section 8-13q . The amount of payment shall be up to two thousand dollars for each multifamily housing unit, duplex unit or townhouse unit and up to five thousand dollars for each single-family detached unit. Such payment shall be made by the commissioner after receipt of proof of the issuance of building permits and verification of the absence of any appeal or challenge.

(c) Residential units that are located within an approved incentive housing zone that are part of a development that constitutes housing for older persons permitted by the federal Fair Housing Act, 42 USC 3607 or sections 46a-64c and 46a-64d shall not be eligible for payments under this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-348 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 138a / Section 8-348
Sec. 8-348. Residence mobility counseling program.
Status: in_force

(b) Counseling provided pursuant to this section shall include, but need not be limited to, (1) providing information regarding communities, schools, employment opportunities and community services available in various areas, (2) assisting with locating rental housing that meets the individual's or family's needs, (3) facilitating a relocation by negotiating with the current landlord about the transfer of rental assistance certificates or vouchers, and with the new landlord about security deposits, rental payments and acceptance of rental assistance certificates or vouchers, and (4) acting as a liaison between the individual or family and the landlord to encourage a successful transition and housing stability.

(c) Annually, the Commissioner of Housing shall submit a report on the program to the General Assembly, in accordance with section 8-37qqq .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-446 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 138m / Section 8-446
Sec. 8-446. Healthy Homes Fund.
Status: in_force

(1) Funding of not more than one million dollars, from remittances transferred pursuant to section 38a-331 for the period beginning January 1, 2019, and ending December 31, 2019, shall be remitted to the Department of Economic and Community Development to be used for grants-in-aid to homeowners with homes located in the immediate vicinity of the West River in the Westville section of New Haven and Woodbridge for structurally damaged homes due to subsidence and to homeowners with homes abutting the Yale Golf Course in the Westville section of New Haven for damage to such homes from water infiltration or structural damage due to subsidence, and, from remittances transferred pursuant to section 38a-331 , for the period beginning May 1, 2022, and ending April 30, 2023, funding not exceeding the actual cost of remediation or relocation shall be remitted to the Department of Housing to be used for grants-in-aid for the remediation of structurally deficient foundations in owner-occupied units or the relocation of any owner of any such unit of any condominium associations located in the town of Hamden;

(2) Funding a program, and any related administrative expense, to reduce health and safety hazards in residential dwellings in Connecticut, including, but not limited to, lead, radon and other contaminants or conditions, through removal, remediation, abatement and other appropriate methods. For purposes of this subdivision, “administrative expense” means any administrative or other cost or expense incurred by the Department of Housing in carrying out the provisions of this section, including, but not limited to, the hiring of necessary employees and entering into necessary contracts; and

(3) Funding of not more than one hundred seventy-five thousand dollars, from remittances transferred pursuant to section 38a-331 for the period beginning January 1, 2021, and ending December 31, 2021, shall be remitted to the captive insurance company established pursuant to section 38a-91vv , to be used for the research and development of the report described in section 4 of public act 21-120* and any related administrative expense. Such sum shall not be considered in calculating the total funds allocated or made available to the captive insurance company used for administrative or operational costs pursuant to section 38a-91vv .

(b) The Department of Housing shall notify the Department of Public Health not later than thirty days after the deposit of remittances in the Healthy Homes Fund pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (c) of section 38a-331 . Not later than thirty days after the deposit of remittances pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (c) of section 38a-331 , the Department of Public Health shall notify each municipal health department in the state annually regarding funds available pursuant to the Healthy Homes Fund established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.

(c) Not later than January 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Housing shall report to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to housing, planning and development and appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, in accordance with section 11-4a , regarding the status of the Healthy Homes Fund established pursuant to this section and all moneys deposited into and expended by the Department of Housing pursuant to said account. Any such report may be submitted electronically.

*Note: Section 4 of public act 21-120 is special in nature and therefore has not been codified but remains in full force and effect according to its terms.

See Sec. 38a-331 re surcharge collected for deposit in Healthy Homes Fund.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-252 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 134 / Section 8-252
Sec. 8-252. Issuance of bonds by authority.
Status: in_force

(b) Except as may be otherwise expressly provided herein or by the authority, every issue of bonds, bond anticipation notes or other obligations shall be general obligations payable out of any moneys or revenues of the authority subject only to any agreements with the holders of particular bonds, bond anticipation notes or other obligations pledging any particular moneys or revenues, or any specific mortgages or pool of mortgages acquired by the authority. Any such bonds, bond anticipation notes or other obligations may be additionally secured by a pledge of any grant or contributions from any department, agency or instrumentality of the United States or person or a pledge of any moneys, income or revenues of the authority from any source whatsoever.

(c) Any provision of any law to the contrary notwithstanding, any bonds, bond anticipation notes or other obligations issued by the authority pursuant to this chapter shall be fully negotiable within the meaning and for all purposes of title 42a and each holder or owner of such a bond, bond anticipation note or other obligation or coupon is and shall be fully negotiable within the meaning and for all purposes of said title 42a. Any such bonds, bond anticipation notes or other obligations shall be legal investments for all trust companies, banks, investment companies, savings banks, building and loan associations, executors, administrators, guardians, conservators, trustees and other fiduciaries, and pension, profit-sharing and retirement funds and shall be exempt, both as to principal and interest, from any taxes imposed by the state of Connecticut or any subdivision thereof, other than estate or succession taxes.

(d) Bonds, bond anticipation notes or other obligations of the authority shall be authorized by resolution of the authority and may be issued in one or more series and shall bear such date or dates, mature at such time or times, in the case of any such note, or any renewal thereof, not exceeding five years from the date of the original issue of such notes, and, in the case of bonds, not exceeding fifty years from the date thereof, bear interest at such rate or rates, be in such denomination or denominations, be in such form, either coupon or registered, carry such conversion or registration privileges, have such rank or priority, be executed in such manner, be payable from such sources in such medium of payment at such place or places within or without this state, and be subject to such terms of redemption, with or without premium, as such resolution or resolutions may provide.

(e) Bonds, bond anticipation notes or other obligations of the authority may be sold at public or private sale at such price or prices as the authority shall determine.

