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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 4
January Session, 2023
AN ACT CONCERNING CONNECTICUT'S PRESENT AND FUTURE
HOUSING NEEDS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 47a-23 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 2
(a) [When] Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, when 3
the owner or lessor, or the owner's or lessor's legal representative, or 4
the owner's or lessor's attorney-at-law, or in-fact, desires to obtain 5
possession or occupancy of any land or building, any apartment in any 6
building, any dwelling unit, any trailer, or any land upon which a 7
trailer is used or stands, and (1) when a rental agreement or lease of 8
such property, whether in writing or by parol, terminates for any of 9
the following reasons: (A) By lapse of time; (B) by reason of any 10
expressed stipulation therein; (C) violation of the rental agreement or 11
lease or of any rules or regulations adopted in accordance with section 12
47a-9 or 21-70; (D) nonpayment of rent within the grace period 13
provided for residential property in section 47a-15a, as amended by 14
this act, or 21-83; (E) nonpayment of rent when due for commercial 15
property; (F) violation of section 47a-11 or subsection (b) of section 16
21-82; (G) nuisance, as defined in section 47a-32, or serious nuisance, as 17
defined in section 47a-15 or 21-80; or (2) when such premises, or any 18
part thereof, is occupied by one who never had a right or privilege to 19 Substitute Bill No. 4
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occupy such premises; or (3) when one originally had the right or 20
privilege to occupy such premises but such right or privilege has 21
terminated; or (4) when an action of summary process or other action 22
to dispossess a tenant is authorized under subsection (b) of section 23
47a-23c for any of the following reasons: (A) Refusal to agree to a fair 24
and equitable rent increase, as defined in subsection (c) of section 25
47a-23c, (B) permanent removal by the landlord of the dwelling unit of 26
such tenant from the housing market, or (C) bona fide intention by the 27
landlord to use such dwelling unit as such landlord's principal 28
residence; or (5) when a farm employee, as described in section 47a-30, 29
or a domestic servant, caretaker, manager or other employee, as 30
described in subsection (b) of section 47a-36, occupies such premises 31
furnished by the employer and fails to vacate such premises after 32
employment is terminated by such employee or the employer or after 33
such employee fails to report for employment, such owner or lessor, or 34
such owner's or lessor's legal representative, or such owner's or lessor's 35
attorney-at-law, or in-fact, shall give notice to each lessee or occupant 36
to quit possession or occupancy of such land, building, apartment or 37
dwelling unit, at least three days before the termination of the rental 38
agreement or lease, if any, or before the time specified in the notice for 39
the lessee or occupant to quit possession or occupancy. 40
(b) The notice shall be in writing substantially in the following form: 41
"I (or we) hereby give you notice that you are to quit possession or 42
occupancy of the (land, building, apartment or dwelling unit, or of any 43
trailer or any land upon which a trailer is used or stands, as the case 44
may be), now occupied by you at (here insert the address, including 45
apartment number or other designation, as applicable), on or before 46
the (here insert the date) for the following reason (here insert the 47
reason or reasons for the notice to quit possession or occupancy using 48
the statutory language or words of similar import, also the date and 49
place of signing notice). A.B.". If the owner or lessor, or the owner's or 50
lessor's legal representative, attorney-at-law or attorney-in-fact knows 51
of the presence of an occupant but does not know the name of such 52
occupant, the notice for such occupant may be addressed to such 53 Substitute Bill No. 4
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occupant as "John Doe", "Jane Doe" or some other alias which 54
reasonably characterizes the person to be served. 55
(c) A copy of such notice shall be delivered to each lessee or 56
occupant or left at such lessee's or occupant's place of residence or, if 57
the rental agreement or lease concerns commercial property, at the 58
place of the commercial establishment by a proper officer or indifferent 59
person. Delivery of such notice may be made on any day of the week. 60
(d) With respect to a month-to-month or a week-to-week tenancy of 61
a dwelling unit, a notice to quit possession based on nonpayment of 62
rent shall, upon delivery, terminate the rental agreement for the month 63
or week in which the notice is delivered, convert the month-to-month 64
or week-to-week tenancy to a tenancy at sufferance and provide 65
proper basis for a summary process action notwithstanding that such 66
notice was delivered in the month or week after the month or week in 67
which the rent is alleged to be unpaid. 68
(e) A termination notice required pursuant to federal law and 69
regulations may be included in or combined with the notice required 70
pursuant to this section and such inclusion or combination does not 71
thereby render the notice required pursuant to this section equivocal, 72
provided the rental agreement or lease shall not terminate until after 73
the date specified in the notice for the lessee or occupant to quit 74
