Title 8 — Title 8: Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development

Sec. 8-105. Declaration of public necessity. It is declared that the national defense involves large increases in the military forces and personnel in this state, a great increase in the number of workers in established industries and activities and the bringing of a large number…

Sec. 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 wi…

Sec. 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…

Sec. 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 a…

Sec. 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, bodi…

Sec. 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 contrac…

Sec. 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.) PART VI* HO…

Sec. 8-112. Declaration of policy. Section 8-112 is repealed. (March, 1958, P.A. 26, S. 1; 1959, P.A. 600, S. 15.)

Sec. 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 res…

Sec. 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.)

Sec. 8-113a. Definitions. The following terms, wherever used or referred to in this part, shall have the following respective meanings, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: (a) “Authority” or “housing authority” means any of the public corporations created…

Sec. 8-114. Contracts for state assistance. Section 8-114 is repealed. (March, 1958, P.A. 26, S. 3; 1959, P.A. 600, S. 15.)

Sec. 8-114a. State assistance to authorities, municipal developers, nonprofit corporations and housing partnerships. (a) Upon preliminary approval by the State Bond Commission pursuant to the provisions of section 3-21, the state, acting by and through the Commissioner of Housing…

Sec. 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…

Sec. 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 …

Sec. 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 …

Sec. 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.)

Sec. 8-115a. Authority of Commissioner of Housing. (a) No housing project or projects for elderly persons shall be developed until the Commissioner of Housing has approved the site, the plans and specifications, the estimated development cost, including administrative or other co…

Sec. 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, …

Sec. 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.)

Sec. 8-116a. Occupants need not be family units; design of construction; maximum income and asset limit; waiting list; false statement. The following provisions shall be applicable to housing for elderly persons: (1) There shall be no requirement that the occupants of such housin…

Sec. 8-116b. Possession of pets. (a) For the purposes of this section, “pet” means a domesticated dog, cat or bird or an aquarium. (b) No housing project operated pursuant to parts VI or VIII of this chapter may prohibit the keeping of one pet by any resident in any such housing …

Sec. 8-116c. Eligibility for occupancy. Eviction. (a) An elderly person, as defined in subsection (m) of section 8-113a, shall not be eligible to move into a housing project, as defined in subsection (f) of section 8-113a, if the person (1) is currently using illegal drugs, (2) i…

Sec. 8-116d. Termination of lease or rental agreement upon acceptance for admission to housing project. Any elderly person, as defined in subsection (m) of section 8-113a, who applies for and is accepted for admission to a housing project pursuant to this part or part VII of this…

Sec. 8-117. Establishment of rentals. Penalty for false statement concerning income. Section 8-117 is repealed. (March, 1958, P.A. 26, S. 6; 1959, P.A. 600, S. 15.)

Sec. 8-117a. Applicability of other statutes. Except as limited by the provisions of section 8-118a, sections 8-50 to 8-63, inclusive, 8-65, 8-67 and 31-53 shall apply to housing authority projects referred to in this part and the property acquired and loans, grants, financial as…

Sec. 8-117b. Disposal of projects. Conversion to a congregate housing project. (a) Upon the determination by the Commissioner of Housing of the termination of the acute shortage of dwelling accommodations for elderly persons in the locality or upon the determination by the Commis…

Sec. 8-118. Payments in lieu of taxes and assessments. Section 8-118 is repealed. (March, 1958, P.A. 26, S. 7; 1959, P.A. 600, S. 15.)

Sec. 8-118a. Payments in lieu of taxes and assessments. In lieu of real property taxes, special benefit assessments and sewerage system use charges otherwise payable to a municipality, a local authority shall pay each year, to the municipality in which any of its housing projects…

Sec. 8-118b. Contract to convey project to state on default. In addition to the powers conferred by law upon any housing authority, any such authority in any contract with the state for financial assistance with regard to any housing project may obligate itself, which obligations…

Sec. 8-118c. Bond issue for additional development cost of projects. (a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond Commission shall have the power, from time to time, but in no case later than June 30, 1988, to authorize the issuance of bonds of…

Sec. 8-119. Bond issue. Section 8-119 is repealed. (March, 1958, P.A. 26, S. 8; 1959, P.A. 600, S. 15.)