(f) Bonds, bond anticipation notes or other obligations of the authority may be refunded and renewed from time to time as may be determined by resolution of the authority, provided any such refunding or renewal shall be in conformity with any rights of the holders thereof.

(g) Bonds, bond anticipation notes or other obligations of the authority issued under the provisions of this chapter shall not be deemed to constitute a debt or liability of the state or of any political subdivision thereof other than the authority or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state or of any such political subdivision other than the authority, and shall not constitute bonds or notes issued or guaranteed by the state within the meaning of section 3-21 , but shall be payable solely from the funds herein provided therefor. All such bonds, bond anticipation notes or other obligations shall contain on the face thereof a statement to the effect that neither the state of Connecticut nor any political subdivision thereof other than the authority shall be obligated to pay the same or the interest thereon except from revenues or other funds of the authority and that neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the state of Connecticut or of any political subdivision thereof other than the authority is pledged to the payment of the principal of or the interest on such bonds, bond anticipation notes or other obligations.

(h) Any resolution or resolutions authorizing the issuance of bonds, bond anticipation notes or other obligations may contain provisions, except as expressly limited in this chapter and except as otherwise limited by existing agreements with the holders of bonds, bond anticipation notes or other obligations, which shall be a part of the contract with the holders thereof, as to the following: (i) The pledging of all or any part of the moneys received by the authority in payment of loans and interest thereon, and other moneys received or to be received, to secure the payment of the principal of and interest on any bonds, bond anticipation notes or other obligations or of any issue thereof; (ii) the pledging of all or any part of the assets of the authority including but not limited to mortgages and other obligations securing the same, to secure the payment of the principal and interest on any bonds, bond anticipation notes or other obligations or of any issue thereof; (iii) the use and disposition of the gross income from, and the payments of principal received by the authority on, mortgages held by the authority; (iv) the establishment of reserves or sinking funds, the making of charges and fees to provide for the same, and the regulation and disposition thereof; (v) limitations on the purpose to which the proceeds of sale of bonds, bond anticipation notes or other obligations may be applied and pledging such proceeds to secure the payment of the bonds, bond anticipation notes or other obligations, or of any issues thereof; (vi) limitations on the issuance of additional bonds, bond anticipation notes or other obligations; the terms upon which additional bonds, bond anticipation notes or other obligations may be issued and secured; the refunding or purchase of outstanding bonds, bond anticipation notes or other obligations of the authority; (vii) the procedure, if any, by which the terms of any contract with the holders of any bonds, bond anticipation notes or other obligations of the authority may be amended or abrogated, the amount of bonds, bond anticipation notes or other obligations the holders of which must consent thereto, and the manner in which such consent may be given; (viii) limitations on the amount of moneys to be expended by the authority for operating, administrative or other expenses of the authority; (ix) the vesting in a trustee or trustees of such property, rights, powers and duties in trust as the authority may determine, which may include any or all of the rights, powers and duties of any trustee appointed by the holders of any bonds, bond anticipation notes or other obligations and limiting or abrogating the right of the holders of any bonds, bond anticipation notes or other obligations of the authority to appoint a trustee under this chapter or limiting the rights, powers and duties of such trustee; (x) provision for a trust agreement by and between the authority and a corporate trustee which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the state, which agreement may provide for the pledging or assigning of any assets or income from assets to which or in which the authority has any rights or interest, and may further provide for such other rights and remedies exercisable by the trustee as may be proper for the protection of the holders of any bonds, bond anticipation notes or other obligations of the authority and not otherwise in violation of law, and such agreement may provide for the restriction of the rights of any individual holder of bonds, bond anticipation notes or other obligations of the authority. All expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of such trust agreement may be treated as a part of the cost of operation of the authority. The trust agreement may contain any further provisions which are reasonable to delineate further the respective rights, duties, safeguards, responsibilities and liabilities of the authority; individual and collective holders of bonds, bond anticipation notes and other obligations of the authority and the trustee; (xi) covenants to do or refrain from doing such acts and things as may be necessary or convenient or desirable in order to better secure any bonds, bond anticipation notes or other obligations of the authority, or which, in the discretion of the authority, will tend to make any bonds, bond anticipation notes or other obligations to be issued more marketable notwithstanding that such covenants, acts or things may not be enumerated herein; (xii) any other matters of like or different character, which in any way affect the security or protection of the bonds, bond anticipation notes or other obligations.

(i) Any pledge made by the authority of income, revenues or other property shall be valid and binding from the time the pledge is made. The income, revenue or other property so pledged and thereafter received by the authority shall immediately be subject to the lien of such pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act, and the lien of any such pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract or otherwise against the authority, irrespective of whether such parties have notice thereof.

(j) The authority is authorized and empowered to obtain from any department, agency or instrumentality of the United States any insurance or guarantee as to, or of or for the payment or repayment of, interest or principal, or both, or any part thereof, on any bonds, bond anticipation notes or other obligations issued by the authority pursuant to the provisions of this chapter; and notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter to enter into any agreement, contract or any other instrument whatsoever with respect to any such insurance or guarantee except to the extent that such action would in any way impair or interfere with the authority's ability to perform and fulfill the terms of any agreement made with the holders of the bonds, bond anticipation notes or other obligations of the authority.

(k) Neither the members of the board of directors of the authority nor any person executing bonds, bond anticipation notes or other obligations issued pursuant to this chapter shall be liable personally on such bonds, bond anticipation notes or other obligations by reason of the issuance thereof.

(l) The authority shall have power to purchase bonds, bond anticipation notes or other obligations of the authority out of any funds available therefor. The authority may hold, cancel or resell such bonds, bond anticipation notes or other obligations subject to and in accordance with agreements with holders of its bonds, bond anticipation notes and other obligations.

(m) All moneys received pursuant to the authority of this chapter, whether as proceeds from the sale of bonds or as revenues, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in this chapter. Any officer with whom, or any bank or trust company with which, such moneys shall be deposited shall act as trustee of such moneys and shall hold and apply the same for the purposes hereof, subject to such regulations as this chapter and the resolution authorizing the bonds of any issue or the trust agreement securing such bonds may provide.

