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2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 134 - Connecticut Housing Finance Authority Act › Section 8-265ll. - Pilot program of revolving loans to developers for rehabilitation of existing housing.

(a) The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, in conjunction with existing private lending programs and qualified lenders, shall develop a pilot program of revolving rehabilitation loans to developers, including nonprofit housing corporations, for the acquisition and rehabilitation of housing consisting of one to four dwelling units. Properties rehabilitated with loans made under this section shall be sold only to persons meeting eligibility requirements for financial assistance under programs operated by the authority. In making loans under this section, the authority may give priority to developers participating in local, state or federal programs financing the rehabilitation of housing.
(b) The authority shall adopt written procedures in accordance with section 1-121 establishing procedures for the application and distribution of loans under this section.
(P.A. 96-147, S. 1, 3.)
History: P.A. 96-147 effective July 1, 1996.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 134 - Connecticut Housing Finance Authority Act › Section 8-265nn. - Pilot program for rehabilitation or refinancing of buildings with five to twenty-five dwelling units.

(a) The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority shall develop, in conjunction with private lenders and the Federal National Mortgage Association, a two-year pilot program to guarantee loans by approved lenders for the rehabilitation or refinancing of buildings with five to twenty-five dwelling units. The authority may fix a fee for the payment of any administrative cost incurred under the provisions of this section. Such fee may be computed as a percentage of the principal of the mortgage outstanding at the beginning of each mortgage year, but shall not be more than one-quarter of one per cent per year of such principal amount. The amount of such fee need not be uniform for all insured loans. Such fee shall be payable by mortgagors or mortgagees in such manner as prescribed by the authority. Such guarantees shall insure the lender against loss not to exceed twenty per cent of the principal due at the time of default.
(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.
(P.A. 97-307, S. 1, 4.)
History: P.A. 97-307 effective July 1, 1997.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 134 - Connecticut Housing Finance Authority Act › Section 8-265o. - Definitions.

As used in this section and sections 8-265p to 8-265v, inclusive:
(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.
(P.A. 93-308, S. 3, 12; 93-435, S. 94, 95.)
History: P.A. 93-308 effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 93-435 changed effective date of P.A. 93-308 from July 1, 1993, to June 9, 1993, effective June 28, 1993.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 134 - Connecticut Housing Finance Authority Act › Section 8-265p. - Residential mortgage refinancing guarantee program.

The authority shall establish, within the resources allocated by the State Bond Commission to the Department of Housing for the purposes of sections 8-265o to 8-265v, inclusive, a residential mortgage guarantee program. The purpose of the program shall be to enable residential mortgagors to obtain mortgage credit, otherwise unavailable, for the refinancing of existing mortgages. The authority shall implement the program in a manner designed to facilitate the qualifications of the loans guaranteed under the program for sale to one or more secondary mortgage markets for such loans. The authority shall compute the amount of guarantees authorized for the purposes of sections 8-265o to 8-265v, inclusive, on the basis of not more than ten times the resources allocated by the State Bond Commission to the Department of Housing for such purposes, including fees received pursuant to section 8-265t.
(P.A. 93-308, S. 4, 12; 93-435, S. 94, 95; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 13-234, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 93-308 effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 93-435 changed effective date of P.A. 93-308 from July 1, 1993, to June 9, 1993, effective June 28, 1993; 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 Department of Economic and Community Development were changed editorially by the Revisors to references to Department of Housing, effective June 19, 2013.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 134 - Connecticut Housing Finance Authority Act › Section 8-265pp. - Mortgage assistance program for certain teachers.

