Connecticut 2011 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00305 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/19/2011

                            General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 305
January Session, 2011  LCO No. 1705
Referred to Committee on Housing
Introduced by:
SEN. WELCH, 31st Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 305 

January Session, 2011

LCO No. 1705

Referred to Committee on Housing 

Introduced by:

SEN. WELCH, 31st Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING FIRST-TIME HOMEOWNERS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to provide income tax relief and other incentives for first-time homeowners who are thirty years old or younger to purchase a home in a distressed community, provided the price of such home falls within the allowable value for the community, as determined by the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, and such homeowners (1) agree to remain in such home for at least five years, and (2) meet specified income levels. 

Statement of Purpose: 

To create incentives to attract young homeowners to our distressed communities.