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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6781
January Session, 2023
AN ACT ADDRESSING HOUSING AFFORDABILITY FOR RESIDENTS
IN THE STATE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subparagraph (A) of subdivision (7) of subsection (c) of 1
section 7-148 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is 2
substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 3
(7) (A) (i) Make rules relating to the maintenance of safe and sanitary 4
housing and prescribe civil penalties for the violation of such rules not 5
to exceed two thousand dollars per violation, provided any owner 6
assessed a civil penalty pursuant to this subparagraph shall have a right 7
of appeal to the zoning board of appeals of the municipality, or to the 8
chief executive officer of the municipality if such municipality has not 9
established a zoning board of appeals, upon the grounds that such 10
violation was caused solely by a tenant's wilful act; 11
(ii) Regulate the mode of using any buildings when such regulations 12
seem expedient for the purpose of promoting the safety, health, morals 13
and general welfare of the inhabitants of the municipality; 14
(iii) Regulate and prohibit the moving of buildings upon or through 15
the streets or other public places of the municipality, and cause the 16
removal and demolition of unsafe buildings and structures; 17 Substitute Bill No. 6781
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(iv) Regulate and provide for the licensing of parked trailers when 18
located off the public highways, and trailer parks or mobile 19
manufactured home parks, except as otherwise provided by special act 20
and except where there exists a local zoning commission so empowered; 21
(v) Establish lines beyond which no buildings, steps, stoop, veranda, 22
billboard, advertising sign or device or other structure or obstruction 23
may be erected; 24
(vi) Regulate and prohibit the placing, erecting or keeping of signs, 25
awnings or other things upon or over the sidewalks, streets and other 26
public places of the municipality; 27
(vii) Regulate plumbing and house drainage; 28
(viii) Prohibit or regulate the construction of dwellings, apartments, 29
boarding houses, hotels, commercial buildings, youth camps or 30
commercial camps and commercial camping facilities in such 31
municipality unless the sewerage facilities have been approved by the 32
authorized officials of the municipality; 33
Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) (a) As used in this section, 34
"walk-through" means a joint physical inspection of the dwelling unit 35
by the landlord and the tenant, or their designees, for the purpose of 36
noting and listing any observed conditions within the dwelling unit. On 37
and after January 1, 2024, upon or after the entry into a rental agreement 38
but prior to the tenant's occupancy of a dwelling unit, a landlord shall 39
offer such tenant the opportunity to conduct a walk-through of the 40
dwelling unit. If the tenant requests such a walk-through, the landlord 41
and tenant, or their designees, shall use a copy of the preoccupancy 42
walk-through checklist prepared by the Commissioner of Housing 43
under subsection (c) of this section. The landlord and the tenant, or their 44
designees, shall specifically note on the walk-through checklist any 45
existing conditions, defects or damages to the dwelling unit present at 46
the time of the walk-through. After the walk-through, the landlord and 47
the tenant, or their designees, shall sign duplicate copies of the walk-48 Substitute Bill No. 6781
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through checklist and each shall receive a copy. 49
(b) Upon the tenant's vacating of the dwelling unit, the landlord may 50
not retain any part of the security deposit collected under chapter 831 of 51
the general statutes or seek payment from the tenant for any condition, 52
defect or damage that was noted in the preoccupancy walk-through 53
checklist. Such walk-through checklist shall be admissible, subject to the 54
rules of evidence, but shall not be conclusive, as evidence of the 55
condition of the dwelling unit at the beginning of a tenant's occupancy 56
in any administrative or judicial proceeding. 57
(c) Not later than December 1, 2023, the Commissioner of Housing 58
shall (1) prepare a standardized preoccupancy walk-through checklist 59
for any landlord and tenant to use to document the condition of any 60
dwelling unit during a preoccupancy walk-through under subsection 61
(a) of this section, and (2) make such checklist available on the 62
Department of Housing's Internet web site. 63
(d) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any tenancy under 64
a rental agreement entered into prior to January 1, 2024. 65
Sec. 3. Section 47a-1 of the general statutes is repealed and the 66
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 67
As used in this chapter, [and] sections 47a-21, 47a-23 to 47a-23c, 68
inclusive, as amended by this act, 47a-26a to 47a-26g, inclusive, 47a-35 69
to 47a-35b, inclusive, 47a-41a, 47a-43, [and] 47a-46 and [section] 47a-7b 70
and sections 2 and 4 of this act: 71
(a) "Action" includes recoupment, counterclaim, set-off, cause of 72
action and any other proceeding in which rights are determined, 73
including an action for possession. 74
(b) "Building and housing codes" include any law, ordinance or 75
governmental regulation concerning fitness for habitation or the 76
construction, maintenance, operation, occupancy, use or appearance of 77
any premises or dwelling unit. 78 Substitute Bill No. 6781
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(c) "Dwelling unit" means any house or building, or portion thereof, 79
which is occupied, is designed to be occupied, or is rented, leased or 80
hired out to be occupied, as a home or residence of one or more persons. 81
(d) "Landlord" means the owner, lessor or sublessor of the dwelling 82
unit, the building of which it is a part or the premises. 83
(e) "Owner" means one or more persons, jointly or severally, in whom 84
is vested (1) all or part of the legal title to property, or (2) all or part of 85
the beneficial ownership and a right to present use and enjoyment of the 86
premises and includes a mortgagee in possession. 87
(f) "Person" means an individual, corporation, limited liability 88
company, the state or any political subdivision thereof, or agency, 89
business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, two or more 90
persons having a joint or common interest, and any other legal or 91
commercial entity. 92
(g) "Premises" means a dwelling unit and the structure of which it is 93
a part and facilities and appurtenances therein and grounds, areas and 94
facilities held out for the use of tenants generally or whose use is 95
promised to the tenant. 96
(h) "Rent" means all periodic payments to be made to the landlord 97
under the rental agreement. 98
(i) "Rental agreement" means all agreements, written or oral, and 99
valid rules and regulations adopted under section 47a-9 or subsection 100
(d) of section 21-70 embodying the terms and conditions concerning the 101
use and occupancy of a dwelling unit or premises. 102
(j) "Roomer" means a person occupying a dwelling unit, which unit 103
does not include a refrigerator, stove, kitchen sink, toilet and shower or 104
bathtub and one or more of these facilities are used in common by other 105
occupants in the structure. 106
(k) "Single-family residence" means a structure maintained and used 107 Substitute Bill No. 6781
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as a single dwelling unit. Notwithstanding that a dwelling unit shares 108
one or more walls with another dwelling unit or has a common parking 109
facility, it is a single-family residence if it has direct access to a street or 110
thoroughfare and does not share heating facilities, hot water equipment 111
or any other essential facility or service with any other dwelling unit. 112
(l) "Tenant" means the lessee, sublessee or person entitled under a 113
rental agreement to occupy a dwelling unit or premises to the exclusion 114
of others or as is otherwise defined by law. 115
(m) "Tenement house" means any house or building, or portion 116
thereof, which is rented, leased or hired out to be occupied, or is 117
arranged or designed to be occupied, or is occupied, as the home or 118
residence of three or more families, living independently of each other, 119
and doing their cooking upon the premises, and having a common right 120
in the halls, stairways or yards. 121
Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) (a) As used in this section, 122
"tenant screening report" means a credit report, a criminal background 123
report, an employment history report, a rental history report or any 124
combination thereof, used by a landlord to determine the suitability of 125
a prospective tenant. 126
(b) No landlord may demand from a prospective tenant any 127
payment, fee or charge for the processing, review or acceptance of any 128
rental application, or demand any other payment, fee or charge before 129
or at the beginning of the tenancy, except a security deposit pursuant to 130
section 47a-21 of the general statutes or a fee for a tenant screening 131
report as provided in subsection (c) of this section. 132
(c) A landlord may charge a fee for a tenant screening report 133
concerning a prospective tenant if the fee for such tenant screening 134
report is not more than the actual cost paid by the landlord for such 135
report. The landlord shall waive any fee for such report if the 136
prospective tenant provides the landlord with a copy of a tenant 137
screening report concerning the prospective tenant that was conducted 138 Substitute Bill No. 6781
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within thirty days of the prospective tenant's rental application and that 139
is satisfactory to the landlord. 140
(d) A landlord may not collect a tenant screening report fee from a 141
prospective tenant until the landlord provides the prospective tenant 142
with (1) a copy of the tenant screening report, and (2) a copy of the 143
receipt or invoice from the entity conducting the tenant screening report 144
concerning the prospective tenant. 145
Sec. 5. Section 47a-23c of the general statutes is repealed and the 146
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 147
(a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, this 148
section applies to any tenant who resides in a building or complex 149
consisting of five or more separate dwelling units or who resides in a 150
mobile manufactured home park and who is either: (A) Sixty-two years 151
of age or older, or whose spouse, sibling, parent or grandparent is sixty-152
two years of age or older and permanently resides with that tenant, or 153
(B) a person with a physical or mental disability, as defined in 154
subdivision [(8)] (12) of section 46a-64b, as amended by this act, or 155
whose spouse, sibling, child, parent or grandparent is a person with a 156
physical or mental disability who permanently resides with that tenant, 157
but only if such disability can be expected to result in death or to last for 158
a continuous period of at least twelve months. 159
(2) With respect to tenants in common interest communities, this 160
section applies only to (A) a conversion tenant, as defined in subsection 161
(3) of section 47-283, who (i) is described in subdivision (1) of this 162
subsection, or (ii) is not described in subdivision (1) of this subsection 163
but, during a transition period, as defined in subsection (4) of section 47-164
283, is residing in a conversion condominium created after May 6, 1980, 165
or in any other conversion common interest community created after 166
December 31, 1982, or (iii) is not described in subdivision (1) of this 167
subsection but is otherwise protected as a conversion tenant by public 168
act 80-370, and (B) a tenant who is not a conversion tenant but who is 169
described in subdivision (1) of this subsection if his landlord owns five 170 Substitute Bill No. 6781
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or more dwelling units in the common interest community in which the 171
dwelling unit is located. 172
(3) As used in this section, "tenant" includes each resident of a mobile 173
manufactured home park, as defined in section 21-64, including a 174
resident who owns his own home, "landlord" includes a "licensee" and 175
an "owner" of a mobile manufactured home park, as defined in section 176
21-64, "complex" means two or more buildings on the same or 177
contiguous parcels of real property under the same ownership, and 178
"mobile manufactured home park" means a parcel of real property, or 179
contiguous parcels of real property under the same ownership, upon 180
which five or more mobile manufactured homes occupied for 181
residential purposes are located. 182
(b) (1) No landlord may bring an action of summary process or other 183
action to dispossess a tenant described in subsection (a) of this section 184
except for one or more of the following reasons: (A) Nonpayment of 185
rent; (B) refusal to agree to a fair and equitable rent increase, as defined 186
in subsection (c) of this section; (C) material noncompliance with section 187
47a-11 or subsection (b) of section 21-82, which materially affects the 188
health and safety of the other tenants or which materially affects the 189
physical condition of the premises; (D) voiding of the rental agreement 190
pursuant to section 47a-31, or material noncompliance with the rental 191
agreement; (E) material noncompliance with the rules and regulations 192
of the landlord adopted in accordance with section 47a-9 or 21-70; (F) 193
permanent removal by the landlord of the dwelling unit of such tenant 194
from the housing market; or (G) bona fide intention by the landlord to 195
use such dwelling unit as his principal residence. 196
(2) The ground stated in subparagraph (G) of subdivision (1) of this 197
subsection is not available to the owner of a dwelling unit in a common 198
interest community occupied by a conversion tenant. 199
(3) A tenant may not be dispossessed for a reason described in 200
subparagraph (B), (F) or (G) of subdivision (1) of this subsection during 201
the term of any existing rental agreement. 202 Substitute Bill No. 6781
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(c) (1) The rent of a tenant protected by this section may be increased 203
only to the extent that such increase is fair and equitable, based on the 204
criteria set forth in section 7-148c. 205
(2) Any such tenant aggrieved by a rent increase or proposed rent 206
increase may file a complaint with the fair rent commission, if any, for 207
the town, city or borough where his dwelling unit or mobile 208
manufactured home park lot is located; or, if no such fair rent 209
commission exists, may bring an action in the Superior Court to contest 210
the increase. In any such court proceeding, the court shall determine 211
whether the rent increase is fair and equitable, based on the criteria set 212
forth in section 7-148c. 213
(d) A landlord, to determine whether a tenant is a protected tenant, 214
as described in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section, may 215
request proof of such protected status. On such request, any tenant 216
claiming protection shall provide proof of the protected status within 217
thirty days. The proof shall include a statement of a physician or an 218
advanced practice registered nurse in the case of alleged blindness or 219
other physical disability. 220
(e) (1) On and after January 1, 2024, whenever a dwelling unit located 221
in a building or complex consisting of five or more separate dwelling 222
units or in a mobile manufactured home park is rented to, or a rental 223
agreement is entered into or renewed with, a tenant, the landlord of 224
such dwelling unit or such landlord's agent shall provide such tenant 225