(n) Any holder of bonds, bond anticipation notes or other obligations issued under the provisions of this chapter or any of the coupons appertaining thereto, and the trustee or trustees under any trust agreement, except to the extent the rights herein given may be restricted by any resolution authorizing the issuance of, or any such trust agreement securing, such bonds, may, either at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus or other proceedings, protect and enforce any and all rights under the laws of the state or granted hereunder or under such resolution or trust agreement, and may enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by this chapter or by such resolution or trust agreement to be performed by the authority or by any officer, employee or agent thereof, including the fixing, charging and collecting of the rates, rents, fees and charges herein authorized and required by the provisions of such resolution or trust agreement to be fixed, established and collected.

(o) The authority is authorized and empowered, from time to time, for the purposes and upon the findings set forth in section 8-242 , to issue bonds, notes or other obligations the interest on which may be includable under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended, in the gross income of the holder or holders of such bonds, notes or other obligations to the same extent and in the same manner that interest on bills, bonds, notes or other obligations of the United States is includable in the gross income of the holders or holders thereof under said Internal Revenue Code; the state hereby consents to such inclusion only for the bonds, notes and other obligations of the authority authorized by this subsection. Such taxable bonds, notes or other obligations of the authority may be issued pursuant to this subsection by the authority for the purpose of financing the purchase, construction, rehabilitation or refinancing of new or existing multifamily rental developments and common interest ownership communities or land, upon a finding and determination by the board of directors, based on reasonable information, that such financing or refinancing is not readily available and that it is appropriate and in the public interest.

(p) The authority is authorized and empowered, from time to time to issue bonds, notes or other obligations the interest on which may be includable under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended, in the gross income of the holder or holders of such bonds, notes or other obligations to the same extent and in the same manner that interest on bills, bonds, notes or other obligations of the United States is includable in the gross income of the holder or holders thereof under said Internal Revenue Code; the state hereby consents to such inclusion only for the bonds, notes and other obligations of the authority authorized by this subsection and subsection (o) of this section. Such taxable bonds, notes or other obligations of the authority may be issued pursuant to this subsection by the authority for the purpose of financing the purchase, construction, rehabilitation or refinancing of existing or new residential structures containing not more than four dwelling units or land, upon a finding and determination by the board of directors, based on reasonable information, that such financing or refinancing is not readily available and that it is appropriate and in the public interest.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-65 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 128 / Section 8-65
Sec. 8-65. Exemption of property from execution sale.
Status: in_force

Provisions of Sec. 16-262f which do not provide exemption for public housing authorities had to prevail over this statute since it was enacted later. 191 C. 514.

Cited. 18 CA 393.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-11 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 124 / Section 8-11
Sec. 8-11. Disqualification of members of zoning authorities.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 8-21 re disqualification of planning commission members.

Cited. 144 C. 493; 146 C. 531; 148 C. 603. Evidence of statement of member of board before planning and zoning commission on same matter admissible for development of disqualification. Id., 604. Cited. 150 C. 147. Where zoning commission voted to amend regulations to make proposed use a permitted use in zone, and one of commission members who voted had a financial interest in proposed change, held participation by interested member in action rendered attempted amendment invalid. Id., 495. Previous showing by commission member of open opposition to plaintiff, coupled with other acts of interest, sufficient to disqualify him; failure of commissioner to disqualify himself renders commission's action invalid. 151 C. 476. Zoning commission's upgrading of residential zone invalid where chairman of commission who was owner of 8 per cent of the land in area upgraded refused to disqualify himself and participated in decision of commission. 155 C. 497. The decision as to whether a particular interest is sufficient to disqualify a member is a factual one depending on the circumstances of the particular case. 157 C. 285. That chairman of zoning commission was chairman of town mental health fund and son of a member of the zoning appeals board had received psychiatric treatment at defendant institution did not disqualify either from reviewing application of defendant educational institution for emotionally maladjusted children. 158 C. 158. Where two members of commission had, prior to becoming members, signed petitions opposing applicant's request for zoning change but applicant's lawyer refused to challenge their qualifications at hearings, saying he would raise question on appeal if his client had unfavorable decision, decision was confirmed. Id., 497. Member of zoning commission did not have such personal or financial interest, either directly or indirectly, as would disqualify him under section. 159 C. 585. Permissible for municipal official who, by virtue of his office is an ex-officio member of board, to appear before zoning commission on matter as long as he represents municipality and not applicant. 160 C. 295. Member of the Granby Conservation Commission not unqualified to serve as zoning and planning commissioner for personal or financial interests conflict. 161 C. 182. Cited. 165 C. 185. The intent of section is that a disinterested member or alternate attend a hearing and participate in the decision. 166 C. 207. Where zoning authority's action is held to be illegal, arbitrary or abuse of discretion, reviewing court cannot substitute own judgment of what authority's action should be unless as matter of law only one conclusion could reasonably be reached by authority. 178 C. 198. Cited. 196 C. 192; 199 C. 231; 209 C. 544.

Cited. 2 CA 551; 26 CA 943; 43 CA 512. Allegation that zoning enforcement officer appealed a decision of the board in an unrelated case relates to the professional duties of the officer and the board members and does not amount to a personal conflict of interest that would disqualify the entire board from hearing any case brought by the officer. 160 CA 1.

