The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority may establish affordability incentive zones under the homeownership loan program established pursuant to sections 8-283 to 8-289, inclusive, to incentivize the purchase of dwellings situated in municipalities not exempt from the affordable housing appeals procedure under subsection (k) of section 8-30g. The authority may expand access to the program in such zones by utilizing lending guidelines that are different from the guidelines for the purchase of a dwelling not situated in such zones, which may include increasing eligibility limits with respect to the purchase price of the dwelling or the maximum loan amount, or by reducing the rate of interest of the loan. If the authority establishes an affordability incentive zone under this section, any municipality that is not (1) exempt from the affordable housing appeals procedure under subsection (k) of section 8-30g, and (2) designated as an affordability incentive zone may make a request to the authority, in writing, to be considered an affordability incentive zone. The authority may, in its discretion, grant such requests after considering available funding for the program.
(P.A. 21-101, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 21-101 effective June 30, 2021.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development
Chapter 136 - Department of Housing: Home Ownership Loans
Section 8-283. - Declaration of policy.
Section 8-285. - Creation of “Housing Purchase and Rehabilitation Fund”.
Section 8-286a. - State or authority to share in appreciation of dwelling.
Section 8-286b. - Mortgagee participation.
Section 8-286c. - Amount of guarantee. Record of payments to honor guarantees.
Section 8-286d. - Termination of loan guarantee.
Section 8-286e. - Affordability incentive zones.
Section 8-287. - Loan repayment.
Section 8-288. - Issuance of bonds.
Section 8-289. - Adoption of regulations or written procedures.