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2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 128 - Department of Housing: Municipal Housing Projects › Section 8-68k. - Compliance with requirements for operation and disposition of housing projects by successor.

Whenever the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority or its subsidiary is a successor owner of housing previously owned by a housing authority under part II or part VI of this chapter, the authority or its successor shall be subject to the requirements of and operate such housing in compliance with all provisions of the general statutes applicable to the operation or disposition of such housing by a housing authority.
(May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2, S. 95.)
History: May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2 effective May 12, 2004.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 128 - Department of Housing: Municipal Housing Projects › Section 8-68l. - Tenants' use of common areas for political activity.

(a) For purposes of this section, (1) “public housing project” means dwelling accommodations operated as a state or federally subsidized multifamily housing project by a housing authority, nonprofit corporation or municipal developer pursuant to this chapter or by the Connecticut Housing Authority pursuant to chapter 129; (2) “housing authority”, “nonprofit corporation” and “municipal developer” have the same meanings as provided in section 8-39; and (3) “political activity” includes (A) an event organized in the interests of a political party or candidate for elective office; (B) initiating, circulating, or signing petitions; (C) community political meetings; (D) campaigning for or against proposed referendum questions, constitutional amendments, legislation and municipal ordinances; or (E) expressing opinions about candidates and political or social issues.
(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.
(P.A. 15-119, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 15-119 effective July 1, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 128 - Department of Housing: Municipal Housing Projects › Section 8-69. - Moderate rental housing projects and moderate cost housing; declaration of policy.

It is hereby declared (a) that there is a serious shortage in urban, suburban and rural areas of moderate rental housing and moderate cost housing for families of veterans of World War II and of other citizens of the state of low and moderate income, endangering the health of such families and constituting a menace to the health, safety, morals, welfare and comfort of inhabitants thereof; (b) that it is in the public interest that work on housing projects for such families be commenced as soon as possible in order to alleviate the housing shortage which now constitutes an emergency, and that the building of private homes for such families be encouraged by the use of public funds as mortgage loans at a low rate of interest; (c) that state financial assistance in the form of loans to eligible developers at low interest rates, guarantees of notes of housing authorities, grants to housing authorities or nonprofit corporations, or a combination thereof, is needed to make housing accommodations available for such families at rentals within their reach; (d) that it is in the public interest, wherever possible, to construct housing projects in existing neighborhoods up to twenty-five units; and that the necessity in the public interest for the provisions of this part and the inclusion of housing projects for such families is declared to be a matter of legislative determination.
(1949 Rev., S. 948; 1949, S. 443d; 1961, P.A. 447, S. 2; P.A. 78-304, S. 1, 22; P.A. 84-493, S. 3, 9.)
History: 1961 act added Subdiv. (d) provision re construction of projects up to twenty-five units; P.A. 78-304 amended Subdiv. (c) to refer to loans to “eligible developers” rather than to authorities; P.A. 84-493 provided for state financial assistance to moderate rental housing projects in the form of a grant.
See Sec. 8-38 re declaration of policy re low and moderate income housing.
See Sec. 8-82 re states' authority to purchase and sell units, to insure and make mortgages, etc.
Cited. 214 C. 505.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 128 - Department of Housing: Municipal Housing Projects › Section 8-70a. - Pilot program for rehabilitation and private management of moderate rental housing projects.

Section 8-70a is repealed, effective October 1, 2000.
(P.A. 97-307, S. 2, 4; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 99-1, S. 7, 51; P.A. 00-195, S. 2.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 128 - Department of Housing: Municipal Housing Projects › Section 8-72a. - Maximum income limits. Exceptions: Factors to be considered.