with written notice of the provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of this 226
section in a form as described in subdivision (2) of this subsection. 227
(2) Not later than December 1, 2023, the Commissioner of Housing 228
shall create a notice that shall be used by landlords, pursuant to 229
subdivision (1) of this subsection, to inform tenants of the rights 230
provided to protected tenants under subsections (b) and (c) of this 231
section. Such notice shall be a one-page, plain-language summary of 232
such rights and shall be available in languages other than English, as 233
determined by the commissioner. Not later than December 1, 2023, such 234 Substitute Bill No. 6781
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notice shall be posted on the Department of Housing's Internet web site. 235
Sec. 6. Subsection (a) of section 8-41 of the general statutes is repealed 236
and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 237
(a) For purposes of this section, a "tenant of the authority" means a 238
tenant who lives in housing owned or managed by a housing authority 239
or who is receiving housing assistance in a housing program directly 240
administered by such authority. When the governing body of a 241
municipality other than a town adopts a resolution as described in 242
section 8-40, it shall promptly notify the chief executive officer of such 243
adoption. Upon receiving such notice, the chief executive officer shall 244
appoint five persons who are residents of [said] such municipality as 245
commissioners of the authority, except that the chief executive officer 246
may appoint two additional persons who are residents of the 247
municipality if (1) the authority operates more than three thousand 248
units, or (2) upon the appointment of a tenant commissioner pursuant 249
to subsection (c) of this section, the additional appointments are 250
necessary to achieve compliance with 24 CFR 964.415 or section 9-167a. 251
If the governing body of a town adopts such a resolution, such body 252
shall appoint five persons who are residents of [said] such town as 253
commissioners of the authority created for such town, except that such 254
body may appoint two additional persons who are residents of the town 255
if, upon the appointment of a tenant commissioner pursuant to 256
subsection (c) of this section, the additional appointments are necessary 257
to achieve compliance with 24 CFR 964.415 or section 9-167a. The 258
commissioners who are first so appointed shall be designated to serve 259
for a term of either one, two, three, four or five years, except that if the 260
authority has five members, the terms of not more than one member 261
shall expire in the same year. Terms shall commence on the first day of 262
the month next succeeding the date of their appointment, and annually 263
thereafter a commissioner shall be appointed to serve for five years 264
except that any vacancy which may occur because of a change of 265
residence by a commissioner, removal of a commissioner, resignation or 266
death shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term. If a governing 267 Substitute Bill No. 6781
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body increases the membership of the authority on or after July 1, 1995, 268
such governing body shall, by resolution, provide for a term of five 269
years for each such additional member. The term of the chairman shall 270
be three years. At least one of such commissioners of an authority 271
having five members, and at least two of such commissioners of an 272
authority having more than five members, shall be a tenant or tenants 273
of the authority selected pursuant to subsection (c) of this section. If, on 274
October 1, 1979, a municipality has adopted a resolution as described in 275
section 8-40, but has no tenants serving as commissioners, the chief 276
executive officer of a municipality other than a town or the governing 277
body of a town shall appoint a tenant who meets the qualifications set 278
out in this section as a commissioner of such authority when the next 279
vacancy occurs. No commissioner of an authority may hold any public 280
office in the municipality for which the authority is created. A 281
commissioner shall hold office until [said] such commissioner's 282
successor is appointed and has qualified. Not later than January 1, 2024, 283
each commissioner who is serving on said date and, thereafter, upon 284
appointment, each newly appointed commissioner who is not a 285
reappointed commissioner, shall participate in a training for housing 286
authority commissioners provided by the United States Department of 287
Housing and Urban Development. A certificate of the appointment or 288
reappointment of any commissioner shall be filed with the clerk and 289
shall be conclusive evidence of the legal appointment of such 290
commissioner, after said commissioner has taken an oath in the form 291
prescribed in the first paragraph of section 1-25. The powers of each 292
authority shall be vested in the commissioners thereof. Three 293
commissioners shall constitute a quorum if the authority consists of five 294
commissioners. Four commissioners shall constitute a quorum if the 295
authority consists of more than five commissioners. Action may be 296
taken by the authority upon a vote of not less than a majority of the 297
commissioners present [,] unless the bylaws of the authority require a 298
larger number. The chief executive officer, or, in the case of an authority 299
for a town, the governing body of the town, shall designate which of the 300
commissioners shall be the first chairman, but when the office of 301
chairman of the authority becomes vacant, the authority shall select a 302 Substitute Bill No. 6781
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chairman from among its commissioners. An authority shall select from 303
among its commissioners a vice chairman, and it may employ a 304
secretary, who shall be executive director, and technical experts and 305
such other officers, agents and employees, permanent and temporary, 306
as it requires, and shall determine their qualifications, duties and 307
compensation, provided, in municipalities having a civil service law, all 308
appointments and promotions, except the employment of the secretary, 309
shall be based on examinations given and lists prepared under such law, 310
and, except so far as may be inconsistent with the terms of this chapter, 311
such civil service law and regulations adopted thereunder shall apply 312
to such housing authority and its personnel. For such legal services as it 313
requires, an authority may employ its own counsel and legal staff. An 314
authority may delegate any of its powers and duties to one or more of 315
its agents or employees. A commissioner, or any employee of the 316
authority who handles its funds, shall be required to furnish an 317
adequate bond. The commissioners shall serve without compensation, 318
but shall be entitled to reimbursement for their actual and necessary 319
expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties. 320
Sec. 7. Section 8-68f of the general statutes is repealed and the 321
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 322
Each housing authority [which] that receives financial assistance 323
under any state housing program, and the Connecticut Housing Finance 324
Authority or its subsidiary when said authority or subsidiary is the 325
successor owner of housing previously owned by a housing authority 326
under part II or part VI of this chapter, shall, for housing which it owns 327
and operates, (1) provide each of its tenants with a written lease, (2) 328
provide each of its tenants, at the time the tenant signs an initial lease 329
and annually thereafter, with contact information for the management 330
of the housing authority, the local health department and the 331
Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, and a copy of the 332
guidance concerning the rights and responsibilities of landlords and 333
tenants that is posted on the Internet web site of the judicial branch, (3) 334
adopt a procedure for hearing tenant complaints and grievances, [(3)] 335 Substitute Bill No. 6781
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(4) adopt procedures for soliciting tenant comment on proposed 336
changes in housing authority policies and procedures, including 337
changes to its lease and to its admission and occupancy policies, and 338
[(4)] (5) encourage tenant participation in the housing authority's 339
operation of state housing programs, including, where appropriate, the 340
facilitation of tenant participation in the management of housing 341
projects. If such housing authority or the Connecticut Housing Finance 342
Authority or its subsidiary operates both a federal and a state-assisted 343
housing program, it shall use the same procedure for hearing tenant 344
grievances in both programs. The Commissioner of Housing shall adopt 345
regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to establish 346
uniform minimum standards for the requirements in this section. 347
Sec. 8. Section 8-68d of the general statutes is repealed and the 348
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 349
Each housing authority shall submit a report to the Commissioner of 350
Housing and the chief executive officer of the municipality in which the 351
authority is located not later than March first, annually. The report shall 352
contain (1) an inventory of all existing housing owned or operated by 353
the authority, including the total number, types and sizes of rental units 354
and the total number of occupancies and vacancies in each housing 355
project or development, and a description of the condition of such 356
housing, (2) a description of any new construction projects being 357
undertaken by the authority and the status of such projects, (3) the 358
number and types of any rental housing sold, leased or transferred 359
during the period of the report which is no longer available for the 360
purpose of low or moderate income rental housing, (4) the results of the 361
authority's annual audit conducted in accordance with section 4-231 if 362
required by said section, and [(4)] (5) such other information as the 363
commissioner may require by regulations adopted in accordance with 364
the provisions of chapter 54. 365
Sec. 9. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 47a-6a of the general statutes 366
are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 367
October 1, 2023): 368 Substitute Bill No. 6781
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(a) As used in this section, (1) "address" means a location as described 369
by the full street number, if any, the street name, the city or town, and 370
the state, and not a mailing address such as a post office box, (2) 371
"dwelling unit" means any house or building, or portion thereof, which 372
is rented, leased or hired out to be occupied, or is arranged or designed 373
to be occupied, or is occupied, as the home or residence of one or more 374
persons, living independently of each other, and doing their cooking 375
upon the premises, and having a common right in the halls, stairways 376
or yards, (3) "agent in charge" or "agent" means one who manages real 377
estate, including, but not limited to, the collection of rents and 378
supervision of property, (4) "controlling participant" means [an 379
individual or entity that exercises day-to-day financial or operational 380
control] a natural person who is not a minor and who, directly or 381
indirectly and through any contract, arrangement, understanding or 382
relationship, exercises substantial control of, or owns greater than 383
twenty-five per cent of, a corporation, partnership, trust or other legally 384
recognized entity owning rental real property in the state, and (5) 385
"project-based housing provider" means a property owner who 386
contracts with the United States Department of Housing and Urban 387
Development to provide housing to tenants under the federal Housing 388
Choice Voucher Program, 42 USC 1437f(o). 389
(b) Any municipality may require the nonresident owner or project-390
based housing provider of occupied or vacant rental real property to 391
[maintain on file in the office of] report to the tax assessor, or other 392
municipal office designated by the municipality, the current residential 393
address of the nonresident owner or project-based housing provider of 394
such property [,] if the nonresident owner or project-based housing 395
provider is an individual, or the current residential address of the agent 396
in charge of the building [,] if the nonresident owner or project-based 397
housing provider is a corporation, partnership, trust or other legally 398
recognized entity owning rental real property in the state. [In the case 399
of a] If the nonresident owners or project-based housing [provider, such 400
information] providers are a corporation, partnership, trust or other 401
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report shall also include identifying information and the current 403
residential address of each controlling participant associated with the 404
property. [, except that, if such controlling participant is a corporation, 405
partnership, trust or other legally recognized entity, the project-based 406
housing provider shall include the identifying information and the 407
current residential address of an individual who exercises day-to-day 408
financial or operational control of such entity.] If such residential 409
address changes, notice of the new residential address shall be provided 410
by such nonresident owner, project-based housing provider or agent in 411
charge of the building to the office of the tax assessor or other designated 412
municipal office not more than twenty-one days after the date that the 413
address change occurred. If the nonresident owner, project-based 414
housing provider or agent fails to file an address under this section, the 415
address to which the municipality mails property tax bills for the rental 416
real property shall be deemed to be the nonresident owner, project-417
based housing provider or agent's current address. Such address may 418
be used for compliance with the provisions of subsection (c) of this 419
section. 420
Sec. 10. Section 46a-64b of the general statutes is repealed and the 421
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 422
As used in sections 46a-51 to 46a-99, inclusive, as amended by this 423
act, and section 11 of this act: 424
(1) "Discriminatory housing practice" means any discriminatory 425
practice specified in section 46a-64c or [section] 46a-81e or section 11 of 426
this act. 427
(2) "Dwelling" means any building, structure, mobile manufactured 428
home park or portion thereof which is occupied as, or designed or 429
intended for occupancy as, a residence by one or more families, and any 430
vacant land which is offered for sale or lease for the construction or 431
location thereon of any such building, structure, mobile manufactured 432
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(3) "Eviction" means any judgment resulting in the dispossession of a 434
tenant from a dwelling unit entered in a summary process action 435
instituted under chapter 832. 436
[(3)] (4) "Fair Housing Act" means Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 437
1968, as amended, and known as the federal Fair Housing Act (42 USC 438
3600-3620). 439
[(4)] (5) "Family" includes a single individual. 440
[(5)] (6) "Familial status" means one or more individuals who have 441
not attained the age of eighteen years being domiciled with a parent or 442
another person having legal custody of such individual or individuals; 443
or the designee of such parent or other person having such custody with 444
the written permission of such parent or other person; or any person 445
who is pregnant or is in the process of securing legal custody of any 446