The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority shall develop and administer a program of mortgage assistance to certified teachers (1) employed by priority school districts pursuant to section 10-266p, (2) employed by transitional school districts pursuant to section 10-263c, (3) employed by the Technical Education and Career System at a technical education and career school located in such priority or transitional school districts, (4) who teach in a subject matter shortage area pursuant to section 10-8b, (5) who graduated from a public high school in an educational reform district, as defined in section 10-262u, or (6) who graduated from an historically black college or university or a Hispanic-serving institution, as those terms are defined in the Higher Education Act of 1965, P.L. 89-329, as amended from time to time, and reauthorized by the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, P.L. 110-315, as amended from time to time. Such assistance shall be available to eligible teachers for the purchase of a house as their principal residence, provided, in the case of a teacher employed by a priority or a transitional school district, or by the Technical Education and Career System at a technical education and career school located in a priority or transitional school district, the house is located in such district. In making mortgage assistance available under the program, the authority shall utilize down payment assistance or any other appropriate housing subsidies. The terms of any mortgage assistance shall allow the mortgagee to realize a reasonable portion of the equity gain upon sale of the mortgaged property.
(P.A. 00-187, S. 26, 75; P.A. 01-173, S. 57, 67; P.A. 03-278, S. 23; P.A. 12-116, S. 87; P.A. 17-237, S. 36; P.A. 19-74, S. 4.)
History: P.A. 00-187 effective July 1, 2000; P.A. 01-173 renumbered Subdiv. (3) as Subdiv. (4) and added new Subdiv. (3) re teachers employed by regional vocational-technical schools located in priority or transitional school districts, required the house being purchased to be located in such district and defined “minorities”, effective July 1, 2001; P.A. 03-278 made a technical change, effective July 9, 2003; pursuant to P.A. 12-116, “regional vocational-technical schools” and “regional vocational-technical school” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “technical high schools” and “technical high school”, respectively, effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 17-237 replaced references to technical high school with references to the Technical Education and Career System at a technical education and career school, effective July 1, 2017; P.A. 19-74 added Subdiv. (5) re certified teacher who graduated from public high school in educational reform district, and added Subdiv. (6) re certified teacher who graduated from historically black college or university or Hispanic-serving institution, effective July 1, 2019.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 134 - Connecticut Housing Finance Authority Act › Section 8-265q. - Mortgagee participation.

(a) Mortgage loan guarantees issued by the authority under the provisions of sections 8-265o to 8-265v, inclusive, shall be in the form of a guarantee from the authority to an approved mortgagee. Mortgagees may participate in the program by entering into a mortgage guarantee agreement with the authority. Mortgagees participating in the program shall process and underwrite loan guarantees in accordance with the provisions of sections 8-265o to 8-265v, inclusive, and written procedures adopted thereunder and in accordance with the terms of the mortgage guarantee agreement. No loan guarantee shall be issued after June 30, 1995.
(b) Any mortgagee seeking a loan guarantee and any mortgagor seeking to have a loan guaranteed shall provide such information to the authority as the authority deems necessary. The information shall be provided on a form prescribed by the authority. Any information required by the authority 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 authority.
(P.A. 93-308, S. 5, 12; 93-435, S. 94, 95; P.A. 96-180, S. 11, 166.)
History: P.A. 93-308 effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 93-435 changed effective date of P.A. 93-308 from July 1, 1993, to June 9, 1993, effective June 28, 1993; P.A. 96-180 amended Subsec. (b) by replacing reference to Sec. 53a-157 with reference to Sec. 53a-157b, effective June 3, 1996.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 134 - Connecticut Housing Finance Authority Act › Section 8-265qq. - Assessment increase deferred for rehabilitated properties.

(a) The legislative body of any municipality or part thereof designated as a participating municipality by the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, for purposes of the Urban Rehabilitation Homeownership Program, may, by ordinance, authorize such municipality to enter into a written agreement with any owner of any real property located in such municipality or eligible part thereof who agrees to rehabilitate such real property with assistance provided by the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority under said program. Such agreement shall provide that any increase in assessment attributable to such rehabilitation shall be deferred for a period of five years from the date such rehabilitation is completed.
(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.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9, S. 81, 131.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9 effective July 1, 2001.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 134 - Connecticut Housing Finance Authority Act › Section 8-265r. - Eligibility of loans.

No loan shall be eligible for a guarantee under the program established pursuant to sections 8-265o to 8-265v, inclusive, unless the authority determines that (1) the loan to be guaranteed is a refinancing of existing debt secured by one or more mortgages and is in an amount not exceeding the amount necessary to retire the current balance of existing loans secured by first and second mortgage liens, plus reasonable customary fees and expenses incurred in connection with the refinancing transaction, including the origination fee paid to the authority pursuant to section 8-265t, (2) the mortgagor and the terms of the loan being guaranteed would be approved by the originating lender on terms, conditions and underwriting standards generally applicable for such loans, except that the current appraised value of the real property securing the proposed refinancing does not satisfy the loan to value ratio requirements of the mortgagee and (3) the terms and conditions of the loan are acceptable to the authority.
(P.A. 93-308, S. 6, 12; 93-435, S. 94, 95.)
History: P.A. 93-308 effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 93-435 changed effective date of P.A. 93-308 from July 1, 1993, to June 9, 1993, effective June 28, 1993.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 134 - Connecticut Housing Finance Authority Act › Section 8-265rr. - Mortgage refinancing program for homeowners with adjustable rate mortgages.