(a) The maximum income limits under section 8-72 shall be eighty per cent of the area median income adjusted for family size.
(b) Notwithstanding the provision of subsection (a) of this section, each developer or housing authority may propose different maximum income limits. In fixing exceptions to maximum income limits under section 8-72, the Commissioner of Housing shall take into consideration (1) the latest average wage as computed by the Labor Commissioner for the city or town served by the authority, (2) the number of vacancies in the projects under the authority's control, (3) the number of applications for admission to tenancy or for continued occupancy which are refused because of income disqualification, and (4) the latest area median income, as determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
(P.A. 78-304, S. 7, 22; P.A. 79-598, S. 3, 4, 10; P.A. 84-145; P.A. 91-374, S. 5; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 98-176, S. 1, 4; P.A. 13-234, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 79-598 substituted commissioner of housing for commissioner of economic development; P.A. 84-145 added Subdiv. (4) concerning median income and added the number of applications for continued occupancy to Subdiv. (3); P.A. 91-374 eliminated reference to the housing authority and developer in establishment of maximum income limits and made technical changes; 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. 98-176 added provision as Subsec. (a) which set the maximum income limit at 80% of the area median income, and amended existing provisions, designated as Subsec. (b) to allow developers to propose maximum income limits and the commissioner to fix exceptions to this limit, using the factors in Subdivs. (1) to (4), which factors were previously used by the commissioner to set maximum income limits, effective July 1, 1998; 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 in Subsec. (b), effective June 19, 2013.
Cited. 214 C. 505.
Cited. 18 CA 393.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 128 - Department of Housing: Municipal Housing Projects › Section 8-75. - Veterans' preference.

As among applicants eligible for occupancy at the rent involved whose needs for housing accommodations are substantially equal, as determined by the developer, preference shall be given to veterans. As used in this section, “veteran” has the same meaning as provided in section 27-103.
(1949 Rev., S. 953; 1949, 1955, June, 1955, S. 448d; November, 1955, S. N17; 1957, P.A. 163, S. 16; P.A. 86-307, S. 2, 12; P.A. 18-47, S. 5; P.A. 21-79, S. 6.)
History: P.A. 86-307 substituted “developer” for “authority”; P.A. 18-47 defined “veteran”; P.A. 21-79 redefined “veteran”.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 128 - Department of Housing: Municipal Housing Projects › Section 8-76a. - Commissioner's authority to service notes and mortgages.

The Commissioner of Housing is authorized and directed on behalf of the state (a) to do any and all acts or things necessary or appropriate to service purchase money notes and mortgages originated pursuant to the provisions of section 8-76, including entering into agreements with banks, mortgage service agencies and other institutions to service such notes and mortgages for service fees payable from collections of principal and interest on such notes, (b) upon default in the repayment of any such purchase money note to acquire title to the premises mortgaged to secure the same in the name of the state by foreclosure or otherwise, and (c) upon acquisition by the state of title to any premises mortgaged to secure any such purchase money note, to dispose of the same for such price and upon such terms as he deems proper.
(February, 1965, P.A. 297, S. 2; 1967, P.A. 522, S. 8; P.A. 77-614, S. 284, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 81, 136; P.A. 79-598, S. 3, 4, 10; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 13-234, S. 2.)
History: 1967 act substituted commissioner of community affairs for public works commissioner; P.A. 77-614 substituted department of economic development for commissioner of community affairs, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-303 substituted commissioner for department; P.A. 79-598 substituted commissioner of housing for commissioner of economic development; 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.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 128 - Department of Housing: Municipal Housing Projects › Section 8-77. - Preference among municipalities.

