2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 12 - Taxation › Chapter 204a - Property Tax Relief for Elderly Homeowners and Renters and Persons with Permanent Total Disability › Section 12-170g. - Appeals from secretary or assessor.

Any person aggrieved by the action of the assessor or agent in fixing the amount of the grant under section 12-170f, or in disapproving the claim therefor may apply to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management in writing or electronically in a manner prescribed by the secretary, within thirty business days from the date of notice given to such person by the assessor or agent, giving notice of such grievance. The secretary shall promptly consider such notice and may grant or deny the relief requested, provided such decision shall be made not later than thirty business days after the receipt of such notice. If the relief is denied, the applicant shall be notified forthwith, and the applicant may appeal the decision of the secretary in accordance with the provisions of section 12-120b.
(P.A. 74-55, S. 11, 14; P.A. 76-436, S. 479, 681; P.A. 77-614, S. 139, 610; P.A. 78-280, S. 1, 127; P.A. 79-610, S. 3, 47; P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; P.A. 95-220, S. 4–6; 95-283, S. 19, 68; P.A. 96-171, S. 13, 16; 96-261, S. 3, 4; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-6, S. 84, 85; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9, S. 101, 130, 131; P.A. 13-234, S. 40; P.A. 14-217, S. 51; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 169.)
History: P.A. 76-436 substituted superior court for court of common pleas and included reference to judicial districts, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 77-614 substituted commissioner of revenue services for tax commissioner, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-280 deleted reference to counties; P.A. 79-610 substituted secretary of the office of policy and management for commissioner of revenue services, effective July 1, 1980; P.A. 95-283 changed location of appeal from the judicial district in which the applicant resides to the judicial district of Hartford-New Britain, effective October 1, 1996 (Revisor's note: P.A. 88-230, 90-98, 93-142 and 95-220 authorized substitution of “judicial district of Hartford” for “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain” in 1995 public and special acts, effective September 1, 1998); P.A. 96-171 would have increased the time period for the secretary to give notice of deficiencies in the certificate from 60 to 90 days with respect to notice to the assessor and from 60 to 120 days with respect to notice to the applicant, deleted the provision that limited the time within which the secretary could correct and fix the amount of the grant and notify the assessor and applicant thereof to the time period specified for giving notice of any deficiencies in the certificate, and maintained venue for appeals in the superior court for the judicial district in which the applicant resides, deleting provisions that would have established venue for such appeals in the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford-New Britain, effective May 31, 1996, but failed to take effect, the version of the section amended having been repealed by P.A. 96-261; P.A. 96-261 repealed changes made by P.A. 95-283, effective June 10, 1996; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-6, Sec. 84 repealed section, effective July 1, 2001; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9 repealed said Sec. 84, also effective July 1, 2001, and amended provisions to remove authority of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management to fix the amount of the grant, to require appeal to the secretary within 30 business days from the date of notice and the secretary's decision on the appeal not later than 30 business days after receipt of notice and to provide for appeal of secretary's decision in accordance with Sec. 12-120b, effective July 1, 2001; P.A. 13-234 substituted “Commissioner of Housing” for “Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management” and “commissioner” for “secretary”, and replaced reference to Sec. 12-120b with reference to Sec. 12-170ee, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 14-217 replaced references to Commissioner of Housing with references to Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and replaced reference to Sec. 12-170ee with reference to Sec. 12-120b, effective June 13, 2014, and applicable to applications made on or after April 1, 2014; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 added provision permitting electronic applications.