(a) As used in this section, “authority” means the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority created under section 8-244.
(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.
(P.A. 08-176, S. 1; P.A. 09-209, S. 31; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 10-2, S. 7.)
History: P.A. 08-176 effective June 12, 2008; P.A. 09-209 amended Subsec. (b) by changing “adjustable rate mortgages” to “fixed or adjustable rate mortgages”, effective July 9, 2009; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 10-2 amended Subsec. (b) by adding Subdiv. (1) specifying that program shall include making mortgage loans to borrowers who are deemed eligible by authority and purchase certain qualified properties and by inserting Subdiv. (2) designator, effective July 1, 2010.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 134 - Connecticut Housing Finance Authority Act › Section 8-265s. - Amount of guarantee. Record of payments to honor guarantees. Notification to State Treasurer.

(a) The maximum amount of any guarantee issued by the authority under the provisions of sections 8-265o to 8-265v, inclusive, shall be in an amount equal to the difference between eighty per cent of the appraised value of the real property securing the loan and the amount of the new loan, provided the maximum amount of any guarantee shall not exceed the difference between eighty per cent of the appraised value of the real property securing the loan and one hundred twenty-five per cent of the appraised value of such real property.
(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.
(P.A. 93-308, S. 7, 12; 93-435, S. 94, 95.)
History: P.A. 93-308 effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 93-435 changed effective date of P.A. 93-308 from July 1, 1993, to June 9, 1993, effective June 28, 1993.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 134 - Connecticut Housing Finance Authority Act › Section 8-265t. - Points. Annual premium.

The mortgagor, in consideration of the guarantee from the authority to the mortgagee, shall pay at the time of the closing of the loan being guaranteed an amount equal to two per cent of the amount of the guarantee. Such payment may be included in the amount borrowed in the refinancing transaction which is the subject of the guarantee. The mortgagor shall also pay to the authority an annual premium of one-half of one per cent of the amount of the guarantee. The premium shall be charged annually and paid monthly to the authority. Fees paid pursuant to this section shall be used for the purposes of sections 8-265o to 8-265v, inclusive.
(P.A. 93-308, S. 8, 12; 93-435, S. 94, 95.)
History: P.A. 93-308 effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 93-435 changed effective date of P.A. 93-308 from July 1, 1993, to June 9, 1993, effective June 28, 1993.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 134 - Connecticut Housing Finance Authority Act › Section 8-265tt. - Definitions.

As used in this section and sections 8-265uu to 8-265xx, inclusive:
(1) “Association” means an association of unit owners, as defined in section 47-68a, or an association or unit owners' association, each as defined in section 47-202;
(2) “Authority” means the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority created under section 8-244;
(3) “Bank” means a bank or an out-of-state bank, each as defined in section 36a-2;
(4) “Captive insurance company” means the captive insurance company established pursuant to section 38a-91vv;
(5) “Credit union” means a Connecticut credit union or a federal credit union, each as defined in section 36a-2;
(6) “Department” means the Department of Banking;
(7) “Eligible borrower” means (A) the owner or occupant of a residential building who has received a participation agreement from the captive insurance company, (B) an association that has received a participation agreement or agreements from the captive insurance company, or (C) the owner or occupant of a single-family or multifamily residential dwelling, including, but not limited to, a residential unit in a condominium, as such terms are defined or used in section 47-68a or a unit that is used for residential purposes and located in a common interest community, as such terms are defined in section 47-202, provided the association such dwelling is a part of has received a participation agreement or agreements from the captive insurance company concerning the building within which such dwelling is located;
(8) “Eligible financial institution” means a bank or credit union;
(9) “Participation agreement” means an agreement by the captive insurance company to pay for a portion of the cost to repair or replace a concrete foundation that has deteriorated due to the presence of pyrrhotite; and
(10) “Residential building” has the same meaning as provided in section 8-440.
(P.A. 19-192, S. 7; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 20-3, S. 1; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 460.)
History: P.A. 19-192 effective July 8, 2019; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 20-3 added new Subdiv. (1) defining “association”, redefined “eligible borrower”, and redesignated existing Subdivs. (1) to (9) as Subdivs. (2) to (10), effective October 2, 2020; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 redefined “eligible financial institution” in Subdiv. (8), effective July 1, 2021.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 134 - Connecticut Housing Finance Authority Act › Section 8-265u. - Termination of loan guarantee.

