Each housing authority which receives financial assistance under any state housing program, and the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority or its subsidiary when said authority or subsidiary is the successor owner of housing previously owned by a housing authority under part II or part VI of this chapter, shall, for housing which it owns and operates, (1) provide each of its tenants with a written lease, (2) adopt a procedure for hearing tenant complaints and grievances, (3) adopt procedures for soliciting tenant comment on proposed changes in housing authority policies and procedures, including changes to its lease and to its admission and occupancy policies, and (4) encourage tenant participation in the housing authority's operation of state housing programs, including, where appropriate, the facilitation of tenant participation in the management of housing projects. If such housing authority or the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority or its subsidiary operates both a federal and a state-assisted housing program, it shall use the same procedure for hearing tenant grievances in both programs. The Commissioner of Housing shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to establish uniform minimum standards for the requirements in this section.
(P.A. 89-113, S. 2, 3; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 00-173; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2, S. 94; P.A. 13-234, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Housing with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development; P.A. 00-173 required written lease and adoption of procedures for tenant complaints and for tenant participation, and required the commissioner to adopt regulations; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2 applied provisions of section to Connecticut Housing Finance Authority or subsidiary, effective July 1, 2004; pursuant to P.A. 13-234, reference to Commissioner of Economic and Community Development was changed editorially by the Revisors to reference to Commissioner of Housing, effective June 19, 2013.
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.