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

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, …

Sec. 8-218h. Task force on building accessibility. Annual report to General Assembly. (a) There is established a task force consisting of the cochairmen and ranking members of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public saf…

Sec. 8-219. State grants-in-aid for relocation costs of persons, businesses and farms displaced by governmental action. Section 8-219 is repealed. (1967, P.A. 522, S. 24; 1969, P.A. 594, S. 13.)

Sec. 8-219a. Senior Citizen Emergency Home Repair and Rehabilitation Fund. There is established a “Senior Citizen Emergency Home Repair and Rehabilitation Fund”. The fund shall be used to make low interest loans or deferred loans authorized by sections 8-219b and 8-219c, and for …

Sec. 8-219b. Financial assistance to elderly homeowners for emergency repairs or rehabilitation. (a) The Commissioner of Housing, acting on behalf of the state, may, in his discretion, enter into a contract with any person who is sixty-two years of age or older and whose income d…

Sec. 8-219c. Regulations. The Commissioner of Housing shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, providing for financial qualifications of grant and loan recipients, requirements to ensure that grants-in-aid, loans or deferred loans awarded under se…

Sec. 8-219d. Financial assistance to nonprofit corporations for administrative expenses and technical assistance. Regulations. (a) The state, acting by and in the discretion of the Commissioner of Housing, may enter into a contract to provide financial assistance in the form of g…

Sec. 8-219e. Financial assistance for the abatement of lead-based paint and asbestos. Regulations. (a) The state, acting by and in the discretion of the Commissioner of Housing, may enter into a contract with an eligible developer, as defined in section 8-39, a community housing …

Sec. 8-220. State grants-in-aid for developing and updating municipal plans of development; contracts for may be entered into by Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management. Advances of funds and contracts by Commissioner of Housing for surveys, planning and research. (a) Th…

Sec. 8-220a. Municipal powers re: Social and supplementary services and projected rehabilitation and improvement programs under Sec. 8-44a; redevelopment and urban renewal under Sec. 8-154a; housing code enforcement programs under Sec. 8-208; demolition of unsafe structures and u…

Sec. 8-221. Transferred to Chapter 319ww, Sec. 17b-852.

Sec. 8-221a. Commissioner of Human Resources to assume responsibilities for human resources development programs under Sec. 8-221. Section 8-221a is repealed, effective July 1, 1993. (P.A. 77-614, S. 587, 593, 610; P.A. 93-262, S. 86, 87.)

Secs. 8-222 and 8-222a. Transferred to Chapter 319ww, Secs. 17b-853 and 17b-854.

Sec. 8-222b. Municipal powers re: Child day care facilities etc. under Sec. 8-210; private day care facilities under Sec. 17b-752 and human resources development programs under Sec. 17b-853. Administration. Joint action. Combining contracts. Limitation on aid. Regulations. (a) In…

Sec. 8-223. Transferred to Chapter 319ww, Sec. 17b-855.

Secs. 8-224, 8-225 and 8-225a. Municipal powers; joint action. Limitation on aid to a municipality. Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management to approve certain aid for municipalities under Sec. 8-225. Sections 8-224, 8-225 and 8-225a are repealed. (1967, P.A. 522, S. 29, …

Sec. 8-226. Use of prior bond proceeds for redevelopment and urban renewal. The proceeds from such bonds and notes as are authorized to be issued, or any proceeds from such bonds and notes as may have been issued, under the provisions of section 8-154b but which, on July 1, 1967,…

Sec. 8-227. Regulations. Section 8-227 is repealed. (1967, P.A. 522, S. 32; P.A. 77-614, S. 587, 599, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 79-631, S. 109, 111.)