Where board member had no personal or financial interest in application before board and plaintiff's attorney made no formal request at the hearing that he disqualify himself, facts do not justify his disqualification under section. 26 CS 254. Where one of petitioners for zone change was personal accountant and professional advisor of commission member, latter should have disqualified himself. Id., 502. Court must expect commissioner's testimony that actions claimed by plaintiff did not, in their cumulative effect, constitute direct or indirect undue influence on commission members. 28 CS 426. Statements and conduct of chairman of zoning commission at board's hearing, coupled with prior activities on his part, were such that he could be said to “represent” within meaning of section opponents of plaintiff's application; M's appearance for board was violation of section, and board's denial of variance sought by plaintiff was thereby rendered illegal and invalid. 29 CS 32. Cited. 41 CS 196; 43 CS 373.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-240a — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 133 / Section 8-240a
Sec. 8-240a. Housing environmental improvement revolving loan and grant fund. Pilot program for retrofitting projects for multifamily residences located in environmental justice communities or alliance districts. Report.
Status: in_force

(1) “Alliance district” has the same meaning as provided in section 10-262u ;

(2) “Environmental justice community” has the same meaning as provided in section 22a-20a ; and

(3) “Low-income resident” means, after adjustments for family size, individuals or families whose income is not greater than (A) sixty per cent of the state median income, (B) eighty per cent of the area median income for the area in which the resident resides, as determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, or (C) any other definition of “low-income resident” included in any program in the state that utilizes federal funding, as determined by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection.

(b) There is established a revolving loan and grant fund to be known as the “Housing Environmental Improvement Revolving Loan and Grant Fund”. The fund may be funded from the proceeds of bonds issued pursuant to section 8-240b or from any moneys available to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection or from other sources. Investment earnings credited to the fund shall become part of the assets of the fund. Any balance remaining in the fund at the end of any fiscal year shall be carried forward in the fund for the next fiscal year. Payments of principal or interest on a low interest loan made pursuant to this section shall be paid to the State Treasurer for deposit in the Housing Environmental Improvement Revolving Loan and Grant Fund. The fund shall be used to make grants or low interest loans pursuant to this section to pay reasonable and necessary fees incurred in administering loans under this section. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may enter into contracts with quasi-public agencies or nonprofit corporations to provide for the administration of the Housing Environmental Improvement Revolving Loan and Grant Fund by such entity or entities, provided no grant or low interest loan shall be made from the fund without the authorization of the commissioner as provided in this section.

(c) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in collaboration with the Commissioner of Housing, shall establish a pilot program or programs to provide financing or grants from the fund established in subsection (b) of this section for retrofitting projects for multifamily residences located in environmental justice communities or alliance districts that (1) improve the energy efficiency of such residences, which may include, but need not be limited to, the installation of heat pumps, solar power generating systems, improved roofing, exterior doors and windows, improved insulation, air sealing, improved ventilation, appliance upgrades and any electric system or wiring upgrades necessary for such retrofit, (2) remediate health and safety concerns that are barriers to any such retrofit, including, but not limited to, mold, vermiculite, asbestos, lead and radon, or (3) provide services to assist residents and building owners to access and implement the programs established pursuant to this section or other available state or federal programs that enable the implementation of energy efficiency retrofitting.

(d) On and after July 1, 2025, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, or any program administrator the commissioner may designate, shall accept applications, in a form specified by the commissioner, from any owner of a residential dwelling unit for financing or a grant under the program or programs. Any such financing or grant may be awarded to an owner of a residential dwelling unit, as defined in section 47a-1 .

(e) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall prioritize the awarding of financing or grants for projects that benefit any resident or prospective resident who is a low-income resident.

(f) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall exclude from the program or programs any owner of a residential dwelling unit determined by the Commissioner of Housing to be in violation of chapter 830.

(g) On or before October 1, 2028, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall file a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , with the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to housing (1) analyzing the success of the pilot program or programs, and (2) recommending whether a permanent program should be established in the state and, if so, any proposed legislation for such program.

(h) The pilot program or programs established pursuant to this section shall terminate on September 30, 2029.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-244 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 134 / Section 8-244
Sec. 8-244. Connecticut Housing Finance Authority deemed a public instrumentality and political subdivision. Board membership. Subsidiaries.
Status: in_force

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, it shall not constitute a conflict of interest for a trustee, director, partner or officer of any person, firm or corporation, or any individual having a financial interest in a person, firm or corporation, to serve as a member of the authority, provided such trustee, director, partner, officer or individual shall abstain from deliberation, action or vote by the authority in specific respect to such person, firm or corporation.

(c) (1) The authority may incorporate one or more subsidiaries and may transfer to any subsidiary any moneys, real or personal property, of any housing financed by a mortgage of the authority or by the Connecticut Housing Authority and acquired as a result of a foreclosure or otherwise. Each subsidiary shall have all the privileges, immunities, tax exemptions and other exemptions of the authority, except the privileges, immunities, tax exemptions and other exemptions provided under the general statutes for special capital reserve funds. Each subsidiary shall be subject to suit and liability solely from the assets, revenues and resources of the subsidiary and without recourse to the general funds, revenues, resources or any other assets of the authority. Each such subsidiary is authorized to assume or take title to housing subject to any existing mortgage and to mortgage, convey or dispose of its assets and pledge its revenues in order to secure any borrowing, for the purpose of refinancing, rehabilitating or improving its assets, provided each such borrowing or mortgage shall be a special obligation of the subsidiary, which obligation may be in the form of bonds, bond anticipation notes and other obligations to the extent permitted under this chapter, to fund and refund the same and provide for the rights of holders thereof, and to secure the same by pledge of revenues, notes and mortgages of others, and which shall be payable solely from the assets, revenues and other resources of the subsidiary and provided further no such mortgage, borrowing or pledge of security eliminates requirements relating to housing that preserve housing for persons and families of low and moderate income without the express written consent of the authority. Such borrowing shall be in accordance with subsections (b) to (m), inclusive, of section 8-252 , provided no such subsidiary shall be entitled to borrow for any purpose except with respect to property transferred to such subsidiary by the authority specified in subsection (a) of said section 8-252 .

(2) Each subsidiary shall have a board of directors and at least one-half of the board of directors of each subsidiary shall be members of the board of directors of the authority, or their designees or officers or employees of the authority. A resolution of the authority shall prescribe the purposes for which each subsidiary is to be formed.

(3) The provisions of subsection (b) of this section and sections 8-245 , 8-247 and 1-125 shall apply to any officer, director, designee or employee appointed as a member, director or officer of any such subsidiary. Any such persons so appointed shall not be personally liable for the debts, obligations or liabilities of any such subsidiary provided in section 1-125 . The subsidiary shall and the authority may provide the indemnification to protect, save harmless and indemnify such officer, director, designee or employee as provided by said section 1-125 .

