(a) The Commissioner of Housing shall implement and administer a program of rental assistance for elderly persons who reside in state-assisted rental housing for the elderly.
(b) Housing eligible for use in the program shall comply with applicable state and local health, housing, building and safety codes.
(c) In addition to rental assistance certificates made available to qualified tenants, to be used in eligible housing which such tenants are able to locate, the program may include housing support in which rental assistance for tenants is linked to participation by the property owner in other municipal, state or federal housing repair, rehabilitation or financing programs. The commissioner shall use rental assistance under this section to encourage the preservation of existing housing and the revitalization of neighborhoods or the creation of additional rental housing.
(d) The commissioner shall administer the program under this section to promote housing choice for certificate holders and encourage diversity of residents. The commissioner shall establish maximum rent levels for each municipality in a manner that promotes the use of the program in all municipalities. Any certificate issued pursuant to this section may be used for housing in any municipality in the state. The commissioner shall inform certificate holders that a certificate may be used in any municipality and, to the extent practicable, the commissioner shall assist certificate holders in finding housing in the municipality of their choice.
(e) Nothing in this section shall give any person a right to continued receipt of rental assistance at any time that the program is not funded.
(f) Whenever an individual who qualifies for rental assistance pursuant to this section moves into congregate housing, as defined in section 8-119e, the Commissioner of Housing shall calculate the rental assistance for such individual to include the entire period of his occupancy in the congregate housing facility, regardless of the rental-assistance status of any former congregate housing occupant.
(g) The commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to carry out the purposes of this section. The regulations shall establish maximum income eligibility guidelines for such rental assistance and criteria for determining the amount of rental assistance which shall be provided to elderly persons, provided the amount of assistance for elderly persons who are certificate holders shall be the difference between thirty per cent of their adjusted gross income, less a utility allowance, and the base rent.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2, S. 117, 165; P.A. 13-234, S. 29.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2 effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 13-234 amended Subsecs. (a) and (f) by substituting “Commissioner of Housing” for “Commissioner of Economic and Community Development”, amended Subsec. (g) by deleting provision re commissioner administering program pursuant to certain regulations and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2013.
See Sec. 8-112a et seq. re housing for elderly persons.
See Sec. 8-119d et seq. re congregate housing for the elderly.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development
Chapter 128 - Department of Housing: Municipal Housing Projects
Section 8-38. - Finding and declaration of necessity.
Section 8-39a. - “Affordable housing” defined.
Section 8-40. - Creation of housing authorities.
Section 8-41a. - Liability of authority for actions of commissioners and employees.
Section 8-43. - Removal of commissioners; subpoenas.
Section 8-44. - Powers of authority.
Section 8-44b. - Housing authority police force.
Section 8-45. - Rental rates and tenant selection for low rental projects.
Section 8-45b. - Waiver of regulations.
Section 8-46. - Penalty for false statement.
Section 8-47. - Considerations in fixing income limits.
Section 8-48. - Rentals for persons receiving welfare aid.
Section 8-49. - Cooperation of housing authorities.
Section 8-50. - Eminent domain.
Section 8-51. - Zoning and building laws.
Section 8-53. - Provisions of bonds, trust indentures and mortgages.
Section 8-54. - Remedies of an obligee of authority.
Section 8-55. - Additional remedies conferrable by authority.
Section 8-56. - Aid from federal and state governments.
Section 8-57. - Agreements to secure federal assistance.
Section 8-58. - Exemption from taxes and Uniform Securities Act. Payments in lieu of taxes.
Section 8-59. - Contracts for payments to state public body.
Section 8-60. - Cooperation in undertaking housing projects.
Section 8-61. - Advances to housing authority; bonds and notes issued to finance housing projects.
Section 8-62. - Procedure for state public body.
Section 8-64. - Disposal of property by a housing authority.
Section 8-64a. - Disposal of housing project by housing authority.
Section 8-64b. - Nondisclosure of tenant Social Security and bank account numbers.
Section 8-65. - Exemption of property from execution sale.
Section 8-66. - Administration of projects established for housing war workers.
Section 8-67. - Injury on housing authority property.