possession or occupancy or the date of completion of the 75
pretermination process, whichever is later. A use and occupancy 76
disclaimer may be included in or combined with such notice, provided 77
that such disclaimer does not take effect until after the date specified in 78
the notice for the lessee or occupant to quit possession or occupancy or 79
the date of the completion of the pretermination process, whichever is 80
later. Such inclusion or combination does not thereby render the notice 81
required pursuant to this section equivocal. Such disclaimer shall be in 82
substantially the following form: "Any payments tendered after the 83
date specified to quit possession or occupancy, or the date of the 84
completion of the pretermination process if that is later, will be 85
accepted for use and occupancy only and not for rent, with full 86 Substitute Bill No. 4
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reservation of rights to continue with the eviction action." 87
(f) No owner or lessor, and no owner's or lessor's legal 88
representative, or the owner's or lessor's attorney-at-law or attorney-89
in-fact, shall, between December first and March first of any year, 90
deliver or cause to be delivered a notice to quit possession for any 91
reason set forth in this chapter or chapter 812, except for serious 92
nuisance, as defined in section 47a-15. 93
Sec. 2. Section 47a-42 of the general statutes is repealed and the 94
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 95
(a) Whenever a judgment is entered against a defendant pursuant to 96
section 47a-26, 47a-26a, 47a-26b or 47a-26d for the recovery of 97
possession or occupancy of residential property, such defendant and 98
any other occupant bound by the judgment by subsection (a) of section 99
47a-26h shall forthwith remove himself or herself, such defendant's or 100
occupant's possessions and all personal effects unless execution has 101
been stayed pursuant to sections 47a-35 to 47a-41, inclusive. If 102
execution has been stayed, such defendant or occupant shall forthwith 103
remove himself or herself, such defendant's or occupant's possessions 104
and all personal effects upon the expiration of any stay of execution. If 105
the defendant or occupant has not so removed himself or herself upon 106
entry of a judgment pursuant to section 47a-26, 47a-26a, 47a-26b or 107
47a-26d, and upon expiration of any stay of execution, the plaintiff 108
may obtain an execution upon such summary process judgment, and 109
the defendant or other occupant bound by the judgment by subsection 110
(a) of section 47a-26h and the possessions and personal effects of such 111
defendant or other occupant may be removed by a state marshal, 112
pursuant to such execution, and delivered to the place of storage 113
designated by the chief executive officer for such purposes. 114
(b) Before any such removal, the state marshal charged with 115
executing upon any such judgment of eviction shall give the chief 116
executive officer of the town twenty-four [hours] hours' notice of the 117
eviction, stating the date, time and location of such eviction as well as a 118 Substitute Bill No. 4
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general description, if known, of the types and amount of property to 119
be removed from the premises and delivered to the designated place of 120
storage. Before giving such notice to the chief executive officer of the 121
town, the state marshal shall use reasonable efforts to locate and notify 122
the defendant of the date and time such eviction is to take place and of 123
the possibility of a sale pursuant to subsection (c) of this section. Such 124
notice shall include service upon each defendant and upon any other 125
person in occupancy, either personally or at the premises, of a true 126
copy of the summary process execution. Such execution shall be on a 127
form prescribed by the Judicial Department, shall be in clear and 128
simple language and in readable format, and shall contain, in addition 129
to other notices given to the defendant in the execution, a conspicuous 130
notice, in large boldface type, that a person who claims to have a right 131
to continue to occupy the premises should immediately contact an 132
attorney, and clear instructions as to how and where the defendant 133
may reclaim any possessions and personal effects removed and stored 134
pursuant to this section, including a telephone number that may be 135
called to arrange release of such possessions and personal effects. 136
(c) Whenever the possessions and personal effects of a defendant 137
are removed by a state marshal under this section, such possessions 138
and effects shall be delivered by such marshal to the designated place 139
of storage. The plaintiff shall pay the state marshal for such removal in 140
accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of section 52-261. 141
Such removal and delivery shall be at the expense of the defendant 142
and may be recovered by the plaintiff. If such possessions and effects 143
are not reclaimed by the defendant and the expense of such storage is 144
not paid to the chief executive officer [within] not later than fifteen 145
days after such eviction, the chief executive officer shall sell the same 146
at public auction, after using reasonable efforts to locate and notify the 147
defendant of such sale and after posting notice of such sale for one 148
week on the public signpost nearest to the place where the eviction 149