The authority may terminate any loan guarantee if the mortgagee misrepresents any information pertaining to the guarantee or fails to comply with any term of the mortgage guarantee agreement in connection with the guarantee of the underlying loan.
(P.A. 93-308, S. 9, 12; 93-435, S. 94, 95.)
History: P.A. 93-308 effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 93-435 changed effective date of P.A. 93-308 from July 1, 1993, to June 9, 1993, effective June 28, 1993.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 134 - Connecticut Housing Finance Authority Act › Section 8-265v. - Written procedures.

Not more than thirty days after June 9, 1993, the authority shall adopt written procedures in accordance with the provisions of section 1-121 to implement sections 8-265o to 8-265v, inclusive.
(P.A. 93-308, S. 10, 12; 93-435, S. 94, 95.)
History: P.A. 93-308 effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 93-435 changed effective date of P.A. 93-308 from July 1, 1993, to June 9, 1993, effective June 28, 1993.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 134 - Connecticut Housing Finance Authority Act › Section 8-265ww. - Claims by eligible financial institutions. Assignment of guaranteed loans to state. Recordkeeping. Termination of loan guarantees. Maximum amount of claims.

(a) An eligible financial institution that has made a good faith effort to collect the outstanding principal from a loan issued pursuant to section 8-265vv may make a claim to the authority for recovery of an amount equal to the outstanding principal for such loan. Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, if the eligible financial institution demonstrates to the satisfaction of the authority that the eligible financial institution has made a good faith effort to collect the outstanding principal from the eligible borrower in accordance with the financial institution's loan servicing and collection policies, the authority shall process and submit the claim to the Comptroller for payment. Upon payment of a claim by the Comptroller, and as a condition of such payment, (1) the loan shall be assigned to the state, and (2) the authority, as agent for the state, shall have the right to continue collection efforts on the loan. Any amount necessary for payment by the Comptroller to honor loan guarantees under this section shall be deemed appropriated from the General Fund, and any funds collected by the authority in accordance with this subsection shall be deposited to the General Fund.
(b) The authority shall maintain records in the regular course of administration of the loan guarantee program, including a record of loans issued and of payments made to honor loan guarantees issued under this section.
(c) The authority may terminate any loan guarantee if the financial institution misrepresents any information pertaining to the guarantee or fails to comply with any requirements of this section in connection with the guarantee of the underlying loan.
(d) The total amount of claims processed by the authority and paid by the Comptroller to honor loan guarantees under this section shall not exceed two million dollars. When the total amount of claims processed by the authority and paid by the Comptroller reaches two million dollars, the authority shall immediately cease to process claims and shall notify the Comptroller and each eligible financial institution participating in the program that the authority has ceased honoring loan guarantees.
(P.A. 19-192, S. 10.)
History: P.A. 19-192 effective July 8, 2019.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 134 - Connecticut Housing Finance Authority Act › Section 8-265xx. - Memorandum of understanding.

The Comptroller, the authority and the department may enter into a memorandum of understanding to carry out the provisions of this section, section 8-244 and sections 8-265tt to 8-265ww, inclusive.
(P.A. 19-192, S. 11.)
History: P.A. 19-192 effective July 8, 2019.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 135 - Department of Housing: Uniform Relocation Assistance Act › Section 8-266. - Short title: Uniform Relocation Assistance Act. Purpose. Policy.

This chapter shall be known as the “Uniform Relocation Assistance Act”. The purpose of this chapter is to establish a uniform policy for the fair and equitable treatment of persons displaced by the acquisition of real property by state and local land acquisition programs, by building code enforcement activities, or by a program of voluntary rehabilitation of buildings or other improvements conducted pursuant to governmental supervision. Such policy shall be uniform as to (1) relocation payments, (2) advisory assistance, (3) assurance of availability of standard housing, and (4) state reimbursement for local relocation payments under state assisted and local programs.
(1971, P.A. 838, S. 1.)
Cited. 192 C. 207; 215 C. 437.
Cited. 5 CA 219; 32 CA 636.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 135 - Department of Housing: Uniform Relocation Assistance Act › Section 8-267a. - Compliance with federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act.

