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CT Gen Stat § 8-367 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 138c - Grants to Municipalities for Financing of Low and Moderate Income Rental Housing|Section 8-367 - Bond issue.

 (a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond Commission shall have the power from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate one hundred thousand five hundred dollars.(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 grants-in-aid made pursuant to section 8-365.(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 Commissioner of Housing 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.(P.A. 86-306, S. 3, 4; P.A. 87-506, S. 2, 9; P.A. 89-331, S. 10, 30; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 13-234, S. 2.)History: P.A. 87-506 removed reference to repealed Sec. 8-366 and removed bond authorization deadline of June 30, 1987; P.A. 89-331 decreased the bond authorization from $1,000,000 to $100,500; P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Housing with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development; pursuant to P.A. 13-234, references to Commissioner of Economic and Community Development and Department of Economic and Community Development were changed editorially by the Revisors to references to Commissioner of Housing and Department of Housing, respectively, effective June 19, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 8-367a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 138c - Grants to Municipalities for Financing of Low and Moderate Income Rental Housing|Section 8-367a - Financial assistance for tenant management organizations. Pilot program. Regulations. Report.

 (a) The Commissioner of Housing shall establish a pilot program to provide financial assistance in the form of a grant-in-aid for expenses incurred in the establishment of a tenant management organization in a state-assisted or federally-assisted housing project, including the cost of technical assistance and training designed to teach tenants how to manage and maintain public housing. The pilot program shall provide such assistance in up to three municipalities. Such grants-in-aid shall be awarded in accordance with such terms and conditions as the commissioner may prescribe.(b) The Commissioner of Housing shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to carry out the purposes of this section. The regulations shall establish the criteria for awarding the grants-in-aid authorized under this section and the terms and conditions of such grants.(c) Not later than January 15, 1989, the Commissioner of Housing shall submit a report containing an evaluation of the operation and effectiveness of the pilot program authorized under this section to the joint standing committee on planning and development.(P.A. 87-406, S. 3, 5; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 13-234, S. 2.)History: P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Housing with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development; pursuant to P.A. 13-234, references to Commissioner of Economic and Community Development were changed editorially by the Revisors to references to Commissioner of Housing, effective June 19, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 8-376 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 138e - Housing Development Zones|Section 8-376 - Designation of housing development zones.

 Any municipality which is a distressed municipality as defined in subsection (b) of section 32-9p, on October 1, 1987, may apply to the Commissioner of Housing to designate an area of such municipality as a housing development zone. Any such area shall consist of one or two contiguous United States census tracts or a portion of an individual census tract as determined in accordance with the most recent United States census. At least twenty-five per cent of the designated area shall be zoned or allow for multifamily residential dwellings.(P.A. 87-378, S. 1; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 13-234, S. 2.)History: P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Housing with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development; pursuant to P.A. 13-234, reference to Commissioner of Economic and Community Development was changed editorially by the Revisors to reference to Commissioner of Housing, effective June 19, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 8-377 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 138e - Housing Development Zones|Section 8-377 - Plan of development and rehabilitation.

 Any municipality which applies for designation of an area of the municipality as a housing development zone shall submit to the commissioner a plan for the development and rehabilitation of housing in the area. Such plan shall include evidence of the commitment of financial assistance that will be made for housing development in the area by private persons, the municipality, state agencies or agencies of the United States government.(P.A. 87-378, S. 2.)
CT Gen Stat § 8-378 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 138e - Housing Development Zones|Section 8-378 - Approval of designation. Priority financial assistance. Removal of designation.

 The Commissioner of Housing may approve the designation of up to three areas in the state as housing development zones, provided the commissioner shall not approve the designation of more than one housing development zone in any municipality. Proposals for financial assistance received by the commissioner from eligible developers, as defined in section 8-39, for programs or projects authorized pursuant to chapter 128, 130 or 133 which will be located in a housing development zone shall be accorded a high priority to receive financial assistance from the commissioner. The commissioner may remove the designation of any area which has been approved as a housing development zone if such area no longer meets the criteria for designation as such a zone set forth in sections 8-376 and 8-377 or in regulations adopted pursuant to section 8-381, provided no such designation shall be removed less than ten years from the original date of approval of such zone.(P.A. 87-378, S. 3; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 13-234, S. 34.)History: P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Housing with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development; P.A. 13-234 substituted “Commissioner of Housing” for “Commissioner of Economic and Community Development” and deleted reference to Ch. 138, effective July 1, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 8-379 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 138e - Housing Development Zones|Section 8-379 - Waiver of percentage limitations on financial assistance.

 The commissioner may waive the limitations on the amount of state financial assistance provided pursuant to section 8-216b for housing and community development projects undertaken in a housing development zone.(P.A. 87-378, S. 4; P.A. 88-280, S. 12.)History: P.A. 88-280 made technical changes.
CT Gen Stat § 8-380 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 138e - Housing Development Zones|Section 8-380 - Fixing of assessments in housing development zones.