was made, if any, or at some exterior place near the office of the town 150
clerk. The chief executive officer shall deliver to the defendant the net 151
proceeds of such sale, if any, after deducting a reasonable charge for 152 Substitute Bill No. 4
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storage of such possessions and effects. If the defendant does not 153
demand the net proceeds within thirty days after such sale, the chief 154
executive officer shall turn over the net proceeds of the sale to the town 155
treasury. 156
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, no state marshal 157
may remove a defendant or occupant, or such defendant or occupant's 158
possessions and effects, between December first and March first of any 159
year unless the judgment of eviction binding upon such defendant or 160
occupant to be executed by such marshal was entered due to serious 161
nuisance, as defined in section 47a-15, by such defendant or occupant. 162
Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) (a) As used in this section, 163
"tenant screening report" means a credit report, a criminal background 164
report, an employment history report or a rental history report, or any 165
combination thereof, used by a landlord to determine the suitability of 166
a prospective tenant. 167
(b) No landlord may demand from a prospective tenant any 168
payment, fee or charge for the processing, review or acceptance of any 169
rental application, or demand any other payment, fee or charge before 170
or at the beginning of the tenancy, except a security deposit pursuant 171
to section 47a-21 of the general statutes or a fee for a tenant screening 172
report as provided by subsection (c) of this section. 173
(c) A landlord may charge a fee for a tenant screening report 174
concerning a prospective tenant if the fee for such tenant screening 175
report is not more than the actual cost paid by the landlord for such 176
report. The landlord shall waive any fee for such report if the 177
prospective tenant provides the landlord with a copy of a tenant 178
screening report concerning the prospective tenant that was conducted 179
not later than thirty days after the prospective tenant's rental 180
application and that is satisfactory to the landlord. 181
(d) A landlord may not collect a tenant screening report fee from a 182
prospective tenant until the landlord provides the prospective tenant 183 Substitute Bill No. 4
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with (1) a copy of the tenant screening report, and (2) a copy of the 184
receipt or invoice from the entity conducting the tenant screening 185
report concerning the prospective tenant. 186
Sec. 4. Subsection (a) of section 47a-4 of the general statutes is 187
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 188
October 1, 2023): 189
(a) A rental agreement shall not provide that the tenant: (1) Agrees 190
to waive or forfeit rights or remedies under this chapter and sections 191
47a-21, 47a-23 to 47a-23b, inclusive, as amended by this act, 47a-26 to 192
47a-26g, inclusive, 47a-35 to 47a-35b, inclusive, 47a-41a, 47a-43 and 193
47a-46, or under any section of the general statutes or any municipal 194
ordinance unless such section or ordinance expressly states that such 195
rights may be waived; (2) authorizes the landlord to confess judgment 196
on a claim arising out of the rental agreement; (3) agrees to the 197
exculpation or limitation of any liability of the landlord arising under 198
law or to indemnify the landlord for that liability or the costs 199
connected therewith; (4) agrees to waive his right to the interest on the 200
security deposit pursuant to section 47a-21; (5) agrees to permit the 201
landlord to dispossess him without resort to court order; (6) consents 202
to the distraint of his property for rent; (7) agrees to pay the landlord's 203
attorney's fees in excess of fifteen per cent of any judgment against the 204
tenant in any action in which money damages are awarded; (8) agrees 205
to pay a late charge prior to the expiration of the grace period set forth 206
in section 47a-15a, as amended by this act, or to pay rent in a reduced 207
amount if such rent is paid prior to the expiration of such grace period; 208
(9) agrees to pay a late charge on rent payments made subsequent to 209
such grace period in an amount exceeding the amounts set forth in 210
section 47a-15a, as amended by this act; or [(9)] (10) agrees to pay a 211
heat or utilities surcharge if heat or utilities is included in the rental 212
agreement. 213
Sec. 5. Section 47a-15a of the general statutes is repealed and the 214
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 215 Substitute Bill No. 4
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(a) If rent is unpaid when due and the tenant fails to pay rent within 216
nine days thereafter or, in the case of a one-week tenancy, within four 217
days thereafter, the landlord may terminate the rental agreement in 218
accordance with the provisions of sections 47a-23 to 47a-23b, inclusive, 219
as amended by this act. For purposes of this section, "grace period" 220
means the nine-day or four-day time periods identified in this 221
subsection, as applicable. 222
(b) If a rental agreement contains a valid written agreement to pay a 223
late charge in accordance with subsection (a) of section 47a-4, as 224
amended by this act, a landlord may assess a tenant such a late charge 225
on a rent payment made subsequent to the grace period in accordance 226
