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

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 Section 8-117 is repealed.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 Section 8-118 is repealed.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 Section 8-119 is repealed.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…

Sec. 8-119j. Conversion to a “housing project”. In the event that sufficient appropriations for the operation of this program are no longer available, a congregate housing program assisted pursuant to section 8-119h may, at the discretion of the Commissioner of Housing, be conver…

Sec. 8-119jj. Regulations. (a) The Commissioner of Housing shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to: (1) Provide for the development, operation and management of such project or projects by housing authorities, municipal developers, nonprofit cor…

Sec. 8-119k. Payment in lieu of taxes. In lieu of real property taxes, special benefit assessments and sewerage system use charges otherwise payable to a municipality, an eligible developer approved by the Commissioner of Housing for state financial assistance for a congregate ho…

Sec. 8-119kk. Rental assistance for elderly persons residing in state-assisted rental housing for the elderly. Regulations. (a) The Commissioner of Housing shall implement and administer a program of rental assistance for elderly persons who reside in state-assisted rental housin…

Sec. 8-119l. Operating subsidies for congregate housing projects. The state, acting by and through the Commissioner of Housing, may enter into a contract or contracts with an authority, a municipal developer, a nonprofit corporation or a housing partnership for state financial as…

Sec. 8-119ll. Comprehensive assessment of rental assistance for elderly persons and persons with disabilities. Annually, the Department of Housing in consultation with the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority shall conduct a comprehensive assessment of current and future needs f…

Sec. 8-119m. Congregate housing and congregate housing project joint pilot program. Regulations. (a) The Commissioner of Housing and the Commissioner of Social Services shall establish a joint pilot program to provide for the development and operation of congregate housing and co…

Sec. 8-119n. Congregate housing project pilot program offering assisted living services. Regulations. Report. (a) The Commissioner of Housing shall maintain a pilot program in the congregate housing facility existing in the town of Norwich to provide assisted living services for …

Secs. 8-119o to 8-119s. Reserved for future use. PART VIII INDEPENDENT LIVING FOR HANDICAPPEDAND DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS

Sec. 8-119t. Grants-in-aid for expanding independent living opportunities. Definition. Regulations. (a) The Commissioner of Housing shall encourage the development of independent living opportunities for low and moderate income handicapped and developmentally disabled persons by …

Sec. 8-119x. Database of dwelling units suitable for persons with disabilities. The Commissioner of Housing shall, in consultation with the Department of Social Services, the State Building Inspector, the Department of Administrative Services and the Office of Policy and Manageme…

Secs. 8-119y and 8-119z. Reserved for future use. PART IX CONVERSION CONDOMINIUMS

Sec. 8-38. Finding and declaration of necessity. It is declared: (a) That there exist in the state insanitary or unsafe dwelling accommodations and that families of low and moderate income are forced to reside in such insanitary or unsafe accommodations; that within the state the…

Sec. 8-39. Definitions. The following terms, wherever used or referred to in this chapter, shall have the following respective meanings, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: (a) “Area of operation” includes the municipality in which a housing authority is …

Sec. 8-39a. “Affordable housing” defined. As used in this title, “affordable housing” means housing for which persons and families pay thirty per cent or less of their annual income, where such income is less than or equal to the area median income for the municipality in which s…

Sec. 8-40. Creation of housing authorities. In each municipality of the state there is created a public body corporate and politic to be known as the “housing authority” of the municipality; provided such authority shall not transact any business or exercise its powers hereunder …

Sec. 8-41. Appointment. Qualifications and tenure of commissioners. Selection of tenant commissioners. Commissioners authorized to serve as justice of the peace or registrar of voters. (a) For purposes of this section, a “tenant of the authority” means a tenant who lives in housi…

Sec. 8-41a. Liability of authority for actions of commissioners and employees. Each housing authority shall protect and save harmless any commissioner or any full-time or part-time employee of such authority from financial loss and expense, including legal fees and costs, if any,…