Sec. 8-119a. Bond issues. (a) For the purposes of this part, the State Treasurer is authorized and directed, subject to and in accordance with the provisions of section 3-20, to issue bonds of the state, from time to time, in an amount which, together with the principal amount of…

Sec. 8-119aa. Purchase of conversion condominiums for state assisted housing. Section 8-119aa is repealed. (P.A. 80-396, S. 3, 5; P.A. 82-356, S. 13, 14.) PART X HOUSING FOR LOW INCOME PERSONS

Sec. 8-119b. Expenses payable from fund. Subject to the approval of the Governor, any administrative or other cost or expense incurred by the state in connection with the carrying out of the provisions of this part, including the hiring of necessary employees and the entering upo…

Sec. 8-119bb. Declaration of policy. It is hereby declared (1) that there exists in the state an acute shortage of decent, safe and sanitary dwelling accommodations for low income persons at rents which they can afford to pay; that, within the state, low income persons are forced…

Sec. 8-119c. Amendment of contracts for assistance. Upon preliminary approval by the State Bond Commission pursuant to the provisions of section 3-21, the state, acting by or through the Commissioner of Housing, may enter into a contract or contracts with an authority amending th…

Sec. 8-119cc. Implementation. The provisions of sections 8-39 and 8-72 to 8-74, inclusive, except as otherwise provided in sections 8-119bb to 8-119jj, inclusive, shall govern the implementation of said sections. (P.A. 86-362, S. 2, 10.)

Sec. 8-119d. Declaration of policy. It is found and declared that there is a growing segment of the older population who, because of increasing age, infirmity and other functional limitations, are not able to perform all personal and household functions associated with complete i…

Sec. 8-119dd. State assistance to authorities, municipal developers, nonprofit corporations and housing partnerships. (a) Upon preliminary approval by the State Bond Commission pursuant to the provisions of section 3-21, the state, acting by and through the Commissioner of Housin…

Sec. 8-119e. Definitions. As used in this part: (a) “Congregate housing” means a form of residential environment consisting of independent living assisted by congregate meals, housekeeping and personal services, for persons sixty-two years old or older, who have temporary or peri…

Sec. 8-119ee. Bond issue. The proceeds from the sale of any bonds issued pursuant to any authorization, allocation or approval of the State Bond Commission made prior to July 1, 1990, for the purposes of sections 8-119bb to 8-119jj, inclusive, and of any notes issued in anticipat…

Sec. 8-119f. Program design and oversight. The Commissioner of Housing shall design, implement, operate and monitor a program of congregate housing. For the purpose of this program, the Commissioner of Housing shall consult with the Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services f…

Sec. 8-119ff. Preliminary expenses. Funds borrowed by an authority, municipal developer or nonprofit corporation, or a partnership which includes a housing authority, municipal developer or nonprofit corporation, to pay for options on sites, engineering and architectural services…

Sec. 8-119g. Implementation. Maximum income limits for admission. Deduction for congregate housing employment income. (a) The provisions of section 8-113a and sections 8-115a to 8-118b, inclusive, shall govern the implementation of this part. (b) On and after July 1, 1997, the ma…

Sec. 8-119gg. Payments in lieu of taxes and assessments. In lieu of real property taxes, special benefit assessments and sewerage system use charges otherwise payable to a municipality, a housing authority approved by the Commissioner of Housing for state financial assistance for…

Sec. 8-119h. State assistance to authorities, municipal developers, nonprofit corporations and housing partnerships. Upon preliminary approval by the State Bond Commission pursuant to the provisions of section 3-20, the state, acting by and through the Commissioner of Housing, ma…

Sec. 8-119hh. Disposal of projects. Upon the determination by the Commissioner of Housing of the termination of the acute shortage of dwelling accommodations for low income persons in the locality or upon the determination by the Commissioner of Housing and the authority, municip…

Sec. 8-119i. Bond issues. Administrative costs. (a) For the purposes of this part, the State Treasurer is authorized and directed, subject to and in accordance with the provisions of section 3-20, to issue bonds of the state, from time to time, in an amount which, together with t…

Sec. 8-119ii. Expenses payable from fund. Subject to the approval of the Governor, any administrative or other costs or expenses incurred by the state in connection with the carrying out of the provisions of sections 8-119bb to 8-119jj, inclusive, including the hiring of necessar…