individual who has not attained the age of eighteen years. 447
[(6)] (7) "Housing for older persons" means housing: (A) Provided 448
under any state or federal program that the Secretary of the United 449
States Department of Housing and Urban Development determines is 450
specifically designed and operated to assist elderly persons as defined 451
in the state or federal program; or (B) intended for, and solely occupied 452
by, persons sixty-two years of age or older; or (C) intended and operated 453
for occupancy by at least one person fifty-five years of age or older per 454
unit in accordance with the standards set forth in the Fair Housing Act 455
and regulations developed pursuant thereto by the Secretary of the 456
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. 457
(8) "Housing provider" means a landlord, an owner, an agent of such 458
landlord or owner, a real estate agent, a property manager, a housing 459
authority as created in section 8-40, a public housing agency or other 460
entity that provides dwelling units to tenants or prospective tenants. 461
(9) "Landlord" means the owner, lessor or sublessor of the dwelling 462
unit, the building of which it is a part or the premises. 463 Substitute Bill No. 6781
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[(7)] (10) "Mobile manufactured home park" means a plot of land 464
upon which two or more mobile manufactured homes occupied for 465
residential purposes are located. 466
(11) "Owner" means one or more persons, jointly or severally, in 467
whom is vested (A) all or part of the legal title to a dwelling unit, the 468
building of which it is a part or the premises; or (B) all or part of the 469
beneficial ownership and a right to present use and enjoyment of the 470
premises, including a mortgagee in possession. 471
[(8)] (12) "Physical or mental disability" includes, but is not limited to, 472
intellectual disability, as defined in section 1-1g, and physical disability, 473
as defined in subdivision (15) of section 46a-51, and also includes, but is 474
not limited to, persons who have a handicap as that term is defined in 475
the Fair Housing Act. 476
[(9)] (13) "Residential-real-estate-related transaction" means (A) the 477
making or purchasing of loans or providing other financial assistance 478
for purchasing, constructing, improving, repairing or maintaining a 479
dwelling, or secured by residential real estate; or (B) the selling, 480
brokering or appraising of residential real property. 481
[(10)] (14) "To rent" includes to lease, to sublease, to let and to 482
otherwise grant for a consideration the right to occupy premises not 483
owned by the occupant. 484
Sec. 11. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) (a) It shall be a 485
discriminatory practice in violation of this section for a housing 486
provider to refuse to rent after making a bona fide offer, or to refuse to 487
negotiate for the rental of, or otherwise make unavailable or deny a 488
dwelling unit or deny occupancy in a dwelling unit, to any person based 489
on such person's (1) prior eviction, except for an eviction during the five 490
years immediately preceding the rental application, or (2) status as a 491
party to any summary process action that did not result in an eviction. 492
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the applicability 493
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maximum number of persons permitted to occupy a dwelling. 495
(c) Any person aggrieved by a violation of this section may file a 496
complaint with the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities 497
not later than three hundred days after the alleged act of discrimination, 498
pursuant to section 46a-82 of the general statutes, as amended by this 499
act. 500
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of chapter 814c of the 501
general statutes, complaints alleging a violation of this section shall be 502
investigated not later than one hundred days after filing and a final 503
administrative disposition shall be made not later than one year after 504
filing unless it is impracticable to do so. If the Commission on Human 505
Rights and Opportunities is unable to complete its investigation or make 506
a final administrative determination within such time frames, it shall 507
notify the complainant and the respondent, in writing, of the reasons for 508
not doing so. 509
Sec. 12. Section 8-45a of the general statutes is repealed and the 510
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 511
A housing authority, as defined in subsection (b) of section 8-39, in 512
determining eligibility for the rental of public housing units may 513
establish criteria and consider relevant information concerning (1) an 514
applicant's or any proposed occupant's history of criminal activity 515
involving: (A) Crimes of physical violence to persons or property, (B) 516
crimes involving the illegal manufacture, sale, distribution or use of, or 517
possession with intent to manufacture, sell, use or distribute, a 518
controlled substance, as defined in section 21a-240, or (C) other criminal 519
acts which would adversely affect the health, safety or welfare of other 520
tenants, (2) an applicant's or any proposed occupant's abuse, or pattern 521
of abuse, of alcohol when the housing authority has reasonable cause to 522
believe that such applicant's or proposed occupant's abuse, or pattern of 523
abuse, of alcohol may interfere with the health, safety or right to 524
peaceful enjoyment of the premises by other residents, and (3) an 525
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registration requirement under section 54-252 on account of being 527
convicted or found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect of a 528
sexually violent offense. In evaluating any such information, the 529
housing authority shall give consideration to the time, nature and extent 530
of the applicant's or proposed occupant's conduct and to factors which 531
might indicate a reasonable probability of favorable future conduct such 532
as evidence of rehabilitation and evidence of the willingness of the 533
applicant, the applicant's family or the proposed occupant to participate 534
in social service or other appropriate counseling programs and the 535
availability of such programs. Except as otherwise provided by law, a 536
housing authority shall limit its consideration of an applicant's or 537
proposed occupant's eviction history to the applicable time period 538
established under subsection (a) of section 11 of this act. 539
Sec. 13. Subdivision (8) of section 46a-51 of the general statutes is 540
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 541
1, 2023): 542
(8) "Discriminatory practice" means a violation of section 4a-60, 4a-543
60a, 4a-60g, 31-40y, subsection (b), (d), (e) or (f) of section 31-51i, 544
subparagraph (C) of subdivision (15) of section 46a-54, subdivisions (16) 545
and (17) of section 46a-54, section 46a-58, 46a-59, 46a-60, 46a-64, 46a-64c, 546
46a-66, 46a-68, 46a-68c to 46a-68f, inclusive, [or] 46a-70 to 46a-78, 547
inclusive, subsection (a) of section 46a-80, [or] sections 46a-81b to 46a-548
81o, inclusive, [and] sections 46a-80b to 46a-80e, inclusive, [and] or 549
[sections] 46a-80k to 46a-80m, inclusive, or section 11 of this act; 550
Sec. 14. Subdivision (14) of section 46a-54 of the general statutes is 551
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 552
1, 2023): 553
(14) To require the posting, by any respondent or other person subject 554
to the requirements of section 46a-64, 46a-64c, 46a-81d or 46a-81e or 555
section 11 of this act, of such notices of statutory provisions as it deems 556
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Sec. 15. Section 46a-74 of the general statutes is repealed and the 558
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 559
No state department, board or agency may permit any 560
discriminatory practice in violation of section 46a-59, 46a-64, 46a-64c, 561
sections 46a-80b to 46a-80e, inclusive, or 46a-80k to 46a-80m, inclusive, 562
or section 11 of this act. 563
Sec. 16. Subsection (a) of section 46a-82 of the general statutes is 564
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 565
1, 2023): 566
(a) Any person claiming to be aggrieved by an alleged discriminatory 567
practice, except for an alleged violation of section 4a-60g or 46a-68 or the 568
provisions of sections 46a-68c to 46a-68f, inclusive, may, by himself or 569
herself or by such person's attorney, file with the commission a 570
complaint in writing under oath, except that a complaint that alleges a 571
violation of section 46a-64c or section 11 of this act need not be 572
notarized. The complaint shall state the name and address of the person 573
alleged to have committed the discriminatory practice, provide a short 574
and plain statement of the allegations upon which the claim is based and 575
contain such other information as may be required by the commission. 576
After the filing of a complaint, the commission shall provide the 577
complainant with a notice that: (1) Acknowledges receipt of the 578
complaint; and (2) advises of the time frames and choice of forums 579
available under this chapter. 580
Sec. 17. Subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of section 46a-83 of the 581
general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 582
thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 583
(a) Not later than fifteen days after the date of filing of any 584
discriminatory practice complaint pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) of 585
section 46a-82, as amended by this act, or an amendment to such 586
complaint adding an additional respondent, the commission shall serve 587
the respondent as provided in section 46a-86a with the complaint and a 588 Substitute Bill No. 6781
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notice advising of the procedural rights and obligations of a respondent 589
under this chapter. The respondent shall either (1) file a written answer 590
to the complaint as provided in subsection (b) of this section, or (2) not 591
later than ten days after the date of receipt of the complaint, provide 592
written notice to the complainant and the commission that the 593
respondent has elected to participate in pre-answer conciliation, except 594
that a discriminatory practice complaint alleging a violation of section 595
46a-64c or 46a-81e shall not be subject to pre-answer conciliation. A 596
complaint sent by first class mail shall be considered to be received not 597
later than two days after the date of mailing, unless the respondent 598
proves otherwise. The commission shall conduct a pre-answer 599
conciliation conference not later than thirty days after the date of 600
receiving the respondent's request for pre-answer conciliation. 601
(b) Except as provided in this subsection, not later than thirty days 602
after the date (1) of receipt of the complaint, or (2) on which the 603
commission determines that the pre-answer conciliation conference was 604
unsuccessful, the respondent shall file a written answer to the 605
complaint, under oath, with the commission. The respondent may 606
request, and the commission may grant, one extension of time of not 607
more than fifteen days within which to file a written answer to the 608
complaint. An answer to any amendment to a complaint shall be filed 609
within twenty days of the date of receipt [to] of such amendment. The 610
answer to any complaint alleging a violation of section 46a-64c or 46a-611
81e or section 11 of this act shall be filed not later than ten days after the 612
date of receipt of the complaint. 613
(c) Not later than sixty days after the date of the filing of the 614
respondent's answer, the executive director or the executive director's 615
designee shall conduct a case assessment review to determine whether 616
the complaint should be retained for further processing or dismissed 617
because (1) it fails to state a claim for relief or is frivolous on its face, (2) 618
the respondent is exempt from the provisions of this chapter, or (3) there 619
is no reasonable possibility that investigating the complaint will result 620
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include the complaint, the respondent's answer and the responses to the 622
commission's requests for information, and the complainant's 623
comments, if any, to the respondent's answer and information 624
responses. The executive director or the executive director's designee 625
shall send notice of any action taken pursuant to the case assessment 626
review in accordance with section 46a-86a. For any complaint dismissed 627
pursuant to this subsection, the executive director or the executive 628
director's designee shall issue a release of jurisdiction allowing the 629
complainant to bring a civil action under section 46a-100. This 630
subsection and subsection (e) of this section shall not apply to any 631
complaint alleging a violation of section 46a-64c [or] 46a-81e or section 632
11 of this act. The executive director shall report the results of the case 633
assessment reviews made pursuant to this subsection to the commission 634
quarterly during each year. 635
Sec. 18. Subdivision (2) of subsection (g) of section 46a-83 of the 636
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 637
thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 638
(2) If the investigator makes a finding that there is reasonable cause 639
to believe that a violation of section 46a-64c or section 11 of this act has 640
occurred, the complainant and the respondent shall have twenty days 641
from sending of the reasonable cause finding to elect a civil action in lieu 642
of an administrative hearing pursuant to section 46a-84. If either the 643
complainant or the respondent requests a civil action, the commission, 644
through the Attorney General or a commission legal counsel, shall 645
commence an action pursuant to subsection (b) of section 46a-89, not 646
later than ninety days after the date of receipt of the notice of election. If 647
the Attorney General or a commission legal counsel believes that 648
injunctive relief, punitive damages or a civil penalty would be 649
appropriate, such relief, damages or penalty may also be sought. The 650
jurisdiction of the Superior Court in an action brought under this 651
subdivision shall be limited to such claims, counterclaims, defenses or 652
the like that could be presented at an administrative hearing before the 653
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disposition. A complainant may intervene as a matter of right in a civil 655
action without permission of the court or the parties. If the Attorney 656
General or commission legal counsel, as the case may be, determines 657
that the interests of the state will not be adversely affected, the 658
complainant or attorney for the complainant shall present all or part of 659
the case in support of the complaint. If the Attorney General or a 660
commission legal counsel determines that a material mistake of law or 661
fact has been made in the finding of reasonable cause, the Attorney 662
General or a commission legal counsel may decline to bring a civil action 663
and shall remand the file to the investigator for further action. The 664
investigator shall complete any such action not later than ninety days 665
after receipt of such file. 666
Sec. 19. Subsection (c) of section 46a-86 of the general statutes is 667
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 668
1, 2023): 669
(c) In addition to any other action taken under this section, upon a 670
finding of a discriminatory practice prohibited by section 46a-58, 46a-671
59, 46a-64, 46a-64c, 46a-81b, 46a-81d, [or] 46a-81e or section 11 of this 672
act, the presiding officer shall determine the damage suffered by the 673
complainant, which damage shall include, but not be limited to, the 674
expense incurred by the complainant for obtaining alternate housing or 675
