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

Sec. 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 acqui…

Sec. 8-267. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “State agency” means any department, agency or instrumentality of the state or of a political subdivision of the state, or local housing authorities, or any department, agency or instrumentality of two or more political subdiv…

Sec. 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 …

Sec. 8-268. Payment for displacement expenses and losses. Moving expenses and dislocation allowances. Fixed payments. Landlord's responsibility in certain cases. (a) Whenever a program or project undertaken by a state agency or under the supervision of a state agency will result …

Sec. 8-269. Additional payment to owner displaced from dwelling. (a) In addition to payments otherwise authorized by this chapter, the state agency shall make an additional payment not in excess of fifteen thousand dollars to any displaced person who is displaced from a dwelling …

Sec. 8-270. Additional payment for persons displaced from dwelling. Landlord's responsibility in certain cases. (a) In addition to amounts otherwise authorized by this chapter, a state agency shall make a payment to or for any displaced person displaced from any dwelling not elig…

Sec. 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 sect…

Sec. 8-271. Relocation assistance advisory program. (a) Whenever a program or project undertaken by a state agency or under the supervision of a state agency will result in the displacement of any person on or after July 6, 1971, such agency shall provide a relocation assistance …

Sec. 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 Housi…

Sec. 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 esta…

Sec. 8-273a. Relocation assistance by Commissioner of Transportation. Outdoor advertising structures. Appeals. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of the general statutes to the contrary, whenever the Commissioner of Transportation undertakes the acquisition of real property…

Sec. 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 o…

Sec. 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 ex…

Sec. 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…

Sec. 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 assistan…

Sec. 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 …

Sec. 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…

Sec. 8-280. State grants-in-aid. Conditions. (a) The state, acting by and in the discretion of the Commissioner of Housing, may enter into a contract or agreement with a state agency to provide state financial assistance to such state agency in the form of a grant-in-aid equal to…

Sec. 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 relocat…

Sec. 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 necessa…