(4) The authority or subsidiary shall take such actions to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended, to qualify and maintain any such subsidiary as a corporation exempt from taxation under said Internal Revenue Code.

(5) The authority is permitted to make housing mortgage loans to each such subsidiary, following standard authority procedures, from the proceeds of its bonds, notes and other obligations provided the source and security for the repayment of such mortgage loans is derived from the assets, revenues and resources of the subsidiary and without recourse to the general funds, revenues and resources pledged under its general housing mortgage finance program bond resolution.

See Sec. 8-37uu re transfer of housing loan portfolio of Department of Economic and Community Development to authority.

Cited. 184 C. 311.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-2n — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 124 / Section 8-2n
Sec. 8-2n. Zoning regulations re crematories.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 19a-320 re erection and maintenance of crematories.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-169ii — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 130 / Section 8-169ii
Sec. 8-169ii. Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority established. Board of directors; appointments; record of proceedings; action. Authority's procedures for conduct. Termination.
Status: in_force

(b) The powers of the authority shall be vested in and exercised by a board of directors, which shall consist of the following members: (1) One appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives who has expertise in housing development; (2) one appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate who has expertise in planning and zoning; (3) one appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives who is a certified planner; (4) one appointed by the majority leader of the Senate who has expertise in transit-oriented development; (5) one appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives who has expertise in regional planning; (6) one appointed by the minority leader of the Senate who has expertise in economic development; (7) three appointed by the Governor; and (8) the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, the Labor Commissioner and the Commissioners of Transportation, Energy and Environmental Protection, Public Health, Housing and Economic and Community Development, or their designees, who shall serve as ex-officio, voting members of the board.

(c) The Governor shall designate the chairperson of the board from among the members. All initial appointments shall be made not later than sixty days after October 1, 2023. All members shall be appointed by the original appointing authority for four-year terms. Any member of the board shall be eligible for reappointment. Any vacancy occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the balance of the unexpired term. The appointing authority for any member may remove such member for misfeasance, malfeasance or wilful neglect of duty.

(d) Each member of the board, before commencing such member's duties, shall take and subscribe the oath or affirmation required by section 1 of article eleventh of the Constitution of the state. A record of each such oath shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of the State.

(e) The board of directors shall maintain a record of its proceedings in such form as it determines, provided such record indicates attendance and all votes cast by each member. Any appointed member who fails to attend three consecutive meetings or who fails to attend fifty per cent of all meetings held during any calendar year shall be deemed to have resigned from the board. A majority of the members of the board then in office shall constitute a quorum, and an affirmative vote by a majority of the members present at a meeting of the board shall be sufficient for any action taken by the board. No vacancy in the membership of the board shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the board. Any action taken by the board may be authorized by resolution at any regular or special meeting and shall take effect immediately unless otherwise provided in the resolution. The board may delegate to three or more of its members, or its officers, agents or employees, such board powers and duties as it may deem proper.

(f) The board of directors shall annually elect one of its members as a vice-chairperson, and shall elect other of its members as officers, adopt a budget and bylaws, designate an executive committee, report semiannually to the appointing authorities with respect to operations, finances and achievement of its economic development objective, be accountable to and cooperate with the state whenever the state may audit the Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority or an authority development project or at any other time as the state may inquire as to either, including allowing the state reasonable access to any such project and to the records of the authority.

(g) The chairperson of the board, with the approval of the members of the board of directors, shall appoint an executive director of the authority who shall be an employee of the authority and paid a salary prescribed by the members. The executive director shall be the chief administrative officer of the authority and shall supervise the administrative affairs and technical activities of the authority in accordance with the directives of the board. The executive director shall not be a member of the board.

(h) No member of the board of directors may receive compensation for the performance of such member's official duties.

(i) Each member of the board of directors of the authority and the executive director shall execute a surety bond in the penal sum of at least one hundred thousand dollars, or, in lieu thereof, the chairperson of the board shall execute a blanket position bond or procure an equivalent insurance product covering each member, the executive director and the employees of the authority. Each surety bond or equivalent insurance product shall be conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties of the office or offices covered, issued by an insurance company authorized to transact business in this state for surety or such insurance product. The cost of each such bond or insurance product shall be paid by the authority.

(j) No board member, or member of his or her immediate family, as defined in section 1-91 , shall have or acquire any financial interest in (1) any authority development project, or (2) any property included or planned to be included in any such project or in any contract or proposed contract for materials or services to be used in such project.

(k) The authority shall have perpetual succession and shall adopt procedures for the conduct of its affairs in accordance with section 8-169kk . Such succession shall continue as long as the authority has bonds, notes or other obligations outstanding and until its existence is terminated by law, provided no such termination shall affect any outstanding contractual obligation of the authority and the state shall succeed to the obligations of the authority under any contract. Upon the termination of the existence of the authority, all its rights and properties shall pass to and be vested in the state.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-119a — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 128 / Section 8-119a
Sec. 8-119a. Bond issues.
Status: in_force

(b) Such portion of the proceeds from the sale of such bonds and of any notes issued in anticipation thereof as may be required for such purpose shall be applied to the payment of the principal of any such notes then outstanding and unpaid, and the remaining proceeds of any such sale shall be deposited in a fund designated the “Rental Housing Fund for the Elderly”, which fund shall be used to make or provide for the capital grants, loans, deferred loans or advances authorized by section 8-114a and the payments authorized by section 8-119b . Payments from the Rental Housing Fund for the Elderly to authorities, municipal developers, nonprofit corporations or housing partnerships shall be made by the State Treasurer on certification of the Commissioner of Housing in accordance with the contract for financial assistance between the state and such authority, municipal developer, nonprofit corporation or housing partnership. All payments of fees by a housing authority, municipal developer, nonprofit corporation or housing partnership on a loan or deferred loan provided pursuant to section 8-114a financed from the proceeds of the state's general obligation bonds issued pursuant to any authorization, allocation or approval of the State Bond Commission made prior to July 1, 1990, shall be paid to the State Treasurer for deposit in said fund. All payments of principal or interest by a housing authority, municipal developer, nonprofit corporation or housing partnership on a loan or deferred loan provided pursuant to section 8-114a and all fees and state service charges not financed from the proceeds of the state's general obligation bonds shall be paid to the State Treasurer for deposit in the Housing Repayment and Revolving Loan Fund.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-164 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 130 / Section 8-164
Sec. 8-164. Authority to participate in federal act.
Status: in_force