space, storage of goods and effects, moving costs and other costs 676
actually incurred by the complainant as a result of such discriminatory 677
practice and shall allow reasonable attorney's fees and costs. The 678
amount of attorney's fees allowed shall not be contingent upon the 679
amount of damages requested by or awarded to the complainant. 680
Sec. 20. Subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 46a-89 of the 681
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 682
thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 683
(b) (1) Whenever a complaint filed pursuant to section 46a-82, as 684
amended by this act, alleges a violation of section 46a-64, 46a-64c, 46a-685
81d, [or] 46a-81e or section 11 of this act, and the commission believes 686 Substitute Bill No. 6781
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that injunctive relief is required or that the imposition of punitive 687
damages or a civil penalty would be appropriate, the commission may 688
bring a petition in the superior court for the judicial district in which the 689
discriminatory practice which is the subject of the complaint occurred 690
or the judicial district in which the respondent resides. 691
Sec. 21. Subsection (b) of section 46a-90a of the general statutes is 692
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 693
1, 2023): 694
(b) When the presiding officer finds that the respondent has engaged 695
in any discriminatory practice prohibited by section 46a-60, 46a-64, 46a-696
64c, 46a-81c, 46a-81d, [or] 46a-81e or section 11 of this act and grants 697
relief on the complaint, requiring that a temporary injunction remain in 698
effect, the executive director may, through the procedure outlined in 699
subsection (a) of section 46a-95, petition the court which granted the 700
original temporary injunction to make the injunction permanent. 701
Sec. 22. Section 46a-98a of the general statutes is repealed and the 702
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 703
Any person claiming to be aggrieved by a violation of section 46a-64c 704
[or] 46a-81e or section 11 of this act or by a breach of a conciliation 705
agreement entered into pursuant to this chapter, may bring an action in 706
the Superior Court, or the housing session of said court if appropriate, 707
within one year of the date of the alleged discriminatory practice or of a 708
breach of a conciliation agreement entered into pursuant to this chapter. 709
No action pursuant to this section may be brought in the Superior Court 710
regarding the alleged discriminatory practice after the commission has 711
obtained a conciliation agreement pursuant to section 46a-83, as 712
amended by this act, or commenced a hearing pursuant to section 46a-713
84, except for an action to enforce the conciliation agreement. The court 714
shall have the power to grant relief, by injunction or otherwise, as it 715
deems just and suitable. The court may grant any relief which a 716
presiding officer may grant in a proceeding under section 46a-86, as 717
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under section 46a-89, as amended by this act. The commission, through 719
commission legal counsel or the Attorney General, may intervene as a 720
matter of right in any action brought pursuant to this section without 721
permission of the court or the parties. 722
Sec. 23. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) (a) There shall be an Office 723
of Responsible Growth within the Intergovernmental Policy Division of 724
the Office of Policy and Management. 725
(b) The Office of Responsible Growth shall be responsible for the 726
following: 727
(1) Preparing the state plan of conservation and development 728
pursuant to chapters 297 and 297a of the general statutes; 729
(2) Reviewing state agency plans, projects and bonding requests for 730
consistency with the state plan of conservation and development; 731
(3) Coordinating the administration of the Connecticut 732
Environmental Policy Act, as set forth in sections 22a-1 to 22a-1h, 733
inclusive, of the general statutes; 734
(4) Facilitating interagency coordination in matters involving land 735
and water resources and infrastructure improvements; 736
(5) Providing staff support to the Connecticut Water Planning 737
Council; 738
(6) Coordinating the neighborhood revitalization zone program, as 739
provided in sections 7-600 to 7-602, inclusive, of the general statutes; 740
(7) Assisting the Chief Data Officer of the state with oversight of state-741
wide geographic information system data and resources and 742
participating in the geographic information system user-to-user 743
network to develop geographic information system data standards and 744
initiatives; 745
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Intergovernmental Relations; 747
(9) Serving as the state liaison to the state's regional councils of 748
governments; 749
(10) Administering responsible growth and transit-oriented 750
development and regional performance incentive grant programs; 751
(11) Compiling data necessary to and coordinating the submission by 752
municipalities of plans to affirmatively further fair housing; and 753
(12) Preparing the public investment community index annually. 754
(c) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall 755
designate a member of the secretary's staff to serve as the State 756
Responsible Growth Coordinator to oversee the Office of Responsible 757
Growth. 758
(d) The secretary shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the 759
provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes, to carry out the purposes 760
of this section. 761
Sec. 24. Section 8-30j of the general statutes is repealed and the 762
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 763
(a) As used in this section: 764
(1) "Plan to affirmatively further fair housing" means a plan designed 765
to (A) develop additional affordable housing, (B) overcome patterns of 766
segregation, (C) promote equity in housing and related community 767
assets, and (D) foster inclusive communities free from barriers that 768
restrict access to opportunities based on protected characteristics; 769
(2) "Equity" means the consistent and systematic fair, just and 770
nondiscriminatory treatment of all individuals, regardless of protected 771
characteristics, including concerted actions to overcome past 772
discrimination against underserved communities that have been denied 773
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protected characteristics by public and private policies and practices 775
that have perpetuated inequality, segregation and poverty; 776
(3) "Segregation" means a condition within a geographic area in 777
which there is a significant concentration of persons of a particular race, 778
color, religion, sex, including sexual orientation, gender identity and 779
nonconformance with gender stereotypes, familial status or national 780
origin or having a disability or a type of disability, in such geographic 781
area when compared to a different or broader geographic area; and 782
(4) "Coordinator" means the State Responsible Growth Coordinator 783
of the Office of Responsible Growth within the Office of Policy and 784
Management. 785
[(a)] (b) [(1) Not later than June 1, 2022, and at least once every five 786
years thereafter] Commencing June 1, 2024, each municipality, in 787
consultation with the State Responsible Growth Coordinator, shall 788
prepare or amend and adopt [an affordable housing plan for the 789
municipality] a plan to affirmatively further fair housing for the 790
municipality not later than the plan date set in accordance with a 791
schedule prescribed by the coordinator, and at least once every five 792
years thereafter, and shall submit a copy of such plan to the [Secretary 793
of the Office of Policy and Management] coordinator upon the 794
amendment or adoption of such plan. The schedule prescribed by the 795
coordinator shall require approximately twenty per cent of 796
municipalities to submit such plan each year. Such plan shall be subject 797
to the approval of the coordinator and shall specify how the 798
municipality intends to [increase the number of affordable housing 799
developments in the municipality] meet the goals established by the 800
plan. 801
[(2) If, at the same time the municipality is required to submit to the 802
Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management an affordable housing 803
plan pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection, the municipality is 804
also required to submit to the secretary a plan of conservation and 805
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may be included as part of such plan of conservation and development. 807
The municipality may, to coincide with its submission to the secretary 808
of a plan of conservation and development, submit to the secretary an 809
affordable housing plan early, provided the municipality's next such 810
submission of an affordable housing plan shall be five years thereafter.] 811
(c) Not later than January 1, 2024, the coordinator shall develop and 812
make available a data set for each municipality concerning such 813
municipality's demographic information, including trends in such 814
information, related to segregation. 815
[(b)] (d) The municipality may hold public informational meetings or 816
organize other activities to inform residents about the process of 817
preparing the plan and shall post a copy of any draft plan or amendment 818
to such plan on the Internet web site of the municipality. If the 819
municipality holds a public hearing, such posting shall occur at least 820
thirty-five days prior to the public hearing. After adoption of the plan, 821
the municipality shall file the final plan in the office of the town clerk of 822
such municipality and post the plan on the Internet web site of the 823
municipality. 824
[(c) Following adoption, the municipality shall regularly review and 825
maintain such plan. The municipality may adopt such geographical, 826
functional or other amendments to the plan or parts of the plan, in 827
accordance with the provisions of this section, as it deems necessary. If 828
the municipality fails to amend and submit to the Secretary of the Office 829
of Policy and Management such plan every five years, the chief elected 830
official of the municipality shall submit a letter to the secretary that (1) 831
explains why such plan was not amended, and (2) designates a date by 832
which an amended plan shall be submitted.] 833
(e) Not later than December 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, each 834
municipality shall submit to the Office of Responsible Growth within 835
the Office of Policy and Management a sworn statement from the chief 836
executive officer of the municipality stating that the municipality is in 837
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subsection (b) of this section. On and after December 1, 2024, any 839
municipality that fails to comply with the requirements of this 840
subsection or subsection (b) of this section shall be required to spend 841
any funds such municipality has received related to any economic and 842
community development project pursuant to section 4-66c or 4-66g on 843
the development of affordable housing or on infrastructure to support 844
the development of affordable housing. 845
Sec. 25. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force to 846
create an inventory of existing sewer capacity in the state and a plan to 847
expand such sewer capacity in accordance with the state plan of 848
conservation and development adopted pursuant to chapter 297 of the 849
general statutes. 850
(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 851
(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; 852
(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate; 853
(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of 854
Representatives; 855
(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; 856
(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 857
Representatives; 858
(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; 859
(7) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, or 860
the commissioner's designee; 861
(8) The Commissioner of Public Health, or the commissioner's 862
designee; and 863
(9) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, 864
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(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (1), 866
(2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member 867
of the General Assembly. 868
(d) All initial appointments to the task force shall be made not later 869
than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall 870
be filled by the appointing authority. 871
(e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro 872
tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force from 873
among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall schedule 874
the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not later than sixty 875
days after the effective date of this section. 876
(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 877
General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to planning 878
and development shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. 879
(g) Not later than January 1, 2024, the task force shall submit a report 880
on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of 881
the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to planning 882
and development, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of 883
the general statutes. The task force shall terminate on the date that it 884
submits such report or January 1, 2024, whichever is later. 885
Sec. 26. Subsections (a) to (l), inclusive, of section 8-30g of the general 886
statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 887
(Effective October 1, 2023): 888
(a) As used in this section and section 8-30j, as amended by this act: 889
(1) ["Affordable housing development" means a proposed housing 890
development which is (A) assisted housing, or (B) a set-aside 891
development] "Affordable housing application" means any application 892
made to a commission in connection with an affordable housing 893
development by a person who proposes to develop such affordable 894
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(2) ["Affordable housing application" means any application made to 896
a commission in connection with an affordable housing development by 897
a person who proposes to develop such affordable housing] "Affordable 898
housing development" means a proposed housing development that is 899
(A) assisted housing, or (B) a set-aside development; 900
(3) "As of right" means able to be approved in accordance with the 901
terms of a zoning regulation or regulations and without requiring that 902
a public hearing be held, a variance, special permit or special exception 903
be granted or some other discretionary zoning action be taken, other 904
than a determination that a site plan is in conformance with applicable 905
zoning regulations; 906
[(3)] (4) "Assisted housing" means housing [which] that is receiving, 907
or will receive, financial assistance under any governmental program 908
for the construction or substantial rehabilitation of low and moderate 909
income housing, and any housing occupied by persons receiving rental 910
assistance under chapter 319uu or Section 1437f of Title 42 of the United 911
States Code; 912
[(4)] (5) "Commission" means a zoning commission, planning 913
commission, planning and zoning commission, zoning board of appeals 914
or municipal agency exercising zoning or planning authority; 915
(6) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Housing; 916
(7) "Median income" means, after adjustments for family size, the 917
lesser of the state median income or the area median income for the area 918
in which the municipality containing the affordable housing 919