with this section. Such late charge may not exceed the lesser of (1) five 227
dollars per day, up to a maximum of twenty-five dollars, or (2) five per 228
cent of the delinquent rent payment or, in the case of a rental 229
agreement paid in whole or in part by a governmental or charitable 230
entity, five per cent of the tenant's share of the delinquent rent 231
payment. The landlord may not assess more than one late charge upon 232
a delinquent rent payment, regardless of how long the rent remains 233
unpaid. Any rent payments received by the landlord shall be applied 234
first to the most recent rent payment due. 235
Sec. 6. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 47a-6a of the general 236
statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 237
(Effective October 1, 2023): 238
(a) As used in this section, (1) "address" means a location as 239
described by the full street number, if any, the street name, the city or 240
town, and the state, and not a mailing address such as a post office 241
box, (2) "dwelling unit" means any house or building, or portion 242
thereof, which is rented, leased or hired out to be occupied, or is 243
arranged or designed to be occupied, or is occupied, as the home or 244
residence of one or more persons, living independently of each other, 245
and doing their cooking upon the premises, and having a common 246
right in the halls, stairways or yards, (3) "agent in charge" or "agent" 247
means one who manages real estate, including, but not limited to, the 248 Substitute Bill No. 4
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collection of rents and supervision of property, (4) "controlling 249
participant" means [an individual or entity that exercises day-to-day 250
financial or operational control] a natural person who is not a minor 251
and who, directly or indirectly and through any contract, arrangement, 252
understanding or relationship, exercises substantial control of, or owns 253
greater than twenty-five per cent of, a corporation, partnership, trust 254
or other legally recognized entity owning rental real property in the 255
state, and (5) "project-based housing provider" means a property 256
owner who contracts with the United States Department of Housing 257
and Urban Development to provide housing to tenants under the 258
federal Housing Choice Voucher Program, 42 USC 1437f(o). 259
(b) Any municipality may require the nonresident owner or project-260
based housing provider of occupied or vacant rental real property to 261
[maintain on file in the office of] report to the tax assessor, or other 262
municipal office designated by the municipality, the current residential 263
address of the nonresident owner or project-based housing provider of 264
such property [,] if the nonresident owner or project-based housing 265
provider is an individual, or the current residential address of the 266
agent in charge of the building [,] if the nonresident owner or project-267
based housing provider is a corporation, partnership, trust or other 268
legally recognized entity owning rental real property in the state. [In 269
the case of a] If the nonresident owners or project-based housing 270
[provider, such information] providers are a corporation, partnership, 271
trust or other legally recognized entity owning rental real property in 272
the state, such report shall also include identifying information and the 273
current residential address of each controlling participant associated 274
with the property. [, except that, if such controlling participant is a 275
corporation, partnership, trust or other legally recognized entity, the 276
project-based housing provider shall include the identifying 277
information and the current residential address of an individual who 278
exercises day-to-day financial or operational control of such entity.] If 279
such residential address changes, notice of the new residential address 280
shall be provided by such nonresident owner, project-based housing 281
provider or agent in charge of the building to the office of the tax 282 Substitute Bill No. 4
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assessor or other designated municipal office not more than twenty-283
one days after the date that the address change occurred. If the 284
nonresident owner, project-based housing provider or agent fails to 285
file an address under this section, the address to which the 286
municipality mails property tax bills for the rental real property shall 287
be deemed to be the nonresident owner, project-based housing 288
provider or agent's current address. Such address may be used for 289
compliance with the provisions of subsection (c) of this section. 290
Sec. 7. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) The Commissioner of 291
Housing shall, within existing appropriations, develop standardized 292
rental agreement forms that may be used by landlords and tenants in 293
the state. Such forms shall contain the essential terms of a rental 294
agreement between any landlord and any tenant, be designed to be 295
easily read and understood and include plain language explanations of 296
all terms and conditions of the agreement, including, but not limited 297
to, rent, fees, deposits and other charges. The commissioner shall make 298
such forms available in both English and Spanish and shall post such 299
forms on the Department of Housing's Internet web site not later than 300
July 1, 2024, and shall revise such forms from time to time, at the 301