Section 8-68. - Housing research and studies.
Section 8-68a. - State grants for community centers.
Section 8-68d. - Housing authority annual report.
Section 8-68f. - Tenants' rights and grievance procedures. Regulations.
Section 8-68g. - Developer's fees charged by eligible developers.
Section 8-68h. - Tenant escrow accounts.
Section 8-68i. - Emergency housing in projects.
Section 8-68l. - Tenants' use of common areas for political activity.
Section 8-69. - Moderate rental housing projects and moderate cost housing; declaration of policy.
Section 8-70. - State assistance.
Section 8-72a. - Maximum income limits. Exceptions: Factors to be considered.
Section 8-75. - Veterans' preference.
Section 8-76a. - Commissioner's authority to service notes and mortgages.
Section 8-77. - Preference among municipalities.
Section 8-78. - Aggregate of bonds and notes state may issue for moderate rental housing projects.
Section 8-79. - Preliminary expenses.
Section 8-80. - Issuance of bonds and notes.
Section 8-81. - Repayment of loans.
Section 8-82. - Purchase and sale of units by state. Insurance of mortgage loans. Mortgage loans.
Section 8-83. - Preference in granting mortgage loans.
Section 8-85. - Foreclosure; conveyance of title and assignment of claims to state.
Section 8-86. - Housing bonds or notes.
Section 8-87. - Housing Mortgage Fund.
Section 8-89. - Commissioner to be agent for mortgages and loans.
Section 8-90. - Applicability of provisions.
Section 8-91. - Payment of administrative expenses.
Section 8-92. - Inspection by commissioner.
Section 8-93. - Tax exemption.
Section 8-95 to 8-104. - Flood relief housing, generally.
Section 8-105. - Declaration of public necessity.
Section 8-107. - Development of projects.
Section 8-108. - Cooperation with housing authorities or federal government.
Section 8-109. - Bonds to be legal investments.
Section 8-111. - Powers to be additional.
Section 8-112. - Declaration of policy.
Section 8-112a. - Declaration of policy.
Section 8-113. - Definitions. Powers of housing authorities.
Section 8-113a. - Definitions.
Section 8-114. - Contracts for state assistance.
Section 8-114b. - Municipal authorities.
Section 8-114c. - Mobile manufactured homes. Transfer to municipal housing authorities.
Section 8-114d. - Resident services coordinators.
Section 8-115. - Commission to approve plans, financing and rental.
Section 8-115a. - Authority of Commissioner of Housing.
Section 8-115b. - Powers of authority.
Section 8-116b. - Possession of pets.
Section 8-116c. - Eligibility for occupancy. Eviction.
Section 8-117. - Establishment of rentals. Penalty for false statement concerning income.
Section 8-117a. - Applicability of other statutes.
Section 8-117b. - Disposal of projects. Conversion to a congregate housing project.
Section 8-118. - Payments in lieu of taxes and assessments.
Section 8-118a. - Payments in lieu of taxes and assessments.
Section 8-118b. - Contract to convey project to state on default.
Section 8-118c. - Bond issue for additional development cost of projects.
Section 8-119a. - Bond issues.
Section 8-119b. - Expenses payable from fund.
Section 8-119c. - Amendment of contracts for assistance.
Section 8-119aa. - Purchase of conversion condominiums for state assisted housing.
Section 8-119bb. - Declaration of policy.
Section 8-119cc. - Implementation.
Section 8-119ee. - Bond issue.
Section 8-119ff. - Preliminary expenses.
Section 8-119gg. - Payments in lieu of taxes and assessments.
Section 8-119hh. - Disposal of projects.
Section 8-119ii. - Expenses payable from fund.
Section 8-119jj. - Regulations.
Section 8-119d. - Declaration of policy.
Section 8-119e. - Definitions.
Section 8-119f. - Program design and oversight.
Section 8-119i. - Bond issues. Administrative costs.
Section 8-119j. - Conversion to a “housing project”.
Section 8-119k. - Payment in lieu of taxes.
Section 8-119l. - Operating subsidies for congregate housing projects.
Section 8-119x. - Database of dwelling units suitable for persons with disabilities.