(1) To make application for any loans, grants or assistance under either the Public Works and Economic Development Act or the Small Business Investment Act;

(2) To enter into any agreements, contracts and assistance agreements necessary or desirable pursuant to the provisions of said acts;

(3) To accept loans, grants and assistance offered by the federal government under said acts;

(4) To make appropriations and to issue bonds, notes, debentures or other evidences of indebtedness for loans received pursuant to the provisions of said acts or for defraying the cost of the nonfederal share of industrial or business projects;

(5) To make appropriations and loans to state or local development companies for industrial or business projects;

(6) To accept any advantage and to do anything necessary or desirable for as full and complete a participation under the provisions of said acts as is allowed under said acts or under regulations promulgated by the administrator of any program established pursuant to said acts.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-209a — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 133 / Section 8-209a
Sec. 8-209a. State aid for relocation of buildings.
Status: in_force

(b) Any relocation of a building eligible for relocation assistance under subsection (a) of this section shall be deemed to be a rehabilitation of such building for the purposes of determining the eligibility of the building or the project of which it is a part for any state program of financial assistance.

(c) Any building that is moved in accordance with this section shall comply with the separate standards within the State Building Code for the rehabilitation of buildings.

(d) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to preclude any agency from providing for the costs of relocating a building under circumstances that do not meet the provisions of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-68b — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 128 / Section 8-68b
Sec. 8-68b. Bond issue.
Status: in_force

*Note: Act passed with no figure inserted.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-266 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 135 / Section 8-266
Sec. 8-266. Short title: Uniform Relocation Assistance Act. Purpose. Policy.
Status: in_force

Cited. 192 C. 207; 215 C. 437.

Cited. 5 CA 219; 32 CA 636.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-119jj — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 128 / Section 8-119jj
Sec. 8-119jj. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 that establish maximum income limits for admission to and continued occupancy in projects that reflect area median incomes.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-169r — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 130 / Section 8-169r
Sec. 8-169r. Acquisition of abandoned property by urban homesteading agency. Certification of vacant municipally owned property.
Status: in_force

(b) Upon receipt of the list of the abandoned properties pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section, the urban homesteading agency shall serve notice to each owner of such properties by mailing to the owner by certified mail to the last-known address of such owner or in the case of the owner who cannot be identified or whose address is unknown by publishing a copy of such notice in a newspaper having general circulation in the municipality, stating such property has been determined to be abandoned and setting a date for a hearing before the urban homesteading agency, or any hearing examiner appointed by the urban homesteading agency, for the purpose of determining whether the owner is willing and able to rehabilitate or demolish the vacant structure on such abandoned property within a reasonable time. At such hearing the owner may contest the designation of such property as abandoned and such hearing shall be held in the same manner as under sections 4-176e to 4-181 , inclusive. A decision rendered by a hearing examiner after such hearing shall be in writing and shall be filed with the urban homesteading agency for its final decision. All decisions of the urban homesteading agency shall be in writing and shall be mailed, by certified mail, return receipt requested, to each owner and to all parties to the proceedings. A decision of the urban homesteading agency may be appealed to the Superior Court in accordance with the provisions of section 4-183 .

(c) In the event that an owner fails to appear, either personally or by an attorney, on the date set for the hearing or any adjourned date of such hearing, or in the event the urban homesteading agency, after holding the hearing pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, determines that the owner of such property is not willing or able to rehabilitate or demolish such property within a reasonable time, the urban homesteading agency may recommend to (1) the legislative body of the municipality that the urban homesteading agency be authorized to acquire the property, either by purchase of the property free and clear of any liens for an amount not in excess of fair market value of the land and any improvements thereon as determined by the urban homesteading agency, or by eminent domain, provided all eminent domain proceedings instituted under this part shall be undertaken by the urban homesteading agency in the same manner as under sections 8-129 to 8-133 , inclusive, and title to all property acquired pursuant to this subsection shall be held in the name of the municipality; or (2) the building official that he order the structure demolished; or (3) the tax collector, if any liens for real property taxes are due to the municipality against the abandoned property, that he institute tax foreclosure proceedings under chapter 205.

(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section an urban homesteading agency may at any time, with the concurrence of the legislative body, accept free and clear title to an abandoned property upon which exists a structure deemed rehabilitable by a building official for such consideration not in excess of fair market value of the land and any improvements on such land as determined by the urban homesteading agency.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-193 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 132 / Section 8-193
Sec. 8-193. Acquisition and transfer of real property. Procedure. Powers of agency. Limitations.
Status: in_force

(b) (1) The development agency may, with the approval of the legislative body in accordance with this subsection, and in the name of the municipality, acquire by eminent domain real property located within the project area and real property and interests therein for rights-of-way and other easements to and from the project area, in the same manner that a redevelopment agency may acquire real property under sections 8-128 to 8-133 , inclusive, as if said sections specifically applied to development agencies, except that no real property may be acquired by eminent domain pursuant to this subsection for the primary purpose of increasing local tax revenue.

(2) The development agency shall conduct a public hearing on any proposed acquisition of real property by eminent domain. The development agency shall cause notice of the time, place and subject of the hearing to be published in a newspaper having a substantial circulation in the municipality not more than ten days before the date set for the hearing. Not less than ten days before the date of the hearing, the development agency shall send, by first class mail, notice of the time, place and subject of the hearing to the owners of record of the real property and to all owners of real property within one hundred feet of the real property to be acquired by eminent domain.