development is located, as determined by the United States Department 920
of Housing and Urban Development; 921
(8) "Middle housing" means duplexes, triplexes, quadplexes, cottage 922
clusters and townhouses; 923
[(5)] (9) "Municipality" means any town, city or borough, whether 924
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[(6)] (10) "Set-aside development" means a development in which not 926
less than thirty per cent of the dwelling units will be conveyed by deeds 927
containing covenants or restrictions which shall require that, for at least 928
forty years after the initial occupation of the proposed development, 929
such dwelling units shall be sold or rented at, or below, prices which 930
will preserve the units as housing for which persons and families pay 931
thirty per cent or less of their annual income, where such income is less 932
than or equal to eighty per cent of the median income. In a set-aside 933
development, of the dwelling units conveyed by deeds containing 934
covenants or restrictions, a number of dwelling units equal to not less 935
than fifteen per cent of all dwelling units in the development shall be 936
sold or rented to persons and families whose income is less than or equal 937
to sixty per cent of the median income and the remainder of the dwelling 938
units conveyed by deeds containing covenants or restrictions shall be 939
sold or rented to persons and families whose income is less than or equal 940
to eighty per cent of the median income. [;] 941
[(7) "Median income" means, after adjustments for family size, the 942
lesser of the state median income or the area median income for the area 943
in which the municipality containing the affordable housing 944
development is located, as determined by the United States Department 945
of Housing and Urban Development; and 946
(8) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Housing.] 947
(b) (1) Any person filing an affordable housing application with a 948
commission shall submit, as part of the application, an affordability plan 949
which shall include at least the following: (A) Designation of the person, 950
entity or agency that will be responsible for the duration of any 951
affordability restrictions, for the administration of the affordability plan 952
and its compliance with the income limits and sale price or rental 953
restrictions of this chapter; (B) an affirmative fair housing marketing 954
plan governing the sale or rental of all dwelling units; (C) a sample 955
calculation of the maximum sales prices or rents of the intended 956
affordable dwelling units; (D) a description of the projected sequence in 957
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will be built and offered for occupancy and the general location of such 959
units within the proposed development; and (E) draft zoning 960
regulations, conditions of approvals, deeds, restrictive covenants or 961
lease provisions that will govern the affordable dwelling units. 962
(2) The commissioner shall, within available appropriations, adopt 963
regulations pursuant to chapter 54 regarding the affordability plan. 964
Such regulations may include additional criteria for preparing an 965
affordability plan and shall include: (A) A formula for determining rent 966
levels and sale prices, including establishing maximum allowable down 967
payments to be used in the calculation of maximum allowable sales 968
prices; (B) a clarification of the costs that are to be included when 969
calculating maximum allowed rents and sale prices; (C) a clarification 970
as to how family size and bedroom counts are to be equated in 971
establishing maximum rental and sale prices for the affordable units; 972
and (D) a listing of the considerations to be included in the computation 973
of income under this section. 974
(c) Any commission, by regulation, may require that an affordable 975
housing application seeking a change of zone include the submission of 976
a conceptual site plan describing the proposed development's total 977
number of residential units and their arrangement on the property and 978
the proposed development's roads and traffic circulation, sewage 979
disposal and water supply. 980
(d) For any affordable dwelling unit that is rented as part of a set-981
aside development, if the maximum monthly housing cost, as calculated 982
in accordance with subdivision [(6)] (10) of subsection (a) of this section, 983
would exceed one hundred per cent of the Section 8 fair market rent as 984
determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban 985
Development, in the case of units set aside for persons and families 986
whose income is less than or equal to sixty per cent of the median 987
income, then such maximum monthly housing cost shall not exceed one 988
hundred per cent of said Section 8 fair market rent. If the maximum 989
monthly housing cost, as calculated in accordance with subdivision [(6)] 990
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per cent of the Section 8 fair market rent, as determined by the United 992
States Department of Housing and Urban Development, in the case of 993
units set aside for persons and families whose income is less than or 994
equal to eighty per cent of the median income, then such maximum 995
monthly housing cost shall not exceed one hundred twenty per cent of 996
such Section 8 fair market rent. 997
(e) For any affordable dwelling unit that is rented [in order] to comply 998
with the requirements of a set-aside development, no person shall 999
impose on a prospective tenant who is receiving governmental rental 1000
assistance a maximum percentage-of-income-for-housing requirement 1001
that is more restrictive than the requirement, if any, imposed by such 1002
governmental assistance program. 1003
(f) Except as provided in subsections (k) and (l) of this section, any 1004
person whose affordable housing application is denied, or is approved 1005
with restrictions [which] that have a substantial adverse impact on the 1006
viability of the affordable housing development or the degree of 1007
affordability of the affordable dwelling units in a set-aside 1008
development, may appeal such decision pursuant to the procedures of 1009
this section. Such appeal shall be filed within the time period for filing 1010
appeals as set forth in section 8-8, 8-9, 8-28 or 8-30a, as applicable, and 1011
shall be made returnable to the superior court for the judicial district 1012
where the real property which is the subject of the application is located. 1013
Affordable housing appeals, including pretrial motions, shall be heard 1014
by a judge assigned by the Chief Court Administrator to hear such 1015
appeals. To the extent practicable, efforts shall be made to assign such 1016
cases to a small number of judges, sitting in geographically diverse parts 1017
of the state, so that a consistent body of expertise can be developed. 1018
Unless otherwise ordered by the Chief Court Administrator, such 1019
appeals, including pretrial motions, shall be heard by such assigned 1020
judges in the judicial district in which such judge is sitting. Appeals 1021
taken pursuant to this subsection shall be privileged cases to be heard 1022
by the court as soon after the return day as is practicable. Except as 1023
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housing application shall proceed in conformance with the provisions 1025
of section 8-8, 8-9, 8-28 or 8-30a, as applicable. 1026
(g) Upon an appeal taken under subsection (f) of this section, the 1027
burden shall be on the commission to prove, based upon the evidence 1028
in the record compiled before such commission, that the decision from 1029
which such appeal is taken and the reasons cited for such decision are 1030
supported by sufficient evidence in the record. The commission shall 1031
also have the burden to prove, based upon the evidence in the record 1032
compiled before such commission, that (1) (A) the decision is necessary 1033
to protect substantial public interests in health, safety or other matters 1034
which the commission may legally consider; (B) such public interests 1035
clearly outweigh the need for affordable housing; and (C) such public 1036
interests cannot be protected by reasonable changes to the affordable 1037
housing development, or (2) (A) the application which was the subject 1038
of the decision from which such appeal was taken would locate 1039
affordable housing in an area which is zoned for industrial use and 1040
which does not permit residential uses; and (B) the development is not 1041
assisted housing. If the commission does not satisfy its burden of proof 1042
under this subsection, the court shall wholly or partly revise, modify, 1043
remand or reverse the decision from which the appeal was taken in a 1044
manner consistent with the evidence in the record before it. 1045
(h) Following a decision by a commission to reject an affordable 1046
housing application or to approve an application with restrictions 1047
[which] that have a substantial adverse impact on the viability of the 1048
affordable housing development or the degree of affordability of the 1049
affordable dwelling units, the applicant may, within the period for filing 1050
an appeal of such decision, submit to the commission a proposed 1051
modification of its proposal responding to some or all of the objections 1052
or restrictions articulated by the commission, which shall be treated as 1053
an amendment to the original proposal. The day of receipt of such a 1054
modification shall be determined in the same manner as the day of 1055
receipt is determined for an original application. The filing of such a 1056
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decision of the commission on the original application. The commission 1058
shall hold a public hearing on the proposed modification if it held a 1059
public hearing on the original application and may hold a public 1060
hearing on the proposed modification if it did not hold a public hearing 1061
on the original application. The commission shall render a decision on 1062
the proposed modification not later than sixty-five days after the receipt 1063
of such proposed modification, provided, if, in connection with a 1064
modification submitted under this subsection, the applicant applies for 1065
a permit for an activity regulated pursuant to sections 22a-36 to 22a-45, 1066
inclusive, and the time for a decision by the commission on such 1067
modification under this subsection would lapse prior to the thirty-fifth 1068
day after a decision by an inland wetlands and watercourses agency, the 1069
time period for decision by the commission on the modification under 1070
this subsection shall be extended to thirty-five days after the decision of 1071
such agency. The commission shall issue notice of its decision as 1072
provided by law. Failure of the commission to render a decision within 1073
said sixty-five days or subsequent extension period permitted by this 1074
subsection shall constitute a rejection of the proposed modification. 1075
Within the time period for filing an appeal on the proposed modification 1076
as set forth in section 8-8, 8-9, 8-28 or 8-30a, as applicable, the applicant 1077
may appeal the commission's decision on the original application and 1078
the proposed modification in the manner set forth in this section. 1079
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit the right of an 1080
applicant to appeal the original decision of the commission in the 1081
manner set forth in this section without submitting a proposed 1082
modification or to limit the issues which may be raised in any appeal 1083
under this section. 1084
(i) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to preclude any right of 1085
appeal under the provisions of section 8-8, 8-9, 8-28 or 8-30a. 1086
(j) A commission or its designated authority shall have, with respect 1087
to compliance of an affordable housing development with the 1088
provisions of this chapter, the same powers and remedies provided to 1089
commissions by section 8-12. 1090 Substitute Bill No. 6781
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(k) The affordable housing appeals procedure established under this 1091
section shall not be available if the real property which is the subject of 1092
the application is located in a municipality in which at least ten per cent 1093
of all dwelling units in the municipality are (1) assisted housing, (2) 1094
currently financed by Connecticut Housing Finance Authority 1095
mortgages, (3) subject to binding recorded deeds containing covenants 1096
or restrictions which require that such dwelling units be sold or rented 1097
at, or below, prices which will preserve the units as housing for which 1098
persons and families pay thirty per cent or less of income, where such 1099
income is less than or equal to eighty per cent of the median income, (4) 1100
mobile manufactured homes located in mobile manufactured home 1101
parks or legally approved accessory apartments, which homes or 1102
apartments are subject to binding recorded deeds containing covenants 1103
or restrictions which require that such dwelling units be sold or rented 1104
at, or below, prices which will preserve the units as housing for which, 1105
for a period of not less than ten years, persons and families pay thirty 1106
per cent or less of income, where such income is less than or equal to 1107
eighty per cent of the median income, or (5) mobile manufactured 1108
homes located in resident-owned mobile manufactured home parks. For 1109
the purposes of calculating the total number of dwelling units in a 1110
municipality, accessory apartments built or permitted after January 1, 1111
2022, but that are not described in subdivision (4) of this subsection, 1112
shall not be counted toward such total number. The municipalities 1113
meeting the criteria set forth in this subsection shall be listed in the 1114
report submitted under section 8-37qqq. As used in this subsection, 1115
"accessory apartment" has the same meaning as provided in section 8-1116
1a, and "resident-owned mobile manufactured home park" means a 1117
mobile manufactured home park consisting of mobile manufactured 1118
homes located on land that is deed restricted, and, at the time of issuance 1119
of a loan for the purchase of such land, such loan required seventy-five 1120
per cent of the units to be leased to persons with incomes equal to or less 1121
than eighty per cent of the median income, and either (A) forty per cent 1122
of said seventy-five per cent to be leased to persons with incomes equal 1123
to or less than sixty per cent of the median income, or (B) twenty per 1124
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equal to or less than fifty per cent of the median income. 1126
(l) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, the 1127
affordable housing appeals procedure established under this section 1128
shall not be applicable to an affordable housing application filed with a 1129
commission during a moratorium, which shall commence after (A) a 1130
certification of affordable housing project completion issued by the 1131
commissioner is published in the Connecticut Law Journal, or (B) notice 1132
of a provisional approval is published pursuant to subdivision (4) of this 1133
subsection. Any such moratorium shall be for a period of four years, 1134
except that for any municipality that has (i) twenty thousand or more 1135
dwelling units, as reported in the most recent United States decennial 1136
census, and (ii) previously qualified for a moratorium in accordance 1137
with this section, any subsequent moratorium shall be for a period of 1138
five years. Any moratorium that is in effect on October 1, 2002, is 1139
extended by one year. 1140
(2) Such moratorium shall not apply to (A) affordable housing 1141
applications for assisted housing in which ninety-five per cent of the 1142
dwelling units are restricted to persons and families whose income is 1143