In reviewing the needs of municipalities of the state for moderate rental housing projects as the basis for allocating amounts of state financial assistance for such projects, the Commissioner of Housing shall take into account the respective needs of such municipalities resulting from (1) the construction of a public project or (2) a civil preparedness emergency as defined in section 28-1.
(November, 1955, S. N18; February, 1965, P.A. 574, S. 9; 1967, P.A. 522, S. 8; P.A. 77-614, S. 284, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 81, 136; P.A. 79-598, S. 3, 4, 10; P.A. 86-307, S. 4, 12; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 13-234, S. 2.)
History: 1965 act changed obsolete reference to Sec. 13-159 to Sec. 13a-21; 1967 act substituted commissioner of community affairs for public works commissioner; P.A. 77-614 substituted department of economic development for commissioner of community affairs, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-303 substituted commissioner for department; P.A. 79-598 substituted commissioner of housing for commissioner of economic development; P.A. 86-307 deleted provision limiting state financial assistance for purposes of this section to that which is “available under section 8-78 over amounts required to be given under assistance agreements entered into by the state prior to December 20, 1955”, deleted provision requiring commissioner to take into account needs of municipalities “by reason of the floods of August and October, 1955, and redevelopment projects in connection therewith” and the construction of “the expressway authorized under section 13a-21 and the construction of any other highway” and added requirement that commissioner take into account needs of municipalities resulting from civil preparedness emergency; 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.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 128 - Department of Housing: Municipal Housing Projects › Section 8-79. - Preliminary expenses.

Funds borrowed by a developer to pay for options on sites, engineering and architectural services and other preliminary expense incident to the construction of a moderate rental housing project under the provisions of this part may, subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Housing, be included as part of the cost of such project to be financed by the issuance of notes and bonds guaranteed by the state pursuant to the provisions of section 949 of the 1949 revision of the general statutes and section 8-70.
(1949 Rev., S. 957; 1967, P.A. 522, S. 8; P.A. 77-614, S. 284, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 81, 136; 78-304, S. 15, 16, 22; P.A. 79-598, S. 3, 4, 10; P.A. 86-307, S. 5, 12; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 13-234, S. 2.)
History: 1967 act substituted commissioner of community affairs for public works commissioner; P.A. 77-614 substituted department of economic development for commissioner of community affairs, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-303 substituted commissioner for department; P.A. 78-304 included developers under provisions of section; P.A. 79-598 substituted commissioner of housing for commissioner of economic development; P.A. 86-307 deleted reference to “an authority”; 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.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 128 - Department of Housing: Municipal Housing Projects › Section 8-79a. - Regulations.

The Commissioner of Housing shall make and enforce regulations to carry out the purposes of this part, to determine the allocation of the loans, deferred loans or mortgage loans to be granted, the terms and conditions of such loans, the conditions for approval of the articles of organization of a developer applying for assistance under this part and the credit requirements of mortgage borrowers.
(P.A. 78-304, S. 21, 22; P.A. 79-598, S. 3, 4, 10; P.A. 92-166, S. 4, 31; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 13-234, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 79-598 substituted commissioner of housing for commissioner of economic development; P.A. 92-166 made technical change adding provision re deferred loans, consistent with 1992 public acts; 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.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 128 - Department of Housing: Municipal Housing Projects › Section 8-81. - Repayment of loans.

Repayment by an authority of the sums loaned to it by the state shall be made only from the income received by such authority from the operation or sale of housing projects for which such sums were loaned to it or from federal funds received by such authority.
(1949, S. 456d; P.A. 78-304, S. 18, 22.)
History: P.A. 78-304 allowed authority to repay state loans with federal funds.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 128 - Department of Housing: Municipal Housing Projects › Section 8-81a. - Housing project adaptable for use and occupancy by disabled persons. Pilot program. Regulations. Report.

Section 8-81a is repealed, effective July 1, 2013.
(P.A. 88-268, S. 5, 6; P.A. 89-144, S. 1; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 13-234, S. 155.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 128 - Department of Housing: Municipal Housing Projects › Section 8-83. - Preference in granting mortgage loans.

In granting any mortgage loan or construction mortgage loan or in insuring any construction mortgage loan provided for in section 8-82, preference shall be given in the following order: (a) To families of low and moderate income, and among such families preference shall be given to veterans of World War II; (b) to citizens dwelling in the community where the housing is located; (c) to all other persons in accordance with their needs. Applications for such mortgages shall be filed with the Commissioner of Housing, who shall, in accordance with the provisions of this section, establish the order of priority of such applications.
(1949, S. 459d; 1967, P.A. 522, S. 8; P.A. 77-614, S. 284, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 81, 136; P.A. 79-598, S. 3, 4, 10; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 13-234, S. 2.)
History: 1967 act substituted commissioner of community affairs for public works commissioner; P.A. 77-614 substituted department of economic development for commissioner of community affairs, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-303 substituted commissioner for department; P.A. 79-598 substituted commissioner of housing for commissioner of economic development; 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.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 128 - Department of Housing: Municipal Housing Projects › Section 8-84. - Regulations.

