Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-395a — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 138g / Section 8-395a
Sec. 8-395a. Workforce housing opportunity development projects.
Status: in_force

(1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Housing.

(2) “Eligible workforce housing opportunity development project” or “project” means a project for the construction or substantial rehabilitation of rental housing (A) located within an opportunity zone in this state, (B) designated under subsection (e) of this section for certain professions that work within the municipality in which the project is located and for very low income families and individuals, and (C) that may incorporate renewable energy technology and be transit-oriented.

(3) “Substantial rehabilitation” means either (A) the costs of any repair, replacement or improvement to a building that exceeds twenty-five per cent of the value of such building after the completion of all such repairs, replacements or improvements, or (B) the replacement of two or more of the following: (i) Roof structures, (ii) ceilings, (iii) wall or floor structures, (iv) foundations, (v) plumbing systems, (vi) heating and air conditioning systems, or (vii) electrical systems.

(4) “Opportunity zone” means an area designated as a qualified opportunity zone pursuant to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, P.L. 115-97, as amended from time to time.

(5) “Eligible developer” or “developer” means (A) a nonprofit corporation; (B) any business corporation incorporated pursuant to chapter 601, (i) that has as one of its purposes the construction, rehabilitation, ownership or operation of housing, and (ii) either certified under this section or that has articles of incorporation approved by the commissioner in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to section 8-79a or 8-84 ; (C) any partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, trust, limited liability company or association, (i) that has as one of its purposes the construction, rehabilitation, ownership or operation of housing, and (ii) either certified under this section or that has basic documents of organization approved by the commissioner in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to section 8-79a or 8-84 ; (D) a housing authority; or (E) a municipal developer.

(6) “Authority” or “housing authority” means any of the public corporations created by section 8-40 , and the Connecticut Housing Authority when exercising the rights, powers, duties or privileges of, or subject to the immunities or limitations of, housing authorities pursuant to section 8-121 .

(7) “Nonprofit corporation” means a nonprofit corporation incorporated pursuant to chapter 602 or any predecessor statutes thereto, that has as one of its purposes the construction, rehabilitation, ownership or operation of housing and that has articles of incorporation approved by the Commissioner of Housing in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to section 8-79a or 8-84 or that is certified under this section.

(8) “Municipal developer” means a municipality that has not declared by resolution a need for a housing authority pursuant to section 8-40 , acting by and through its legislative body. “Municipal developer” means the board of selectmen if such board is authorized to act as the municipal developer by the town meeting or representative town meeting.

(9) “Very low income families and individuals” means families or individuals whose income is thirty per cent or less of the area median income.

(10) “Market rate” means the rental income that such property would most probably command on the open market as indicated by current rentals in the opportunity zone being paid for comparable space.

(b) There is established a workforce housing opportunity development program to be administered by the Department of Housing under which individuals or entities who make cash contributions to an eligible developer for an eligible workforce housing opportunity development project located in a federally designated opportunity zone may be allowed a credit against the tax due under chapter 208 or 229 in an amount equal to the amount specified by the commissioner under this section. Any developer of a workforce housing opportunity development project shall be allowed an exemption from any fees under section 29-263 and any eligible workforce housing opportunity development project shall be assessed using the capitalization of net income method under subsection (b) of section 12-63b .

(c) The Commissioner of Housing shall determine eligibility criteria for such program and establish an application process for the program. The Department of Housing shall commence accepting applications for such program not later than January 1, 2025. A developer may apply to the Department of Housing for certification as a developer qualified to receive cash investments eligible for a tax credit pursuant to this section in a manner and form prescribed by the commissioner. To the extent feasible, any eligible workforce housing opportunity development project shall incorporate renewable energy or other technology in order to lower utility costs for the tenants and be transit-oriented. Any eligible workforce housing opportunity development project once constructed or substantially rehabilitated shall be rented as follows: (1) Forty per cent of the units shall be rented at the market rate, (2) fifty per cent of the units shall be rented to the workforce population designated under subsection (e) of this section, where such unit is rented to a member of such workforce population whose income is not more than sixty per cent of the area median income, and (3) ten per cent of the units shall be rented to families or individuals of very low income receiving rental assistance under chapter 128 or 319uu or 42 USC 1437f, as amended from time to time. The program shall provide for a method of selecting persons satisfying such income criteria to rent such units of housing from among a pool of applicants, which method shall not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity or expression, age or physical or intellectual disability.

(d) A workforce housing opportunity development project shall be scheduled for completion not more than three years after the date of approval by the Department of Housing. Each developer of a workforce housing opportunity development project shall submit to the commissioner quarterly progress reports and a final report upon completion, in a manner and form prescribed by the commissioner. If a workforce housing opportunity development project fails to be completed on or before three years from the date of approval of such project, or at any time the commissioner determines that a project is unlikely to be completed, the commissioner may request the Attorney General to reclaim any remaining funds contributed to the project by individuals or entities under subsection (b) of this section and, upon receipt of any such remaining funds, the commissioner shall reallocate such funds to another eligible project.

(e) The developer shall obtain the approval of the zoning commission, as defined in section 8-13m , of the municipality and of any other applicable municipal agency for the proposed workforce housing opportunity development project. After all such approvals are granted, the municipality may, not later than thirty days after such approval, by vote of its legislative body or, in a municipality where the legislative body is a town meeting, by vote of the board of selectmen, designate the workforce population that fifty per cent of the project shall be dedicated to. Such designation may include volunteer firefighters, teachers, police officers, emergency medical personnel or other professions of persons working in the municipality. If the municipality does not vote within such time period, the developer shall designate the workforce population.

(f) For taxable income years commencing on or after January 1, 2025, the Commissioner of Revenue Services shall grant a credit against the tax imposed under chapter 208 or 229, other than the liability imposed by section 12-707 , in an amount equal to the amount specified by the Commissioner of Housing in a tax credit voucher issued by the Commissioner of Housing pursuant to subsection (g) of this section.

(g) (1) The Commissioner of Housing shall administer a system of tax credit vouchers within the resources, requirements and purposes of this section, for individuals and entities making cash contributions to an eligible developer for an eligible workforce housing opportunity development project. Such voucher may be used as a credit against the tax to which such individual or entity is subject under chapter 208 or 229, other than the liability imposed by section 12-707 .

(2) In no event shall the total amount of all tax credits allowed to all individuals or entities pursuant to the provisions of this section exceed five million dollars in any one fiscal year.

(3) No tax credit shall be granted to any individual or entity for any individual amount contributed of less than two hundred fifty dollars.

(4) Any tax credit not used in the taxable income year during which the cash contribution was made may be carried forward or backward for the five immediately succeeding or preceding taxable or income years until the full credit has been allowed.

(5) If an entity claiming a credit under this section is an S corporation or an entity treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes, the credit may be claimed by the entity's shareholders or partners. If the entity is a single member limited liability company that is disregarded as an entity separate from its owner, the credit may be claimed by such limited liability company's owner, provided such owner is subject to the tax imposed under chapter 208 or 229.

(h) The Commissioner of Housing shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section, including, but not limited to, the conditions for certification of a developer applying for assistance under this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-167 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 130 / Section 8-167
Sec. 8-167. Department of Economic and Community Development to act for state. Reimbursement of small business development centers.
Status: in_force

(b) The Department of Economic and Community Development is authorized, on behalf of the state, to reimburse small business development centers in amounts up to one-half the nonfederal share of the cost of providing applicants for Small Business Administration and business loan programs of other federal agencies, particularly economic opportunity loans and Section 502 loans, with necessary technical, advisory, management or other counseling assistance up to a maximum amount of ten thousand dollars per annum. If no federal support is available, the Department of Economic and Community Development is authorized on behalf of the state to reimburse each of such small business development centers for up to one-half of the cost of providing the above-described services, in amounts not exceeding ten thousand dollars per annum. Any small business development center receiving such state assistance shall apply to the Department of Economic and Community Development for such reimbursement with all appropriate documentation needed to support such application.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-35e — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 127 / Section 8-35e
Sec. 8-35e. Intercouncil committees and staff sharing.
Status: in_force

(b) Two or more regional councils of governments may share staff and staff from one council may work in the area of another council, provided each council involved in such a cooperative effort shall have first adopted a resolution authorizing such action and specifying the extent of cooperation and the terms under which it is to be provided.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-265rr — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 134 / Section 8-265rr
Sec. 8-265rr. Mortgage refinancing program for homeowners with adjustable rate mortgages.
Status: in_force

(b) The authority is authorized to continue to develop and implement a program for home mortgage refinancing for homeowners with fixed or adjustable rate mortgages as an additional purpose pursuant to the provisions of subdivision (32) of section 8-250 . Such program shall (1) include making mortgage loans to borrowers who (A) are deemed eligible by the authority, and (B) purchase foreclosed or abandoned properties or properties conveyed by deed in lieu of foreclosure or short sale; or (2) be undertaken by the authority consistent with and subject to its contractual obligations to its bondholders in an initial amount of forty million dollars under terms and conditions determined by the authority.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-265dd — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 134 / Section 8-265dd
Sec. 8-265dd. Emergency mortgage assistance payment program. Emergency lien assistance payments. Foreclosure of eligible mortgage.
Status: in_force

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, or any rule of law to the contrary, on and after July 1, 2008, no judgment of strict foreclosure nor any judgment ordering a foreclosure sale shall be entered in any action instituted by the mortgagee to foreclose a mortgage commenced on or after said date, for the foreclosure of an eligible mortgage unless (1) notice to the homeowner who is a mortgagor has been given by the mortgagee in accordance with section 8-265ee and the time for response has expired, and (2) a determination has been made on the homeowner's application for emergency mortgage assistance payments in accordance with section 8-265ff or the applicable time periods set forth in sections 8-265cc to 8-265kk , inclusive, have expired, whichever is earlier. For purposes of this section and sections 8-265ee to 8-265kk , inclusive, an “eligible mortgage” is a mortgage which satisfies the standards contained in subdivisions (1), (7) and (9) to (12), inclusive, of subsection (e) of section 8-265ff .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-336f — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 137c / Section 8-336f
Sec. 8-336f. Connecticut housing partnership program. Local housing partnerships. Initial designation. Development designation. Town-aid grant. Regulations. Report.
Status: in_force

(b) Any municipality may, by ordinance, or by resolution of the board of selectmen in any town in which the legislative body is a town meeting, authorize the formation of a local housing partnership. Any local housing partnership shall include, but shall not be limited to, the chief elected official of the municipality and the following members to be appointed by the chief elected official: (1) Representatives of the planning commission, zoning commission, inland wetlands commission, housing authority and any local community development agency, (2) representatives of the local business community, such as local bankers, realtors and developers, (3) representatives of public interest groups, such as housing advocates, members of the clergy, members of local civic groups and representatives of local nonprofit corporations, and (4) local urban planning, land use and housing professionals.

(c) The Commissioner of Housing may provide a local housing partnership with an initial designation under the Connecticut housing partnership program upon receipt of evidence satisfactory to the commissioner that the local housing partnership has been formed in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this section and that sufficient local resources have been committed to the local housing partnership. Upon such initial designation, the commissioner shall provide technical assistance to the local housing partnership which assistance shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following: (1) The assignment of a primary contact person in the Department of Housing to work directly with the local housing partnership, (2) obtaining assistance from other state agencies, regional councils of governments and regional housing councils on behalf of the local housing partnership when necessary, (3) assisting the local housing partnership in developing a comprehensive local housing strategy, (4) assisting the local housing partnership in identifying available local resources, (5) discussing possible ways to create affordable housing through the use of conventional and alternative financing and through public and private land use controls, (6) explaining the requirements of and the types of assistance available under state housing programs, and (7) providing information and advice concerning available federal and private financial assistance for all aspects of housing development.

(d) The Commissioner of Housing may provide a local housing partnership which has received an initial designation under subsection (c) of this section with a development designation under the Connecticut housing partnership program upon receipt of evidence satisfactory to the commissioner that the local housing partnership has: (1) Examined and identified housing needs and opportunities in the community, (2) explored the availability of any state, municipal or other land that is suitable for the development of affordable housing, (3) reviewed applicable zoning regulations to determine whether such regulations restrict the development of affordable housing in the community and to identify any necessary changes to such regulations, (4) established priorities and developed a long-range plan to meet identified housing needs in the community consistent with regional housing needs, (5) established procedures for the development of a written proposal to achieve such priorities in accordance with said plan, and (6) started an activity, development or project designed to create additional affordable housing in the community. Upon such development designation: (A) The Commissioner of Housing shall give priority to any activity, project or development initiated or sponsored by the local housing partnership in providing any financial assistance pursuant to any program administered by the Commissioner of Housing under the general statutes; (B) the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall consider formation of a local housing partnership in a municipality as a primary factor in awarding any grant-in-aid for open space land under sections 7-131d to 7-131k , inclusive; (C) the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall consider formation of a local housing partnership in a municipality as a primary factor in making any grants and loans for water quality projects under sections 22a-475 to 22a-483 , inclusive. If the Commissioner of Housing determines that a municipality has developed and is maintaining a balanced inventory of affordable housing, the municipality shall receive the same priority as a local housing partnership which has received a development designation under this subsection or the municipality in which such local housing partnership is formed.

(e) Upon the completion of the first activity, development or project initiated or sponsored by a local housing partnership under this section, the Commissioner of Housing, upon receipt of satisfactory evidence of such completion, shall provide a town-aid grant to the municipality in which the local housing partnership is formed in an amount equal to twenty-five per cent of the amount of the distribution to the municipality calculated under the provisions of part IIa of chapter 240 for the fiscal year in which the activity, development or project is completed. Such town-aid grant shall be paid to the municipality from the General Fund (1) in the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the activity, development or project is completed, and (2) in each of the three fiscal years following the fiscal year in which such initial town-aid grant is paid, provided the Commissioner of Housing determines in each of such years that the local housing partnership and the municipality in which the local housing partnership is formed are actively engaged in the development of affordable housing within the municipality. Such town-aid grant shall not be included in the estimates compiled by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management pursuant to sections 4-71a and 4-71b .

(f) The Commissioner of Housing shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to carry out the purposes of subsections (a) to (d), inclusive, of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-17a — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 125a / Section 8-17a
Sec. 8-17a. Land use ordinances.
Status: repealed

Town properly adopted ordinance under section after regulations adopted pursuant to Ch. 124 had been repealed. 300 C. 521.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-192 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 132 / Section 8-192
Sec. 8-192. Bond issues. Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated or its subsidiaries. Federal and state aid. Taxes. Temporary notes.
Status: in_force

(b) For the purpose of carrying out or administering a development plan or other functions authorized under this chapter, a municipality, acting by and through its development agency, may accept grants, advances, loans or other financial assistance from the federal government, the state or other source, and may do any and all things necessary or desirable to secure such financial aid. To assist any development project located in the area in which it is authorized to act, any public body, including the state, or any city, town, borough, authority, district, subdivision or agency of the state, may, upon such terms as it determines, furnish service or facilities, provide property, lend or contribute funds, and take any other action of a character which it is authorized to perform for other purposes. To obtain funds for the temporary and definitive financing of any development project, a municipality may, in addition to other action authorized under this chapter or other law, issue its general obligation bonds, notes, temporary notes or other obligations secured by a pledge of the municipality's full faith and credit. Such bonds, notes, temporary notes and other obligations shall be authorized in accordance with the requirements for the authorization of such obligations generally by the municipality and the authorization, issuance and sale thereof shall be subject to the limitations contained in the general statutes, including provisions on the limitation of the aggregate indebtedness of the municipality. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 7-264 , 7-378 and 7-378a , and any other public or special act or charter or bond ordinance or bond resolution which limits the issuance or renewal of temporary notes issued in anticipation of the receipt of the proceeds of bond issues to a period of time of less than five years from the date of the original notes or requires a reduction in the principal amount of such notes or renewal notes prior to the fifth anniversary of the date of the original notes, such temporary notes may be issued for a period of not more than five years and notes issued for a shorter period of time may be renewed by the issue of other notes, provided the period from the date of the original notes to the maturity of the last notes issued in renewal thereof shall not exceed five years.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section and any other public or special act or charter or bond ordinance or bond resolution which limits the renewal of temporary notes issued pursuant to said subsections in anticipation of the receipt of the proceeds of bond issues to five years or less from the date of the original notes, any municipality may renew temporary notes in accordance with the provisions of this section for an additional period of not more than four years from the end of such five-year period. The officers or board authorized to issue the bonds or determine the particulars of the bonds may adopt a resolution authorizing the renewal of temporary notes for such additional period under the following conditions: (1) All project grant payments and bond sale proceeds received shall be promptly applied toward project costs or toward payment of such temporary notes as the same shall become due and payable or shall be deposited in trust for such purposes; (2) no later than the end of each period of twelve months after the end of such five-year period a portion of such temporary notes equal to at least one-twentieth of the municipality's estimated cost of the project shall be retired from funds other than project grants or land sale proceeds or note proceeds; (3) the interest on all temporary notes renewed after such five-year period shall be paid from funds other than project grants or land sale proceeds or note proceeds; (4) the principal amount of each bond issue when sold shall be reduced by the amounts spent under subdivision (2) of this subsection, and the principal of such bonds shall be paid in annual installments commencing no later than one year from the date of issue; and (5) the maximum authorized term of the bonds when sold shall be reduced by not less than the number of months from the end of such five-year period to the date of issue. Any anticipated federal or state project grants or land sale proceeds may be used in computing the municipality's cost of the project. Any municipality in which such resolution is passed shall include in its annual budget or shall otherwise appropriate sufficient funds to make the payments required by subdivisions (2) and (3) of this subsection.