commissioner's discretion. 302
Sec. 8. Section 47a-58 of the general statutes is repealed and the 303
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 304
(a) Any enforcing agency may issue a notice of violation to any 305
person who violates any provision of this chapter or a provision of a 306
local housing code. If an enforcing agency issues an order to a 307
registrant, such order may be delivered in accordance with section 7-308
148ii, provided nothing in this section shall preclude an enforcing 309
agency from providing notice in another manner permitted by 310
applicable law. Such notice shall specify each violation and specify the 311
last day by which such violation shall be corrected. The date specified 312
shall not be less than three weeks from the date of mailing of such 313
notice, provided that in the case of a condition, which in the judgment 314
of the enforcing agency is or in its effect is dangerous or detrimental to 315 Substitute Bill No. 4
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life or health, the date specified shall not be more than five days from 316
the date of mailing of such notice. The enforcing agency may postpone 317
the last day by which a violation shall be corrected upon a showing by 318
the owner or other responsible person that he has begun to correct the 319
violation but that full correction of the violation cannot be completed 320
within the time provided because of technical difficulties, inability to 321
obtain necessary materials or labor or inability to gain access to the 322
dwelling unit wherein the violation exists. 323
(b) When the owner or other responsible person has corrected such 324
violation, the owner or other responsible person shall promptly, but 325
not later than two weeks after such correction, report to the enforcing 326
agency in writing, indicating the date when each violation was 327
corrected. It shall be presumed that the violation was corrected on the 328
date so indicated, unless a subsequent inspection by the enforcing 329
agency again reveals the existence of the condition giving rise to the 330
earlier notice of violation. 331
(c) Any person who fails to correct any violation prior to the date set 332
forth in the notice of violation shall be subject to a cumulative civil 333
penalty of five dollars per day for each violation from the date set for 334
correction in the notice of violation to the date such violation is 335
corrected, except that in any case, the penalty shall not exceed one 336
hundred dollars per day and the total penalty shall not exceed seven 337
thousand five hundred dollars. The penalty may be collected by the 338
enforcing agency by action against the owner or other responsible 339
person or by an action against the real property. An action against the 340
owner may be joined with an action against the real property. 341
(d) In addition to the penalties specified in this section, the 342
enforcing agency may enforce the provisions of this chapter or a local 343
housing code by injunctive relief pursuant to chapter 916. 344
(e) (1) Any penalty imposed by an enforcing agency pursuant to the 345
provisions of subsection (c) of this section, and remaining unpaid for a 346
period of sixty days after its due date, shall constitute a lien upon the 347 Substitute Bill No. 4
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real property against which the penalty was imposed, provided a 348
notice of violation is recorded in the land records and indexed in the 349
name of the property owner no later than thirty days after the penalty 350
was imposed. 351
(2) Each such notice of violation shall be effective from the time of 352
the recording on the land records. Each lien shall take precedence over 353
all transfers and encumbrances recorded after such time. 354
(3) Any municipal lien pursuant to the provisions of this section 355
may be foreclosed in the same manner as a mortgage. 356
(4) Any municipal lien pursuant to this section may be discharged 357
or dissolved in the manner provided in sections 49-35a to 49-37, 358
inclusive. 359
(f) Any enforcing agency imposing a penalty pursuant to subsection 360
(c) of this section shall maintain a current record of all properties with 361
respect to which such penalty remains unpaid in the office of such 362
agency. Such record shall be available for inspection by the public. 363
(g) Each enforcing agency empowered to enforce any provision of 364
this chapter or any provision of a local housing code shall create and 365
make available housing code violation complaint forms, written in 366
both English and Spanish, for use by any occupant of a dwelling unit 367
seeking to file a complaint against the owner of such unit, or other 368
responsible party, concerning such violations. 369
Sec. 9. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) (a) As used in this section: 370
(1) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Housing. 371
(2) "Eligible workforce housing opportunity development project" 372
or "project" means a project for the construction or substantial 373
rehabilitation of rental housing (A) located within an opportunity zone 374
in this state, (B) designated under subsection (e) of this section for 375
certain professions that work within the municipality in which the 376 Substitute Bill No. 4
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project is located and for low and moderate income families and 377
individuals, and (C) that may incorporate renewable energy 378