All state agencies, as defined in section 8-267, are authorized to comply with the applicable provisions of 42 USC Sections 4601–4655 and any subsequent amendments, for the purpose of participating in a federal or federally assisted project or program.
(P.A. 88-255.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 135 - Department of Housing: Uniform Relocation Assistance Act › Section 8-270a. - Actions against landlords by towns, cities and boroughs and the state.

If any landlord fails to reimburse any town, city or borough for any payments which the town, city or borough has made to any displaced tenant and for which the landlord is liable pursuant to section 8-268 or 8-270, such town, city or borough or the state pursuant to subsection (b) of section 8-280 may bring a civil action against such landlord in the superior court for the judicial district in which the town, city or borough is located or for the judicial district in which such landlord resides for the recovery of such payments, and for the costs, together with reasonable attorney's fees, of the town, city or borough or the state in bringing such action. In any such action, it shall be an affirmative defense for the landlord that the displacement was not the result of the landlord's violation of section 47a-7.
(P.A. 82-399, S. 3; P.A. 86-307, S. 10, 12.)
History: P.A. 86-307 allowed state, “pursuant to subsection (b) of section 8-280”, to bring civil action against landlord.
Cited. 192 C. 207.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 135 - Department of Housing: Uniform Relocation Assistance Act › Section 8-272. - Necessity of provision of housing.

(a) If a project or program cannot proceed to actual construction because comparable replacement sale or rental housing is not available, and the Commissioner of Transportation for transportation projects or the Commissioner of Housing for any other state agency program or project determines that such housing cannot otherwise be made available after consultation with the chief executive officer of the municipality within which such project or program occurs, he may take such action as is necessary or appropriate to provide such housing by use of funds authorized for such project or program, the provisions of any other state statute to the contrary notwithstanding.
(b) No person shall be required to move from his dwelling on or after July 6, 1971, on account of any state agency project or program unless the Commissioner of Transportation for transportation projects or the Commissioner of Housing for any other state agency program or project is satisfied that replacement housing, in accordance with subdivision (3) of subsection (b) of section 8-271 is available to such person.
(1971, P.A. 838, S. 7; P.A. 75-141, S. 1, 2; 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: P.A. 75-141 added requirement for consultation with chief executive officer of municipality; 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, references to Commissioner of Economic and Community Development were changed editorially by the Revisors to references to Commissioner of Housing, effective June 19, 2013.
Cited. 192 C. 207.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 135 - Department of Housing: Uniform Relocation Assistance Act › Section 8-273. - Establishment of regulations and procedures.

(a) In order to promote uniform and effective administration of relocation assistance and land acquisition of state agencies, the Commissioner of Transportation and Commissioner of Housing shall consult together on the establishment of regulations and procedures for the implementation of such projects and programs.
(b) The Commissioner of Transportation is authorized to establish for transportation projects and the Commissioner of Housing for all other state agency programs and projects such regulations and procedures as each may determine to be necessary to assure (1) that the payments and assistance authorized by this chapter shall be administered in a manner which is fair and reasonable, and as uniform as practicable; (2) that a displaced person who makes proper application for a payment authorized for such person by this chapter shall be paid promptly after a move or, in hardship cases, be paid in advance; and (3) that any person aggrieved by a determination as to eligibility for a payment authorized by this chapter, or the amount of a payment, may have his application reviewed by the Commissioner of Transportation for transportation projects and by the Commissioner of Housing for any other state agency program or project.
(c) The Commissioner of Transportation is authorized to establish for transportation projects and the Commissioner of Housing for all other state agency programs and projects such other regulations and procedures, consistent with the provisions of this chapter, as each deems necessary or appropriate to carry out this chapter.
(1971, P.A. 838, 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: 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, references to Commissioner of Economic and Community Development were changed editorially by the Revisors to references to Commissioner of Housing, effective June 19, 2013.
Cited. 5 CA 219; 32 CA 636.
Cited. 43 CS 457.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 135 - Department of Housing: Uniform Relocation Assistance Act › Section 8-274. - Contracts and agreements for services.