less than or equal to sixty per cent of the median income, (B) other 1144
affordable housing applications for assisted housing containing forty or 1145
fewer dwelling units, or (C) affordable housing applications which were 1146
filed with a commission pursuant to this section prior to the date upon 1147
which the moratorium takes effect. 1148
(3) Eligible units completed after a moratorium has begun may be 1149
counted toward establishing eligibility for a subsequent moratorium. 1150
(4) (A) The commissioner shall issue a certificate of affordable 1151
housing project completion for the purposes of this subsection upon 1152
finding that there has been completed within the municipality one or 1153
more affordable housing developments which create housing unit-1154
equivalent points equal to (i) the greater of two per cent of all dwelling 1155
units in the municipality, as reported in the most recent United States 1156
decennial census, or seventy-five housing unit-equivalent points, or (ii) 1157 Substitute Bill No. 6781
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for any municipality that has (I) adopted [an affordable housing plan] a 1158
plan to affirmatively further fair housing in accordance with section 8-1159
30j, as amended by this act, (II) twenty thousand or more dwelling units, 1160
as reported in the most recent United States decennial census, and (III) 1161
previously qualified for a moratorium in accordance with this section, 1162
one and one-half per cent of all dwelling units in the municipality, as 1163
reported in the most recent United States decennial census. 1164
(B) A municipality may apply for a certificate of affordable housing 1165
project completion pursuant to this subsection by applying in writing to 1166
the commissioner, and including documentation showing that the 1167
municipality has accumulated the required number of points within the 1168
applicable time period. Such documentation shall include the location 1169
of each dwelling unit being counted, the number of points each dwelling 1170
unit has been assigned, and the reason, pursuant to this subsection, for 1171
assigning such points to such dwelling unit. Upon receipt of such 1172
application, the commissioner shall promptly cause a notice of the filing 1173
of the application to be published in the Connecticut Law Journal, 1174
stating that public comment on such application shall be accepted by the 1175
commissioner for a period of thirty days after the publication of such 1176
notice. Not later than ninety days after the receipt of such application, 1177
the commissioner shall either approve or reject such application. Such 1178
approval or rejection shall be accompanied by a written statement of the 1179
reasons for approval or rejection, pursuant to the provisions of this 1180
subsection. If the application is approved, the commissioner shall 1181
promptly cause a certificate of affordable housing project completion to 1182
be published in the Connecticut Law Journal. If the commissioner fails 1183
to either approve or reject the application within such ninety-day 1184
period, such application shall be deemed provisionally approved, and 1185
the municipality may cause notice of such provisional approval to be 1186
published in a conspicuous manner in a daily newspaper having general 1187
circulation in the municipality, in which case, such moratorium shall 1188
take effect upon such publication. The municipality shall send a copy of 1189
such notice to the commissioner. Such provisional approval shall 1190
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rejects the application, in which case the moratorium shall terminate 1192
upon notice to the municipality by the commissioner. 1193
(5) For the purposes of this subsection, "elderly units" are dwelling 1194
units whose occupancy is restricted by age, "family units" are dwelling 1195
units whose occupancy is not restricted by age, and "resident-owned 1196
mobile manufactured home park" has the same meaning as provided in 1197
subsection (k) of this section. 1198
(6) For the purposes of this subsection, housing unit-equivalent 1199
points shall be determined by the commissioner as follows: (A) No 1200
points shall be awarded for a unit unless its occupancy is restricted to 1201
persons and families whose income is equal to or less than eighty per 1202
cent of the median income, except that unrestricted units in a set-aside 1203
development shall be awarded one-fourth point each. (B) Family units 1204
restricted to persons and families whose income is equal to or less than 1205
eighty per cent of the median income shall be awarded one point if an 1206
ownership unit and one and one-half points if a rental unit. (C) Family 1207
units restricted to persons and families whose income is equal to or less 1208
than sixty per cent of the median income shall be awarded one and one-1209
half points if an ownership unit and two points if a rental unit. (D) 1210
Family units restricted to persons and families whose income is equal to 1211
or less than forty per cent of the median income shall be awarded two 1212
points if an ownership unit and two and one-half points if a rental unit. 1213
(E) Elderly units restricted to persons and families whose income is 1214
equal to or less than eighty per cent of the median income shall be 1215
awarded one-half point. (F) A set-aside development containing family 1216
units which are rental units shall be awarded additional points equal to 1217
twenty-two per cent of the total points awarded to such development, 1218
provided the application for such development was filed with the 1219
commission prior to July 6, 1995. (G) A mobile manufactured home in a 1220
resident-owned mobile manufactured home park shall be awarded 1221
points as follows: One and one-half points when occupied by persons 1222
and families with an income equal to or less than eighty per cent of the 1223
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an income equal to or less than sixty per cent of the median income; and 1225
one-fourth point for the remaining units. (H) A middle housing unit in 1226
a set-aside development developed as of right within one-quarter mile 1227
of any transit district established pursuant to chapter 103a shall be 1228
awarded one-half point. 1229
(7) Points shall be awarded only for dwelling units which (A) were 1230
newly-constructed units in an affordable housing development, as that 1231
term was defined at the time of the affordable housing application, for 1232
which a certificate of occupancy was issued after July 1, 1990, (B) were 1233
newly subjected after July 1, 1990, to deeds containing covenants or 1234
restrictions which require that, for at least the duration required by 1235
subsection (a) of this section for set-aside developments on the date 1236
when such covenants or restrictions took effect, such dwelling units 1237
shall be sold or rented at, or below, prices which will preserve the units 1238
as affordable housing for persons or families whose income does not 1239
exceed eighty per cent of the median income, or (C) are located in a 1240
resident-owned mobile manufactured home park. 1241
(8) Points shall be subtracted, applying the formula in subdivision (6) 1242
of this subsection, for any affordable dwelling unit which, on or after 1243
July 1, 1990, was affected by any action taken by a municipality which 1244
caused such dwelling unit to cease being counted as an affordable 1245
dwelling unit. 1246
(9) A newly-constructed unit shall be counted toward a moratorium 1247
when it receives a certificate of occupancy. A newly-restricted unit shall 1248
be counted toward a moratorium when its deed restriction takes effect. 1249
(10) The affordable housing appeals procedure shall be applicable to 1250
affordable housing applications filed with a commission after a three-1251
year moratorium expires, except (A) as otherwise provided in 1252
subsection (k) of this section, or (B) when sufficient unit-equivalent 1253
points have been created within the municipality during one 1254
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(11) The commissioner shall, within available appropriations, adopt 1256
regulations in accordance with chapter 54 to carry out the purposes of 1257
this subsection. Such regulations shall specify the procedure to be 1258
followed by a municipality to obtain a moratorium, and shall include 1259
the manner in which a municipality is to document the units to be 1260
counted toward a moratorium. A municipality may apply for a 1261
moratorium in accordance with the provisions of this subsection prior 1262
to, as well as after, such regulations are adopted. 1263
Sec. 27. Section 8-30h of the general statutes is repealed and the 1264
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 1265
On and after January 1, 1996, the developer, owner or manager of an 1266
affordable housing development, developed pursuant to subparagraph 1267
(B) of subdivision [(1)] (2) of subsection (a) of section 8-30g, as amended 1268
by this act, that includes rental units shall provide annual certification 1269
to the commission that the development continues to be in compliance 1270
with the covenants and deed restrictions required under said section. If 1271
the development does not comply with such covenants and deed 1272
restrictions, the developer, owner or manager shall rent the next 1273
available units to persons and families whose incomes satisfy the 1274
requirements of the covenants and deed restrictions until the 1275
development is in compliance. The commission may inspect the income 1276
statements of the tenants of the restricted units upon which the 1277
developer, owner or manager bases the certification. Such tenant 1278
statements shall be confidential and shall not be deemed public records 1279
for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1280
1-200. 1281
Sec. 28. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) For purposes of this section: 1282
(1) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Housing; 1283
(2) "Public housing authority" means any housing authority 1284
established pursuant to chapter 128 of the general statutes; 1285
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program, the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program or any other 1287
program administered by the state that provides rental payment 1288
subsidies for residential dwellings; and 1289
(4) "Common application" means a standardized application form 1290
developed by the commissioner, the Connecticut Housing Finance 1291
Authority and certain public housing authorities for affordable housing 1292
in the state. 1293
(b) Not later than July 1, 2024, the commissioner, in consultation with 1294
the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority and representatives of any 1295
public housing authority located in the state selected by the 1296
commissioner, shall develop and implement a common application for 1297
any individual or family seeking benefits under an affordable housing 1298
program in the state. 1299
(c) On and after July 1, 2024, any entity in the state that administers 1300
any affordable housing program shall accept a common application 1301
submitted by any individual or family seeking affordable housing. 1302
(d) The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with the 1303
provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes, to carry out the purposes 1304
of this section. 1305
Sec. 29. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) (a) The Commissioner of 1306
Housing, within available appropriations, and in consultation with the 1307
Connecticut Housing Finance Authority and representatives of any 1308
public housing authority in the state selected by the commissioner, shall 1309
establish a program to encourage and recruit owners of rental real 1310
property to accept from prospective tenants any federal Housing Choice 1311
Voucher, rental assistance program certificate or payment from any 1312
other program administered by the state that provides rental payment 1313
subsidies for residential dwellings. Such program may include, but need 1314
not be limited to, advertisements, community outreach events and 1315
communications to owners of rental real property who utilize other 1316
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(b) Not later than October 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the 1318
commissioner shall submit a report concerning (1) the program, 1319
including an analysis of the effectiveness of the program in recruiting 1320
owners of rental real property to accept vouchers, certificates and any 1321
other rental payment subsidies, and (2) the commissioner's 1322
recommendations concerning the program to the joint standing 1323
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 1324
relating to housing, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a 1325
of the general statutes. 1326
Sec. 30. (Effective from passage) (a) The Commissioner of Housing shall, 1327
within available appropriations, conduct a study on methods to 1328
improve the efficiency of processing applications for the rental 1329
assistance program. In conducting the study, the commissioner shall 1330
consider the following: 1331
(1) An analysis of the current processing time for rental assistance 1332
applications, including, but not limited to, relevant inspection timelines; 1333
(2) An assessment of the current application process, including any 1334
barriers or challenges to applicants or rental real property owners; 1335
(3) Recommendations for improving the efficiency of the application 1336
process, including the use of technology and alternative processing 1337
methods; and 1338
(4) An estimate of the cost associated with implementing any 1339
recommended improvements. 1340
(b) Not later than January 1, 2024, the commissioner shall submit a 1341
report on the commissioner's findings and recommendations to the joint 1342
standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 1343
matters relating to housing, in accordance with the provisions of section 1344
11-4a of the general statutes. The report shall include the findings of the 1345
commissioner and the commissioner's recommendations for improving 1346
the efficiency of processing applications for the rental assistance 1347
program. 1348 Substitute Bill No. 6781
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Sec. 31. Section 8-345 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1349
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 1350
(a) The Commissioner of Housing shall implement and administer a 1351
program of rental assistance for low-income families living in privately-1352
owned rental housing. For the purposes of this section, a low-income 1353
family is one whose income does not exceed fifty per cent of the median 1354
family income for the area of the state in which such family lives, as 1355
determined by the commissioner. 1356
(b) Housing eligible for participation in the program shall comply 1357
with applicable state and local health, housing, building and safety 1358
codes. 1359
(c) In addition to an element in which rental assistance certificates are 1360
made available to qualified tenants, to be used in eligible housing which 1361
such tenants are able to locate, the program may include a housing 1362
support element in which rental assistance for tenants is linked to 1363
participation by the property owner in other municipal, state or federal 1364
housing repair, rehabilitation or financing programs. The commissioner 1365
shall use rental assistance under this section so as to encourage the 1366
preservation of existing housing and the revitalization o f 1367
neighborhoods or the creation of additional rental housing. 1368
(d) The commissioner may designate a portion of the rental assistance 1369
available under the program for tenant-based and project-based 1370
supportive housing units. To the extent practicable rental assistance for 1371