(d) For the purposes of carrying out or administering a specified development plan authorized under this chapter, Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated may, upon a resolution with respect to such project adopted by the legislative body of the municipality, issue and administer bonds which are payable solely or in part from and secured by the pledge and security provided for in subsection (a) of this section subject to the general terms and provisions of law applicable to the issuance of bonds by Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated, except that the provisions of subsection (b) of section 32-23j shall not apply. For purposes of this section and section 8-192a , references to Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated shall include any subsidiary of Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated established pursuant to subsection (a) of section 32-11e .

See Sec. 7-380b re issuance of bonds, notes or other obligations authorized before June 23, 1993.

See Sec. 8-192b re renewal of temporary notes.

Cited. 206 C. 579.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-265w — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 134 / Section 8-265w
Sec. 8-265w. Bond issue authorized.
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 purpose of (1) a grant to the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority for the purposes of sections 8-265o to 8-265v , inclusive, and (2) for loans or deferred loans by the Department of Housing pursuant to sections 8-283 to 8-289 , inclusive. Any proceeds authorized or allocated by the commission for loans or deferred loans pursuant to sections 8-283 to 8-289 , inclusive, shall not be deemed to be authorized, allocated or available for the purposes of sections 8-265o to 8-265v , inclusive.

(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 Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become due.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-12a — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 124 / Section 8-12a
Sec. 8-12a. Establishment of municipal penalties for violations of regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) The hearing procedure for any citation issued pursuant to this section shall be in accordance with section 7-152c except that no zoning enforcement officer, building inspector or employee of the municipal body exercising zoning authority may be appointed to be a hearing officer.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-45 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 128 / Section 8-45
Sec. 8-45. Rental rates and tenant selection for low rental projects.
Status: in_force

(b) In the operation or management of housing projects an authority shall, at all times, rent or lease the dwelling accommodations therein at rentals within the financial reach of families of low income. The authority, subject to approval by the Commissioner of Housing, shall fix maximum income limits for the admission and for the continued occupancy of families in such housing, provided such maximum income limits and all revisions thereof for housing projects operated pursuant to any contract with any agency of the federal government shall be subject to the prior approval of such federal agency. The commissioner shall define the income of a family to provide the basis for determining eligibility for the admission and for the continued occupancy of families under the maximum income limits fixed and approved. The definition of family income by the commissioner may provide for the exclusion of all or part of the income of family members which, in the judgment of the commissioner, is not generally available to meet the cost of basic living needs of the family.

(c) Any housing authority administering a tenant-based rental assistance program, such as the federal Housing Choice Voucher program, shall, not later than thirty days after setting or updating the payment standard, as defined in 24 CFR 982.4, or any similar maximum monthly assistance payment for a dwelling accommodation, post such payment standard in a prominent and publicly accessible location on its Internet web site or the Internet web site of the municipality in which such authority is located. Such posting shall include (1) a disclaimer alerting program participants that the maximum allowable payment standard may not be applied in full to the actual rental rate paid by the applicant in certain circumstances, and (2) any rules or regulations adopted by such authority regarding such rental assistance programs.

(d) Not later than January 1, 2024, the Commissioner of Housing, in consultation with the housing authorities of the state, shall develop a common rental application that may be used by any such housing authority.

(e) No housing authority shall refuse to rent any dwelling accommodation to an otherwise qualified applicant on the ground that one or more of the proposed occupants are children born out of wedlock.

(f) Each housing authority shall provide a receipt to each applicant for admission to its housing projects stating the time and date of application and shall maintain a list of such applications, which shall be a public record, as defined in section 1-200 . The commissioner shall, by regulation, provide for the manner in which such list shall be created, maintained and revised.

(g) No provision of this chapter shall be construed as limiting the right of the authority to vest in an obligee the right, in the event of a default by such authority, to take possession of a housing project or cause the appointment of a receiver thereof or acquire title thereto through foreclosure proceedings, free from all the restrictions imposed by this chapter with respect to rental rates and tenant selection.

See Sec. 8-45a re criteria and consideration of applicant's or proposed occupant's history of criminal activity.

See Sec. 8-72 re rentals and tenant eligibility in moderate income housing.

Duties of commissioners. 164 C. 247. Cited. 213 C. 354.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-265nn — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 134 / Section 8-265nn
Sec. 8-265nn. Pilot program for rehabilitation or refinancing of buildings with five to twenty-five dwelling units.
Status: in_force

(b) The authority shall adopt written procedures in accordance with the provisions of section 1-121 for the application and distribution of loans under this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-7 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 124 / Section 8-7
Sec. 8-7. Appeals to board. Hearings. Effective date of exceptions or variances; filing requirements.
Status: in_force

Cited. 140 C. 527; 142 C. 88; Id., 92; 148 C. 33; Id., 603. Since there was no applicable limitation of time for taking appeal, and since there was failure to show prejudice by any delay in taking appeal and thus doctrine of laches could not be invoked, it could not be said that appeal was barred by lapse of time. 150 C. 113. Cited. Id., 413. Provisions requiring hearing to be held by zoning board of appeals on “any appeal” are not limited to appeals in technical sense; they apply to every application invoking powers conferred on board by Sec. 8-6; recitation that applicant sought permission to change nonconforming use of his premises as a mink ranch to a “lesser” nonconforming use was insufficient notice to inform those who might be affected by change. Id., 532. Prior to 1965 amendment: Time for taking appeal from zoning board controlled by this section rather than Sec. 8-8. 151 C. 646. Cited. Id., 694; 153 C. 315; Id., 623; 154 C. 32; 155 C. 178. Although condition requiring petitioner to deed part of property for street widening was illegal and of no effect, remainder of board's decision granting exception for construction of gasoline station was separable and therefore valid. Id., 350. Provisions not applicable to any municipality which has not adopted general enabling act as provided in Sec. 8-1; hence notice of hearing in conformance with Hartford zoning ordinance was proper notice of hearings before zoning board of appeals of city of Hartford. Id., 360. Section not applicable to hearing before municipal zoning board of appeal prior to adoption of chapter by municipality. Id., 422. Provision that board “shall decide” appeals within 60 days after hearing relates to procedure and is directory, not mandatory. Id., 550. Zoning regulations required board to find “that the existing public streets” are adequate to handle additional traffic where an exception is granted and board could not grant exception conditional on determination of adequacy by town traffic commission. 157 C. 420. Board of appeals in hearing plaintiff's appeal from action of zoning commission was administrative body acting in a quasi-judicial capacity; plaintiff was given a fair hearing, witnesses not required to testify so that she might cross-examine them. 158 C. 158. Notice of hearing sufficient if it sufficiently apprises those interested of action proposed to enable them to prepare for hearing. Id., 202. Compliance with publication requirement by the board is presumed. Id., 331. Cited. Id., 336; 162 C. 74; 163 C. 379; 165 C. 185. Court, upon concluding that action taken by administrative agency was illegal, arbitrary or in abuse of its discretion, should go no further than to sustain appeal; direction of what action should be taken would be usurpation of administrative function. Id., 749. Cited. 173 C. 420; 174 C. 351; Id., 488; 195 C. 276; 211 C. 78; 212 C. 628; 213 C. 604; 218 C. 65; 219 C. 352. Without subject matter jurisdiction, board's action was a nullity; judgment of Appellate Court in 25 CA 611 reversed. 223 C. 171. Cited. 225 C. 432; Id., 575; 226 C. 80; Id., 913. Judgment of Appellate Court in 30 CA 395 reversed. 230 C. 452. Exhaustion of administrative remedies doctrine not applicable to plaintiffs; judgment of Appellate Court in 42 CA 272 reversed. 241 C. 180. Appeal may be taken to a zoning board of appeals by any aggrieved party during a period established by a rule of that board or, if no such rule is established, within 30 days of notice of the action from which appeal is sought. 261 C. 263. When a landowner receives written notice from a zoning compliance officer that the landowner's existing use of his property is in violation of applicable zoning ordinances or regulations, that interpretation constitutes a decision from which the landowner can appeal to the local zoning board of appeals; however, when such written notice concerns a proposed future use, such notice is not a decision from which the landowner can appeal. 306 C. 173. Municipal zoning enforcement officer's action or inaction with respect to homeowner's letter did not give rise to an independent “decision” that could be appealed to zoning board of appeals. 311 C. 356.

Cited. 2 CA 384; Id., 506; 4 CA 205; Id., 633. Statutory and classical aggrievement discussed. 7 CA 632. Cited. Id., 684; 16 CA 604; judgment reversed, see 212 C. 628; 17 CA 17; judgment reversed, see 212 C. 570; 20 CA 561; 23 CA 232; 25 CA 611; judgment reversed, see 223 C. 171; 26 CA 187; 28 CA 256; judgment affirmed in part and modified in part, see 226 C. 80; 30 CA 395; judgment reversed, see 230 C. 452; Id., 797. Valid vote can occur only when agency members are present and convened together at a public meeting. 33 CA 281. Cited. 34 CA 552; 40 CA 692; 41 CA 89; 42 CA 272; judgment reversed, see 241 C. 180; 43 CA 512; Id., 563. Land use hardship standard is the proper standard of review applicable to an application to modify a variance by removing attached conditions, and four votes are required to approve such application. 54 CA 135. The threshold issue is whether an order, requirement or decision by zoning enforcement officer was made, thus triggering the statutory framework for appeal. 58 CA 74. Zoning board required to hold a hearing on plaintiff's zoning application. 69 CA 230. The determination of whether a letter issued by a zoning enforcement officer amounts to a decision appealable under statute depends on the facts and circumstances of each case, and in this case, the letter was a preliminary advisory opinion and not a decision subject to appeal. 114 CA 13. Where four board members were present and available to vote on plaintiff's application, that one member abstained, resulting in denial of the application, did not render vote invalid under section. 138 CA 481.

Board of zoning appeals members who will make decision must be present at public hearing. 19 CS 307. Cited. 23 CS 7. Appeal stays all proceedings in action appealed from including criminal proceedings provided for in Sec. 8-12. Id., 125. Cited. 25 CS 276. History discussed. 26 CS 88. Plaintiffs' claim that logic dictates that legislature did not intend that there should be an inconsistent procedure relative to appeals from decisions of zoning boards of appeal and zoning boards and that therefore the running of the appeal period in the case of a zoning regulation should be contingent on the statutory publication is without merit. Id., 90. Cited. Id., 169. Rule that board cannot reverse a former decision unless there has been a change in condition did not apply where former decision was invalid because of improper notice. Id., 255. Circumstances under which board's decisions should be overruled discussed. Id., 256. Where zoning was controlled by special act with different requirements as to notice of hearing, special act prevails. Id., 262. 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 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. Cited. 32 CS 223; Id., 625; 35 CS 246; 38 CS 492; 39 CS 426; Id., 523; 41 CS 398; 43 CS 373.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-265o — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 134 / Section 8-265o
Sec. 8-265o. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Authority” means the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority as created under section 8-244 ;

(2) “Mortgage” means a mortgage deed or other instrument which constitutes a first or second consensual lien on one, two or three-family owner-occupied residential real property, including single-family units in a common interest community, located in this state;

(3) “Mortgagee” means mortgage lenders authorized to originate mortgage loans in this state; and

(4) “Mortgagor” means the owner-occupant of one, two or three-family residential real property located in this state who is also the borrower under a mortgage encumbering such real property.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-387 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 138f / Section 8-387
Sec. 8-387. Housing Infrastructure Fund. State financial assistance to municipalities located in pilot program planning regions.
Status: in_force

(b) The state, acting by and in the discretion of the Commissioner of Housing, in consultation with the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, may enter into a contract to provide state financial assistance in the form of a grant-in-aid, loan, deferred loan or combination thereof to municipalities located within the planning regions in which the pilot program is established, upon the approval of the regional fair housing compact as provided in section 8-386 . 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. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (d) of section 4-86 , funds appropriated to any state agency for payment to local governments for purposes related to or necessary for the development of housing in the regions, including but not limited to the purposes contained in this subsection, other than those for which distribution is governed by statutory formula, may be made available for the pilot program authorized under section 8-386 upon the recommendation of the Governor and approval of the Finance Advisory Committee. The grants-in-aid, loans, deferred loans or combinations thereof authorized under this subsection and any additional funds made available for the pilot program as provided in this subsection shall be used by the municipalities in said regions for the purpose of planning, construction or renovation of housing and for any of the following when necessary to support the development of housing within such municipalities in accordance with the regional fair housing compact: (1) Sanitary sewer lines, including interceptors, laterals and pumping stations; (2) natural gas, electric, telephone and telecommunications pipes, wires, conduits and other facilities and waterlines and water supply facilities, except for any such pipes, wires, conduits, waterlines or facilities which a public service company, as defined in section 16-1 , a water company, as defined in section 25-32a , or a municipal utility is required to install pursuant to any provision of the general statutes, or any special act, a regulation or order of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority or a certificate of public convenience and necessity; (3) storm drainage facilities, including facilities to control flooding; (4) public roadways and related appurtenances; (5) community septic systems approved by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, provided administrative costs directly related to such construction or renovation shall not exceed five per cent of the total grant or loan from the department. Such grants-in-aid, loans, deferred loans or combinations thereof shall be awarded in such amounts and upon such conditions as the commissioner, in consultation with the secretary, may prescribe by regulation except that no grant-in-aid, loan, or deferred loan or combination thereof shall be made to any municipality that has not approved a housing compact prepared under section 8-386 .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-120 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 129 / Section 8-120
Sec. 8-120. Area of operation.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 8-82 re authority of Commissioner of Housing to purchase and sell units, to insure and make mortgage loans, etc. in name of state.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-359a — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 138b / Section 8-359a
Sec. 8-359a. (Formerly Sec. 17b-800). Programs for homeless individuals. Standards for shelters.
Status: in_force

(b) Each shelter receiving a grant pursuant to this section (1) shall provide decent, safe and sanitary shelter for residents of the shelter, including, but not limited to, through the provision, on and after July 1, 2023, of free menstrual products, as defined in section 18-69e , in each restroom of such shelter that is accessible to its residents and in a manner that does not stigmatize any resident seeking such products, pursuant to guidelines established by the Commissioner of Public Health under section 19a-131 l ; (2) shall not suspend or expel a resident without good cause; (3) shall, in the case of a resident who is listed on the registry of sexual offenders maintained pursuant to chapter 969, provide verification of such person's residence at the shelter to a law enforcement officer upon the request of such officer; and (4) shall provide a grievance procedure by which residents can obtain review of grievances, including grievances concerning suspension or expulsion from the shelter. No shelter serving homeless families may admit a person who is listed on the registry of sexual offenders maintained pursuant to chapter 969. The Commissioner of Housing shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, establishing (A) minimum standards for shelter grievance procedures and rules concerning the suspension and expulsion of shelter residents, and (B) standards for the review and approval of the operating policies of shelters receiving a grant under this section. Shelter operating policies shall establish a procedure for the release of information concerning a resident who is listed on the registry of sexual offenders maintained pursuant to chapter 969 to a law enforcement officer in accordance with this subsection. To carry out the provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection, each shelter may (i) accept donations of menstrual products and grants from any source for the purpose of purchasing such products, and (ii) partner with a nonprofit or community-based organization.

Annotation to former section 17-31v:

Cited. 214 C. 256.

Annotation to former section 17b-800:

Cited. 233 C. 557.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-37tt — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 127c / Section 8-37tt
Sec. 8-37tt. Administrative oversight charges.
Status: in_force

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or any regulations adopted thereunder, the amount of the administrative oversight charge per unit shall be as follows: (1) For the period from July 1, 1997, to June 30, 1998, not more than twelve dollars, and (2) on and after July 1, 1998, not more than five dollars.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-169f — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 130 / Section 8-169f
Sec. 8-169f. Community development activities.
Status: in_force

(b) Any municipality may apply to the federal government for financial assistance pursuant to Section 107 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as from time to time amended, in an amount not in excess of one hundred thousand dollars, without complying with the provisions of sections 8-169c and 8-169d , provided the legislative body approves the undertaking of the activities contemplated under said application prior to the execution of a contract for such financial assistance and provided further requirements of section 8-169e are satisfied.