In order to prevent unnecessary expenses and duplications of functions, and to promote uniform and effective administration of relocation assistance programs for displaced persons authorized under this chapter, the Commissioner of Transportation may, for transportation projects, and the Commissioner of Housing may, for all other state agency programs or projects, enter into contracts or agreements with any individual, firm, association, or corporation for services in connection with such projects or programs, or may carry out its functions under this chapter through any federal, state or local governmental agency or instrumentality having an established organization for conducting relocation assistance programs. A state agency shall, in carrying out the relocation assistance activities described in section 8-272, whenever practicable, utilize the services of state or local housing agencies, or other agencies having experience in the administration or conduct of similar housing assistance activities.
(1971, P.A. 838, S. 9; P.A. 77-614, S. 284, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 81, 85, 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: 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; (Revisor's note: In 1997 a reference to “Transportation Commissioner” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Transportation” for consistency with customary statutory usage); 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 135 - Department of Housing: Uniform Relocation Assistance Act › Section 8-275. - Availability of funds.

Funds appropriated or otherwise available to any state agency for a particular program or project, or for the acquisition of real property or any interest therein for a particular program or project, shall be available also for obligation and expenditure to carry out the provisions of this chapter as applied to that program or project.
(1971, P.A. 838, S. 10.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 135 - Department of Housing: Uniform Relocation Assistance Act › Section 8-276. - Cost of payments and services included in project costs.

If a state agency acquires real property, and state financial assistance is available to pay the cost, in whole or part, of the acquisition of such real property, or of the improvement for which such property is acquired, the cost to the state agency of providing the payments and services prescribed by this chapter shall be included as part of the costs of the project for which state financial assistance is available to such municipality and shall be eligible for state financial assistance in the same manner and to the same extent as other project costs.
(1971, P.A. 838, S. 11.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 135 - Department of Housing: Uniform Relocation Assistance Act › Section 8-277. - Payments to displaced persons not considered income or resources.

No payment received by a displaced person under this chapter shall be considered as income or resources for the purpose of determining the eligibility or extent of eligibility of any person for assistance under any state law or for the purposes of the state's personal income tax law, corporation tax, or other tax laws. Such payments shall not be considered as income or resources of any recipient of public assistance and such payments shall not be deducted from the amount of aid to which the recipient would otherwise be entitled.
(1971, P.A. 838, S. 12.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 135 - Department of Housing: Uniform Relocation Assistance Act › Section 8-278. - Appeals to commissioners.

Any person or business concern aggrieved by any agency action, concerning their eligibility for relocation payments authorized by this chapter may appeal such determination to the Commissioner of Transportation in the case of relocation made necessary by a transportation project or to the Commissioner of Housing in the case of relocation made necessary by any other state agency program or project. The Commissioner of Transportation and the Commissioner of Housing shall have the power to certify official documents and to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses or the production of books, papers, correspondence, memoranda or other records deemed necessary as evidence in connection with an appeal pursuant to this section. If any person to whom such subpoena is issued fails to appear, or having appeared refuses to give testimony or fails to produce the evidence required, the Superior Court, upon application of the Attorney General representing the appropriate commissioner, shall have jurisdiction to order such person to appear or to give testimony or produce the evidence required, as the case may be. The Commissioner of Transportation, or a hearing officer duly appointed by said commissioner, or the Commissioner of Housing, or a hearing officer duly appointed by said commissioner, shall have the power to administer oaths and affirmations in connection with an appeal pursuant to this section.
(1971, P.A. 838, S. 13; P.A. 77-614, S. 284, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 81, 136; 78-363, S. 1–3; P.A. 79-598, S. 3, 4, 10; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 99-200; P.A. 13-234, S. 2.)
History: 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. 78-363 added provisions concerning powers of commissioners and superior court in appeal procedure; 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; P.A. 99-200 added “their” to “Any person or business concern aggrieved by any agency action, concerning their eligibility for relocation payments ...” and made technical changes; 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.
Cited. 192 C. 207; 204 C. 551.
Cited. 19 CA 360; 32 CA 636. Issue of reimbursement expenses for business relocation is outside scope of compensation for the taking of real property and not an essential term of settlement agreement pursuant to Sec. 13a-76. 189 CA 828.
Cited. 34 CS 199; 43 CS 457.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 135 - Department of Housing: Uniform Relocation Assistance Act › Section 8-279. - Application of chapter.