The Commissioner of Housing shall make and enforce reasonable regulations to carry out the purposes of this part, to determine the allocation of the mortgages to be granted, the terms and conditions of such mortgages, the order of priority to be observed in carrying out the provisions of section 8-82, the conditions for approval of the articles of incorporation or basic documents of organization of a developer applying for assistance under this part and the credit requirements of mortgage borrowers.
(1949, S. 460d; 1967, P.A. 522, S. 8; P.A. 77-614, S. 284, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 81, 136; 78-374, S. 5, 6, 9; P.A. 79-598, S. 3, 4, 10; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 13-234, S. 2.)
History: 1967 act substituted commissioner of community affairs for public works commissioner; P.A. 77-614 substituted department of economic development for commissioner of community affairs, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-303 substituted commissioner for department; P.A. 78-374 allowed regulation of articles of incorporation or documents of organization of developers applying for assistance; P.A. 79-598 substituted commissioner of housing for commissioner of economic development; 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.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 128 - Department of Housing: Municipal Housing Projects › Section 8-85. - Foreclosure; conveyance of title and assignment of claims to state.

If the mortgagee, under a construction mortgage insured under the provisions of section 8-82, has foreclosed and taken title to and possession of the mortgaged property, or, with the consent of the Commissioner of Housing, has otherwise obtained title to and possession of the same after default, the mortgagee shall be entitled to receive the benefit of the insurance as hereinafter provided upon (1) the prompt conveyance to the state of title to the property and (2) the assignment to the state of all claims of the mortgagee against the mortgagor or others arising out of the mortgage transaction or foreclosure proceedings, except such claims as have been released with the consent of the commissioner. Upon such conveyance and assignment, the commissioner shall direct the Treasurer to pay to the mortgagee a sum equal to the value of the mortgage as hereinafter provided. For the purposes of this section, the value of the mortgage shall be determined by adding to the amount of the original principal obligation of the mortgage which was unpaid on the date of the institution of the foreclosure proceedings or on the date of the acquisition of the property after default other than by foreclosure, the amount of all payments made by the mortgagee for taxes and liens prior to the mortgage, and for insurance, and by deducting from such total amount any amount received on account of the mortgage after either of such dates, and any amount received as rent or other income from the property, less reasonable expenses incurred in handling the property after either of such dates.
(1949, S. 461d; 1967, P.A. 522, S. 8; P.A. 77-614, S. 284, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 81, 136; P.A. 79-598, S. 3, 4, 10; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 13-234, S. 2.)
History: 1967 act substituted commissioner of community affairs for public works commissioner; P.A. 77-614 substituted department of economic development for commissioner of community affairs, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-303 substituted commissioner for department; P.A. 79-598 substituted commissioner of housing for commissioner of economic development; 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.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 128 - Department of Housing: Municipal Housing Projects › Section 8-87. - Housing Mortgage Fund.

The proceeds from the sale of such bonds and notes, except refunding bonds and notes, shall be deposited in a fund designated “the Housing Mortgage Fund”, which fund shall be used to make the loans authorized by this part. Payments from the fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on certification of the Commissioner of Housing. All repayments of interest and principal on loans by the state, as authorized by this part, shall be paid to the State Treasurer for deposit in said fund. The principal of, and interest on, such bonds and notes, not paid from refunding bonds and notes, shall be paid first out of the moneys in said fund and, if in any year said fund is not sufficient, then such deficit shall be paid from the General Fund of the state; and, if in any year said fund is more than sufficient to meet the principal of such bonds and notes maturing in such year and the interest thereon, the excess shall be used to reimburse the state for any such deficit and the balance thereof shall be applied to the payment of, and principal on, the bonds and notes maturing in any succeeding year or years.
(1949, October, 1949, S. 463d; 1967, P.A. 522, S. 8; P.A. 77-614, S. 284, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 81, 136; P.A. 79-598, S. 3, 4, 10; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 13-234, S. 2.)
History: 1967 act substituted commissioner of community affairs for public works commissioner; P.A. 77-614 substituted department of economic development for commissioner of community affairs, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-303 substituted commissioner for department; P.A. 79-598 substituted commissioner of housing for commissioner of economic development; 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.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 128 - Department of Housing: Municipal Housing Projects › Section 8-88. - Investment.

