General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6124
January Session, 2013 LCO No. 2399
Referred to Committee on HOUSING
Introduced by:
REP. FREY, 111th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6124
January Session, 2013
LCO No. 2399
Referred to Committee on HOUSING
Introduced by:
REP. FREY, 111th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING FRIVOLOUS APPEALS IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to provide that if a land use commission denies an application for a permit to construct affordable housing pursuant to section 8-30g of the general statutes and the developer appeals the denial, such developer shall be liable to the municipality for legal costs incurred by the municipality in defending the appeal if the reviewing court upholds the denial.
Statement of Purpose:
To prevent frivolous appeals by developers of affordable housing.