(c) Any municipality or community development agency may apply to the federal government for one or more urban development action grants pursuant to Section 119 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1977, as from time to time amended, and to undertake any activity authorized by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under said section, providing the legislative body approves the undertaking of the activities contemplated under such application or applications prior to execution of a contract or contracts for such financial assistance. Such application or applications may be incorporated as part of the community development plan prepared under sections 8-169c and 8-169d or may be applied for separately if the legislative body finds that the activities proposed to be undertaken are consistent with the municipality's community development program.

(d) The provisions of sections 8-169c and 8-169d shall not be applicable to any preliminary applications required by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development by regulation or order promulgated under the provisions of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as from time to time amended.

(e) Any municipality or community development agency may, upon the adoption and approval of a community development plan by the legislative body of the municipality in accordance with the provisions of sections 8-169b to 8-169e , inclusive, authorizing such action, establish a default reserve fund to guarantee, up to the limit of the assets of said fund, loans to be made by private lenders for the purchase or rehabilitation of any owner-occupied residential real property containing not more than eight dwelling units, nonresidential or mixed-use property exclusive of any property for industrial purposes, located in an urban area as defined in subsection (v) of section 8-243 , subject to the requirements in subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of section 8-169d concerning community development plans. Moneys deposited in such default reserve fund may be used to discharge a municipality's obligations with respect to mortgage obligations guaranteed pursuant to this subsection and to pay costs incidental to such discharge. Amounts received by a municipality in connection with the foreclosure of such mortgages, including insurance proceeds, may be deposited into the municipality's default reserve fund and used to guarantee additional mortgage loans as authorized by this subsection without need for further action by the legislative body of the municipality. Moneys held in a default reserve fund which are not needed for immediate use or disbursement may be invested in obligations issued or guaranteed by the United States of America or the state and in obligations which are legal investments for savings banks in this state and in time deposits or certificates of deposit or other similar banking arrangements secured in such manner as the municipality determines.

(f) To assist nonentitlement municipalities to obtain guarantees provided for in Section 108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as from time to time amended, the state, acting by and through the Governor, whether directly or by delegation to any commissioner, officer or agency of the state, may (1) make the pledge of grants required by said Section 108 and the regulations promulgated thereunder, and (2) take such other actions as are deemed necessary or appropriate to obtain such guarantees.

Cited. 183 C. 523.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-169p — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 130 / Section 8-169p
Sec. 8-169p. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(a) “Abandoned property” means any real property on which there is a vacant structure and on which (1) real property taxes have been delinquent for one year or more and orders have been issued by the municipality's fire official, building official or health official and there has been no compliance with those orders within the prescribed time given by such official or within ninety days, whichever is longer, (2) the owner has declared in writing to the building official that his property is abandoned or (3) there has been a determination by the municipality in accordance with an ordinance adopted under subparagraph (H)(xv) of subdivision (7) of subsection (c) of section 7-148 , that the vacant structure contributes to housing blight;

(b) “Building official” means the person appointed pursuant to section 29-260 ;

(c) “Health official” means the municipal official authorized to administer the provisions of chapter 368o or any local housing code;

(d) “Low or moderate income families” means families or individuals who lack the amount of income necessary to rent or purchase adequate housing without financial assistance, as defined by such income limits as may be adopted by an appropriate agency or instrumentality of the state or federal government for the purposes of determining eligibility under any programs aimed at providing housing for low and moderate income families or persons;

(e) “Municipality” means any city, town or borough;

(f) “Owner” means any holder, as appears in the land records of the municipality, of (1) title to real property and (2) any mortgage or other secured or equitable interest in such property;

(g) “Rehabilitation permit” and “demolition permit” mean those permits obtained from a local building official under the State Building Code for the purpose of rehabilitating or demolishing a structure;

(h) “Urban homesteader” means any person, firm, partnership, corporation, limited liability company or other legal entity to which urban homestead program property is conveyed;

(i) “Urban homesteading agency” means the agency designated by the legislative body of a municipality pursuant to section 8-169q ;

(j) “Fire official” means the municipal official authorized to administer the provisions of the Fire Safety Code set out in part II of chapter 541 or any regulations adopted thereunder, or any local fire code.

Cited. 194 C. 129.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-240q — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 133a / Section 8-240q
Sec. 8-240q. Eligible activities for grants under pilot microloan program for microenterprises.
Status: in_force

(1) Identify appropriate microloan applicants state-wide;

(2) Evaluate the need for a prospective microloan applicant's business in the community in which the microenterprise is or would be located;

(3) Evaluate community support for a prospective microloan applicant's business in the community in which the microenterprise is or would be located;

(4) Work in conjunction with other community-based nonprofit organizations, state and federal agencies and with the Community Economic Development Fund or any other regional revolving loan programs within the state to assist prospective microloan applicants in preparing and finalizing business plans;

(5) Assist prospective microloan applicants in identifying and accessing other appropriate business resources, including those providing business management training;

(6) Track client data, level of service and outcome of services provided; and

(7) Promote microenterprises and coordinate the delivery of services by microenterprise support organizations to microenterprises.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-136 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 130 / Section 8-136
Sec. 8-136. Modification of redevelopment plan.
Status: in_force

Cited. 158 C. 522. Submission of proposed modification of redevelopment plan to include plaintiff's property to Stamford legislative body is sufficient compliance with law. 159 C. 116. Cited. 174 C. 160; 201 C. 305.

Cited. 26 CS 249.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-66 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 128 / Section 8-66
Sec. 8-66. Administration of projects established for housing war workers.
Status: in_force

See part V re housing for military and defense workers.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-31b — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 127 / Section 8-31b
Sec. 8-31b. Restructure of regional planning agencies and regional councils of elected officials into regional councils of governments.
Status: in_force

(b) A regional council of governments may accept or participate in any grant, donation or program available to any political subdivision of the state and may also accept or participate in any grant, donation or program made available to counties by any other governmental or private entity. Notwithstanding the provisions of any special or public act, any political subdivision of the state may enter into an agreement with a regional council of governments to perform jointly or to provide, alone or in cooperation with any other entity, any service, activity or undertaking that the political subdivision is authorized by law to perform. A regional council of governments established pursuant to this section may administer and provide regional services to municipalities by affirmative vote of the member municipalities of such council, and may delegate such authority to subregional groups of such municipalities. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 7-339a to 7-339 l , inclusive, the administration and provision of such services shall not require the execution of any interlocal agreement. Regional services provided to member municipalities shall be determined by each regional council of governments, except as provided in subsection (b) of section 9-229 and section 9-229b , and may include, without limitation, the following services: (1) Engineering; (2) inspectional and planning; (3) economic development; (4) public safety; (5) emergency management; (6) animal control; (7) land use management; (8) tourism promotion; (9) social; (10) health; (11) education; (12) data management; (13) regional sewerage; (14) housing; (15) computerized mapping; (16) household hazardous waste collection; (17) recycling; (18) public facility siting; (19) coordination of master planning; (20) vocational training and development; (21) solid waste disposal; (22) fire protection; (23) regional resource protection; (24) regional impact studies; and (25) transportation.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-336p — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 137e / Section 8-336p
Sec. 8-336p. Housing Trust Fund program. Purpose. Financial assistance. Third-party contract administrators. Annual report.
Status: in_force

(b) Financial assistance shall be provided under subsection (a) of this section to eligible applicants, as defined in section 8-336m , for development of quality rental housing and homeownership for low and moderate income families or persons. The financial assistance made under the Housing Trust Fund program shall be paid from the Housing Trust Fund established under section 8-336o , and may be in the form of no interest and low interest loans, loan guarantees, revolving loans, grants and appraisal gap financings and other similar financings necessary to make rents or home prices affordable. Financial assistance provided under this section shall supplement (1) existing loan and tax credits programs available under state and federal law, and (2) grants, loans or financial assistance from any nonprofit or for-profit entity.

(c) The resources of the program shall be made available, at least semiannually, on a competitive basis in accordance with the written program guidelines and criteria adopted pursuant to subsection (a) of section 8-336q .

(d) (1) The Commissioner of Housing may, with the approval of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, solicit and accept contributions from private entities, nonprofit and for-profit corporations, philanthropic organizations and financial institutions, to support and expand the resources available through the Housing Trust Fund. All such funds shall be deposited in the Housing Trust Fund.

(2) The Commissioner of Housing may deposit any local, state or federal funds received by said commissioner into the Housing Trust Fund, provided such funds are received for purposes that do not conflict with the purposes of the Housing Trust Fund program.

(e) (1) Any contribution to the Housing Trust Fund made pursuant to subsection (d) of this section shall be distributed as designated by its contributor, except that not more than fifty per cent of the contribution may be designated. If no designation is specified, such funds shall be used by the commissioner to further the purposes of sections 8-336m to 8-336q , inclusive.

(2) Any unexpended or unallocated amounts in the Housing Trust Fund for any fiscal year may be carried over to the succeeding fiscal year and adjustments may be made for short fiscal periods.

(3) Any unexpended or unallocated amounts in the Housing Trust Fund for any fiscal year may be carried over to the succeeding fiscal year and adjustments may be made for short fiscal periods.

(f) (1) The commissioner may select a third-party contract administrator to establish or maintain a revolving loan fund or to carry out some of the duties of the department under the Housing Trust Fund program. For any contract having a cost of more than fifty thousand dollars, the third-party administrator shall be selected through a competitive process and may be paid from the moneys in the Housing Trust Fund. Such administrator may not spend more than fifteen per cent of the contract cost on administrative expenses.

(2) Any contract with a third-party contract administrator selected for the purpose of establishing or maintaining a revolving loan fund shall provide that all outstanding loans are assigned to the department when the third-party administrator is (A) no longer establishing or maintaining the revolving loan fund; (B) in default of its obligations to the department; or (C) no longer functioning as an entity.

(g) The commissioner shall include in the report required pursuant to section 8-37qqq an annual report concerning the activities for the prior fiscal year of the Housing Trust Fund and the Housing Trust Fund program and the efforts of the department to obtain private support for the Housing Trust Fund and the Housing Trust Fund program.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-206h — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 133 / Section 8-206h
Sec. 8-206h. Bond authorization for funding for private providers to comply with fire regulation requirements concerning water tanks at group homes.
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 Administrative Services pursuant to section 8-206g , to provide funding for private providers to comply with fire regulation requirements concerning water tanks at group homes.

(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. § 8-310 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 137a / Section 8-310
Sec. 8-310. Appointment of trustee to represent holders of bonds or notes in event of default.
Status: in_force

(b) Such trustee may, and upon written request of the holders of twenty-five per cent in principal amount of such notes or bonds then outstanding shall, in his own name: (1) By suit, action or proceeding in accordance with the general statutes enforce all rights of the noteholders or bondholders, including the right to require the municipality to carry out any agreement with such holders and to perform its duties under this chapter; (2) bring suit upon such notes or bonds; (3) by action or suit, require the municipality to account as if it were the trustee of an express trust for the holders of such notes or bonds; (4) by action or suit, enjoin any acts or things which may be unlawful or in violation of the rights of the holders of such notes or bonds; (5) declare all such notes or bonds due and payable, and if all defaults shall be made good, then, with the consent of the holders of twenty-five per cent of the principal amount of such notes or bonds then outstanding, annul such declaration and its consequences.

(c) The Superior Court shall have jurisdiction of any suit, action or proceeding brought on behalf of such noteholders or bondholders by any trustee therefor, whether appointed by such holders or pursuant to a trust indenture. The venue of any such suit, action or proceeding shall be laid in the municipality against which any such remedy is sought.

(d) Before declaring the principal of notes or bonds due and payable, such trustee shall first give thirty days' notice in writing to the municipality.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-126 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 130 / Section 8-126
Sec. 8-126. Redevelopment agency.
Status: in_force

(b) The legislative body of any municipality may dissolve an agency authorized under subsection (a) of this section upon determination that such action would facilitate receipt and processing of federal funds and promote the purposes of this chapter. In the event a redevelopment agency to be dissolved has undertaken a project to which the state has contributed financial or other assistance, the legislative body of such municipality shall forward a request for approval to dissolve such agency to the Department of Housing. Upon receipt of such request, the department shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to commerce (1) the nature and amounts of such financial assistance, (2) the department's preliminary decision to approve or disapprove such municipality's request, and (3) any other conditions on which such an approval would be based. Within thirty days of receipt of such report, the committee shall advise the department whether said committee agrees or disagrees with the department's preliminary decision and the reasons therefor. If the committee does not provide such advice within thirty days, the department shall proceed to issue its final decision to the legislative body of the municipality. If the department approves such dissolution, the legislative body may designate or create a new redevelopment agency in accordance with the procedure set forth in said subsection (a).

Under municipal ordinance, members of redevelopment agency were appointed by board of selectmen but ordinance did not require approval of legislative body; held appointments were not valid as statute had not been followed. 148 C. 517. Cited. 158 C. 367; Id., 522; 201 C. 305.

When power to appoint has been validly exercised, subsequent action by appointing authority to reconsider such appointment held void. 21 CS 123. Mayor cannot remove appointed member except for legal cause since appointment is for a definite term and statute does not provide for power of removal. 25 CS 392.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-169u — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 130 / Section 8-169u
Sec. 8-169u. Financial assistance. Abatement of real property taxes.
Status: in_force

(b) An urban homesteading agency may utilize federal, state or other public or private financial assistance, provided that any such assistance requiring local financial participation shall be first approved by the legislative body of the municipality.

(c) An urban homesteading agency may recommend to the legislative body the abatement in whole or in part of real property taxes due on urban homestead program property conveyed to an urban homesteader pursuant to sections 8-169s and 8-169t , or the deferral of such taxes for a period not to exceed ten years. Such legislative body may, by resolution, authorize such abatement. All urban homestead program property conveyed to an urban homesteader may be designated by the legislative body of a municipality as property eligible for deferral of increased assessment under the provisions of sections 12-65c to 12-65f , inclusive.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-68l — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 128 / Section 8-68l
Sec. 8-68l. Tenants' use of common areas for political activity.
Status: in_force

(b) No housing authority, nonprofit corporation, municipality or municipal developer shall prohibit any tenant of a public housing project from using common facilities or community rooms located within such public housing project for political activity.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-37nnn — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 127c / Section 8-37nnn
Sec. 8-37nnn. Interagency council on affordable housing.
Status: in_force

(b) The council shall consist of the following members: (1) The Commissioners of Social Services, Mental Health and Addiction Services, Children and Families, Correction, Economic and Community Development, Education and Developmental Services, or their designees; (2) the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or his or her designee; (3) the executive director of the Partnership for Strong Communities, or his or her designee; (4) the executive director of the Connecticut Housing Coalition, or his or her designee; (5) the executive director of the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness, or his or her designee; (6) the executive director of the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, or his or her designee; (7) the president of the Connecticut chapter of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials, or his or her designee; (8) two members, appointed by the members specified in subdivisions (1) to (6), inclusive, of this subsection, who shall be tenants receiving state housing assistance; and (9) one member, appointed by the members specified in subdivisions (1) to (6), inclusive, of this subsection, who shall be a state resident eligible to receive state housing assistance. The Governor shall designate a member of the council to serve as chairperson.

(c) The council shall convene on or before July 15, 2012, to develop strategies and recommendations for the implementation of the Department of Housing. The council shall: (1) Assess the housing needs of low income individuals and families; (2) review and analyze the effectiveness of existing state programs in meeting those needs; (3) identify barriers to effective housing delivery systems; and (4) develop strategies and recommendations to enhance the availability of safe and affordable housing in communities across the state through the Department of Housing.

(d) On or before January 15, 2013, the council shall submit, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , a report to the Governor and the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, housing and human services on the implementation of the Department of Housing. The report shall address recommendations concerning: (A) Programs to be transferred to the Department of Housing and a timeline for implementation; (B) effective changes to the state's housing delivery systems; (C) prioritization of housing resources; and (D) enhanced coordination among and across housing systems. Not later than fifteen days after receipt of the report submitted pursuant to this subsection, the committees shall hold a public hearing on said report.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-166 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 130 / Section 8-166
Sec. 8-166. Application for federal aid.
Status: in_force

(b) An application under the provisions of either of the federal acts may be made on behalf of any municipality by its chief executive officer after prior written approval of such application has been given by the legislative body of such municipality. Written request for such approval shall be made by such chief executive officer and such legislative body shall, within thirty days after receipt of such request, either approve or disapprove of either the entire application or a part thereof. If such legislative body does not disapprove of all or any part of such application within thirty days from the receipt of such written request, it shall be deemed to have approved the application.