 Any municipality which includes an area which has been designated as a housing development zone pursuant to section 8-378 shall provide, by ordinance, for the fixing of assessments on all commercial and residential property in such zone which is improved during the period when such area is designated a housing development zone and, in the case of residential property, is occupied by families whose income is less than one hundred fifty per cent of the median family income of the municipality. Such fixed assessments shall be for a period of eleven years from the time of such improvement and the municipality shall defer any increase in assessment attributable to such improvements according to the following schedule:|||| YearPercentageOf Increase DeferredFirst100Second100Third 90Fourth 80Fifth 70Sixth 60Seventh 50Eighth 40Ninth 30Tenth 20Eleventh 10(P.A. 87-378, S. 5.)
CT Gen Stat § 8-381 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 138e - Housing Development Zones|Section 8-381 - Regulations.

 The Commissioner of Housing shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to establish such additional qualifications for designation as a housing development zone and such other requirements as necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.(P.A. 87-378, S. 6; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 13-234, S. 2.)History: P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Housing with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development; pursuant to P.A. 13-234, reference to Commissioner of Economic and Community Development was changed editorially by the Revisors to reference to Commissioner of Housing, effective June 19, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 8-385 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 138f - State and Regional Housing Planning, Policy and Development|Section 8-385 - Housing Advisory Committee.

 Section 8-385 is repealed, effective July 1, 2013.(P.A. 87-550, S. 3, 10; P.A. 89-126, S. 1; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-12, S. 5; P.A. 94-138, S. 1; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-68, S. 4; 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 13-234, S. 155; 13-247, S. 286; 13-299, S. 95.)
CT Gen Stat § 8-388 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 138f - State and Regional Housing Planning, Policy and Development|Section 8-388 - Regulations.

 The Commissioner of Housing, in consultation with the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to carry out the purpose of section 8-387. Such regulations shall establish terms and conditions for the award of the grants-in-aid and loans authorized under subsection (b) of said section, requirements and limitations as to adjustments of loan terms and conditions of repayment, funding priorities and such additional requirements as the commissioner deems necessary and reasonable.(P.A. 87-550, S. 7, 10; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 13-234, S. 2.)History: P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Housing with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development; pursuant to P.A. 13-234, reference to Commissioner of Economic and Community Development was changed editorially by the Revisors to reference to Commissioner of Housing, effective June 19, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 8-389 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 138f - State and Regional Housing Planning, Policy and Development|Section 8-389 - Priority financial or technical assistance in connection with regional fair housing compact.

 Upon the incorporation of a successfully negotiated regional fair housing compact into a regional plan of conservation and development by a regional planning agency pursuant to section 8-386, the Commissioner of Housing and the Connecticut Housing Authority may give priority to any application for financial or technical assistance made by a municipality, housing authority or eligible developer as defined in subsection (u) of section 8-39 in connection with any project located in a municipality which has approved the regional fair housing compact pursuant to section 8-386.(P.A. 88-334, S. 3, 7; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 08-182, S. 13; P.A. 13-234, S. 2.)History: P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Housing with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development; P.A. 08-182 changed “regional plan of development” to “regional plan of conservation and development”; pursuant to P.A. 13-234, reference to Commissioner of Economic and Community Development was changed editorially by the Revisors to reference to Commissioner of Housing, effective June 19, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 8-401 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 138h - Private Rental Investment Mortgage and Equity Program|Section 8-401 - Grants-in-aid or deferred loans to rental housing projects financed by Connecticut Housing Finance Authority first mortgages.

 Upon preliminary approval by the State Bond Commission pursuant to the provisions of section 3-20, the state, acting by and through the Commissioner of Housing, may enter into a contract with a developer, the authority or mortgagor of the authority for state financial assistance in the form of grants-in-aid or deferred loans to housing projects financed by the authority through the means of a loan secured by a first mortgage. Such grants or deferred loans made to a developer or mortgagor of the authority under this section shall be for construction or rehabilitation of developments containing rental units. The total amount of such grants or deferred loans awarded to a single project shall not exceed an amount equal to one-half of the cost of the project divided by the number of rental units in the project multiplied by the number of low-income units in the project. The total number of low-income units in any project receiving financial assistance under this section shall be not less than twenty per cent and shall not be more than forty per cent of the total number of rental units in the project. No project receiving financial assistance under this section shall contain less than twenty-five rental units. Any grant or deferred loan awarded under this section shall be used to reduce the cost of the project. Loan repayments shall be paid to the State Treasurer and deposited in the General Fund.(P.A. 88-261, S. 2, 8; P.A. 95-250, S. 33, 42; 95-309, S. 7, 11, 12; P.A. 96-69, S. 2; P.A. 12-161, S. 2; P.A. 13-234, S. 2.)History: P.A. 95-250 substituted “Commissioner of Economic and Community Development” for “Commissioner of Housing” and added provisions re financial assistance from the proceeds of bonds approved by public or special acts effective on or after July 1, 1995; P.A. 95-309 changed the reference to “proceeds of bonds approved by public or special acts” to “proceeds of bonds authorized by public or special acts” and changed effective date of P.A. 95-250 but did not affect this section; P.A. 96-69 added provision requiring loan repayment be paid to State Treasurer and deposited in General Fund; P.A. 12-161 added language authorizing financial assistance contracts with a developer or mortgagor of the authority, deleted provision authorizing grant-in-aid to authority to extend state financial assistance to a developer or mortgagor of the authority and deleted provisions re bonds authorized by acts effective on or after, and acts effective prior to, July 1, 1995, and projects receiving assistance prior to October 1, 1995, effective July 1, 2012; pursuant to P.A. 13-234, reference to Commissioner of Economic and Community Development was changed editorially by the Revisors to reference to Commissioner of Housing, effective June 19, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 8-402 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 138h - Private Rental Investment Mortgage and Equity Program|Section 8-402 - Rental subsidy certificates.