(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as creating in any condemnation proceedings, brought under the power of eminent domain, any element of value or of damage not in existence immediately prior to July 6, 1971.
(b) No payment provided for any item or items under the provisions of this chapter shall be made by the state agency if reimbursement for such item or items has been made in a condemnation proceeding.
(c) Nothing in this chapter, shall be construed to limit, restrict or derogate from any power, right or authority of a state agency or any commissioner thereof, contained in any other statute, to proceed with any programs, projects or activities within such state agency's or commissioner's power to accomplish under such statutes.
(d) If Congress enacts legislation permitting, or giving the states the option, to make payments for relocation assistance of a lesser amount than is provided for in this chapter, or in Public Law 91-646, or as amended at a later date, the state agency shall make the payments in such lesser amount, notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter.
(e) All state agencies charged with preparing relocation plans or carrying out such plans pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall file such plans with the Commissioner of Housing who shall maintain a file of such plans which may be inspected at reasonable times by any person, owner or lessee of any affected business or farm, or governmental agency.
(f) This chapter shall apply to any displacement of a person occurring within the state of Connecticut as a result of a state agency program or project, notwithstanding the source of funding for such program or project.
(1971, P.A. 838, S. 14; P.A. 77-614, S. 284, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 81, 136; P.A. 79-518, S. 5, 6; 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: 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. 79-518 added Subsec. (f) re application of chapter; 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 in Subsec. (e), effective June 19, 2013.
Cited. 192 C. 207.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 135 - Department of Housing: Uniform Relocation Assistance Act › Section 8-281. - Approval of relocation plan required for receipt of state grant-in-aid.

To be eligible to receive financial assistance under section 8-280, a state agency shall cause to be prepared and file with the Department of Housing for the approval of the commissioner a relocation plan based upon a plan or program of governmental action within the area of operation of the state agency which will cause the displacement of persons, families, businesses, farm operations and nonprofit organizations. Such relocation plan shall conform to the provisions of this chapter and shall include but not be limited to the following: (a) The number of persons, families, businesses and farms to be displaced by the proposed governmental action; (b) a statement concerning availability of sufficient, suitable accommodations as shall meet the requirements for occupancy of those persons, families, businesses and farms displaced and the dates when such accommodations will be available; (c) a plan for carrying out the relocation of such displaced persons, families, businesses and farms; (d) a description and identification of the area to be affected.
(1971, P.A. 838, S. 16; P.A. 77-614, S. 284, 610; 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: P.A. 77-614 substituted department of economic development for department of community affairs, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 79-598 substituted department of housing for department 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 Department of Economic and Community Development was changed editorially by the Revisors to reference to Department of Housing, effective June 19, 2013.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 135 - Department of Housing: Uniform Relocation Assistance Act › Section 8-282. - Reimbursement for fees, penalty costs, taxes.

In addition to amounts otherwise authorized by sections 8-266 to 8-281, inclusive, the state agency, as defined in section 8-267, shall reimburse the owner of real property acquired for a project for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred for (1) recording fees, transfer taxes and similar expenses incidental to conveying such real property; (2) penalty costs for prepayment of any preexisting recorded mortgage entered into in good faith encumbering such property; and (3) the pro rata portion of real property taxes paid which are allocable to a period subsequent to the date of vesting title in the state, or the effective date of possession of such real property by the state agency, whichever is earlier.
(1972, P.A. 131, S. 1.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 136 - Department of Housing: Home Ownership Loans › Section 8-283. - Declaration of policy.

It is hereby found and declared that many Connecticut residents lack sufficient financial resources to make down payments or regular mortgage payments on private housing; that it is in the public interest to provide state financial assistance to such residents to minimize the disruptive effect of condominium conversion and to encourage home ownership and the rehabilitation of deteriorating housing in order to stabilize communities, improve the tax base and assist home ownership by low and moderate income families; and that the provisions of this chapter will further such objectives.
(P.A. 77-612, S. 1; P.A. 80-396, S. 1, 5.)
History: P.A. 80-396 deleted phrase “especially young families and individuals” following “many Connecticut residents” and allowed financial aid “to minimize the disruptive effect of condominium conversion”.