(c) Individual persons or small businesses or regional councils of governments or municipal economic development commissions or state or local development companies in this state may participate in any part of the program offered by the federal government under said acts. Any corporation may make application and participate in any programs established under said acts in the manner and to the extent authorized by vote of its board of directors.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-37k — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 127b / Section 8-37k
Sec. 8-37k. Terms “Commissioner of Commerce” and “Department of Commerce” and “Department of Community Affairs” and “Commissioner of Community Affairs” deemed to mean the Commissioner or Department of Economic Development, when. Terms “Department of Economic Development” and “Commissioner of Economic Development” deemed to mean the Department or Commissioner of Housing, when. Prior terms superseded by “Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development”.
Status: in_force

(b) Whenever the term “Department of Commerce” occurs or is referred to in the general statutes, it shall be deemed to mean or refer to the Department of Economic and Community Development.

(c) Whenever the term “Department of Community Affairs” occurs or is referred to in chapter 131, it shall be deemed to mean or refer to the Department of Economic and Community Development.

(d) Whenever the term “Commissioner of Community Affairs” occurs or is referred to in chapter 131, it shall be deemed to mean or refer to the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-37ee — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 127c / Section 8-37ee
Sec. 8-37ee. Establishment of affirmative duty for entities participating in programs assisted or supervised by state housing agencies to promote fair housing.
Status: in_force

(b) Any entity applying for financial assistance under any program administered by a housing agency established by this title shall submit an affirmative fair housing marketing plan to such housing agency for its approval. Such plan shall have provisions for recruitment of an applicant pool that includes residents of municipalities of relatively high concentrations of minority populations. The housing agency shall periodically review each plan to assure that to the extent practicable such an applicant pool is created and may require that a plan be revised by the entity submitting it.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-13u — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 124b / Section 8-13u
Sec. 8-13u. Report on incentive housing zone program to Governor and General Assembly.
Status: in_force

(b) On or before January 1, 2009, and annually thereafter, the commissioner shall submit an annual report on the program to the Governor and the General Assembly in accordance with section 11-4a . Each municipality shall submit to the commissioner any data requested by the commissioner on the incentive housing program. The report shall be based on such data and shall be for the period ending the last day of the prior fiscal year. The report shall (1) identify and describe the status of municipalities actively seeking letters of eligibility; (2) identify approved incentive housing zones and the amounts and anticipated schedule of zone adoption and building permit payments under section 8-13s during the prior and current fiscal year; (3) summarize the amount of land area zoned for particular types of development in both proposed and approved zones and the number of developments being reviewed by zoning commissions under section 8-13t , including the number and type of proposed residential units, the number of building permits issued, the number of completed housing units and their type; (4) state the amount of zone adoption and building permit payments made to each municipality; and (5) for the current and immediately succeeding fiscal years, estimate (A) the anticipated number and size of proposed new incentive housing zones over such time period; (B) the number and size of new incentive housing zones that may be approved over such time period; (C) the potential number of residential units to be allowed in such new and proposed incentive housing zones; and (D) anticipated construction of housing over such time period.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-68j — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 128 / Section 8-68j
Sec. 8-68j. Financially distressed development. Transfer to Connecticut Housing Finance Authority.
Status: in_force

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

(2) “Connecticut Housing Finance Authority” means the authority created and operating pursuant to the provisions of chapter 134;

(3) “Financially distressed development” means a housing development owned by a housing authority and subject to an asset that was transferred from the Department of Housing to the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority pursuant to section 8-37u or subdivision (3) of section 32-11 ; and

(4) “Housing authority” means a local housing authority owning a financially distressed development.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, a housing authority may, with the approval of the Commissioner of Housing, quit claim or otherwise transfer its interest in a financially distressed development to the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority. The commissioner may grant such approval upon an express finding that: (1) The housing authority is financially unable to maintain the development; (2) there is no reasonable prospect that the housing authority will be able to maintain the property in the future; (3) the housing authority has requested to transfer the development; and (4) the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority is prepared to accept the transfer.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-3j — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 124 / Section 8-3j
Sec. 8-3j. Regulation of family child care homes.
Status: in_force

(b) Not later than December 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, each municipality shall submit to the Office of Policy and Management a sworn statement from the chief executive officer of the municipality stating (1) that the municipality's zoning ordinances are in compliance with (A) subsection (a) of this section, and (B) the provisions of subdivision (1) of subsection (d) of section 8-2 , or (2) the specific time frame within which the municipality will bring its zoning ordinances into compliance with subsection (a) of this section and subsection (d) of section 8-2 .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-240m — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 133a / Section 8-240m
Sec. 8-240m. Financial assistance.
Status: in_force

(b) Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated may provide financial assistance, including, without limitation, financial assistance in the form of grants, loans and the purchase of capital stock, for the program established pursuant to subsection (a) of section 8-240k , upon the execution of a financial assistance agreement containing such terms and conditions as Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated shall deem necessary and appropriate to fulfill the purposes of sections 8-240k to 8-240n , inclusive.

(c) The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority may provide financial assistance, including, without limitation, financial assistance in the form of grants, loans and the purchase of capital stock, for the program established pursuant to subsection (a) of section 8-240k , upon the execution of a financial assistance agreement containing such terms and conditions as the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority shall deem necessary and appropriate to fulfill the purposes of sections 8-240k to 8-240n , inclusive.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-74 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 128 / Section 8-74
Sec. 8-74. Hearing on and approval of proposed projects. Use of modern materials. Regulations. Wage rates.
Status: in_force

Erection of housing project caused no special damage to plaintiff and did not constitute a nuisance. 146 C. 543. Cited. 214 C. 505.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-219d — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 133 / Section 8-219d
Sec. 8-219d. Financial assistance to nonprofit corporations for administrative expenses and technical assistance. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) Any such grant-in-aid, loan or deferred loan shall be made only to a nonprofit corporation which has resources for the costs listed under subsection (a) of this section available from other sources in an amount equal to or greater than one hundred per cent of the proposed grants, unless a nonprofit corporation has been incorporated for less than two years, in which case the Commissioner of Housing may waive the requirements contained in this subsection.

(c) In determining the amount of a grant-in-aid, loan or deferred loan under this section, the Commissioner of Housing shall consider the number of dwelling units for low and moderate income and elderly persons which are being developed or rehabilitated in the project or projects for which financial assistance is being requested, provided no such grant-in-aid, loan or deferred loan shall be for an amount greater than one hundred thousand dollars.

(d) The Commissioner of Housing shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to carry out the purposes of this section. Such regulations shall include provisions to establish eligibility requirements for nonprofit corporations to receive financial assistance provided under this section, criteria which the commissioner shall use for awarding such financial assistance, the purposes for which such financial assistance may be used and the terms and conditions which the commissioner shall establish for nonprofit corporations which receive such assistance. Such regulations shall also include provisions requiring periodic reports to be submitted by such nonprofit corporations to the commissioner and requiring that a performance audit of such nonprofit corporations be conducted by an independent accounting or management consulting firm on an annual basis.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-253 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 134 / Section 8-253
Sec. 8-253. Mortgage loans and insurance of mortgage payments.
Status: in_force

(b) For mortgage payments to be eligible for insurance under the provisions of this chapter, the underlying mortgage shall be one which is made to and held by a mortgagee approved by the authority as responsible and able to service the mortgage properly. Permanent mortgage loans made or insured by the authority under the provisions of this chapter shall: (1) Not exceed (i) ninety per cent of the estimated cost of such proposed housing if owned or to be owned by a profit-making mortgagor or (ii) one hundred per cent of the estimated cost of such proposed housing if owned or to be owned by a housing authority, a municipal developer, a nonprofit corporation or cooperative or by a resident-owner of a structure containing not more than three dwelling units, or of a condominium; (2) have a maturity satisfactory to the authority but in no case longer than fifty years from the date of the issuance of the loan or insurance; (3) contain amortization provisions satisfactory to the authority requiring periodic payments by the mortgagor not in excess of his reasonable ability to pay as determined by the authority; (4) be in such form and contain such terms and provisions with respect to maturity, property insurance, repairs, alterations, payment of taxes and assessments, default reserves, delinquency charges, default remedies, anticipation of maturity, additional and secondary liens, equitable and legal redemption rights and other matters as the authority may prescribe. If a loan made by the authority under this chapter is insured or if the project or any units therein are assisted by any department, agency or instrumentality of the United States or this state, and the terms of the mortgage insurance commitment or regulatory agreement covering such insurance or other assistance are inconsistent with the terms and conditions required by this section or established by the authority under this chapter, the terms of such mortgage insurance commitment or regulatory agreement shall prevail, to the extent of such inconsistency.

(c) Construction mortgage loans made by the authority under the provisions of this chapter may be advanced at the discretion of the authority in installments as the work progresses, provided that the authority shall retain not more than ten per cent of the construction contract price until the construction or rehabilitation has been inspected and found by the authority to be more than ninety per cent completed. Thereafter such retention or any part thereof may be either advanced at the discretion of the authority or retained until the authority shall determine that the mortgagor has complied with all of the terms and conditions of subsection (b) of section 8-253 and section 8-253a . The total of all advances made, after any adjustment under subdivision (6) of section 8-253a , shall not exceed (i) ninety per cent of the project cost if owned or to be owned by a profit making mortgagor or (ii) one hundred per cent of the project cost if owned or to be owned by a housing authority, a municipal developer or a nonprofit corporation or cooperative.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-30a — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 126 / Section 8-30a
Sec. 8-30a. Appeals provisions to apply in all municipalities.
Status: in_force

Rights of appeal from planning commission are governed by Secs. 8-28 and 8-30 rather than city charter. 159 C. 1.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-2g — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 124 / Section 8-2g
Sec. 8-2g. Special exemption from density limits for construction of affordable housing.
Status: in_force

(b) Upon the adoption of any regulation under subsection (a) of this section, the zoning commission or municipal agency exercising the powers of a zoning commission shall notify the legislative body of the municipality of such adoption and request that the municipality establish or designate an agency to implement a program designed to establish income criteria in accordance with said subsection (a) and oversee the sale or rental of any units of affordable housing constructed pursuant to said subsection (a) to persons and families satisfying such income criteria. Any municipality may, by ordinance, establish or designate a municipal agency to implement such program. If the legislative body does not enact such ordinance within one hundred twenty days following the date of such request, the zoning commission or municipal agency exercising the powers of a zoning commission may notify the housing authority of the municipality or, in any municipality which has not by resolution authorized its housing authority to transact business in accordance with the provisions of section 8-40 , the municipal agency with responsibility for housing matters that it has adopted such regulation. Upon receiving such notice, the housing authority or municipal agency with responsibility for housing matters shall implement such program. Any such program shall provide for a method of selecting persons satisfying such income criteria to purchase or rent such units of affordable housing from among a pool of applicants which method shall not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, intellectual disability, physical disability, including, but not limited to, blindness or deafness, place of residency, number of children or veterans' status.

(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit any powers lawfully exercised by any municipality, any zoning commission existing pursuant to this chapter or any municipal agency exercising the powers of a zoning commission pursuant to any special act. Nothing in this section shall be construed to invalidate any ordinance of a municipality or any regulation of a zoning commission existing pursuant to this chapter or any municipal agency exercising the powers of a zoning commission pursuant to any special act, which ordinance or regulation was adopted before June 6, 1988. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit any such municipality, zoning commission or municipal agency from changing the requirements contained in any ordinance or zoning regulation or to require any such municipality, zoning commission or municipal agency to change the requirements contained in any ordinance or zoning regulation.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-355 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 138b / Section 8-355
Sec. 8-355. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Housing.

(2) “Community housing development corporation” means a corporation which has qualified for assistance under section 8-217 .

(3) “Homeless person” means any person who does not have overnight shelter or sufficient income or resources to secure such shelter.

(4) “Nonprofit corporation” shall be construed as defined in section 8-39 .

(5) “Utility allowance” means the average monthly amount a person or family spends for heat and other utilities, excluding telephone, which is not supplied or paid for by the owner of the dwelling unit rented by the person or family.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-27 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 126 / Section 8-27
Sec. 8-27. Building on unaccepted streets.
Status: in_force

Cited. 151 C. 323. Section held not to authorize town to adopt a subdivision regulation imposing a charge against a real estate developer as a condition for granting permission to proceed with an approved subdivision plan when such charge was purportedly to cover reasonable costs incurred by the town for engineering services to inspect work done on public improvements in the subdivision. 153 C. 236.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-13a — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 124 / Section 8-13a
Sec. 8-13a. Nonconforming buildings, structures and land uses.
Status: in_force

(2) A property owner shall bear the burden of proving that a structure qualifies as a nonconforming structure pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection.

(b) When a use of land or building (1) is on a parcel that is fifteen or more acres, (2) is included in industry numbers 1795, 2951, 3272 or 4953 of the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, United States Office of Management and Budget, 1987 edition, (3) is not permitted by the zoning regulations of a municipality, (4) has been established and continued in reasonable reliance on the actions of the municipality, and (5) has been in existence for twenty years prior to July 8, 1997, without the institution of court action to enforce the regulations regarding the use, such use shall be deemed a legally existing nonconforming use and may be continued. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to exempt such use from the requirements of the general statutes or of any other municipal ordinance.

Since damages for breach of contract are measured as of date of breach, subsequent ripening of use under section does not affect damages. 170 C. 177.

Cited. 46 CA 148.

Subsec. (a):

A deck that has neither walls nor a roof is not a “building” and is not an integral part of the house to which it is attached. 308 C. 300.

Statute requires institution of civil action for an injunction within a 3-year limitations period and that neither variance appeal by abutting landowner nor issuance of cease and desist order by town zoning enforcement officer will suffice. 89 CA 324.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-240b — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 133 / Section 8-240b
Sec. 8-240b. Bond authorization for retrofitting projects for multifamily residences.
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 Department of Energy and Environmental Protection for the purpose of financing and awarding grants for retrofitting projects for multifamily residences as provided in section 8-240a . Not more than twenty million dollars of the bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be utilized by said department for grants for such projects.

(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. § 8-169l — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 130 / Section 8-169l
Sec. 8-169l. Discretionary funds. Planning advances.
Status: in_force

(b) Advances provided pursuant to this section shall be repayable to the state out of the grants received by it under said Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 as a result of an application assisted under this section or out of grants-in-aid provided by the state pursuant to this section. The commissioner may, at his discretion, forego recovery of an advance under this section if no federal funds are obtained as a result of it by the municipality.

(c) The commissioner may set up a revolving fund for planning advances to be provided pursuant to this section. Such fund shall consist of any General Fund appropriations, bond authorizations, grants of federal funds, or grants from any other source received for the purpose of this section as well as any advances recovered pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-1aa — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 124 / Section 8-1aa
Sec. 8-1aa. Ridgeline protection: Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Traprock ridge” means Beacon Hill, Saltonstall Mountain, Totoket Mountain, Pistapaug Mountain, Fowler Mountain, Beseck Mountain, Higby Mountain, Chauncey Peak, Lamentation Mountain, Cathole Mountain, South Mountain, East Peak, West Peak, Short Mountain, Ragged Mountain, Bradley Mountain, Pinnacle Rock, Rattlesnake Mountain, Talcott Mountain, Hatchett Hill, Peak Mountain, West Suffield Mountain, Cedar Mountain, East Rock, Mount Sanford, Prospect Ridge, Peck Mountain, West Rock, Sleeping Giant, Pond Ledge Hill, Onion Mountain, The Sugarloaf, The Hedgehog, West Mountains, The Knolls, Barndoor Hills, Stony Hill, Manitook Mountain, Rattlesnake Hill, Durkee Hill, East Hill, Rag Land, Bear Hill, Orenaug Hills;

(2) “Amphibolite ridge” means Huckleberry Hill, East Hill, Ratlum Hill, Mount Hoar, Sweetheart Mountain;

(3) “Ridgeline” means the line on a traprock or amphibolite ridge created by all points at the top of a fifty per cent slope, which is maintained for a distance of fifty horizontal feet perpendicular to the slope and which consists of surficial basalt geology, identified on the map prepared by Stone et al., United States Geological Survey, entitled “Surficial Materials Map of Connecticut”;

(4) “Ridgeline setback area” means the area bounded by (A) a line that parallels the ridgeline at a distance of one hundred fifty feet on the more wooded side of the ridge, and (B) the contour line where a ridge of less than fifty per cent is maintained for fifty feet or more on the rockier side of the slope, mapped pursuant to section 8-2 ;

(5) “Development” means the construction, reconstruction, alteration, or expansion of a building; and

(6) “Building” means any structure other than (A) a facility as defined in section 16-50i or (B) structures of a relatively slender nature compared to the buildings to which they are associated, including but not limited to chimneys, flagpoles, antennas, utility poles and steeples.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-64b — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 128 / Section 8-64b
Sec. 8-64b. Nondisclosure of tenant Social Security and bank account numbers.
Status: in_force

(b) No housing authority may disclose to any private person, except a purchaser of a housing project owned by the authority, the Social Security number or bank account number of any tenant of said project without the permission of such tenant.