technology and be transit-oriented. 379
(3) "Substantial rehabilitation" means either (A) the costs of any 380
repair, replacement or improvement to a building that exceeds twenty-381
five per cent of the value of such building after the completion of all 382
such repairs, replacements or improvements, or (B) the replacement of 383
two or more of the following: (i) Roof structures, (ii) ceilings, (iii) wall 384
or floor structures, (iv) foundations, (v) plumbing systems, (vi) heating 385
and air conditioning systems, or (vii) electrical systems. 386
(4) "Opportunity zone" means an area designated as a qualified 387
opportunity zone pursuant to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, P.L. 388
115-97, as amended from time to time. 389
(5) "Eligible developer" or "developer" means (A) a nonprofit 390
corporation; (B) any business corporation incorporated pursuant to 391
chapter 601 of the general statutes, (i) that has as one of its purposes 392
the construction, rehabilitation, ownership or operation of housing, 393
and (ii) either certified under this section or that has articles of 394
incorporation approved by the commissioner in accordance with 395
regulations adopted pursuant to section 8-79a or 8-84 of the general 396
statutes; (C) any partnership, limited partnership, limited liability 397
partnership, joint venture, trust, limited liability company or 398
association, (i) that has as one of its purposes the construction, 399
rehabilitation, ownership or operation of housing, and (ii) either 400
certified under this section or that has basic documents of organization 401
approved by the commissioner in accordance with regulations adopted 402
pursuant to section 8-79a or 8-84 of the general statutes; (D) a housing 403
authority; or (E) a municipal developer. 404
(6) "Authority" or "housing authority" means any of the public 405
corporations created by section 8-40 of the general statutes, and the 406
Connecticut Housing Authority when exercising the rights, powers, 407
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housing authorities pursuant to section 8-121 of the general statutes. 409
(7) "Nonprofit corporation" means a nonprofit corporation 410
incorporated pursuant to chapter 602 of the general statutes or any 411
predecessor statutes thereto, that has as one of its purposes the 412
construction, rehabilitation, ownership or operation of housing and 413
that has articles of incorporation approved by the Commissioner of 414
Housing in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to section 8-415
79a or 8-84 of the general statutes or that is certified under this section. 416
(8) "Municipal developer" means a municipality that has not 417
declared by resolution a need for a housing authority pursuant to 418
section 8-40 of the general statutes, acting by and through its 419
legislative body. "Municipal developer" means the board of selectmen 420
if such board is authorized to act as the municipal developer by the 421
town meeting or representative town meeting. 422
(9) "Low and moderate income families and individuals" means 423
families or individuals who lack the amount of income necessary, as 424
determined by the Commissioner of Housing, to enable such families 425
or individuals to rent mixed-income housing without financial 426
assistance. 427
(10) "Market rate" means the rental income that such property 428
would most probably command on the open market as indicated by 429
current rentals in the opportunity zone being paid for comparable 430
space. 431
(b) There is established a workforce housing opportunity 432
development program to be administered by the Department of 433
Housing under which individuals or entities who make cash 434
contributions to an eligible developer for an eligible workforce housing 435
opportunity development project located in a federally designated 436
opportunity zone may be allowed a credit against the tax due under 437
chapter 208 or 229 of the general statutes in an amount equal to the 438
amount specified by the commissioner under this section. Any 439 Substitute Bill No. 4
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developer of a workforce housing opportunity development project 440
shall be allowed an exemption from any fees under section 29-263 of 441
the general statutes, as amended by this act, and any eligible workforce 442
housing opportunity development project shall be assessed using the 443
capitalization of net income method under subsection (b) of section 12-444
63b of the general statutes, as amended by this act. 445
(c) The Commissioner of Housing shall determine eligibility criteria 446
for such program and establish an application process for the program. 447
The Department of Housing shall commence accepting applications for 448
such program not later than January 1, 2024. A developer may apply to 449
the Department of Housing for certification as a developer qualified to 450
receive cash investments eligible for a tax credit pursuant to this 451
section in a manner and form prescribed by the commissioner. To the 452
extent feasible, any eligible workforce housing opportunity 453
development project shall incorporate renewable energy or other 454
technology in order to lower utility costs for the tenants and be transit-455
oriented. Any eligible workforce housing opportunity development 456
project once constructed or substantially rehabilitated shall be rented 457
as follows: (1) Fifty per cent of the units shall be rented at the market 458