supportive housing shall adhere to the requirements of the federal 1372
Housing Choice Voucher Program, 42 USC 1437f(o), relative to 1373
calculating the tenant's share of the rent to be paid. 1374
(e) The commissioner shall administer the program under this section 1375
to promote housing choice for certificate holders and encourage racial 1376
and economic integration. The commissioner shall affirmatively seek to 1377
expend all funds appropriated for the program on an annual basis. The 1378
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in a manner that promotes the use of the program in all municipalities. 1380
Any certificate issued pursuant to this section may be used for housing 1381
in any municipality in the state. The commissioner shall inform 1382
certificate holders that a certificate may be used in any municipality and, 1383
to the extent practicable, the commissioner shall assist certificate holders 1384
in finding housing in the municipality of their choice. 1385
(f) Nothing in this section shall give any person a right to continued 1386
receipt of rental assistance at any time that the program is not funded. 1387
(g) The commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with the 1388
provisions of chapter 54 to carry out the purposes of this section. The 1389
regulations shall establish maximum income eligibility guidelines for 1390
such rental assistance and criteria for determining the amount of rental 1391
assistance which shall be provided to eligible families. 1392
(h) Any person aggrieved by a decision of the commissioner or the 1393
commissioner's agent pursuant to the program under this section shall 1394
have the right to a hearing in accordance with the provisions of section 1395
8-37gg. 1396
Sec. 32. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) (a) As used in this section: 1397
(1) "Landlord" has the same meaning as provided in section 47a-1 of 1398
the general statutes, as amended by this act; 1399
(2) "Dwelling unit" has the same meaning as provided in section 47a-1400
1 of the general statutes, as amended by this act; 1401
(3) "Program-eligible tenant" means any person or family who is the 1402
recipient of (A) a rental assistance program certificate issued by the 1403
state, (B) a voucher issued under the federal Housing Choice Voucher 1404
program, or (C) any other form of rental subsidy from the state; and 1405
(4) "Eligible expenses" means (A) lost rent incurred while holding a 1406
dwelling unit for a program-eligible tenant while such tenant seeks any 1407
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Housing Choice Voucher program or any other state rental subsidy 1409
provider concerning such tenant's prospective tenancy, up to a 1410
maximum of two months' rent, (B) lost rent incurred due to a vacancy 1411
caused by an inspection required pursuant to subsection (c) of this 1412
section and the cost of any required repairs deemed necessary pursuant 1413
to such inspection up to a maximum of one month's rent, (C) the cost to 1414
repair damages caused by a program-eligible tenant exceeding normal 1415
wear and tear up to a maximum of one month's rent, and (D) lost rent 1416
associated with early termination of the lease by a program-eligible 1417
tenant up to a maximum of one month's rent. 1418
(b) The Commissioner of Housing shall establish a landlord relief 1419
pilot program designed to provide financial assistance to any eligible 1420
landlord in the state for eligible expenses such landlord may incur in the 1421
process of renting or seeking to rent a dwelling unit to a program-1422
eligible tenant. Such financial assistance shall be limited to five 1423
thousand dollars per tenancy, or ten thousand dollars per dwelling unit, 1424
whichever is less, and shall be prorated based on the time between the 1425
program-eligible tenant's application for the dwelling unit and the date 1426
upon which such tenant commences a tenancy in the dwelling unit. 1427
(c) On and after December 1, 2023, the commissioner shall accept 1428
applications, in a form to be specified by the commissioner, from any 1429
landlord for financial assistance under the pilot program. The 1430
commissioner shall establish inspection criteria for any dwelling unit of 1431
a landlord applying for participation in the pilot program. Such 1432
inspection criteria shall require regular inspections of any dwelling unit 1433
of a landlord participating in the pilot program. The commissioner may 1434
adopt additional eligibility criteria for landlords based on the amount of 1435
rent charged by a landlord and any other criteria the commissioner 1436
deems appropriate for the administration of the pilot program. 1437
(d) On or before December 1, 2024, and annually thereafter until 1438
December 31, 2026, the commissioner shall submit a report, in 1439
accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, 1440
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cognizance of matters relating to housing (1) analyzing the success of 1442
the pilot program in increasing the number of program-eligible tenants 1443
obtaining tenancy in the state, and (2) recommending whether a 1444
permanent program should be established in the state and, if so, any 1445
proposed legislation for such program. 1446
(e) The pilot program established pursuant to this section shall 1447
terminate on December 31, 2026. 1448
Sec. 33. (NEW) (Effective January 1, 2024, and applicable to any summary 1449
process action disposed of before or after such date) (a) In any summary 1450
process action instituted pursuant to chapter 832 or 412 of the general 1451
statutes, not more than thirty days after (1) the withdrawal of such 1452
action, (2) a judgment of dismissal or nonsuit of such action upon any 1453
grounds, or (3) a final disposition of such action that includes a 1454
judgment for the defendant, the Judicial Branch shall remove from its 1455
Internet web site any record or identifying information concerning such 1456
summary process action. 1457
(b) In any summary process action instituted pursuant to chapter 832 1458
or 412 of the general statutes, not later than two years after the entry of 1459
a judgment for the plaintiff, the Judicial Branch shall remove from its 1460
Internet web site any record or identifying information concerning such 1461
summary process action, except that any such record or identifying 1462
information may be removed from the Judicial Branch Internet web site 1463
at an earlier date upon order of the court. 1464
(c) If there is any activity in a case that has had any record or 1465
identifying information associated with such case removed pursuant to 1466
subsection (a) or (b) of this section, or if a case continues beyond the date 1467
upon which any such record or information is required to be removed 1468
pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) of this section because of an appeal, the 1469
Judicial Branch shall restore the case to, or retain the case on, the Judicial 1470
Branch Internet web site, together with any such record and information 1471
associated with such case. For any record and identifying information 1472
restored or retained on the Judicial Branch Internet web site pursuant to 1473 Substitute Bill No. 6781
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this subsection, any such record or information shall remain on such 1474
web site for thirty days after the final disposition of the associated case, 1475
or for the applicable time period from the original disposition specified 1476
in subsection (a) or (b) of this section, whichever is later. 1477
(d) Any record or identifying information concerning any summary 1478
process action that has been removed from the Judicial Branch Internet 1479
web site pursuant to this section shall not be included in any sale or 1480
transfer of bulk case records by the Judicial Branch to any person or 1481
entity purchasing such records for any commercial purpose. 1482
(e) No person or entity shall, for any commercial purpose, disclose 1483
any record or identifying information concerning any summary process 1484
action that has been removed from the Judicial Branch Internet web site 1485
pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this section. As used in this 1486
section, "commercial purpose" means (1) the individual or bulk sale of 1487
any record or identifying information concerning any summary process 1488
action, (2) the making of consumer reports containing any such record 1489
or information, (3) any use related to screening any prospective tenant 1490
to determine the suitability of such prospective tenant, and (4) any other 1491
use of any such record or information for pecuniary gain, but does not 1492
include the use of any such record or information for governmental, 1493
scholarly, educational, journalistic or any other noncommercial 1494
purpose. 1495
(f) Nothing in this section shall preclude the publication of any formal 1496
written judicial opinion by the Judicial Branch or by any case reporting 1497
service. 1498
Sec. 34. Section 12-494 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1499
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 1500
(a) There is imposed a tax on each deed, instrument or writing, 1501
whereby any lands, tenements or other realty is granted, assigned, 1502
transferred or otherwise conveyed to, or vested in, the purchaser, or any 1503
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the interest or property conveyed equals or exceeds two thousand 1505
dollars: 1506
(1) Subject to the provisions of [subsection] subsections (b) and (c) of 1507
this section, at the rate of three-quarters of one per cent of the 1508
consideration for the interest in real property conveyed by such deed, 1509
instrument or writing, the revenue from which shall be remitted by the 1510
town clerk of the municipality in which such tax is paid, not later than 1511
ten days following receipt thereof, to the Commissioner of Revenue 1512
Services for deposit to the credit of the state General Fund, except as 1513
provided in subsection (e) of this section; and 1514
(2) At the rate of one-fourth of one per cent of the consideration for 1515
the interest in real property conveyed by such deed, instrument or 1516
writing, provided the amount imposed under this subdivision shall 1517
become part of the general revenue of the municipality in accordance 1518
with section 12-499. 1519
(b) The rate of tax imposed under subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of 1520
this section shall, in lieu of the rate under said subdivision (1), be 1521
imposed on certain conveyances as follows: 1522
(1) In the case of any conveyance of real property which at the time 1523
of such conveyance is used for any purpose other than residential use, 1524
except unimproved land, the tax under said subdivision (1) shall be 1525
imposed at the rate of one and one-quarter per cent of the consideration 1526
for the interest in real property conveyed; 1527
(2) [In] Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, in the case 1528
of any conveyance in which the real property conveyed is a residential 1529
estate, including a primary dwelling and any auxiliary housing or 1530
structures, regardless of the number of deeds, instruments or writings 1531
used to convey such residential real estate, for which the consideration 1532
or aggregate consideration, as the case may be, in such conveyance is 1533
eight hundred thousand dollars or more, the tax under said subdivision 1534
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(A) At the rate of three-quarters of one per cent on that portion of 1536
such consideration up to and including the amount of eight hundred 1537
thousand dollars; 1538
(B) Prior to July 1, 2020, at the rate of one and one-quarter per cent on 1539
that portion of such consideration in excess of eight hundred thousand 1540
dollars; and 1541
(C) On and after July 1, 2020, (i) at the rate of one and one-quarter per 1542
cent on that portion of such consideration in excess of eight hundred 1543
thousand dollars up to and including the amount of two million five 1544
hundred thousand dollars, and (ii) at the rate of two and one-quarter 1545
per cent on that portion of such consideration in excess of two million 1546
five hundred thousand dollars; and 1547
(3) In the case of any conveyance in which real property on which 1548
mortgage payments have been delinquent for not less than six months 1549
is conveyed to a financial institution or its subsidiary that holds such a 1550
delinquent mortgage on such property, the tax under said subdivision 1551
(1) shall be imposed at the rate of three-quarters of one per cent of the 1552
consideration for the interest in real property conveyed. For the 1553
purposes of subdivision (1) of this subsection, "unimproved land" 1554
includes land designated as farm, forest or open space land. 1555
(c) On and after July 1, 2023, for a purchaser that is a business entity 1556
other than a sole proprietorship, limited liability company or limited 1557
liability partnership, in the case of any conveyance in which the real 1558
property conveyed is a residential estate, including a primary dwelling 1559
and any auxiliary housing or structures, regardless of the number of 1560
deeds, instruments or writings used to convey such residential real 1561
estate, the rate of tax shall, in lieu of the rate under subdivision (1) of 1562
subsection (a) of this section or subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this 1563
section, be imposed: 1564
(1) At the rate of one per cent on that portion of such consideration 1565
up to and including the amount of eight hundred thousand dollars; 1566 Substitute Bill No. 6781
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(2) At the rate of one and one-half per cent on that portion of such 1567
consideration in excess of eight hundred thousand dollars up to and 1568
including the amount of two million five hundred thousand dollars; and 1569
(3) At the rate of two and one-half per cent on that portion of such 1570
consideration in excess of two million five hundred thousand dollars. 1571
[(c)] (d) In addition to the tax imposed under subsection (a) of this 1572
section, any targeted investment community, as defined in section 32-1573
222, or any municipality in which properties designated as 1574
manufacturing plants under section 32-75c are located, may, on or after 1575
March 15, 2003, impose an additional tax on each deed, instrument or 1576
writing, whereby any lands, tenements or other realty is granted, 1577
assigned, transferred or otherwise conveyed to, or vested in, the 1578
purchaser, or any other person by [his] such purchaser's direction, when 1579
the consideration for the interest or property conveyed equals or 1580
exceeds two thousand dollars, which additional tax shall be at a rate of 1581
up to one-fourth of one per cent of the consideration for the interest in 1582
real property conveyed by such deed, instrument or writing. The 1583
revenue from such additional tax shall become part of the general 1584
revenue of the municipality in accordance with section 12-499. 1585
(e) On and after July 1, 2023, the Comptroller shall transfer from the 1586
General Fund to the Housing Trust Fund established under section 8-1587
336o, as amended by this act, any revenue received by the state each 1588
fiscal year in excess of one hundred eighty million dollars from the tax 1589
imposed under subdivision (1) of subsection (a) and subsections (b) and 1590
(c) of this section. On and after July 1, 2024, the threshold amount shall 1591
be adjusted annually by the percentage increase in inflation. As used in 1592
this subdivision, "increase in inflation" means the increase in the 1593
consumer price index for all urban consumers during the preceding 1594
calendar year, calculated on a December over December basis, using 1595
data reported by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. 1596