(c) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-271 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 135 / Section 8-271
Sec. 8-271. Relocation assistance advisory program.
Status: in_force

(b) Each relocation advisory assistance program required by subsection (a) of this section shall include such measures, facilities, or services as may be necessary or appropriate in order (1) to determine the needs, if any, of displaced persons for relocation assistance; (2) to provide current and continuing information on the availability, prices and rentals, of comparable decent, safe and sanitary sales and rental housing, and of comparable commercial properties and locations for displaced businesses; (3) to assure that, within a reasonable period of time, prior to displacement there will be available in areas not generally less desirable in regard to public utilities and public and commercial facilities and at rents or prices within the financial means of the families and individuals displaced, decent, safe and sanitary dwellings, as defined by the Commissioner of Transportation for transportation projects and by the Commissioner of Housing for all other state agency programs and projects, equal in number to the number of and available to such displaced persons who require such dwellings and reasonably accessible to their places of employment, except that the Commissioner of Transportation for transportation projects and the Commissioner of Housing for all other state agency programs and projects may prescribe by regulation situations when such assurances may be waived; (4) to assist a displaced person displaced from the person's business or farm operation in obtaining and becoming established in a suitable replacement location; (5) to supply information concerning federal and state housing programs, disaster loan programs and other federal and state programs offering assistance to displaced persons; (6) to provide other advisory assistance services to displaced persons in order to minimize hardship to such persons in adjusting to relocation.

(c) The heads of state agencies shall coordinate relocation activities with project work, and other planned or proposed governmental actions in the community or nearby areas which may affect the carrying out of the relocation assistance programs.

Cited. 192 C. 207; 233 C. 296.

Cited. 43 CS 457.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-345 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 138a / Section 8-345
Sec. 8-345. (Formerly Sec. 17b-812). Rental assistance for low-income families living in privately-owned rental housing. Regulations. Hearing.
Status: in_force

(b) Housing eligible for participation in the program shall comply with applicable state and local health, housing, building and safety codes.

(c) In addition to an element in which rental assistance certificates are made available to qualified tenants, to be used in eligible housing which such tenants are able to locate, the program may include a housing support element in which rental assistance for tenants is linked to participation by the property owner in other municipal, state or federal housing repair, rehabilitation or financing programs. The commissioner shall use rental assistance under this section so as to encourage the preservation of existing housing and the revitalization of neighborhoods or the creation of additional rental housing.

(d) The commissioner may designate a portion of the rental assistance available under the program for tenant-based and project-based supportive housing units. To the extent practicable rental assistance for supportive housing shall adhere to the requirements of the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program, 42 USC 1437f(o), relative to calculating the tenant's share of the rent to be paid.

(e) The commissioner shall administer the program under this section to promote housing choice for certificate holders and encourage racial and economic integration. The commissioner shall affirmatively seek to expend all funds appropriated for the program on an annual basis without regard to population limitation established in prior years. The commissioner shall establish maximum rent levels for each municipality in a manner that promotes the use of the program in all municipalities, provided, if the fair market rent established for a housing unit under the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program, 42 USC 1437f(o), is greater than such maximum allowable rent established for such housing unit, such fair market rent shall apply for such housing unit. Any certificate issued pursuant to this section may be used for housing in any municipality in the state. The commissioner shall inform certificate holders that a certificate may be used in any municipality and, to the extent practicable, the commissioner shall assist certificate holders in finding housing in the municipality of their choice.

(f) Nothing in this section shall give any person a right to continued receipt of rental assistance at any time that the program is not funded.

(g) The commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to carry out the purposes of this section. The regulations shall establish maximum income eligibility guidelines for such rental assistance and criteria for determining the amount of rental assistance which shall be provided to eligible families.

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

Cited. 214 C. 256. Section does not limit participants' rights to remain enrolled and receive future benefits so long as rental program is funded; legislature did not authorize retroactive agency action of terminating housing assistance benefits for registered sex offender who was properly admitted into program. 322 C. 191.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-26g — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 126 / Section 8-26g
Sec. 8-26g. Subdivision projects consisting of four hundred or more dwelling units to be completed within ten years of approval of plan. Exceptions.
Status: in_force

(b) In the case of a subdivision plan approved on or after June 19, 1987, failure to complete all work within such ten-year period shall result in automatic expiration of the approval of such plan provided the commission shall file on the land records of the town in which such subdivision is located notice of such expiration and shall state such expiration on the subdivision plan on file in the office of the town clerk of such town, and no additional lots in the subdivision shall be conveyed by the subdivider or his successor in interest as such subdivider except with approval by the commission of a new application for subdivision of the subject land. If lots have been conveyed during such ten-year period, the municipality shall call the bond or other surety on said subdivision to the extent necessary to complete the bonded improvements and utilities required to serve those lots. “Work” for purposes of this section means all physical improvements required by the approved plan, other than the staking out of lots, and includes but is not limited to the construction of roads, storm drainage facilities and water and sewer lines, the setting aside of open space and recreation areas, installation of telephone and electric services, planting of trees or other landscaping, and installation of retaining walls or other structures.

(c) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, for any subdivision of land for a project consisting of four hundred or more dwelling units and approved prior to July 1, 2011, that has not expired prior to July 12, 2021, any person, firm or corporation making such subdivision shall complete all work in connection with such subdivision not later than the date nineteen years after the date of approval of the plan for such subdivision. The commission's endorsement of approval on the plan shall state the date on which such nineteen-year period expires.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, for any subdivision of land for a project consisting of four hundred or more dwelling units and approved on or after July 1, 2011, but prior to June 10, 2021, that did not expire prior to March 10, 2020, any person, firm or corporation making such subdivision shall complete all work in connection with such subdivision not later than the date nineteen years after the date of approval of the plan for such subdivision. The commission's endorsement of approval on the plan shall state the date on which such nineteen-year period expires.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-169nn — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 130 / Section 8-169nn
Sec. 8-169nn. Application or request for funds re authority development project. Economic development statement. Expenditure of funds. Coordination of resources.
Status: in_force

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, public or special acts, any regulation or procedure or any other law, no officer, official, employee or agent of the state or any authority created by the general statutes or any public or special act shall expend any funds on any authority development project, unless such officer, official, employee or agent has received an economic development statement prepared by the Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, except that if no such statement is received by the ninetieth day after the date of the initial application or request for such funds, such funds may be expended. If funds are expended pursuant to this subsection in a manner not consistent with the recommendations contained in an economic development statement for such expenditure, the officer, official, employee or agent of the state expending such funds shall respond in writing to the authority, providing an explanation of the decision with respect to such expenditure.

(c) The Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority shall coordinate the use of all state, municipal and quasi-public agency planning and financial resources that are made available for any authority development project in which the authority is involved, including any resources available from any quasi-public agency.

(d) All state agencies, departments, boards, commissions and councils and all quasi-public agencies shall cooperate with the Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority in carrying out the purposes enumerated in section 8-169jj .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-186 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 132 / Section 8-186
Sec. 8-186. Declaration of policy.
Status: in_force

Cited. 184 C. 51; 206 C. 579. A unified land and water area is one that exists because of the combination of separate land parcels into a unitary development scheme and is not limited to vacant land and includes developed or occupied land. 268 C. 1.

Cited. 35 CS 157.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-37lll — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 127c / Section 8-37lll
Sec. 8-37lll. Certification of affordable housing units within certified historic structures. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Housing may adopt regulations, pursuant to chapter 54, for monitoring of projects that qualify for affordable housing tax credits pursuant to subsections (a) to (j), inclusive, of section 10-416b or subsections (b) to (i), inclusive, of section 10-416c by the Department of Housing, or by local housing authorities, municipalities, other public agencies or quasi-public agencies, as defined in section 1-120 , designated by the department. Such regulations shall include provisions for ensuring that affordable units developed under subdivision (3) of subsection (e) of section 10-416b or subdivision (3) of subsection (d) of section 10-416c are maintained as affordable for a minimum of ten years and may require deed restrictions or other fiscal mechanisms designed to ensure compliance with project requirements.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-8a — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 124 / Section 8-8a
Sec. 8-8a. Process for mediation.
Status: in_force

(b) At any time after filing of the appeal, the parties may agree to mediate the decision that was appealed. The parties shall file a statement advising the court that the dispute may be resolved by mediation. Mediation shall take place with the consent of each party.

(c) Mediation shall begin on the date the statement is filed under subsection (b) of this section and conclude not more than one hundred eighty days after such filing. Such period may be extended for an additional one hundred eighty days upon mutual agreement of the parties. A party may submit a petition to the court requesting another extension or stating why no other extension should be granted. The court, in its discretion, may extend the time for mediation after the second period of one hundred eighty days has elapsed. A party may withdraw from mediation at any time after notification to other parties and to the Superior Court.

(d) The contents of mediating sessions shall not be admissible as evidence. A mediator shall not act as or be summoned as a witness in a court proceeding on an appeal if mediation has not resolved the issues of the appeal.

(e) A mediator may request the participation in mediation of any person deemed by the mediator necessary for effective resolution of the issues, including representatives of governmental agencies not a party to the action, abutting property owners, intervenors or other persons significantly involved in the decision being appealed.

(f) Not more than fifteen days after the conclusion of mediation, the mediators shall file a report with the court describing the proceedings and specifying the issues resolved. If no resolution is made, the mediators shall file a report with the court stating that the issues have not been resolved.

(g) The cost of mediation shall be distributed equally among the parties.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-265s — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 134 / Section 8-265s
Sec. 8-265s. Amount of guarantee. Record of payments to honor guarantees. Notification to State Treasurer.
Status: in_force

(b) The guarantee shall secure the mortgagee up to the amount of the guarantee for any loss incurred by the mortgagee because of default of the mortgagor, including losses in principal balance, interest and fees and expenses due to foreclosure.

(c) The authority shall maintain a record of payments made to honor loan guarantees issued under the provisions of sections 8-265o to 8-265v , inclusive. The authority shall notify the State Treasurer when the cumulative total of such payments equals or exceeds two million dollars. Such notice shall include the total amount of payments made and an estimate of the date that the resources available for the purpose of sections 8-265o to 8-265v , inclusive, will be depleted. When the amounts expended to honor loan guarantees exceed four million dollars, the authority immediately shall cease to issue loan guarantees and shall notify the State Treasurer of the total amount of payments made and that it has ceased issuing loan guarantees. When all funds available for the purposes of sections 8-265o to 8-265v , inclusive, are expended, the State Treasurer shall advance such funds from the General Fund as needed to honor outstanding guarantees as they become due and payable, provided such amount shall not exceed five million dollars. Such funds shall be deemed appropriated for such purposes.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-248 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 134 / Section 8-248
Sec. 8-248. Perpetual succession of authority.
Status: in_force

Section requires Connecticut Housing Finance Authority to adopt regulations in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedure Act. 184 C. 311.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-206 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 133 / Section 8-206
Sec. 8-206. Duties of Commissioner of Housing.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner may determine the qualifications of personnel or consultants to be engaged in connection with the provision of any state assistance or administration provided by the Department of Housing.

(c) The Commissioner of Housing may make available technical and financial assistance and advisory services to any municipality, municipal agency, local housing authority, human resource development agency, regional council of governments, housing sponsor, prospective housing sponsor or other appropriate agency, or the Connecticut Housing Authority, for any activity pertinent to the development, preservation, repair or rehabilitation of housing or for urban renewal, redevelopment or community development activities as defined in chapter 130, provided any financial assistance to a regional council of governments shall have the prior approval of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or his or her designee. Financial, technical or advisory assistance shall be rendered upon such contractual arrangements as may be agreed upon by the commissioner and any such municipality, agency, authority, council or sponsor in accordance with their respective needs.

(d) The Commissioner of Housing is authorized to do all things necessary to apply for, qualify for and accept any federal funds made available or allotted under any federal act for any activities which may be pertinent to the purposes of this chapter and chapters 128, 129, 130, 135 and 136 and said commissioner shall administer any such funds allotted to the department in accordance with federal law. The commissioner may enter into contracts with the federal government concerning the use and repayment of such funds under any such federal act, the prosecution of the work under any such contract and the establishment of and disbursement from a separate account in which federal and state funds estimated to be required for plan preparation or other eligible activities under such federal act shall be kept. Said account shall not be a part of the General Fund of the state or any subdivision of the state. Unless otherwise required by federal law or regulation, any federal housing assistance funding made available at the state level shall be allocated in accordance with the state's consolidated plan for housing and community development prepared pursuant to the provisions of section 8-37t . Such allocation shall, to the maximum extent possible, reflect the types and distribution of housing needs in all parts of the state and the resources required by the department, the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority or other appropriate agencies to meet those needs.

(e) The powers and duties enumerated in this section shall be in addition to and shall not limit any other powers or duties of the Commissioner of Housing contained in any other law.

See Secs. 7-606 and 47a-56j re rent receivership.

See Sec. 8-44a re social and supplementary services for housing projects, rehabilitation and energy conservation.

See Sec. 8-154f re grants-in-aid not subject to repayment by municipalities.

See Sec. 8-190 et seq. re planning and special planning grants.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-169hh — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 130 / Section 8-169hh
Sec. 8-169hh. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “As of right” has the same meaning as provided in section 8-1a ;

(2) “Authority” means the Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority established in section 8-169ii ;

(3) “Authority development project” means a project occurring within the boundaries of a Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority development district;

(4) “Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority development district” or “development district” means the area determined by a memorandum of agreement between the authority and the chief executive officer of the member municipality, or the chief executive officers of the municipalities constituting a joint member entity, as applicable, where such development district is located, provided such area shall be considered a downtown or does not exceed a one-half-mile radius of a transit station;

(5) “Designated tier III municipality” has the same meaning as provided in section 7-560 ;

(6) “Designated tier IV municipality” has the same meaning as provided in section 7-560 ;

(7) “Downtown” means a central business district or other commercial neighborhood area of a community that serves as a center of socioeconomic interaction in the community, characterized by a cohesive core of commercial and mixed-use buildings, often interspersed with civic, religious and residential buildings and public spaces, that are typically arranged along a main street and intersecting side streets and served by public infrastructure;

(8) “Member municipality” means any municipality that opts to join the Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority in accordance with section 8-169 ll . “Member municipality” does not include the city of Hartford or any municipality that is considered part of the capital region, as defined in section 32-600 ;

(9) “Middle housing” has the same meaning as provided in section 8-1a ;

(10) “Joint member entity” means two or more municipalities that together opt to join the Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority in accordance with section 8-169 ll , provided no such municipality is considered part of the capital region, as defined in section 32-600 ;

(11) “Project” means any or all of the following: (A) The design and construction of transit-oriented development, as defined in section 13b-79kk ; (B) the creation of housing units through rehabilitation or new construction; (C) the demolition or redevelopment of vacant buildings; and (D) development and redevelopment;

(12) “State-wide transportation investment program” means the planning document developed and updated at least every four years by the Department of Transportation in compliance with the requirements of 23 USC 135, listing all transportation projects in the state expected to receive federal funding during the four-year period covered by the program; and

(13) “Transit station” means any passenger railroad station or bus rapid transit station that is operational, or for which the Department of Transportation has initiated planning or that is included in the state-wide transportation investment program, that is or will be located within the boundaries of a member municipality or the municipalities constituting a joint member entity.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-29 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 126 / Section 8-29
Sec. 8-29. Filing of maps and plans. Notice and hearing. Assessments.
Status: in_force

See chapter 205 re municipal tax liens.

See Sec. 7-31 re filing requirements for maps of surveys or plots.

Cited. 153 C. 194. Section held not to authorize town to adopt a subdivision regulation imposing a charge against a real estate developer as a condition for granting permission to proceed with an approved subdivision plan when such charge was purportedly to cover reasonable costs incurred by the town for engineering services to inspect work done on public improvements in the subdivision. Id., 236. Where defendant planning commission undertook to widen highways, assessment of damages on strict square-foot basis erroneous as proper measure of damages is difference between market value of whole tract before taking and value of what remained thereafter. 154 C. 695. Cited. 159 C. 1. Affected persons entitled to appeal under section are those to be given notice under section; plaintiffs waived their right to object to failure of personal notice when they appealed without objection at the hearing. 168 C. 285. Cited. 179 C. 650; 184 C. 1.