Secs. 8-228 to 8-238. Relocation assistance. (a) Sections 8-228 to 8-238, inclusive, are repealed except that for any payment or matter, due or pending, pursuant to said sections 8-228 to 8-238, inclusive, shall be paid or handled in accordance with said sections, or regulations …

Sec. 8-239. Other powers of department or commissioner unaffected. Nothing in sections 8-228 to 8-239, inclusive, shall be construed to limit, restrict or derogate from any power, right or authority of the department or the commissioner existing under or pursuant to any other gen…

Sec. 8-239a. Powers and duties under Secs. 8-228 to 8-239, inclusive, transferred to Department and Commissioner of Economic and Community Development. The powers and duties of the Department of Community Affairs and the Commissioner of Community Affairs under sections 8-228 to 8…

Sec. 8-240. Interagency model cities committee. Section 8-240 is repealed. (1969, P.A. 550, S. 1, 2; P.A. 74-338, S. 41, 94; P.A. 77-313, S. 8; 77-614, S. 522, 610.)

Sec. 8-240a. Housing environmental improvement revolving loan and grant fund. Pilot program for retrofitting projects for multifamily residences located in environmental justice communities or alliance districts. Report. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Alliance district” has th…

Sec. 8-240b. Bond authorization for retrofitting projects for multifamily residences. (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 …

Secs. 8-240c to 8-240j. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 8-240k. Community economic development program. Establishment of entity. (a) As used in this section and section 8-240l, “low and moderate income individuals” means individuals earning not more than the state median income, as determined by the United States Department of Ho…

Sec. 8-240l. Board of directors. Duties. Goals. Establishment of affiliates. Provision of financial assistance. (a)(1) Prior to October 1, 2024, the entity created pursuant to subsection (b) of section 8-240k shall be governed by a state-wide board of directors appointed as follo…

Sec. 8-240m. Financial assistance. (a) The state, acting by and through the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, may provide financial assistance, including, without limitation, financial assistance in the form of grants, loans and the purchase of capital stock, fo…

Sec. 8-240n. Annual report. On or before the second Wednesday after the convening of each regular session of the General Assembly, beginning with the 1995 regular session, the entity created pursuant to subsection (b) of section 8-240k shall submit a report in an electronic form …

Sec. 8-240o. Definitions. As used in sections 8-240p to 8-240s, inclusive, and 32-235: (1) “Community Economic Development Fund” means the entity established pursuant to subsection (b) of section 8-240k to accomplish the community economic development program; (2) “Microenterpris…

Sec. 8-240p. Pilot microloan program for microenterprises. There is established a pilot microloan program for microenterprises under which the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall make grants to the Community Economic Development Fund or any other regional rev…

Sec. 8-240q. Eligible activities for grants under pilot microloan program for microenterprises. The grants provided under section 8-240p shall be used to: (1) Identify appropriate microloan applicants state-wide; (2) Evaluate the need for a prospective microloan applicant's busin…

Sec. 8-240r. Criteria for grants to microloan generating organizations. The Community Economic Development Fund or any other regional revolving loan programs within the state shall consider the following criteria in making a grant to a microloan generating organization: (1) Sourc…

Sec. 8-240s. Report. Not later than June 30, 2007, the Community Economic Development Fund shall submit a report, in accordance with section 11-4a, on the status and results of sections 8-240o to 8-240q, inclusive, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having co…

Sec. 8-241. Short title: Connecticut Housing Finance Authority Act. This chapter may be known and cited as the “Connecticut Housing Finance Authority Act”. (1969, P.A. 795, S. 1; June, 1972, P.A. 1, S. 9.) History: 1972 act changed name from Connecticut Mortgage Authority Act to …

Sec. 8-242. Declaration of policy. It is found and declared that there exists in the state and will exist in the future a serious shortage of housing for low and moderate income families and persons; that this shortage has contributed and will contribute to the persistence of slu…

Sec. 8-242a. Establishment of subsidiaries by authority. It is found and declared that the purposes of the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority may from time to time best be fulfilled by permitting the authority to create certain subsidiaries to own, operate and manage propertie…

Sec. 8-243. Definitions. The following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates another meaning and intent: (a) “Act” means this chapter as amended from time to time; (b) “Authority” means the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority as created un…

Sec. 8-244. Connecticut Housing Finance Authority deemed a public instrumentality and political subdivision. Board membership. Subsidiaries. (a) There is created a body politic and corporate to be known as the “Connecticut Housing Finance Authority”. Said authority is constituted…