The State Treasurer is authorized to temporarily invest in direct obligations of the United States of America such proceeds of the sale of housing mortgage bonds of the state of Connecticut and housing mortgage notes of the state of Connecticut as he determines to be available for such purpose.
(1949, S. 464d.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 128 - Department of Housing: Municipal Housing Projects › Section 8-89. - Commissioner to be agent for mortgages and loans.

The Commissioner of Housing is designated as the state agency empowered to hold or originate in the name of the state first and second mortgages on real estate and secondary loans as provided in this part.
(1949, S. 465d; 1967, P.A. 522, S. 8; P.A. 77-614, S. 284, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 81, 136; P.A. 79-598, S. 3, 4, 10; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 13-234, S. 2.)
History: 1967 act substituted commissioner of community affairs for public works commissioner; P.A. 77-614 substituted department of economic development for commissioner of community affairs, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-303 substituted commissioner for department; P.A. 79-598 substituted commissioner of housing for commissioner of economic development; 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.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 128 - Department of Housing: Municipal Housing Projects › Section 8-90. - Applicability of provisions.

Section 8-90 is repealed.
(1949, 1951, S. 466d; P.A. 77-614, S. 284, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 81, 136; 78-374, S. 8.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 128 - Department of Housing: Municipal Housing Projects › Section 8-91. - Payment of administrative expenses.

Subject to the approval of the Governor, any expense incurred by the state in connection with the carrying out of the provisions of parts I and II of this chapter and this part, including the hiring of necessary employees and the entering upon necessary contracts, shall be paid from the accrued interest and premiums or from the proceeds of the sale of the bonds and notes authorized by said parts, and in the same manner as other obligations of the state of Connecticut.
(1949, S. 467d; P.A. 83-250, S. 1, 2.)
History: P.A. 83-250 transferred responsibility for approval from the finance advisory committee to the governor.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 128 - Department of Housing: Municipal Housing Projects › Section 8-92. - Inspection by commissioner.

The Commissioner of Housing shall have the right of inspection of any housing during the period between the date on which construction thereof begins and the date the state loan is fully paid.
(1949, S. 468d; 1967, P.A. 522, S. 8; P.A. 77-614, S. 284, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 81, 136; P.A. 79-598, S. 3, 4, 10; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 13-234, S. 2.)
History: 1967 act substituted commissioner of community affairs for public works commissioner; P.A. 77-614 substituted department of economic development for commissioner of community affairs, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-303 substituted commissioner for department; P.A. 79-598 substituted commissioner of housing for commissioner of economic development; 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.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 128 - Department of Housing: Municipal Housing Projects › Section 8-93. - Tax exemption.

The principal and interest of bonds and notes issued under the provisions of part II of this chapter and this part shall be exempt from taxation. The provisions of this section shall apply to all notes or bonds issued prior to October 6, 1949, under the provisions of sections 102a to 138a, inclusive, of the 1949 supplement to the general statutes.
(October, 1949, 1951, S. 469d.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 128 - Department of Housing: Municipal Housing Projects › Section 8-94. - Wage rates.