(3) (A) No parcel of real property may be acquired by eminent domain under this section except by approval by vote of at least two-thirds of the members of the legislative body of the municipality or, in the case of a municipality for which the legislative body is a town meeting or a representative town meeting, the board of selectmen. Such approval shall be by (i) separate vote on each parcel of real property to be acquired, or (ii) a vote on one or more groups of such parcels, provided each parcel to be acquired is identified for the purposes of a vote on a group of such parcels under this subparagraph. The legislative body or the board of selectmen, as the case may be, shall not approve the use of eminent domain by the development agency unless the legislative body or board of selectmen has (I) considered the benefits to the public and any private entity that will result from the development project and determined that the public benefits outweigh any private benefits, (II) determined that the current use of the real property cannot be feasibly integrated into the overall development plan, and (III) determined that the acquisition of the real property by eminent domain is reasonably necessary to successfully achieve the objectives of the development plan.

(B) The municipality shall cause notice of any approved acquisition by eminent domain under this subdivision to be published in a newspaper having a substantial circulation in the municipality not more than ten days after such approval.

(C) (i) The development agency shall acquire any property identified in the plan as property to be acquired by eminent domain by a date that is five years after the date the first property is acquired by eminent domain under the plan unless the development agency approves an extension of the time for acquisition, except that no property may be acquired by eminent domain under the plan more than ten years after the first property is acquired by eminent domain under the plan.

(ii) With respect to a development plan for a project that is funded in whole or in part by federal funds, the provisions of this subparagraph shall not apply to the extent that such provisions are prohibited by federal law.

(4) The owner-occupant of property acquired by eminent domain under this section may file an application in the superior court for the judicial district in which the municipality is located to enjoin the acquisition of such property. The court may issue such injunction if the court finds that the development agency or municipality failed to comply with the requirements of this chapter. The filing of an application to enjoin the acquisition of property by eminent domain, in a court of competent jurisdiction, shall toll the five-year period or ten-year period set forth in subparagraph (C) of subdivision (3) of this subsection with respect to such property until the date a final judgment is entered in any such action, or any appeal thereof, whichever date is later.

(c) (1) With respect to real property acquired by eminent domain pursuant to this section on or after June 25, 2007, if the municipality does not use the real property for the purpose for which it was acquired or for some other public use and seeks to sell the property, the municipality shall first offer the real property for sale pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection to the person from whom the real property was acquired, or heirs of the person designated pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection, if any, for a price not to exceed the lesser of (A) the amount paid by the development agency to acquire the property, or (B) the fair market value of the property at the time of any sale under this subsection. After the municipality provides notice pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection, the municipality may not sell such property to a third party unless the municipality has permitted the person or named heirs six months during which to exercise the right to purchase the property, and an additional six months to finalize the purchase if the person or named heirs provide the municipality with notice of intent to purchase the property within the initial six-month period.

(2) For the purposes of any offer of sale pursuant to this subsection, the municipality shall provide a form to any person whose property is acquired by eminent domain pursuant to this section to permit such person to provide an address for notice of sale to be sent, or to provide the name and address of an agent to receive such notice. Such form shall be designed to permit the person to designate heirs of the person who shall be eligible to purchase such property pursuant to this subsection. The person or agent shall update information in the form in writing. If the person or agent does not provide or update the information in the form in a manner that permits the municipality to send notice of sale pursuant to this subsection, no such notice shall be required.

(3) With respect to a development plan for a project that is funded in whole or in part by federal funds, the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to the extent that such provisions are prohibited by federal law.

(d) The development agency may, with the approval of the legislative body and, of the commissioner if any grants were made by the state under section 8-190 or 8-195 for such development project, and in the name of such municipality, transfer by sale or lease at fair market value or fair rental value, as the case may be, the whole or any part of the real property in the project area to any person, in accordance with the project plan and such disposition plans as may have been determined by the commissioner.

(e) A development agency shall have all the powers necessary or convenient to undertake and carry out development plans and development projects, including the power to clear, demolish, repair, rehabilitate, operate, or insure real property while it is in its possession, to make site improvements essential to the preparation of land for its use in accordance with the development plan, to install, construct or reconstruct streets, utilities and other improvements necessary for carrying out the objectives of the development project, and, in distressed municipalities, as defined in section 32-9p , to lend funds to businesses and industries in a manner approved by the commissioner.

Cited. 177 C. 749; 184 C. 51.

Cited. 28 CA 622.

Prior use doctrine; property devoted to public use by one municipality cannot be taken through eminent domain by another municipality if proposed use will either destroy existing use or so interfere with it as to destroy it, except when there is expressed or implied legislative authority. 35 CS 157.

Subsec. (a):

Authorization to acquire real property by eminent domain does not include or exclude any specific type of real property leading to the conclusion that the power applies to real property as broadly defined in Sec. 8-187(9). 268 C. 1.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-37jj — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 127c / Section 8-37jj
Sec. 8-37jj. Electric resistance as primary source of heat.
Status: in_force

(b) If the Department of Housing or the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority uses electric resistance space heating as the primary heating source in any new construction, it shall construct the unit in such a way as to be eligible for any available energy conservation incentives provided by the electric distribution company, as defined in section 16-1 , or the municipal utility furnishing electric service to such unit.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-21 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 126 / Section 8-21
Sec. 8-21. Disqualification of members in matters before planning or zoning commissions or zoning board of appeals. Replacement by alternates.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 8-11 re disqualification of members of zoning authorities.

Cited. 150 C. 147. Test is not whether personal interest does conflict, but whether it might conflict; relationship of official need not be close. 151 C. 489. Where member of common council of Norwalk appeared before planning commission and actively worked in town to defeat plaintiff's planned residential development, and common council denied plaintiff's application on grounds that it failed to satisfy the Norwalk zoning regulations, plaintiff's appeal was sustained on ground member's conduct conflicted with his duty. 156 C. 369. Majority leader of city council was in violation of statute when his law firm represented the opponent of an applicant for a zoning change. 157 C. 279. Cited. Id., 290. Permissible for municipal official, who by virtue of his office is ex-officio member of board, to appear before zoning commission on matter as long as he represents municipality and not applicant. 160 C. 295. Cited. 162 C. 237, 238. “Interest” defined for purposes of section; test is not whether personal interest does conflict, but whether it reasonably might conflict; whether a particular interest of a zoning commission member is sufficient to disqualify him is a factual question depending upon the circumstances of each case. 166 C. 207. Member of local planning commission, whose law partner was town attorney, need not resign from commission because of a hearing on a matter involving city where member had already disqualified himself for another reason. 168 C. 285. Cited. 178 C. 198; 196 C. 192; 199 C. 231. Does not apply to appearance by chief executive officer as representative of community at public hearing before commission of which he is an ex-officio member when it is exercising a legislative function. 220 C. 584.