Cited. 26 CS 169.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-37t — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 127c / Section 8-37t
Sec. 8-37t. State's consolidated plan for housing and community development.
Status: in_force

See chapter 134 re the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-117b — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 128 / Section 8-117b
Sec. 8-117b. Disposal of projects. Conversion to a congregate housing project.
Status: in_force

(b) Upon the determination of the Commissioner of Housing that it is in the best interest of the locality in which a housing project for elderly persons is located or upon the determination of the commissioner and the authority, municipal developer or nonprofit corporation owning such a housing project that it is in the best interest of the state and such authority, municipal developer or nonprofit corporation, said project or any part thereof may, subject to the provisions of any contract or agreement entered into with the authority, municipal developer or nonprofit corporation, be converted to a congregate housing project, as defined in section 8-119e . Any such converted housing project shall be subject to the provisions of sections 8-119d to 8-119 l , inclusive.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-441 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 138l / Section 8-441
Sec. 8-441. Crumbling Foundations Assistance Fund. Department of Housing application for receipt and administration of federal funds.
Status: in_force

(b) The Department of Housing may apply for, receive and administer any federal funds, including, but not limited to, funds made available by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Section 108 Loan Guarantee program to assist owners of residential buildings having concrete foundations that have deteriorated due to the presence of pyrrhotite. All such federal funds received with the intent of assisting owners of residential buildings having concrete foundations that have deteriorated due to the presence of pyrrhotite shall be deposited into the Crumbling Foundations Assistance Fund established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-141 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 130 / Section 8-141
Sec. 8-141. Urban renewal projects authorized.
Status: in_force

Cited. 158 C. 522.

Cited. 26 CS 249.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-163 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 130 / Section 8-163
Sec. 8-163. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(a) “Redevelopment area” means those areas of this state designated as redevelopment areas by the Secretary of Commerce acting pursuant to Public Law 136 of the 89th Congress of the United States;

(b) “Municipality” means any town, city or borough of this state;

(c) The “Public Works and Economic Development Act” means Public Law 136 of the 89th Congress of the United States, as amended;

(d) “Small Business Investment Act” means Public Law 699 of the 85th Congress of the United States, as amended;

(e) “Overall economic development program” means the overall program for the economic development of an area designated as a “redevelopment area” in accordance with the provisions of the Public Works and Economic Development Act and all administrative regulations and determinations promulgated thereto;

(f) “Regional council of governments” means the regional council of governments created under section 4-124j ;

(g) “Municipal economic development commissions” and “regional economic development commissions” means those commissions established under sections 7-136 and 7-137 ;

(h) “Small business” means a concern which is independently owned and operated and which is not dominant in its field of operations, as provided in the Small Business Investment Act;

(i) “State and local development companies” means those enterprises operated under state or local law with the authority to promote and assist the growth and development of business concerns in the areas covered by their operations, as defined in Sections 501 and 502 of the Small Business Investment Act;

(j) “Industrial or business project” means any and all projects which qualify for assistance under the provisions of either the Public Works and Economic Development Act or the Small Business Investment Act, or both;

(k) “Nonfederal share” means that portion of the excess of the net cost of the project, as determined by the Department of Economic and Community Development, over either the federal loan or grant-in-aid thereof, or the federal guaranteed loan as provided for in either the Public Works and Economic Development Act or the Small Business Investment Act, or both; and

(l) “Small business development center” means that local agency or organization as defined or designated by the Small Business Administration or other appropriate federal agency or, in the absence of such federal designation, that agency or organization designated by the legislative body of the municipality and approved by the Department of Economic and Community Development, which has as its function in whole or in part the developing of local entrepreneurship through rendering of consultive, technical, educational and financial assistance and will serve to seek qualified applicants for loans and other assistance from federal, state, local, public and private agencies in furtherance of the objective of establishing and stimulating the growth of small business enterprises particularly as related to the low-income groups within the community. Such center may be a municipal or regional economic development commission, a municipal bureau or agency, a local or regional development corporation or an appropriate private agency.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-114a — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 128 / Section 8-114a
Sec. 8-114a. State assistance to authorities, municipal developers, nonprofit corporations and housing partnerships.
Status: in_force

(b) Permanent loans made by the state under this section: (1) Shall bear interest payable quarterly on the first days of January, April, July and October for the preceding calendar quarter; (2) shall be in an amount not in excess of the development cost of the project or projects, including, in the case of 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, administrative cost or other expense to be incurred by the state in connection therewith, as approved by the Commissioner of Housing; and (3) shall be repayable in such installments as are determined by the Commissioner of Housing within fifty years from the date of completion of the project or projects, as determined by the Commissioner of Housing. In anticipation of final payment of such capital grants or loans, the state, acting by and through said commissioner and in accordance with such contract, may make temporary advances to the authority, municipal developer, nonprofit corporation or housing partnership for preliminary planning expense or other development cost of such project or projects. Any loan provided pursuant to this section shall bear interest at a rate to be determined in accordance with subsection (t) of section 3-20 . As a condition of making any loan under this section, the commissioner may require such authority, developer, corporation or partnership to develop a management plan designed to ensure adequate maintenance of such project or projects, continuum of housing or mobile home parks.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-50 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 128 / Section 8-50
Sec. 8-50. Eminent domain.
Status: in_force

Only real property may be acquired under section; not proper to add damages for loss of business. 139 C. 73. Cited. 145 C. 196.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-42 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 128 / Section 8-42
Sec. 8-42. Commissioners and executive or managerial employees to have no interest in project. Limitation on employment of former commissioners.
Status: in_force

(b) No person who has served as a commissioner of an authority shall be employed by such authority for a period of two years after leaving office. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to a commissioner who has served for more than twenty years for a housing authority which does not have an executive director.

Tenant may not serve as commissioner of the housing project in which he lives. 164 C. 247.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-130 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 130 / Section 8-130
Sec. 8-130. Deposit filed with Superior Court clerk. Withdrawal of agency from proceeding.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 37-3c re calculation of interest in condemnation cases.

Cited. 153 C. 119; 155 C. 86; 158 C. 38; 160 C. 492; 168 C. 135; 179 C. 293.

Cited. 1 CA 20; 2 CA 355; 4 CA 271; 21 CA 359; 23 CA 554.

Cited. 35 CS 157.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-286b — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 136 / Section 8-286b
Sec. 8-286b. Mortgagee participation.
Status: in_force

(b) Any mortgagee seeking a loan guarantee and any mortgagor seeking to have a loan guaranteed shall provide such information to the commissioner as the commissioner deems necessary. The information shall be provided on a form prescribed by the commissioner. Any information required by the commissioner in connection with an application for a mortgage loan guarantee shall be provided subject to the penalty for false statement under section 53a-157b . No guarantee shall be valid until approved by the commissioner.

(c) No loan shall be eligible for a guarantee under the program established pursuant to section 8-286 unless the commissioner determines that the terms and conditions of the loan are acceptable to the commissioner.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-116b — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 128 / Section 8-116b
Sec. 8-116b. Possession of pets.
Status: in_force

(b) No housing project operated pursuant to parts VI or VIII of this chapter may prohibit the keeping of one pet by any resident in any such housing projects if the residents of any such project, by majority vote, determine that pets shall be allowed in such project. Each dwelling unit shall be allowed one ballot in any such vote. Each such vote shall be by secret ballot and administered by the local housing authority or eligible developer operating such project. A vote may be initiated at the request of any tenant, but no vote shall be taken sooner than three years after any previous vote unless a petition signed by a majority of the tenants of such project requesting such a vote is filed with the local housing authority or eligible developer operating such project. No person who owns any pet in any such project shall be required to dispose of any such pet because of a subsequent vote to prohibit pets. No applicant for admission to such housing project shall be required to dispose of any such pet in order to occupy such housing project because of a subsequent vote to prohibit pets if pets were allowed on the date the person applied for admission to the project.

(c) Nothing in this section shall prevent a local housing authority or eligible developer from requiring the removal from any housing project of any pet whose conduct or condition is duly determined to constitute a threat or nuisance to the other occupants of such housing project. No pet shall be kept in violation of humane or health laws. Nothing in this section shall: (1) Prevent any housing authority or eligible developer from adopting reasonable regulations relating to the keeping of such pets, which may include a requirement limiting the size of such pets and a requirement for the neutering of such pets; (2) prevent the adoption of differing terms for the tenancy which are reasonably related to the presence of such pet; (3) relieve any tenant from any liability otherwise imposed by law for damages caused by any such pet; or (4) prevent any housing authority or eligible developer from requiring a tenant to provide notice to the authority or developer if the tenant keeps any such pet.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-46 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 128 / Section 8-46
Sec. 8-46. Penalty for false statement.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 8-72 re penalty for false statement with respect to moderate income rentals.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-307 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 137a / Section 8-307
Sec. 8-307. Capital reserve fund to secure bonds and notes issued under this chapter.
Status: in_force

(2) A municipality shall not issue bonds secured by the capital reserve fund at any time if upon issuance the amount in the capital reserve fund will be less than the maximum capital reserve fund requirement, unless the municipality, at the time of issuance of such bonds, shall deposit in such fund from the proceeds of the bonds so to be issued, or otherwise, an amount which, together with the amount then in such fund, will not be less than the maximum capital reserve fund requirement.

(3) In computing the amount of the capital reserve fund for the purposes of this section, securities held as a part thereof shall be valued in the manner provided in the resolution or resolutions authorizing the issuance of bonds secured by the capital reserve fund.

(b) The municipality may create and establish such other fund or funds, including other capital reserve funds with the same force and effect and upon the same terms and conditions and subject to the same limitations as provided in this section, as may be necessary or desirable in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-265f — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 134 / Section 8-265f
Sec. 8-265f. Program for use of interest earned on real estate broker escrow or trust accounts for mortgage assistance.
Status: in_force

(b) This program shall not require the banking corporations or financial institutions receiving such funds, holding such accounts and paying interest thereon to the depositors of the account to perform any additional administrative functions or assume any additional responsibilities or obligations in connection with such program or the accounts so maintained. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any escrow account established and maintained pursuant to section 47a-21 . Nothing in this section shall be construed to impose any additional obligations on real estate brokers other than those contained in subsection (a) of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-2h — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 124 / Section 8-2h
Sec. 8-2h. Zoning applications filed prior to change in zoning regulations not required to comply with change. Applications for building permit or certificate of occupancy filed prior to adoption of zoning regulations not required to comply with regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) An application for a building permit or certificate of occupancy filed with the building official of a city, town or borough prior to the adoption of zoning regulations by such city, town or borough in accordance with this chapter shall not be required to comply with, nor shall it be disapproved for the reason that it does not comply with, such zoning regulations.

Cited. 220 C. 527; 225 C. 1.

Cited. 25 CA 199; 26 CA 212.

Subsec. (a):

Cited. 28 CA 314; Id., 379; 40 CA 501; Id., 840. States that if zoning regulations are changed after an application is filed, that application need not comply in order to be approved. 63 CA 176.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-39a — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 128 / Section 8-39a
Sec. 8-39a. “Affordable housing” defined.
Status: in_force

Cited. 37 CA 303; 42 CA 94.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-13m — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 124b / Section 8-13m
Sec. 8-13m. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Approved incentive housing zone” means an overlay zone that has been adopted by a zoning commission and for which a letter of final eligibility has been issued by the commissioner under section 8-13q .

(2) “Building permit payment” means the one-time payment, made pursuant to section 8-13s , for each qualified housing unit located within an incentive housing development for which a building permit has been issued by the municipality.

(3) “Developable land” means the area within the boundaries of an approved incentive housing zone that feasibly can be developed into residential or mixed uses consistent with the provisions of this section and sections 8-13n to 8-13x , inclusive, not including: (A) Land already committed to a public use or purpose, whether publicly or privately owned; (B) existing parks, recreation areas and open space that is dedicated to the public or subject to a recorded conservation easement; (C) land otherwise subject to an enforceable restriction on or prohibition of development; (D) wetlands or watercourses as defined in chapter 440; and (E) areas exceeding one-half or more acres of contiguous land that are unsuitable for development due to topographic features, such as steep slopes.

(4) “Duplex” means a residential building containing two units.

(5) “Eligible location” means: (A) An area near a transit station, including rapid transit, commuter rail, bus terminal, or ferry terminal; (B) an area of concentrated development such as a commercial center, existing residential or commercial district, or village district established pursuant to section 8-2j ; or (C) an area that, because of existing, planned or proposed infrastructure, transportation access or underutilized facilities or location, is suitable for development as an incentive housing zone.

(6) “Historic district” means an historic district established pursuant to chapter 97a.

(7) “Incentive housing development” means a residential or mixed-use development (A) that is proposed or located within an approved incentive housing zone; (B) that is eligible for financial incentive payments set forth in this section and sections 8-13n to 8-13x , inclusive; and (C) in which not less than twenty per cent of the dwelling units will be conveyed subject to an incentive housing restriction requiring that, for at least thirty years after the initial occupancy of the development, such dwelling units shall be sold or rented at, or below, prices which will preserve the units as housing for which persons pay thirty per cent or less of their annual income, where such income is less than or equal to eighty per cent or less of the median income.

(8) “Incentive housing restriction” means a deed restriction, covenant, zoning regulation, site plan approval condition, subdivision approval condition, or affordability plan constituting an obligation with respect to the restrictions on household income, sale or resale price, rent and housing costs required by this section and sections 8-13n to 8-13x , inclusive, enforceable for thirty years as required by said sections, and recorded on the land records of the municipality where the housing is located.

(9) “Incentive housing zone” means a zone adopted by a zoning commission pursuant to this section and sections 8-13n to 8-13x , inclusive, as an overlay to one or more existing zones, in an eligible location.

(10) “Incentive housing zone certificate of compliance” means a written certificate issued by the commissioner in accordance with this section and sections 8-13n to 8-13x , inclusive.

(11) “Letter of eligibility” means a preliminary or final letter issued to a municipality by the commissioner pursuant to section 8-13q .

(12) “Median income” means, after adjustments for household size, the lesser of the state median income or the area median income as determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for the municipality in which an approved incentive housing zone or development is located.

(13) “Mixed-use development” means a development containing one or more multifamily or single-family dwelling units and one or more commercial, public, institutional, retail, office or industrial uses.

(14) “Multifamily housing” means a building that contains or will contain three or more residential dwelling units.

(15) “Open space” means land or a permanent interest in land that is used for or satisfies one or more of the criteria listed in subsection (b) of section 7-131d .

(16) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Housing or the designee of the commissioner.

(17) “Townhouse housing” means a residential building consisting of a single-family dwelling unit constructed in a group of three or more attached units, in which each unit extends from foundation to roof and has open space on at least two sides.

(18) “Zone adoption payment” means a one-time payment, made pursuant to section 8-13s .

(19) “Zoning commission” means a municipal agency designated or authorized to exercise zoning powers under chapter 124 or a special act, and includes an agency that exercises both planning and zoning authority.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-3e — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 124 / Section 8-3e
Sec. 8-3e. Regulation of community residences for persons with intellectual disability, child-care residential facilities, community residences for persons receiving mental health or addiction services and hospice facilities.
Status: in_force

(b) Any resident of a municipality in which such a community residence or child-care residential facility is located may, with the approval of the legislative body of such municipality, petition (1) the Commissioner of Developmental Services to revoke the license of such community residence on the grounds that such community residence is not in compliance with the provisions of any statute or regulation concerning the operation of such residences, (2) the Commissioner of Children and Families to revoke the license of such child-care residential facility on the grounds that such child-care residential facility is not in compliance with the provision of any general statute or regulation concerning the operation of such child-care residential facility, or (3) the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services to withdraw funding from such community residence on the grounds that such community residence is not in compliance with the provisions of any general statute or regulation adopted thereunder concerning the operation of a community residence.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-386 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 138f / Section 8-386
Sec. 8-386. Regional fair housing compact pilot program. Report.
Status: in_force

(b) Not later than September 1, 1988, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall submit a report to the select committee on housing containing an evaluation of the operation and effectiveness of the pilot program authorized under this section.

*Note: Section 4 of public act 87-550 is special in nature and therefore has not been codified but remains in full force and effect according to its terms.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-119i — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 128 / Section 8-119i
Sec. 8-119i. Bond issues. Administrative costs.
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 “Congregate Housing Fund for the Elderly”, which fund shall be used to make or provide for the capital grants, loans or advances authorized by section 8-119h . Payments from the “Congregate Housing Fund for the Elderly” to authorities, municipal developers or nonprofit corporations 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 or nonprofit corporation. All payments of fees by a housing authority, municipal developer or nonprofit corporation pursuant to section 8-119h 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 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.

(c) The State Treasurer is authorized to invest in direct obligations of the United States of America such moneys in the Congregate Housing Fund for the Elderly as he may deem to be available for such purpose, and any net increase of said fund resulting therefrom shall be added to said fund.

(d) Subject to the approval of the Governor, any administrative or other cost or expense incurred by the state in connection with the carrying out of the provisions of this part, including the hiring of necessary employees and the entering upon necessary contracts, may be paid from the Congregate Housing Fund for the Elderly.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-3d — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 124 / Section 8-3d
Sec. 8-3d. Variances, special permits, special exceptions and special exemptions to be recorded.
Status: in_force

Cited. 189 C. 573. Appellate Court improperly determined that conditions attached to granting of variance must be explicitly stated in certificate of variance and construed solely on the basis of the language in the certificate; rather, such conditions should be construed by considering entire public record. 307 C. 728.