The provisions of section 31-53 shall apply to the construction or rehabilitation of homes by an eligible developer under this part, whenever the eligible developer either (1) obtains a mortgage loan from the state for the construction or rehabilitation of ten or more houses or (2) enters into contracts or agreements with ten or more individual recipients of mortgage loans from the state within any six-month period to build houses for them on land or lots which are a part of a single common land development. The provisions of said section shall not be applicable to any type of builder engaged in the construction of a single home for a single mortgagor, except for a housing authority and except as provided above, or to any builder not engaged in the construction of homes under the provisions of this chapter.
(September, 1950, S. 470d; P.A. 78-374, S. 7, 9.)
History: P.A. 78-374 deleted definition of “operative builder”, replacing references to such builder with “eligible developer”, included rehabilitation under provisions of section, substituted “recipients of mortgage loans” for “holders of certificates of eligibility” and applied provisions to housing authorities building single home for single mortgagor but to no other single home builders except as provided in Subdiv. (2).
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 128 - Department of Housing: Municipal Housing Projects › Section 8-95 to 8-104. - Flood relief housing, generally.

Sections 8-95 to 8-104, inclusive, are repealed, effective October 1, 2002.
(November, 1955, S. N20–N29; 1957, P.A. 646, S. 1; 1967, P.A. 522, S. 8; P.A. 77-614, S. 284, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 81, 136; P.A. 79-598, S. 3, 4, 10; P.A. 80-483, S. 26, 186; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 02-89, S. 90; S.A. 02-12, S. 1.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 128 - Department of Housing: Municipal Housing Projects › Section 8-106. - Definitions.

As used in this part:
(a) “Persons engaged in national defense activities” includes persons in the military service of the United States; employees of the United States Department of Defense; and workers engaged or to be engaged in activities connected with and essential to national defense; and includes the families of the aforesaid persons who are living with them.
(b) “National defense period” means the period, as determined by a housing authority, during which there exists or impends in the locality an acute shortage of safe and sanitary dwellings for persons engaged in national defense activities.
(c) “Development” means all undertakings necessary for the planning, land acquisition, demolition, financing, construction or equipment in connection with a project, including the negotiation or award of contracts therefor, and includes the acquisition of any project, in whole or in part, from the federal government.
(d) “Administration” means all undertakings necessary for management, operation or maintenance, in connection with any project, and includes the leasing of any project, in whole or in part, from the federal government.
(e) The development of a project shall be deemed to be “initiated” if a housing authority has issued any bonds, notes or other obligations with respect to financing the development of such project of the housing authority, or has contracted with the federal government with respect to the exercise of powers hereunder in the development of such project of the federal government.
(1951, S. 472d; P.A. 22-34, S. 25.)
History: P.A. 22-34 made a technical change in Subsec. (a).
See Sec. 8-39 for definitions applicable to chapter as a whole.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 128 - Department of Housing: Municipal Housing Projects › Section 8-107. - Development of projects.

Any housing authority may, during a national defense period, undertake the development or administration of projects to assure the availability of safe and sanitary dwellings for persons engaged in national defense activities. In the ownership, development or administration of such projects, a housing authority shall have the rights, powers, privileges and immunities that such authority has under this chapter in respect to slum clearance and housing projects for persons of low income; provided any project developed or administered by such housing authority, or by any housing authority cooperating with it, pursuant to this part, shall not be subject to the provisions of this chapter relating to rentals of, preferences or eligibility for admission to, occupancy of, eviction from, payments in lieu of taxes with respect to, or equivalent elimination of substandard dwellings in connection with the provision of, such dwellings. During the national defense period, a housing authority may make payments, in such amounts as the housing authority and the governing body of the municipality find necessary or desirable, in lieu of taxes and for any services, facilities, works, privileges or improvements furnished for or in connection with any such projects. During periods other than national defense periods, any such projects owned by a housing authority shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of this chapter or other applicable federal or state laws and in accordance with any contracts with the federal government or with state public bodies relating to such projects, and any such projects owned by the federal government may be administered in accordance with federal law.
(1951, S. 473d.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 128 - Department of Housing: Municipal Housing Projects › Section 8-108. - Cooperation with housing authorities or federal government.