 The state, acting by and through the Commissioner of Housing, may enter into a contract with the authority, developer, or mortgagor of the authority and the authority may enter into a contract with a developer or mortgagor of the authority to provide state financial assistance in the form of rental subsidy certificates for each low-income unit in the project. Any commitment to provide such subsidy shall be an obligation of the state or the authority, as the case may be, for a period of not less than fifteen years, and the amount of such subsidy shall be equal to the difference between the amount of rent plus an allowance for heat and utilities not included in the rent approved by the commissioner or the authority, as the case may be, and thirty per cent of the annual aggregate family income of the tenant residing in the low-income unit for each such unit on an annual basis. The rent charged for a low-income unit may not be increased without the approval of the commissioner or the authority, as the case may be. The annual aggregate family income of a tenant for the year prior to the occupancy of a low-income unit by the tenant shall not exceed fifty per cent of the area median income, adjusted for family size, as determined by the commissioner or the authority, as the case may be. If such annual aggregate family income after occupancy exceeds seventy per cent of the area median income, adjusted for family size, the unit occupied by the tenant will no longer be considered a low-income unit and the next available unit will be rented to a tenant with an aggregate family income of less than fifty per cent of the area median income, adjusted for family size. No tenant residing in a project will receive financial assistance through a rental subsidy certificate under this section if the aggregate family income of the tenant in the prior year exceeds sixty per cent of the area median income, adjusted for family size.(P.A. 88-261, S. 3, 8; P.A. 95-250, S. 34, 42; 95-309, S. 11, 12; P.A. 12-161, S. 3; P.A. 13-234, S. 2.)History: P.A. 95-250 substituted “Commissioner of Economic and Community Development” for “Commissioner of Housing” and authorized authority to enter into contracts with developers or mortgagors; P.A. 95-309 changed effective date of P.A. 95-250 but did not affect this section; P.A. 12-161 changed “Department” to “Commissioner” and made a technical change, effective July 1, 2012; pursuant to P.A. 13-234, reference to Commissioner of Economic and Community Development was changed editorially by the Revisors to reference to Commissioner of Housing, effective June 19, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 8-403 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 138h - Private Rental Investment Mortgage and Equity Program|Section 8-403 - Second mortgage loans to rental housing projects financed by Connecticut Housing Finance Authority first mortgages.

 Upon preliminary approval by the State Bond Commission pursuant to the provisions of section 3-20, the state, acting by and through the Commissioner of Housing, may enter into a contract with a developer, the authority or a mortgagor of the authority for state financial assistance in the form of a loan secured by a second mortgage for any housing project for which the authority has provided financial assistance in the form of a loan secured by a first mortgage. Such loan shall be made for the purpose of providing additional financing for the project. Any loan made under this section shall bear interest payable quarterly on the first days of January, April, July and October for the preceding calendar quarter, or at such other times as are determined by the commissioner or the authority, as the case may be, at a rate determined by the State Bond Commission under subsection (t) of section 3-20 and shall be repayable in such installments as may be determined by the commissioner or the authority, as the case may be, within fifty years from the date of completion of the project. Loan repayments shall be paid to the State Treasurer and deposited in the General Fund.(P.A. 88-261, S. 4, 8; P.A. 95-250, S. 35, 42; 95-309, S. 8, 11, 12; P.A. 96-69, S. 1; P.A. 12-161, S. 4; P.A. 13-234, S. 2.)History: P.A. 95-250 substituted “Commissioner of Economic and Community Development” for “Commissioner of Housing” and added provisions re financial assistance funded from the proceeds of bonds approved by public or special acts effective on or after July 1, 1995; P.A. 95-309 changed the reference to “proceeds of bonds approved by public or special acts” to “proceeds of bonds authorized by public or special acts” and changed effective date of P.A. 95-250 but did not affect this section; P.A. 96-69 added provision requiring loan repayments be paid to State Treasurer and deposited in the General Fund; P.A. 12-161 changed “Department” to “Commissioner”, authorized financial assistance contracts with a developer or mortgagor of the authority, deleted provision authorizing grant-in-aid to authority to extend state financial assistance to a developer or mortgagor of the authority, replaced “authority” with “commissioner or the authority, as the case may be” and made technical and conforming changes, effective July 1, 2012; pursuant to P.A. 13-234, reference to Commissioner of Economic and Community Development was changed editorially by the Revisors to reference to Commissioner of Housing, effective June 19, 2013.