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

Sec. 8-201. Declaration of policy. It is found and declared that improvement of the conditions and quality of urban life is one of the most serious responsibilities facing this state. The persistence of slums and blight; the critical need for additional and improved housing and c…

Sec. 8-202. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (a) Repealed by P.A. 77-614, S. 609, 610; (b) “Human resource development agency” means a human resource development agency as defined in section 17b-852; (c) “Housing solely for low or moderate-income persons or families” means h…

Secs. 8-203 to 8-205. Department of Community Affairs; commissioner. Advisory Council on Community Affairs. Duties of council. Sections 8-203 to 8-205, inclusive, are repealed. (1967, P.A. 522, S. 3, 5, 6; 1969, P.A. 28; P.A. 73-8, S. 1; P.A. 77-614, S. 609, 610.)

Sec. 8-206. Duties of Commissioner of Housing. (a) The Commissioner of Housing shall (1) administer and direct the operations of the Department of Housing; (2) advise and inform municipal officials, local housing authorities, the Connecticut Housing Authority, public development …

Sec. 8-206a. Transfer of certain powers and duties to the Commissioner of Community Affairs, and then to the Commissioner of Housing. (a) In accordance with the provisions of section 4-38d, all powers and duties delegated to the Public Works Commissioner under the provisions of c…

Sec. 8-206b. Emergency fuel assistance program. Eligibility requirements. Participation in weatherization program. Section 8-206b is repealed, effective October 1, 2004. (P.A. 78-184, S. 1, 2; Oct. Sp. Sess. P.A. 79-5, S. 1, 5; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2, …

Sec. 8-206c. Effective date of Secs. 8-206b and 16a-45. Sections 8-206b and 16a-45 shall take effect November 20, 1979, except that this law shall only remain in effect until June 30, 1980. (Oct. Sp. Sess. P.A. 79-5, S. 5.)

Sec. 8-206d. Emergency fuel assistance program for group homes, halfway houses, housing authorities and municipalities. Regulations. The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall administer an emergency fuel assistance program to provide: (1) Emergency fuel assista…

Sec. 8-206e. Housing assistance and counseling demonstration program. Assisted living demonstration program in HUD Section 202 and Section 236 elderly housing developments. Regulations. (a) The Commissioner of Housing shall, within available appropriations, establish a demonstrat…

Sec. 8-206f. Designation of HUD Section 202 or Section 236 elderly housing development as demonstration program. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 8-206e, the Commissioner of Housing, in consultation with the Commissioner of Social Services and the Secretary of the Office…

Sec. 8-206g. Group home fire safety funding. Assessment of need. Applications, reporting requirements. (a) The Department of Administrative Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection and the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Ma…

Sec. 8-206h. Bond authorization for funding for private providers to comply with fire regulation requirements concerning water tanks at group homes. (a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond Commission shall have the power from time to time …

Sec. 8-206i. Grants for supportive housing for persons with intellectual disability or other developmental disabilities. (a) The Commissioner of Housing, in consultation with the Commissioner of Developmental Services, shall provide grants-in-aid or deferred loans to an eligible …

Sec. 8-206j. Bond authorization for grant-in-aid program for supportive housing for persons with an intellectual disability or other developmental disabilities. (a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond Commission shall have the power from t…

Secs. 8-207 and 8-207a. Community development action plan. State financial assistance for implementing, reviewing and revising community development action plan. Sections 8-207 and 8-207a are repealed. (1967, P.A. 522, S. 9; 1969, P.A. 478; 757, S. 1; 1971, P.A. 759, S. 2, 4; 197…

Sec. 8-208. State grants-in-aid for housing code enforcement. The state, acting by and in the discretion of the Commissioner of Housing, may enter into a contract with a municipality for state financial assistance to initiate, expand or improve housing code enforcement programs t…

Sec. 8-208a. Appeals from municipal housing code board decisions and enforcement. Cost. Any person or persons severally or jointly aggrieved by any decision of a housing code board of appeals or any officer, department, board or bureau of any municipality, charged with the enforc…

Sec. 8-208b. Neighborhood Housing Services Program Fund. State assistance. Definitions. (a) A Neighborhood Housing Services Program Fund is hereby created. There shall be deposited in said fund all moneys received by or appropriated to the Department of Housing from time to time …

Sec. 8-208c. Urban revitalization pilot program. Goals. Reports. (a) The Commissioner of Housing shall, within existing resources of the department, establish an urban revitalization pilot program to foster the revitalization and stabilization of urban neighborhoods by facilitati…

Sec. 8-209. State grants-in-aid for demolition of unsafe structures; for urban beautification. (a) The state, acting by and in the discretion of the Commissioner of Housing, may enter into a contract with a municipality for state financial assistance for the demolition of unsafe …

Sec. 8-209a. State aid for relocation of buildings. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any project that is eligible for state financial aid for demolition of buildings shall be eligible to apply for state financial aid under the same program such project w…

Sec. 8-210. (Note: This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.) State financial assistance for the planning, construction, renovation, site preparation and purchase of property for neighborhood facilities and the development and operation of licensed child care centers, gro…

Sec. 8-210a. Bond issue. The State Bond Commission may authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in the aggregate amount of four million dollars for the purposes of subsection (a) of section 8-210. (1969, P.A. 588, S. 5.)

Sec. 8-210b. Transferred to Chapter 319rr, Sec. 17b-749.

Secs. 8-211 and 8-212. Transferred to Chapter 242, Secs. 13b-56 and 13b-57, respectively.