Any state public body shall have the same rights and powers to cooperate with housing authorities, or with the federal government, with respect to the development or administration of projects to assure the availability of safe and sanitary dwellings for persons engaged in national defense activities or to provide housing for servicemen and returning veterans and their families that such state public body has pursuant to this chapter for the purpose of assisting the development or administration of slum clearance or housing projects for persons of low income.
(1951, S. 474d.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 128 - Department of Housing: Municipal Housing Projects › Section 8-109. - Bonds to be legal investments.

Bonds or other obligations issued by a housing authority for a project developed or administered pursuant to this part shall be legal investments to the same extent and for the same persons, institutions, associations, corporations, bodies and officers as bonds or other obligations issued pursuant to this chapter for the development of a slum clearance or housing project for persons of low income.
(1951, S. 475d.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 128 - Department of Housing: Municipal Housing Projects › Section 8-110. - Federal aid.

In exercising any powers or carrying out any authorization contained in this part, a housing authority may comply with any conditions not inconsistent with the purposes of this part required by the federal government pursuant to federal law in any contract relating to projects developed or administered under this part. A housing authority may exercise its powers and may do any and all other things necessary or desirable to cooperate with or secure the financial aid of the federal government in the expeditious development or in the administration of projects to assure the availability of safe and sanitary dwellings for persons engaged in national defense activities and to house servicemen and returning veterans and their families, to act as agent or lessee for the federal government in the development or administration of such projects by the federal government, and to effectuate the purposes of this part. A housing authority may function hereunder upon a finding or determination by the governing body of the municipality for which the housing authority was created, which finding or determination shall be in lieu of any finding or determination required by this chapter and shall be conclusive in any suit, action or proceeding, that there exists or impends in the locality an acute shortage of safe and sanitary dwellings available to persons engaged in national defense activities.
(1951, S. 476d.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 128 - Department of Housing: Municipal Housing Projects › Section 8-111. - Powers to be additional.

The powers conferred by this part shall be in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law, and nothing contained herein shall be construed as limiting any other powers of a housing authority.
(1951, S. 477d.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 128 - Department of Housing: Municipal Housing Projects › Section 8-112a. - Declaration of policy.

It is hereby declared (a) that there exists in the state an acute shortage of decent, safe and sanitary dwelling accommodations for elderly persons at rents which they can afford to pay; that, within the state, elderly persons are forced to reside in unsafe and insanitary accommodations; that such persons are forced to occupy overcrowded and congested dwelling accommodations; that such conditions cause an increase in and spread of disease, both physical and mental, and constitute a menace to the health, safety and welfare of elderly persons of the state and impair economic values; that such conditions necessitate excessive and disproportionate expenditures of public funds for public health and safety, fire and accident prevention and other services and facilities; (b) that the shortage of safe and sanitary dwelling accommodations for elderly persons of low and moderate income cannot be relieved through the operation of private enterprise, and that the construction of housing accommodations for elderly persons would, therefore, not be competitive with private enterprise; (c) that the acquisition and reconstruction of existing housing accommodations to provide safe and sanitary dwelling facilities especially adapted for elderly persons are public uses and purposes for which public money may be spent and private or public property acquired, and the necessity in the public interest for the provisions hereinafter enacted is declared as a matter of legislative determination.
(1959, P.A. 600, S. 1.)
Cited. 173 C. 223; 206 C. 711.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 128 - Department of Housing: Municipal Housing Projects › Section 8-113. - Definitions. Powers of housing authorities.

Section 8-113 is repealed.
(March, 1958, P.A. 26, S. 2; 1959, P.A. 600, S. 15.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 128 - Department of Housing: Municipal Housing Projects › Section 8-114b. - Municipal authorities.

Contracts for state financial assistance for mobile manufactured home parks, as provided in section 8-114a shall be entered into by municipal authorities only.
(P.A. 77-328, S. 2; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-3, S. 1.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-3 changed term “mobile home” to “mobile manufactured home”.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 128 - Department of Housing: Municipal Housing Projects › Section 8-114c. - Mobile manufactured homes. Transfer to municipal housing authorities.

