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

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. 8-221a. 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 Section 8-221a is repealed, effective July 1, 1993.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.)

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…

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 Sections 8-224, 8-225 and 8-225a are repealed.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 Section 8-227 is repealed.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 (a) Sections 8-228 to 8-238, inclusive, are repealed except that for any payment or matter, due or pending, pursuant to said sections 8-228 to 8-238, inclusive, shall be paid or handled in accordance with said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 …

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…

Sec. 8-244a. Commissioner of Economic Development to be member of authority. Section 8-244a is repealed. (P.A. 77-614, S. 587, 593, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 79-598, S. 25; 79-631, S. 109, 111.)

Sec. 8-244b. Establishment of State Housing Authority. (a) The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority shall establish a subsidiary to be known as the State Housing Authority. The SHA shall be the successor to the Connecticut Housing Authority. The powers of the SHA shall be vested…

Sec. 8-244c. State Housing Authority to be successor to Connecticut Housing Authority. Upon the establishment of the State Housing Authority and the filing of the certificate of incorporation therefor with the Secretary of the State, the SHA shall constitute the successor to the …

Sec. 8-244d. Bonds, notes or other obligations. All notes, bonds or other obligations issued by the Connecticut Housing Authority for the financing of any project or projects shall be in accordance with their terms of full force and effect and valid and binding upon the State Hou…

Sec. 8-244e. Definitions. Additional powers and duties of Commissioner of Housing. (a) As used in sections 8-244b to 8-244d, inclusive, and this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates another meaning and intent: (1) “De…

Sec. 8-245. State personnel may be board members of authority. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, no officer or employee of this state shall be deemed to have forfeited or shall forfeit his office or employment by reason of his acceptance of membership on the board …

Sec. 8-246. Executive director. Appointment and duties. The board of directors of the authority shall appoint an executive director who shall not be a member of the board and who shall serve at the pleasure of the board and receive such compensation as shall be fixed by the board…

Sec. 8-247. Bonds or equivalent insurance product of board members and executive director of authority. Each member of the board of directors of the authority shall execute a surety bond in the penal sum of fifty thousand dollars and the executive director shall execute a surety …

Sec. 8-248. Perpetual succession of authority. The authority shall have perpetual succession as constituted in section 8-244 and shall adopt procedures for the conduct of its affairs in accordance with the provisions of section 1-121, provided regulation-making proceedings commen…

Sec. 8-249. Quorum. Board action. Written procedures. (a) The powers of the authority shall be vested in and exercised by not less than five of the members of the board of directors then in office. Such number of members shall constitute a quorum and the affirmative vote of a maj…

Sec. 8-250. Purpose and powers of authority. The purpose of the authority shall be to alleviate the shortage of housing for low and moderate income families and persons in this state and, when appropriate, to promote or maintain the economic development of this state through empl…

Sec. 8-251. Purchase, servicing and sale of mortgages or interests therein. Urban area mortgages. Loans for mobile manufactured homes. (a) In order to provide additional construction and permanent financing for housing in this state, the authority is authorized to make commitment…

Sec. 8-252. Issuance of bonds by authority. (a) The authority is authorized from time to time to issue its bonds, bond anticipation notes and other obligations in such principal amounts as in the opinion of the authority shall be necessary to provide sufficient funds for carrying…

Sec. 8-252a. Issuance of bonds secured by payments and other revenues to be received by the state with respect to loans made by the state under bond-financed housing programs. (a) The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority is authorized to issue bonds secured by a pledge of princi…

Sec. 8-253. Mortgage loans and insurance of mortgage payments. (a) The authority may make mortgage loans or upon application of a proposed mortgagee insure and make advance commitments to insure payments required by a loan for housing upon such terms and conditions as the authori…

Sec. 8-253a. Additional loan conditions. In addition to the terms and conditions set forth in section 8-253, loans made by the authority hereunder shall also be subject to the following terms and conditions: (1) A loan hereunder may be prepaid after a period of twenty years or so…

Sec. 8-254. Applications for mortgage insurance. All applications for mortgage insurance shall be forwarded, together with an application fee prescribed by the authority, to the executive director of the authority. The authority shall cause an investigation of the proposed housin…

Sec. 8-254a. Tenant selection plans of mortgagors. Prior to making a commitment for a mortgage loan or mortgage insurance under this chapter, the authority shall approve a tenant selection plan submitted by the applicant mortgagor. The authority shall adopt and publish regulation…