Sec. 35. Section 12-498 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1597
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 1598 Substitute Bill No. 6781
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(a) The tax imposed by section 12-494, as amended by this act, shall 1599
not apply to: 1600
(1) Deeds [which] that this state is prohibited from taxing under the 1601
Constitution or laws of the United States; 1602
(2) Deeds [which] that secure a debt or other obligation; 1603
(3) Deeds to which this state or any of its political subdivisions or its 1604
or their respective agencies is a party; 1605
(4) Tax deeds; 1606
(5) Deeds of release of property [which] that is security for a debt or 1607
other obligation; 1608
(6) Deeds of partition; 1609
(7) Deeds made pursuant to mergers of corporations; 1610
(8) Deeds made by a subsidiary corporation to its parent corporation 1611
for no consideration other than the cancellation or surrender of the 1612
subsidiary's stock; 1613
(9) Deeds made pursuant to a decree of the Superior Court under 1614
section 46b-81, 49-24 or 52-495 or pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure 1615
by market sale under section 49-24 or pursuant to a judgment of loss 1616
mitigation under section 49-30t or 49-30u; 1617
(10) Deeds, when the consideration for the interest or property 1618
conveyed is less than two thousand dollars; 1619
(11) Deeds between affiliated corporations, provided both of such 1620
corporations are exempt from taxation pursuant to paragraph (2), (3) or 1621
(25) of Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any 1622
subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, 1623
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(12) Deeds made by a corporation [which] that is exempt from 1625
taxation pursuant to paragraph (3) of Section 501(c) of the Internal 1626
Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal 1627
revenue code of the United States, as amended from time to time, to any 1628
corporation which is exempt from taxation pursuant to said paragraph 1629
(3) of said Section 501(c); 1630
(13) Deeds made to any nonprofit organization [which] that is 1631
organized for the purpose of holding undeveloped land in trust for 1632
conservation or recreation purposes; 1633
(14) Deeds between spouses; 1634
(15) Deeds of property for the Adriaen's Landing site or the stadium 1635
facility site, for purposes of the overall project, each as defined in section 1636
32-651; 1637
(16) Land transfers made on or after July 1, 1998, to a water company, 1638
as defined in section 16-1, provided the land is classified as class I or 1639
class II land, as defined in section 25-37c, after such transfer; 1640
(17) Transfers or conveyances to effectuate a mere change of identity 1641
or form of ownership or organization, where there is no change in 1642
beneficial ownership; 1643
(18) Conveyances of residential property [which] that occur not later 1644
than six months after the date on which the property was previously 1645
conveyed to the transferor if the transferor is (A) an employer [which] 1646
that acquired the property from an employee pursuant to an employee 1647
relocation plan, or (B) an entity in the business of purchasing and selling 1648
residential property of employees who are being relocated pursuant to 1649
such a plan; 1650
(19) Deeds in lieu of foreclosure that transfer the transferor's principal 1651
residence; 1652
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where the gross purchase price is insufficient to pay the sum of (A) 1654
mortgages encumbering the property transferred, and (B) any real 1655
property taxes and municipal utility or other charges for which the 1656
municipality may place a lien on the property and [which] that have 1657
priority over the mortgages encumbering the property transferred; 1658
[and] 1659
(21) Deeds that transfer the transferor's principal residence, where 1660
such residence has a concrete foundation that has deteriorated due to 1661
the presence of pyrrhotite and such transferor has obtained a written 1662
evaluation from a professional engineer licensed pursuant to chapter 1663
391 indicating that the foundation of such residence was made with 1664
defective concrete. The exemption authorized under this subdivision 1665
shall (A) apply to the first transfer of such residence after such written 1666
evaluation has been obtained, and (B) not be available to a transferor 1667
who has received financial assistance to repair or replace such 1668
foundation from the Crumbling Foundations Assistance Fund 1669
established under section 8-441; and 1670
(22) Deeds of property with dwelling units where all such units are 1671
deed restricted as affordable housing, as defined in section 8-39a. For 1672
deeds of property with dwelling units where a portion of such units are 1673
subject to such deed restrictions, the exemption authorized under this 1674
subdivision shall apply only with respect to the dwelling units subject 1675
to such deed restrictions and such exemption shall be reduced 1676
proportionally based on the number of units not subject to such deed 1677
restrictions. 1678
(b) The tax imposed by subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 12-1679
494, as amended by this act, shall not apply to: 1680
(1) Deeds of the principal residence of any person approved for 1681
assistance under section 12-129b or 12-170aa for the current assessment 1682
year of the municipality in which such person resides or to any such 1683
transfer [which] that occurs within fifteen months of the completion of 1684
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assistance; 1686
(2) Deeds of property located in an area designated as an enterprise 1687
zone in accordance with section 32-70; and 1688
(3) Deeds of property located in an entertainment district designated 1689
under section 32-76 or established under section 2 of public act 93-311. 1690
Sec. 36. Section 8-336o of the general statutes is repealed and the 1691
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 1692
(a) There is established the "Housing Trust Fund" which shall be a 1693
nonlapsing fund held by the Treasurer separate and apart from all other 1694
moneys, funds and accounts. The following funds shall be deposited in 1695
the fund in addition to any moneys required by law to be deposited in 1696
the fund: (1) Proceeds of bonds authorized by section 8-336n and section 1697
37 of this act; (2) all moneys received in return for financial assistance 1698
awarded from the Housing Trust Fund pursuant to the Housing Trust 1699
Fund program established under section 8-336p; (3) all private 1700
contributions received pursuant to section 8-336p; and (4) to the extent 1701
not otherwise prohibited by state or federal law, any local, state or 1702
federal funds received pursuant to section 8-336p. Investment earnings 1703
credited to the assets of said fund shall become part of the assets of said 1704
fund. The Treasurer shall invest the moneys held by the Housing Trust 1705
Fund subject to use for financial assistance under the Housing Trust 1706
Fund program. 1707
(b) Any moneys held in the Housing Trust Fund may, pending the 1708
use or application of the proceeds thereof for an authorized purpose, be 1709
(1) invested and reinvested in such obligations, securities and 1710
investments as are set forth in subsection (f) of section 3-20, in 1711
participation certificates in the Short Term Investment Fund created 1712
under sections 3-27a and 3-27f and in participation certificates or 1713
securities of the Tax-Exempt Proceeds Fund created under section 3-24a, 1714
(2) deposited or redeposited in such bank or banks at the direction of 1715
the Treasurer, or (3) invested in participation units in the combined 1716 Substitute Bill No. 6781
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investment funds, as defined in section 3-31b. Unless otherwise 1717
provided pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, proceeds from 1718
investments authorized by this subsection shall be credited to the 1719
Housing Trust Fund. 1720
(c) The moneys of the Housing Trust Fund shall be used to fund the 1721
Housing Trust Fund program established under section 8-336p and for 1722
the purposes set forth in subsection (b) of section 37 of this act, and are 1723
in addition to any other resources available from state, federal or other 1724
entities that support the program goals established in [said] section 8-1725
336p. 1726
Sec. 37. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) (a) For the purposes described 1727
in subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond Commission shall have 1728
the power from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the 1729
state in one or more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in 1730
the aggregate seventy-five million dollars. 1731
(b) The proceeds of the sale of such bonds, to the extent of the amount 1732
stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the Department 1733
of Housing for the purpose of providing grants-in-aid for construction 1734
and renovation costs for the conversion of hotels, malls and office 1735
buildings to multifamily dwellings in nondistressed municipalities. 1736
(c) All provisions of section 3-20 of the general statutes, or the exercise 1737
of any right or power granted thereby, that are not inconsistent with the 1738
provisions of this section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all 1739
bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this 1740
section. Temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived 1741
from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in 1742
accordance with section 3-20 of the general statutes and from time to 1743
time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not 1744
exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided 1745
in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond 1746
Commission authorizing such bonds. None of such bonds shall be 1747
authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that 1748 Substitute Bill No. 6781
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there has been filed with it a request for such authorization that is signed 1749
by or on behalf of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management 1750
and states such terms and conditions as said commission, in its 1751
discretion, may require. Such bonds issued pursuant to this section shall 1752
be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state 1753
of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and 1754
interest on such bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as 1755
part of the contract of the state with the holders of such bonds, 1756
appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such 1757
principal and interest is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay 1758
such principal and interest as the same become due. 1759
Sec. 38. (Effective July 1, 2023) The sum of twenty million dollars is 1760
appropriated to the Department of Housing from the General Fund, for 1761
the fiscal years ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025, for Coordinated 1762
Access Networks. 1763
Sec. 39. (Effective July 1, 2023) The sum of eighty-three million dollars 1764
is appropriated to the Department of Housing from the General Fund, 1765
for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025, for rental 1766
assistance programs. 1767
Sec. 40. (Effective July 1, 2023) The sum of two million dollars is 1768
appropriated to the Department of Housing from the General Fund, for 1769
the fiscal years ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025, for the 2-1-1 1770
program. 1771
Sec. 41. (Effective July 1, 2023) The sum of five million dollars is 1772
appropriated to the Department of Housing from the General Fund, for 1773
the fiscal years ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025, for diversionary 1774
and flexible housing programs. 1775
Sec. 42. (Effective July 1, 2023) The sum of two hundred fifty thousand 1776
dollars is appropriated to the Office of Policy and Management from the 1777
General Fund, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, for hiring a 1778
consultant to develop model codes that may be adopted b y 1779 Substitute Bill No. 6781
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municipalities in the state. 1780
Sec. 43. (Effective July 1, 2023) The sum of five million dollars is 1781
appropriated to the Office of Policy and Management from the General 1782
Fund, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025, for 1783
providing grants to any regional council of governments for the 1784
development of regional housing inspection programs. 1785
Sec. 44. (Effective July 1, 2023) The sum of five million dollars is 1786
appropriated to the Department of Housing from the General Fund, for 1787
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, for the landlord relief pilot program, 1788
as provided in section 32 of this act. 1789
Sec. 45. (Effective July 1, 2023) The sum of five million dollars is 1790
appropriated to the Department of Housing from the General Fund, for 1791
the fiscal years ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025, for assisting 1792
housing subsidy recipients to find eligible housing units. 1793
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2023 7-148(c)(7)(A)
Sec. 2 October 1, 2023 New section
Sec. 3 October 1, 2023 47a-1
Sec. 4 October 1, 2023 New section
Sec. 5 October 1, 2023 47a-23c
Sec. 6 October 1, 2023 8-41(a)
Sec. 7 October 1, 2023 8-68f
Sec. 8 October 1, 2023 8-68d
Sec. 9 October 1, 2023 47a-6a(a) and (b)
Sec. 10 October 1, 2023 46a-64b
Sec. 11 October 1, 2023 New section
Sec. 12 October 1, 2023 8-45a
Sec. 13 October 1, 2023 46a-51(8)
Sec. 14 October 1, 2023 46a-54(14)
Sec. 15 October 1, 2023 46a-74
Sec. 16 October 1, 2023 46a-82(a)
Sec. 17 October 1, 2023 46a-83(a) to (c)
Sec. 18 October 1, 2023 46a-83(g)(2) Substitute Bill No. 6781
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Sec. 19 October 1, 2023 46a-86(c)
Sec. 20 October 1, 2023 46a-89(b)(1)
Sec. 21 October 1, 2023 46a-90a(b)
Sec. 22 October 1, 2023 46a-98a
Sec. 23 October 1, 2023 New section
Sec. 24 October 1, 2023 8-30j
Sec. 25 from passage New section
Sec. 26 October 1, 2023 8-30g(a) to (l)
Sec. 27 October 1, 2023 8-30h
Sec. 28 from passage New section
Sec. 29 October 1, 2023 New section
Sec. 30 from passage New section
Sec. 31 October 1, 2023 8-345
Sec. 32 July 1, 2023 New section
Sec. 33 January 1, 2024, and
applicable to any summary
process action disposed of
before or after such date
New section
Sec. 34 July 1, 2023 12-494
Sec. 35 July 1, 2023 12-498
Sec. 36 July 1, 2023 8-336o
Sec. 37 July 1, 2023 New section
Sec. 38 July 1, 2023 New section
Sec. 39 July 1, 2023 New section
Sec. 40 July 1, 2023 New section
Sec. 41 July 1, 2023 New section
Sec. 42 July 1, 2023 New section
Sec. 43 July 1, 2023 New section
Sec. 44 July 1, 2023 New section
Sec. 45 July 1, 2023 New section
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In Section 9(a)(3), a reference to "agent" was added for clarity; in Section
11(c), "with the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities" was
inserted for clarity; in Section 24(b), "of" was bracketed and "established
by" was inserted for clarity; in Section 26, Subsecs. (a)(1) and (2) were
reordered for consistency, in Subsec. (l)(4)(A), "an affordable housing
plan" was bracketed and "a plan to affirmatively further fair housing"
was inserted for accuracy; in Subsecs. (l)(1) (A) and (l)(4)(B), "on the
eRegulations System" was deleted and the brackets around "the
Connecticut Law Journal" removed for accuracy; in Sec. 34(e) a reference Substitute Bill No. 6781
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to Subsec. (a) was replaced with Subsec. (a)(1) for accuracy and in
Section 36 references to "section 36" were changed to "section 37" for
accuracy.
HSG Joint Favorable Subst.