Cited. 2 CA 551.

Cited. 29 CS 40.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-38 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 128 / Section 8-38
Sec. 8-38. Finding and declaration of necessity.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 8-69 for declaration of policy re moderate rental and moderate cost housing.

Cited. 145 C. 196.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-206j — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 133 / Section 8-206j
Sec. 8-206j. Bond authorization for grant-in-aid program for supportive housing for persons with an intellectual disability or other developmental disabilities.
Status: in_force

(b) The proceeds of the sale of such bonds, to the extent of the amount stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the Commissioner of Housing for the grant-in-aid program established pursuant to section 17a-249 , for supportive housing for persons with an intellectual disability or other developmental disabilities, including, but not limited to, autism spectrum disorder.

(c) All provisions of section 3-20 , or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby, that are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this section. Temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with section 3-20 and from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing such bonds. None of such bonds shall be authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request for such authorization that is signed by or on behalf of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and states such terms and conditions as said commission, in its discretion, may require. Such bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with the holders of such bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become due.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-272 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 135 / Section 8-272
Sec. 8-272. Necessity of provision of housing.
Status: in_force

(b) No person shall be required to move from his dwelling on or after July 6, 1971, on account of any state agency project or program unless the Commissioner of Transportation for transportation projects or the Commissioner of Housing for any other state agency program or project is satisfied that replacement housing, in accordance with subdivision (3) of subsection (b) of section 8-271 is available to such person.

Cited. 192 C. 207.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-219b — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 133 / Section 8-219b
Sec. 8-219b. Financial assistance to elderly homeowners for emergency repairs or rehabilitation.
Status: in_force

(b) Such grant-in-aid, loan or deferred loan shall not exceed the principal amount of ten thousand dollars, including such appraisals, inspections, closing costs and other fees, and, in the case of grants-in-aid, loans or deferred loans financed from the proceeds of the state's general obligation bonds issued pursuant to any authorization, allocation, or approval of the State Bond Commission made prior to July 1, 1990, initial service charges as the commissioner may by regulation approve. Any grant-in-aid, loan or deferred loan contracted for pursuant to sections 8-219a to 8-219c , inclusive, shall only be used for repairs or rehabilitation necessary to permit the continued use of such dwelling for residential purposes.

(c) Any loan or deferred loan contracted for pursuant to sections 8-219a to 8-219c , inclusive, shall be secured by a mortgage on the dwelling for which such loan or deferred loan was made pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. If the recipient of such loan or deferred loan assigns, transfers or otherwise conveys his or her interest in such dwelling, ceases to occupy such dwelling or uses all or any part of the proceeds of such loan or deferred loan for any purpose other than the emergency repair or rehabilitation of such dwelling, the unpaid principal balance of such mortgage, together with interest thereon, shall, at the option of the commissioner, become due and payable. If the recipient of any loan or deferred loan is unable to repay the loan or deferred loan, the commissioner, at the commissioner's discretion, may adjust the interest rate, terms and conditions of the loan or deferred loan to facilitate repayments.

(d) Repayment of any loan or deferred loan provided in accordance with sections 8-219a to 8-219c , inclusive, shall be subject to such interest rate, terms and conditions as the commissioner may establish. In no case shall the interest rate exceed one per cent above the rate of interest borne by the bonds of the state last issued prior to the date of issue of such loan or deferred loan. In no case shall the term of such loan or deferred loan exceed thirty years. Payments by recipients of any such loan or deferred loan shall be paid to the State Treasurer and deposited in the General Fund of the state.

(e) In the case of any grant-in-aid, loan or deferred loan made pursuant to sections 8-219a to 8-219c , inclusive, the contract for such grant-in-aid, loan or deferred loan shall provide that if the dwelling for which such grant-in-aid, loan or deferred loan was made pursuant to subsection (a) of this section ceases, within ten years of the date of such grant, loan or deferred loan, to be used as a dwelling for the person to whom such grant, loan or deferred loan was made, or if such person assigns, transfers or otherwise conveys such person's interest in such dwelling, an amount equal to the amount of such grant, loan or deferred loan, minus ten per cent for each full year which has elapsed since the date of such grant, loan or deferred loan, shall be repaid to the state and that a lien shall be placed on such dwelling in favor of the state to ensure that such amount will be repaid in the event of such change in occupancy.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-37aaa — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 127c / Section 8-37aaa
Sec. 8-37aaa. Grants for physical needs assessment of eligible housing.
Status: in_force

(b) A copy of each completed comprehensive physical needs assessment shall be submitted to the Department of Housing in a format prescribed by the department. The format shall be designed by the department so that a baseline of existing and standardized conditions of eligible housing can be prepared and annually updated to reflect changes in the consumer price index and annual construction costs.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-346a — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 138a / Section 8-346a
Sec. 8-346a. (Formerly Sec. 17b-811a). Transitionary rental assistance for private housing. Regulations. Hearing.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Housing shall establish a simplified eligibility determination and application process for transitionary rental assistance. The program shall be designed to allow the provision of such assistance to commence with the first month in which the applicant is no longer receiving benefits under the temporary family assistance program.

(c) The Commissioner of Housing shall implement policies and procedures necessary to carry out the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section while in the process of adopting such policies and procedures in regulation form, provided notice of intent to adopt the regulations is published in the Connecticut Law Journal not later than twenty days after implementation. Such policies and procedures shall be valid until the time final regulations are effective.

(d) Any person aggrieved by a decision of the commissioner or the commissioner's agent pursuant to the program under this section shall have a right to a hearing in accordance with the provisions of section 8-37gg .