In addition to any grant of state assistance to housing authorities for rental housing for elderly persons, pursuant to section 8-114a, the state may transfer, at no cost, to any municipal housing authority any mobile manufactured home received by the state from the federal government for disaster relief under the federal Disaster Relief Act of 1974, 42 USC 5121 et seq., as from time to time amended, provided nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize any action by the state which is contrary to the provisions of any contract between the state and the federal government under said act. The state shall, when making any such transfer, enter into an agreement with such authority, under the provisions of section 8-114a, for state financial assistance for development costs necessary to complete any mobile manufactured home park project which may be necessary to insure proper usage of any mobile manufactured homes transferred under this section.
(P.A. 80-162; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-3, S. 1.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-3 changed terms “mobile home” and “mobile homes” to “mobile manufactured home” and “mobile manufactured homes”.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 128 - Department of Housing: Municipal Housing Projects › Section 8-114d. - Resident services coordinators.

(a) The Commissioner of Housing shall award grants-in-aid to housing authorities, municipal developers, nonprofit corporations and housing partnerships operating elderly housing projects pursuant to this part to hire resident services coordinators to (1) facilitate conflict resolution between residents, including between seniors and younger residents, (2) establish and maintain relationships with community service providers and link residents to appropriate community services, (3) act as a liaison to assist in problem solving, (4) assist residents of such housing to maintain an independent living status, (5) assess the individual needs of residents of such housing for the purpose of establishing and maintaining support services, (6) provide orientation services to new residents and maintain regular contact with residents of such housing, (7) monitor the delivery of support services to residents of such housing, (8) organize resident activities and meetings that promote socialization among all residents, and (9) advocate changes in services sought or required by residents of such housing. The commissioner shall award grants-in-aid based on demonstration of need and availability of matching funds. A joint application made by more than one housing authority, municipal developer, nonprofit corporation or housing partnership shall have the same preference as an application made by one housing authority, municipal developer, nonprofit corporation or housing partnership.
(b) The employment of resident services coordinators by a housing authority, municipal developer, nonprofit corporation or housing partnership operating elderly housing projects pursuant to this part shall be considered an allowable expense.
(c) The Commissioner of Housing may convene monthly meetings of the resident services coordinators for in-service training and information sharing. Training topics shall include, but not be limited to, the health care needs of seniors and persons with disabilities, mediation and conflict resolution, and local and regional service resources.
(P.A. 98-263, S. 3, 4, 21; P.A. 05-206, S. 1; P.A. 11-168, S. 3; P.A. 13-234, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 98-263 effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 05-206 amended Subsec. (a) by adding provisions re conflict resolution, including resolution of conflicts between seniors and younger residents, community services, liaisons to assist problem solving, orientation services and the promotion of socialization among residents and redesignating subdivisions accordingly, and added new Subsec. (c) re monthly meetings of resident services coordinators, effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 11-168 added references to housing partnerships in Subsecs. (a) and (b), effective July 13, 2011; 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.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 128 - Department of Housing: Municipal Housing Projects › Section 8-115. - Commission to approve plans, financing and rental.

Section 8-115 is repealed.
(March, 1958, P.A. 26, S. 5; 1959, P.A. 600, S. 15.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 128 - Department of Housing: Municipal Housing Projects › Section 8-115b. - Powers of authority.

Section 8-44 shall apply to the development and maintenance of projects under this part by an authority or authorities except that part of subsection (d) which provides for public hearings concerning the site.
(1959, P.A. 600, S. 5; P.A. 83-574, S. 6, 20.)
History: P.A. 83-574 made section specifically applicable to development and maintenance of projects by an authority or authorities.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 128 - Department of Housing: Municipal Housing Projects › Section 8-116. - Occupants need not be family units; design of construction; housing restricted to elderly.

Section 8-116 is repealed.
(March, 1958, P.A. 26, S. 4; 1959, P.A. 600, S. 15.)