rate, (2) forty per cent of the units shall be rented to the workforce 459
population designated under subsection (e) of this section, where such 460
project is located at a rent not exceeding twenty per cent of the 461
prevailing rent of the opportunity zone where such development is 462
located, and (3) ten per cent of the units shall be rented to families or 463
individuals of low and moderate income receiving rental assistance 464
under chapter 128 or 319uu of the general statutes or 42 USC 1437f, as 465
amended from time to time. The program shall provide for a method 466
of selecting persons satisfying such income criteria to rent such units of 467
housing from among a pool of applicants, which method shall not 468
discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, 469
sex, gender identity or expression, age or physical or intellectual 470
disability. 471
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scheduled for completion not more than three years after the date of 473
approval by the Department of Housing. Each developer of a 474
workforce housing opportunity development project shall submit to 475
the commissioner quarterly progress reports and a final report upon 476
completion, in a manner and form prescribed by the commissioner. If a 477
workforce housing opportunity development project fails to be 478
completed on or before three years from the date of approval of such 479
project, or at any time the commissioner determines that a project is 480
unlikely to be completed, the commissioner may request the Attorney 481
General to reclaim any remaining funds contributed to the project by 482
individuals or entities under subsection (b) of this section and, upon 483
receipt of any such remaining funds, the commissioner shall reallocate 484
such funds to another eligible project. 485
(e) The developer shall obtain the approval of the zoning 486
commission, as defined in section 8-13m of the general statutes, of the 487
municipality and of any other applicable municipal agency for the 488
proposed workforce housing opportunity development project. After 489
all such approvals are granted, the municipality may, not later than 490
thirty days after such approval, by vote of its legislative body or, in a 491
municipality where the legislative body is a town meeting, by vote of 492
the board of selectmen, designate the workforce population that forty 493
per cent of the project shall be dedicated to. Such designation may 494
include volunteer firefighters, teachers, police officers, emergency 495
medical personnel or other professions of persons working in the 496
municipality. If the municipality does not vote within such time 497
period, the developer shall designate the workforce population. 498
(f) For taxable income years commencing on or after January 1, 2025, 499
the Commissioner of Revenue Services shall grant a credit against the 500
tax imposed under chapter 208 or 229 of the general statutes, other 501
than the liability imposed by section 12-707 of the general statutes, in 502
an amount equal to the amount specified by the Commissioner of 503
Housing in a tax credit voucher issued by the Commissioner of 504
Housing pursuant to subsection (g) of this section. 505 Substitute Bill No. 4
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(g) (1) The Commissioner of Housing shall administer a system of 506
tax credit vouchers within the resources, requirements and purposes of 507
this section, for individuals and entities making cash contributions to 508
an eligible developer for an eligible workforce housing opportunity 509
development project. Such voucher may be used as a credit against the 510
tax to which such individual or entity is subject under chapter 208 or 511
229 of the general statutes, other than the liability imposed by section 512
12-707 of the general statutes. 513
(2) In no event shall the total amount of all tax credits allowed to all 514
individuals or entities pursuant to the provisions of this section exceed 515
five million dollars in any one fiscal year. 516
(3) No tax credit shall be granted to any individual or entity for any 517
individual amount contributed of less than two hundred fifty dollars. 518
(4) Any tax credit not used in the taxable income year during which 519
the cash contribution was made may be carried forward or backward 520
for the five immediately succeeding or preceding taxable or income 521
years until the full credit has been allowed. 522
(5) If an entity claiming a credit under this section is an S 523
corporation or an entity treated as a partnership for federal income tax 524
purposes, the credit may be claimed by the entity's shareholders or 525
partners. If the entity is a single member limited liability company that 526
is disregarded as an entity separate from its owner, the credit may be 527
claimed by such limited liability company's owner, provided such 528
owner is subject to the tax imposed under chapter 208 or 229 of the 529
general statutes. 530
(h) The Commissioner of Housing shall adopt regulations, in 531
accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes, to 532
implement the provisions of this section, including, but not limited to, 533
the conditions for certification of a developer applying for assistance 534
under this section. 535
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following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023, and 537
applicable to assessment years commencing on or after October 1, 2023): 538
(a) The assessor or board of assessors in any town, at any time, 539