Cited. 18 CA 85; 30 CA 395; judgment reversed, see 230 C. 452.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-119zz — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 129 / Section 8-119zz
Sec. 8-119zz. Connecticut Housing Authority established. Board members, appointment, term, procedure.
Status: in_force

(b) The terms of the present members shall expire on September 30, 1989. On or before October 1, 1989, the Governor shall appoint members of the board of directors as provided in subsection (a) of this section as follows: One member shall serve a term of four years from said October first, one member shall serve a term of three years from said October first, one member shall serve a term of two years from said October first and one member shall serve a term of one year from said October first. Thereafter all members shall be appointed for a term of four years from October first in the year of their appointment.

(c) The board of directors may delegate to three or more of its members such board powers and duties as it may deem proper. At least one of such members shall not be a state employee.

(d) The board of directors of the authority shall adopt written procedures, in accordance with the provisions of section 1-121 , for: (1) Adopting an annual budget and plan of operations, including a requirement of board approval before the budget or plan may take effect; (2) hiring, dismissing, promoting and compensating employees of the authority, including an affirmative action policy and a requirement of board approval before a position may be created or a vacancy filled; (3) acquiring personal property and personal services, including a requirement of board approval for any nonbudgeted expenditure in excess of five thousand dollars; (4) contracting for financial, legal and other professional services, including a requirement that the authority solicit proposals at least once every three years for each such service which it uses; (5) issuing bonds for the purpose of refunding or refinancing existing debt of the authority as required by the terms of such existing debt and retiring bonds, bond anticipation notes and other obligations of the authority; and (6) the use of surplus funds to the extent authorized under this chapter or other provisions of the general statutes.

(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, except the provisions of section 8-42 , 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.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-37cc — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 127c / Section 8-37cc
Sec. 8-37cc. Housing agencies to serve households with incomes less than fifty per cent of area median income and to promote fair housing choice and racial and economic integration.
Status: in_force

(b) Each housing agency shall affirmatively promote fair housing choice and racial and economic integration in all programs administered or supervised by such housing agency.

Subsec. (b):

Trial court properly determined that there is no private right of action pursuant to Subsec; its purpose is made clear by legislature's placement of directive in an administrative chapter; that purpose is not consistent with an implied right of action, instead legislative directive is linked to strong reporting requirements that enable legislative and executive oversight for compliance. 277 C. 238.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-265qq — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 134 / Section 8-265qq
Sec. 8-265qq. Assessment increase deferred for rehabilitated properties.
Status: in_force

(b) Any such assessment increase deferral agreement shall provide for (1) the completion of such rehabilitation by a date fixed, (2) the inspection and certification by the local building official that the completed rehabilitation is in conformance with such provisions of the state building and health codes and the local housing code as may apply, and (3) the continued residence of the applicant in such property during the period of said deferral. Said agreement shall further provide that, in the event of a general revaluation by the municipality in the year in which such rehabilitation is completed resulting in any increase in the assessment of such property, only that portion of the increase resulting from such rehabilitation shall be deferred; and in the event of a general revaluation in any year after the year in which such rehabilitation is completed, such deferred assessment shall be increased or decreased in proportion to the increase or decrease in the total assessment on such property as a result of such general revaluation.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-37w — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 127c / Section 8-37w
Sec. 8-37w. Model ordinance and procedures for regulation of land development.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Housing shall submit any model ordinances or procedures developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section to the General Assembly for its approval prior to publishing or promulgating any such ordinances or procedures.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-2s — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 124 / Section 8-2s
Sec. 8-2s. Zoning regulations re middle housing development. Housing unit-equivalent points.
Status: in_force

(b) Any municipality that adopts zoning regulations that allow for the as-of-right development of middle housing as described in subsection (a) of this section shall be awarded one-quarter housing unit-equivalent point pursuant to subdivision (6) of subsection (l) of section 8-30g , for each dwelling unit, as defined in section 47a-1 , for which a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the municipality.

(c) No municipality that has (1) adopted zoning regulations that allow for the as-of-right development of middle housing as described in subsection (a) of this section, (2) been awarded housing unit-equivalent points pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, and (3) qualified for a moratorium from the affordable housing appeals procedure under subsection (l) of section 8-30g , based in part on housing unit-equivalent points awarded pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall repeal or substantially modify such zoning regulations concerning the as-of-right development of middle housing during the period of such moratorium.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-44 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 128 / Section 8-44
Sec. 8-44. Powers of authority.
Status: repealed

(b) As used in this subsection, “housing project construction work” means the construction, reconstruction, improvement, alteration or repair of a housing project or any part of a housing project; and “simplified acquisition threshold” has the same meaning as “simplified acquisition threshold”, as defined in 41 USC 403(11). All contracts to be made or let by an authority for housing project construction work, supplies, or purchases of personal property of every description, shall be publicly advertised, for the purpose of receiving bids upon the same, in a local daily paper and, if deemed advisable, in other papers, provided the several parts of such housing project construction work, supplies or personal property shall, together, involve an expenditure that exceeds the simplified acquisition threshold. The bids received in response to such public advertisement shall be publicly opened at a hearing of the authority, the date and time of such hearing being named in such public advertisement, and the contract or award shall be made by the authority with or to the lowest responsible bidder. Such bidding shall not be required for housing project construction work, supplies or personal property previously bid and contracted for by the Department of Administrative Services, the federal General Services Administration, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, or a municipality. An expenditure for housing project construction work, supplies or personal property which is less than or equal to the simplified acquisition threshold and any expenditure for legal or other professional services shall be made in accordance with the competitive proposals requirements of 24 CFR 85.36. In any contract let in connection with a housing project, an authority, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this chapter or in any other statute, may include stipulations requiring that the contractor and any subcontractors comply with requirements as to minimum wages, maximum hours and any conditions which the federal government or any other obligee may have imposed as prerequisite to the granting of financial aid to the housing project.

*Note: Section 36-96 was repealed effective January 1, 1995, by section 339 of public act 94-122.

See Sec. 51-58 re court seals.

Requirements of section extend to purchase of standard form policies of fire and extended coverage insurance; lowest responsible bidder statutes are enacted solely for benefit of public and in no sense create any rights in those who submit bids. 143 C. 338. Provisions that contracts for work, supplies or personal property involving expenditure of more than $1,000 be advertised for bid does not restrict housing authority from selecting a type of facility which, in its judgment, will benefit it; where housing authority decided to convert from coal heat to gas heat and then advertised for bids on gas installation, plaintiff, a seller of oil, could not complain of decision to convert to gas heat for it was not necessary for housing authority to invite bids for other types of fuel before deciding to convert to gas. 148 C. 536. Cited. 208 C. 161; 216 C. 112. Nothing in statute creates a cause of action against housing authority or right of appeal should housing authority fail to comply with the hearing requirement. 265 C. 280.

Housing authority is not a board to hear and determine disputes over labor and wages. 10 CS 389. Provision in lease absolving authority from liability owing to lack of repair held ineffective as defense. 16 CS 106. Decision of public officers in awarding contracts will not be interfered with by the courts. 18 CS 302.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-7a — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 124 / Section 8-7a
Sec. 8-7a. Evidence at hearings and meetings to deliberate formal petitions, applications, requests or appeals to be taken by stenographer or recorded.
Status: in_force

Cited. 148 C. 600. History discussed; reversal of decision in 23 CS 6; failure of board of appeals to comply with mandate of section renders action voidable at option of an aggrieved person. 150 C. 411. Cited. 153 C. 713; 154 C. 393; 155 C. 268; 162 C. 44; 219 C. 352; Id., 511; 226 C. 80.

Cited. 6 CA 110; 43 CA 563. Zoning board required to hold a hearing on plaintiff's zoning application. 69 CA 230.

Where, due to mechanical failure of recording machine, no transcript is available, court 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.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-305 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 137a / Section 8-305
Sec. 8-305. Municipal powers under housing finance assistance plan.
Status: in_force

(b) The municipality shall exercise the powers conferred in this section only to provide assistance in the financing of bona fide housing purchase transactions, and it shall take, or shall cause to be taken, all steps necessary to insure that no refinancing of an existing mortgage loan is accomplished either directly or indirectly with the assistance provided for in this chapter.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-37ww — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 127c / Section 8-37ww
Sec. 8-37ww. Demonstration program for energy-efficient and environmentally safe housing.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner may establish a demonstration program in one or more municipalities to promote energy efficiency and environmentally safe housing by providing matching grants to owners of eligible buildings to repair or replace wooden windows in such buildings. Such demonstration program may be funded from moneys allocated to the program established by section 8-37pp or from any moneys available to the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development from other sources. Of the first three municipalities in which such demonstration program is established, at least two shall have a population of one hundred thousand or more and at least one shall have a population of less than one hundred thousand. No such grant shall exceed one hundred dollars for each window to be repaired or replaced. The commissioner may contract with one or more entities to operate the program.

(c) The demonstration program shall end on June 30, 2008. On or before February 1, 2008, the commissioner shall report to the select committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to housing as to the number of eligible buildings for which assistance was provided, the costs involved, the effectiveness of the demonstration program and the commissioner's recommendation as to whether the demonstration program should be expanded and made permanent.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-336m — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 137e / Section 8-336m
Sec. 8-336m. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Authority” means the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority.

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

(3) “Department” means the Department of Housing.

(4) “Eligible applicant” means: (A) A nonprofit entity; (B) a municipality; (C) a housing authority; (D) a business corporation incorporated pursuant to chapter 601 or any predecessor statutes thereto or authorized to do business pursuant to said chapter 601 having as one of its purposes the construction, financing, acquisition, rehabilitation or operation of affordable housing, and having a certificate or articles of incorporation approved by the commissioner; (E) any partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, sole proprietorship, trust or association having as one of its purposes the construction, financing, acquisition, rehabilitation or operation of affordable housing; (F) the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority; (G) a municipal developer; (H) any community development financial institution; or (I) any combination thereof.

(5) “Housing”, “housing development” or “development” means a work or undertaking having as its primary purpose the provision of safe, well-designed and adequate housing and related facilities for low and moderate income families and persons and includes existing housing for low and moderate income families and persons and housing whose primary purpose is to provide dwelling accommodations for low and moderate income families and persons but has dwelling accommodations for others.

(6) “Housing Trust Fund” or “fund” means the Housing Trust Fund created under section 8-336o .

(7) “Housing Trust Fund program” or “program” means the Housing Trust Fund program developed and administered under section 8-336p .

(8) “Low and moderate income families and persons” means families and persons whose income falls within the income levels set by the commissioner pursuant to regulations adopted under subsection (a) of section 8-336q , except that the commissioner may establish income levels up to and including one hundred twenty per cent of the area median income, as determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

(9) “Municipal developer” means a municipality acting by and through its legislative body, except that in any town in which a town meeting or representative town meeting is the legislative body, “municipal developer” means the board of selectmen if such board is authorized to act as the municipal developer by the town meeting or representative town meeting.

(10) “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management.

(11) “State Bond Commission” means the commission established under section 3-20 .

(12) “Treasurer” means the State Treasurer and includes each successor in office or authority.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-410 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 138i / Section 8-410
Sec. 8-410. Low and Moderate Income Housing Predevelopment Cost Revolving Loan Fund. Interest-free loans for predevelopment costs.
Status: in_force

(b) The state, acting by and in the discretion of the Commissioner of Housing, may enter into a contract to provide financial assistance in the form of interest-free loans or deferred loans to nonprofit corporations, housing authorities or municipal developers, or to partnerships which include a nonprofit corporation, housing authority or municipal developer, for predevelopment costs incurred in connection with the construction, rehabilitation or renovation of housing for low and moderate income persons and families. Such predevelopment costs may include: (1) Feasibility studies, (2) expenses incurred in project planning and design, including architectural expenses, (3) legal and financial expenses, (4) expenses incurred in obtaining required permits and approvals, (5) options to purchase land, (6) expenses incurred in obtaining required insurance, and (7) other preliminary expenses authorized by the commissioner. Repayment of such loans or deferred loans shall be made upon receipt of permanent financing by the borrower, except the commissioner may forgive any such loan or deferred loan in any case where the borrower has made a good faith effort to obtain permanent financing and has been refused such financing and where the forgiveness of such loan is in the best interest of the state. Payments of principal on such loans or deferred loans shall be paid to the Treasurer for deposit in the Housing Repayment and Revolving Loan Fund. 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.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-119dd — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 128 / Section 8-119dd
Sec. 8-119dd. State assistance to authorities, municipal developers, nonprofit corporations and housing partnerships.
Status: in_force

(b) Grants or deferred loans made by the state under the authorization of this section shall be in an amount not in excess of the development cost of the projects as approved by the commissioner.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-154f — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 130 / Section 8-154f
Sec. 8-154f. State grants-in-aid not subject to repayment. Contracts for financial assistance in effect prior to October 1, 1977, valid and binding.
Status: in_force

(b) Contracts for state financial assistance for urban renewal or redevelopment projects executed under any provisions of this chapter in effect prior to October 1, 1977, shall be deemed valid and shall be binding upon all parties thereto. Obligations issued by the state in order to provide funding for such contracts shall remain valid and binding in accordance with their terms.

See Sec. 8-226 re use of prior bond proceeds for purposes of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-265bb — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 134 / Section 8-265bb
Sec. 8-265bb. Contract for state assistance to authority.
Status: in_force

(b) Not later than July 1, 2008, the state, acting by and through the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and the State Treasurer, shall enter into a contract or contracts with the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority that provide for the state to pay to said authority state assistance on bonds issued by said authority for purposes of providing funds for the emergency mortgage assistance program in sections 8-265cc to 8-265kk , inclusive, as an additional purpose pursuant to the provisions of section 8-252 and costs of issuance in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed fifty million dollars. Any provision of such a contract entered into providing for payments equal to annual debt service shall constitute a full faith and credit obligation of the state and as part of the contract of the state with the holders of any bonds or refunding bonds, as applicable, appropriation of all amounts necessary to meet punctually the terms of such contract shall be made and the State Treasurer shall pay such amounts as the same become due. The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority may pledge such state assistance as security for the payment of such bonds or refunding bonds issued by said authority for such purposes. Any bonds so issued by the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority for the emergency mortgage assistance program pursuant to sections 8-265cc to 8-265kk , inclusive, and at any time outstanding, may at any time or from time to time, be refunded, in whole or in part, by the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority by the issuance of its refunding bonds in such amounts as the authority may deem necessary or appropriate but not exceeding an amount sufficient to refund the principal amount of the bonds to be so refunded, any unpaid interest thereon, and any premiums, commissions and costs of issuance necessary to be paid in connection therewith. The state, acting by and through the Office of Policy and Management and the State Treasurer and without further authorization, may execute an amendment to any contract providing state assistance as required in connection with such refunding bonds.

(c) Notwithstanding any contract entered into by the state with the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority for state assistance, the bonds or refunding bonds to which such state assistance applies shall not constitute bonds or notes issued or guaranteed by the state within the meaning of section 3-21 .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-37vv — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 127c / Section 8-37vv
Sec. 8-37vv. Rental Housing Revolving Loan Fund. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) There is established a revolving loan fund to be known as the “Rental Housing Revolving Loan Fund”. The fund may be funded from moneys allocated to the program established by section 8-37pp or from any moneys available to the Commissioner of Housing or the fund 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 Rental Housing Revolving Loan Fund. The fund shall be used to make low interest loans pursuant to subsection (c) of this section and to pay reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in administering loans under this section. The Commissioner of Housing may enter into contracts with nonprofit corporations to provide for the administration of the Rental Housing Revolving Loan Fund by such nonprofit corporations, provided no low interest loan shall be made from the fund without the authorization of the commissioner as provided in subsection (c) of this section.

(c) (1) The state, acting by and in the discretion of the Commissioner of Housing, may enter into contracts to provide financial assistance in the form of low interest loans to owners of eligible buildings for eligible costs. The commissioner may require owners of eligible buildings who apply for a low interest loan pursuant to this section to submit a copy of the report filed by the building inspector listing code violations, and an estimate of the cost of repairs to correct such violations. The commissioner may establish priorities for the low cost loans provided pursuant to this program, including, but not limited to, types of repairs financed, the location of the eligible building, ability of owners to repay such loans, and the extent to which any repairs will extend the useful life of the eligible building.

(2) The commissioner shall establish a priority for low interest loans pursuant to this section for owner-occupants of buildings containing at least two but not more than four residential units, including the unit occupied by the owner. Low interest loans made within such priority category may, at the discretion of such commissioner, include interest-free loans, deferred payment loans payable at the time that the building is sold or otherwise transferred, and forgivable loans for which the principal balance is reduced based upon the length of time that the owner continues to occupy the building.