Sec. 8-213. Housing site development agencies. Section 8-213 is repealed. (1967, P.A. 522, S. 16; 1971, P.A. 75; 1972, P.A. 268, S. 1; P.A. 73-173, S. 1, 3; P.A. 77-70, S. 1; 77-614, S. 293, 610; P.A. 79-598, S. 14; P.A. 80-483, S. 28, 186; P.A. 88-280, S. 14.)

Sec. 8-213a. Apportionment and abatement of taxes on acquisition of property by redevelopment or housing site development agency. In any case where a redevelopment agency or housing site development agency acquires real property, municipal taxes on such property may be apportione…

Sec. 8-214. State financial assistance for housing site development projects. Section 8-214 is repealed. (1967, P.A. 522, S. 17; P.A. 73-173, S. 2, 3; P.A. 75-51; P.A. 77-70, S. 2; 77-614, S. 294, 610; P.A. 78-164, S. 1, 2; P.A. 79-598, S. 15; P.A. 80-188; P.A. 81-68; P.A. 85-49;…

Sec. 8-214a. Bond issue. (a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond Commission shall have the power, from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggrega…

Sec. 8-214b. Housing land bank and land trust program: Definitions. As used in this section and sections 8-214c to 8-214e, inclusive: (1) “Limited equity cooperative” means a nonprofit corporation organized for the purposes of owning and operating housing for low and moderate inc…

Sec. 8-214c. Community Housing Land Bank and Land Trust Fund. There is established a fund to be known as the “Community Housing Land Bank and Land Trust Fund”. The fund shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the fund and shall be held in trust separate and ap…

Sec. 8-214d. State financial assistance for establishing community housing land bank and land trust. Regulations. (a) The state, acting by and in the discretion of the Commissioner of Housing, may contract with a nonprofit corporation for state financial assistance in the form of…

Sec. 8-214e. Bond issue. (a) For the purposes described in sections 8-214b to 8-214d, inclusive, the State Bond Commission shall have the power, from time to time, to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in the …

Sec. 8-214f. Financial assistance for development of limited equity cooperatives and mutual housing. (a) As used in this section and sections 8-214g and 8-214h, “limited equity cooperative” has the same meaning as provided in section 47-242. (b) As used in this section and sectio…

Sec. 8-214g. Limited Equity Cooperative and Mutual Housing Fund. (a) The proceeds from the sale of bonds issued for the purposes of sections 8-214f to 8-214h, inclusive, authorized pursuant to any authorization, allocation or approval of the State Bond Commission made prior to Ju…

Sec. 8-214h. Regulations. The Commissioner of Housing shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to carry out the purposes of sections 8-214f and 8-214g. (P.A. 87-417, S. 9, 10; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 13-234, S. 2.) History…

Sec. 8-215. Tax abatement for housing for low or moderate-income persons. Any municipality may by ordinance provide for the abatement in part or in whole of real property taxes on any housing solely for low or moderate-income persons or families and may by ordinance classify the …

Sec. 8-216. State reimbursement for tax abatements. Payment in lieu of taxes on housing authority or state land. (a) The state, acting by and in the discretion of the Commissioner of Housing, may enter into a contract with a municipality for state financial assistance for housing…

Sec. 8-216a. Capitalized value of net rental income, basis for property valuation. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or special act, the present true and actual value of any real property used for housing solely for low or moderate-income persons or famili…

Sec. 8-216b. Housing site development agencies. Financial assistance for housing and community development projects. Regulations. (a) As used in this section, “housing site development agency” means any economic development agency, human resource development agency, redevelopment…

Sec. 8-216c. Pilot program of postconstruction permanent financing of not more than five developments of affordable housing. Terms. Eligibility for financial assistance. Monitoring of projects. Exemption from certain provisions of the general statutes. Report. (a) As used in this…

Sec. 8-217. Community housing development corporations. A community housing development corporation may qualify for assistance under section 8-218 provided: (1) It shall be organized for purposes other than to make a profit or gain for itself and shall not be controlled or direct…

Sec. 8-218. State financial assistance to community housing development corporations and eligible developers. Funds for rehabilitation and acquisition. Grants-in-aid to community housing development corporations for accessible housing. Grants for conversion of adaptable living un…

Sec. 8-218a. Grants, loans and deferred loans to housing development corporations and eligible developers for public and private cooperation projects. The Commissioner of Housing shall establish and administer a program of grants, loans and deferred loans to housing development c…

Sec. 8-218b. Bond issue. Housing Development Corporation Fund. (a) For the purposes described in sections 8-217 to 8-218c, inclusive, the State Bond Commission shall have the power from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in the …

Sec. 8-218c. Regulations. The Commissioner of Housing shall adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54 to carry out the purposes of sections 8-218, 8-218a and 8-218b. (June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-33, S. 13, 17; P.A. 87-376, S. 4, 5; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A…

Sec. 8-218d. State financial assistance to community housing development corporations for administrative expenses. Regulations. Report. Section 8-218d is repealed. (P.A. 85-461, S. 2, 4; P.A. 86-405, S. 10, 12; P.A. 87-482, S. 2, 3.)

Sec. 8-218e. State financial assistance for provision of technical assistance and management training. The state, acting by and in the discretion of the Commissioner of Housing, may enter into a contract with the community housing development corporation, as defined in section 8-…

Sec. 8-218f. Community housing development corporations. Co-Opportunity, Inc., the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, the Connecticut Housing Investment Fund, Inc., Co-Op Initiatives, Inc., Greater New Haven Community Loan Fund, Inc., and Nutmeg Housing Development Corp. are …

Sec. 8-218g. Determination of interest rate on loans to housing development corporations. Any loans originated by the state pursuant to sections 8-218 and 8-218a shall bear interest at a rate to be determined in accordance with subsection (t) of section 3-20. (P.A. 87-416, S. 8, …