(d) The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to specify application procedures and priorities for providing low cost loans pursuant to this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-206g — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 133 / Section 8-206g
Sec. 8-206g. Group home fire safety funding. Assessment of need. Applications, reporting requirements.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Administrative Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, the Connecticut Council of Small Towns, the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities and the Connecticut Builders Trade Association, shall assess the level of need for such funds and review fire regulations for group homes in other states, including, but not limited to, New England states, California and Colorado, to determine whether any changes are necessary in state fire regulations for such group homes. The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall prescribe application requirements for the funding and post such requirements on the Internet web site of the Department of Administrative Services.

(c) Not later than October 1, 2024, the Commissioner of Administrative Services shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , on level of need for the funds to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, finance, public safety, human services, planning and development and public health.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-265h — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 134 / Section 8-265h
Sec. 8-265h. Housing advisory panel.
Status: in_force

(b) The advisory panel shall: (1) Consult with and make recommendations to the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority regarding the implementation and administration of the mortgage assistance program established pursuant to section 8-265g , including the methods of allocation and the allocation of funds to be disbursed under such program; (2) review and evaluate, and monitor the impact of the program; and (3) report on the program to the General Assembly as may from time to time be requested.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-137 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 130 / Section 8-137
Sec. 8-137. Transfer, sale or lease of real property in a redevelopment area.
Status: in_force

Cited. 141 C. 135. There must be a legally established redevelopment plan before agency enters into contract for sale under section. 148 C. 517. Redevelopment is constitutional where taking of plaintiff's property was for public purpose and not for private interests. 156 C. 521. Cited. 158 C. 381. Subsequent resale of plaintiff's property, condemned for redevelopment, to church retained in area, was not taking for private use. 159 C. 116. Cited. 201 C. 305.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-202 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 133 / Section 8-202
Sec. 8-202. Definitions.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by P.A. 77-614, S. 609, 610;

(b) “Human resource development agency” means a human resource development agency as defined in section 17b-852 ;

(c) “Housing solely for low or moderate-income persons or families” means housing, the construction or rehabilitation of which is aided or assisted in any way by any federal or state statute, which housing is subject to regulation or supervision of rents, charges or sale prices and methods of operation by a governmental agency under a regulatory agreement or other instrument which restricts occupancy of such housing to persons or families whose incomes do not exceed prescribed limits;

(d) “Municipality” means town, city or borough;

(e) “Governing body” means, for towns having a town council, the council; for other towns, the selectmen; for cities, the common council or other similar body of officials; and for boroughs, the warden and burgesses.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-119n — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 128 / Section 8-119n
Sec. 8-119n. Congregate housing project pilot program offering assisted living services. Regulations. Report.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Housing may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to carry out the purposes of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-37hh — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 127c / Section 8-37hh
Sec. 8-37hh. Decision. Appeal. Extension of time for filing appeal.
Status: in_force

(b) The applicant for such hearing, if aggrieved, may appeal therefrom in accordance with section 4-183 . Appeals from decisions of said commissioner shall be privileged cases to be heard by the court as soon after the return day as shall be practicable.

(c) The commissioner may, for good cause shown by an aggrieved person, extend the time for filing an appeal to Superior Court beyond the time limitations of section 4-183 , as set forth below:

(1) Any aggrieved person who is authorized to appeal a decision of the commissioner, pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, but who fails to serve or file a timely appeal to the Superior Court pursuant to section 4-183 , may, as provided in this subsection, petition that the commissioner, for good cause shown, extend the time for filing any such appeal. Such a petition must be filed with the commissioner in writing and contain a complete and detailed explanation of the reasons that precluded the petitioner from serving or filing an appeal within the statutory time period. Such petition must also be accompanied by all available documentary evidence that supports or corroborates the reasons advanced for the extension request. In no event shall a petition for extension be considered or approved if filed later than ninety days after the rendition of the final decision. The decision as to whether to grant an extension shall be made consistent with the provisions of subdivision (2) of this subsection and shall be final and not subject to judicial review.

(2) In determining whether to grant a good cause extension, as provided for in this subsection, the commissioner, or the commissioner's authorized designee, shall, without the necessity of further hearing, review and, as necessary, verify the reasons advanced by the petition in justification of the extension request. A determination that good cause prevented the filing of a timely appeal shall be issued in writing and shall enable the petitioner to serve and file an appeal within the time provisions of section 4-183 from the date of the decision granting an extension. The circumstances that precluded the petitioner from filing a timely appeal, and which may be deemed good cause for purposes of granting an extension petition, include, but are not limited to: (A) Serious illness or incapacity of the petitioner which has been documented as materially affecting the conduct of personal affairs; (B) a death or serious illness in the petitioner's immediate family that has been documented as precluding the petitioner from perfecting a timely appeal; (C) incorrect or misleading information given to the petitioner by the agency, relating to the appeal time period, and shown to have been materially relied on by the petitioner as the basis for failure to file a timely appeal; (D) evidence that the petitioner did not receive notice of the agency decision; and (E) other unforeseen and unavoidable circumstances of an exceptional nature which prevented the filing of a timely appeal.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-293 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 137 / Section 8-293
Sec. 8-293. Acquisition of abandoned property by urban rehabilitation agency.
Status: in_force

(b) Upon receipt of the list of the abandoned properties pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the urban rehabilitation 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 rehabilitation agency, or any hearing examiner appointed by the urban rehabilitation 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 rehabilitation agency for its final decision. All decisions of the urban rehabilitation 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 rehabilitation 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 rehabilitation 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 rehabilitation agency may recommend to (1) the legislative body of the municipality that the urban rehabilitation 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 exclusive of any improvements thereon as determined by the urban rehabilitation agency, or by eminent domain, provided all eminent domain proceedings instituted under this part shall be undertaken by the urban rehabilitation 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 rehabilitation 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 exclusive of any improvements on such land as determined by the urban rehabilitation agency.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-206a — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 133 / Section 8-206a
Sec. 8-206a. Transfer of certain powers and duties to the Commissioner of Community Affairs, and then to the Commissioner of Housing.
Status: in_force

(b) In accordance with the provisions of said section 4-38d , all powers and duties delegated to the Connecticut Development Commission under the provisions of sections 8-124 to 8-154e , inclusive, and 8-160 to 8-162 , inclusive, shall be transferred to the Commissioner of Community Affairs, and where the words “Connecticut Development Commission” are used in said sections, the words “Commissioner of Community Affairs” shall be substituted in lieu thereof.

(c) In accordance with the provisions of section 4-38d , all powers and duties heretofore delegated to the State Office of Economic Opportunity shall be transferred to the Commissioner of Community Affairs, and wherever the term “director of the State Office of Economic Opportunity” is used it shall mean the commissioner.

(d) Unless specifically otherwise provided in this chapter, whenever, pursuant to law in effect prior to July 1, 1967, reports, certifications, applications or requests were required or permitted to be made to the department, department head, board, division, commission, office or officer, whose powers and duties are assigned or transferred by this chapter, such reports and certifications shall be filed with, and such applications or requests shall be made to, the department, department head, officer or agency to which such assignment or transfer has been made hereunder.

(e) Whenever the term “Connecticut Development Commission” occurs or any reference is made thereto in any regulation, contract or document concerning housing, redevelopment, urban renewal or urban planning grants at the municipal level of government, it shall be deemed to mean or refer to the Commissioner of Community Affairs.

(f) Whenever the term “Public Works Commissioner” occurs or any reference is made thereto in any regulation, contract or document concerning housing adopted or entered into under chapters 128, 129 and 130, it shall be deemed to mean or refer to the Commissioner of Community Affairs.

(g) In accordance with the provisions of section 4-38d , all powers and duties transferred to the Commissioner of Community Affairs by this section are transferred to the Commissioner of Housing.

Cited. 222 C. 414.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-119e — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 128 / Section 8-119e
Sec. 8-119e. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(a) “Congregate housing” means a form of residential environment consisting of independent living assisted by congregate meals, housekeeping and personal services, for persons sixty-two years old or older, who have temporary or periodic difficulties with one or more essential activities of daily living such as feeding, bathing, grooming, dressing or transferring.

(b) “Congregate housing project” means the planning of the buildings and improvements, the acquisition of property, the demolition of existing structures, the construction, reconstruction, alteration and repair of the improvements or all other work performed in connection with a congregate housing program.

Cited. 220 C. 556.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-37y — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 127c / Section 8-37y
Sec. 8-37y. Powers of Commissioner of Housing re state real property transferred to Department of Housing and surplus real property made available by the federal government.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Housing, with the approval of the Commissioner of Administrative Services, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and the State Properties Review Board, may: (1) Enter into a contract to purchase, lease or hold any surplus real property made available by the federal government, including excess real property acquired by the federal government for highway construction, if the commissioner determines that such real property can be utilized for the construction, rehabilitation or renovation of housing for persons and families of low and moderate income; and (2) sell, exchange, lease or enter into agreements concerning any real property acquired by the commissioner under subdivision (1) of this subsection. The commissioner shall require, as a condition of any sale, exchange, lease or agreement entered into pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection, that such real property be used only for the construction, rehabilitation or renovation of housing for persons and families of low and moderate income. Prior to any such sale, exchange, lease or agreement, the commissioner shall notify the chief executive officer or officers of the municipality or municipalities in which such real property is located. No such real property may be sold, exchanged or leased by the commissioner under subdivision (2) of this subsection without the approval of the municipality or municipalities in which the real property is located.

(c) The use of any real property under this section shall be subject to the planning, zoning, sanitary and building laws, ordinances and regulations applicable to the locality in which the real property is located.

(d) As used in this section, “exchange” means the mutual transfer of interests in real property, simultaneously and each in consideration of the other.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-68c — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 128 / Section 8-68c
Sec. 8-68c. Notice of certain actions concerning federally assisted multifamily rental housing for low and moderate income persons and families.
Status: in_force

(1) New construction, substantial rehabilitation, moderate rehabilitation, property disposition and loan management set-aside programs or any other program providing project-based assistance under 42 USC 1437f, including, but not limited to, housing regulated pursuant to 24 CFR 983.1 to 24 CFR 983.262, inclusive, 24 CFR Parts 880 to 884, inclusive, and 24 CFR Part 886;

(2) The Below Market Interest Rate Program under Section 221(d)(3) of the National Housing Act, 12 USC 1715 l (d)(3), (5);

(3) Section 236 of the National Housing Act, 12 USC 1715z-1;

(4) Section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, 12 USC 1701q;

(5) Programs for rent supplement assistance under Section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965, 12 USC 1701s;

(6) Programs under Section 515 of the Housing Act of 1949, 42 USC 1485;

(7) Programs under Section 521 of the Housing Act of 1949, 42 USC 1490a;

(8) The Low Income Housing Tax Credit program, 26 USC 42; or

(9) Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities under 42 USC 8013.

(b) Any owner of multifamily rental housing for persons and families of low and moderate income, that is assisted pursuant to a contract, mortgage, or mortgage insured under any covered program shall, not later than one year prior to the expiration or planned or proposed termination of any subsidy for the development, sale, transfer of title, lease of the development, prepayment of any such contract or mortgage, or maturity of such mortgage, if any such action will result in the cessation or reduction of the financial assistance or regulatory requirements designed to make the assisted units affordable to low and moderate income households, provide written notice of such action to the Commissioner of Housing, the chief executive officer of the municipality in which such housing is located and to all tenants residing in such housing. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the contractual rights or the ability of such owner to prepay any such mortgage or to interfere with any existing contract. Not later than ten business days after receipt of any notice, the Commissioner of Housing shall cause such notice to be posted on the web site of the department. Such notice shall also be made available electronically to those persons who have provided the commissioner with a written request to receive such notices along with a current electronic mail address.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, the owner of multifamily rental housing that is assisted pursuant to a contract, mortgage or mortgage insured under any covered program that was not subject to the provisions of this section prior to July 1, 2006, and which, as of July 1, 2006, has less than one year remaining prior to the expiration or planned or proposed termination of any subsidy for the development, sale, transfer of title, lease of the development, prepayment of any such contract or mortgage or maturity of such mortgage, if any such action will result in the cessation or reduction of the financial assistance or regulatory requirements designed to make the assisted units affordable to low and moderate income households, shall provide not less than ninety days written notice of such action. Said notice shall be delivered to the parties listed in subsection (b) of this section and shall be posted and made available in accordance with the provisions of said subsection (b).
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-44b — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 128 / Section 8-44b
Sec. 8-44b. Housing authority police force.
Status: in_force

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, any housing authority police force which existed prior to October 1, 1970, pursuant to Title 1 of Public Law 89-754, 80 Stat. 1255, the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966, and which, for any reason, does not constitute a housing authority police force pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, shall constitute a housing authority police force pursuant to this subsection and the members of such police forces may exercise the powers granted to such members pursuant to this subsection. The members of such police force may act, at the expense of the municipality, as special police officers upon property owned or managed by any housing authority. Such special police officers: (1) May arrest, without previous complaint and warrant, any person for any offense in their jurisdiction, when such person is taken or apprehended in the act or on the speedy information of others; (2) when in the immediate pursuit of one who may be arrested under the provisions of this subsection, may pursue such offender outside of their jurisdiction into any part of the municipality to effect an arrest; (3) shall be peace officers as defined in subdivision (9) of section 53a-3 ; (4) shall have the authority to serve criminal process within their jurisdiction; (5) shall, when on duty, wear a uniform, distinct in color from that worn by the police officers of the municipality; (6) shall, when on duty, wear in plain view a shield, distinct in shape from that worn by the police officers of the municipality which shall bear the words “special police”; (7) shall complete a forty-hour basic training program provided by the municipality within one hundred eighty days of June 27, 1983; (8) shall take an oath of office.

Cited. 216 C. 112.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-5a — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 124 / Section 8-5a
Sec. 8-5a. Designation of alternate members to act.
Status: in_force

Fact that minutes failed to show how or by whom alternates who participated in hearing were designated did not invalidate board's action. 150 C. 539. Cited. 219 C. 352.

Cited. 33 CA 281. Unseated alternate zoning board member's participation in public hearing was not in contravention of plain language of section. 127 CA 669.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-244c — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 134 / Section 8-244c
Sec. 8-244c. State Housing Authority to be successor to Connecticut Housing Authority.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 32-1k for definitions.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-131 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 130 / Section 8-131
Sec. 8-131. Acceptances to be filed. Approval by judge or judge trial referee.
Status: in_force

Cited. 160 C. 492; 168 C. 135.

Cited. 1 CA 20; 2 CA 355; 4 CA 271; 23 CA 554.

Cited. 35 CS 157.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-37mmm — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 127c / Section 8-37mmm
Sec. 8-37mmm. Visitable housing.
Status: in_force

(b) The Department of Housing, in consultation with the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, may establish a program to encourage the development of visitable housing in the state. The program shall (1) provide a single point of contact for any person seeking financial or technical assistance from the state to construct visitable housing, (2) identify financial incentives for developers who construct visitable housing, and (3) include public education about such housing. The department shall submit a report on the status of the program, in accordance with section 11-4a , to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to housing not later than October 1, 2012.

(c) The Department of Housing shall establish, within available appropriations, an informational web page in a conspicuous place on such department's Internet web site with a list of links to available visitable housing resources.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-1c — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 124 / Section 8-1c
Sec. 8-1c. Fees for municipal land use applications.
Status: in_force

(b) A municipality may, by regulation, require any person applying to a municipal zoning commission, planning commission, combined planning and zoning commission, zoning board of appeals or inland wetlands commission for approval of an application to pay the cost of reasonable fees associated with any necessary review by consultants with expertise in land use of any particular technical aspect of such application, such as regarding traffic or stormwater, for the benefit of such commission or board. Any such fees shall be accounted for separately from other funds of such commission or board and shall be used only for expenses associated with the technical review by consultants who are not salaried employees of the municipality or such commission or board. Any amount of the fee remaining after payment of all expenses for such technical review, including any interest accrued, shall be returned to the applicant not later than forty-five days after the completion of the technical review.

(c) No municipality may adopt a schedule of fees under subsection (a) of this section that results in higher fees for (1) development projects built using the provisions of section 8-30g , or (2) residential buildings containing four or more dwelling units, than for other residential dwellings, including, but not limited to, higher fees per dwelling unit, per square footage or per unit of construction cost.

Town has broad authority under section to define subdivision application processing fees by ordinance subject only to the standard of reasonableness. 232 C. 44.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-191 — Connecticut Code / Title 8 / Chapter 132 / Section 8-191
Sec. 8-191. Adoption of development plan.
Status: in_force

(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section with respect to submission of a development project to and approval by the commissioner shall not apply to a project for which no grant has been made under section 8-190 and no application for a grant is to be made under section 8-195 .

Cited. 184 C. 51.