when determining the present true and actual value of real property as 540
provided in section 12-63, which property is used primarily for the 541
purpose of producing rental income, exclusive of such property used 542
solely for residential purposes, containing not more than six dwelling 543
units and in which the owner resides, shall determine such value on 544
the basis of an appraisal which shall include to the extent applicable 545
with respect to such property, consideration of each of the following 546
methods of appraisal: (1) Replacement cost less depreciation, plus the 547
market value of the land, (2) capitalization of net income based on 548
market rent for similar property, and (3) a sales comparison approach 549
based on current bona fide sales of comparable property. The 550
provisions of this section shall not be applicable with respect to any 551
housing assisted by the federal or state government except any such 552
housing for which the federal assistance directly related to rent for 553
each unit in such housing is no less than the difference between the fair 554
market rent for each such unit in the applicable area and the amount of 555
rent payable by the tenant in each such unit, as determined under the 556
federal program providing for such assistance. 557
(b) In the case of an eligible workforce housing opportunity 558
development project, as defined in section 9 of this act, the assessor 559
shall use the capitalization of net income method based on the actual 560
rent received for the property. 561
[(b)] (c) For purposes of subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this 562
section and, generally, in its use as a factor in any appraisal with 563
respect to real property used primarily for the purpose of producing 564
rental income, the term "market rent" means the rental income that 565
such property would most probably command on the open market as 566
indicated by present rentals being paid for comparable space. In 567
determining market rent the assessor shall consider the actual rental 568
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of an existing contract of lease at the time of such determination. 570
Sec. 11. Section 8-395 of the general statutes is repealed and the 571
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 572
(a) As used in this section, (1) "business firm" means any business 573
entity authorized to do business in the state and subject to the 574
corporation business tax imposed under chapter 208, or any company 575
subject to a tax imposed under chapter 207, or any air carrier subject to 576
the air carriers tax imposed under chapter 209, or any railroad 577
company subject to the railroad companies tax imposed under chapter 578
210, or any regulated telecommunications service, express, cable or 579
community antenna television company subject to the regulated 580
telecommunications service, express, cable and community antenna 581
television companies tax imposed under chapter 211, or any utility 582
company subject to the utility companies tax imposed under chapter 583
212, [and] (2) "nonprofit corporation" means a nonprofit corporation 584
incorporated pursuant to chapter 602 or any predecessor statutes 585
thereto, having as one of its purposes the construction, rehabilitation, 586
ownership or operation of housing and having articles of incorporation 587
approved by the executive director of the Connecticut Housing 588
Finance Authority in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to 589
section 8-79a or 8-84, (3) "workforce housing development project" or 590
"project" means the construction or substantial rehabilitation of 591
dwelling units for rental housing where (A) ten per cent of the units 592
are affordable housing, (B) forty per cent of the units are rented to the 593
workforce population designated by the developer, in consultation 594
with the municipality where such project is located, at a rent not 595
exceeding twenty per cent of the prevailing rent of the area where such 596
development is located, and (C) fifty per cent of the units are rented at 597
a market rate and includes, but is not limited to, an eligible workforce 598
housing opportunity development project, as defined in section 9 of 599
this act, (4) "affordable housing" means rental housing for which 600
persons and families pay thirty per cent or less of their annual income, 601
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the municipality in which such housing is located, as determined by 603
the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, (5) 604
"substantial rehabilitation" means either (A) the costs of any repair, 605
replacement or improvement to a building that exceeds twenty-five 606
per cent of the value of such building after the completion of all such 607
repairs, replacements or improvements, or (B) the replacement of two 608
or more of the following: (i) Roof structures, (ii) ceilings, (iii) wall or 609
floor structures, (iv) foundations, (v) plumbing systems, (vi) heating 610
and air conditioning systems, or (vii) electrical systems, and (6) 611
"market rate" means the rental income that such unit would most 612
probably command on the open market as indicated by present rentals 613
being paid for comparable space in the area where the unit is located. 614
(b) The Commissioner of Revenue Services shall grant a credit 615
against [any] the tax [due] imposed under [the provisions of] chapter 616
207, 208, 209, 210, 211 or 212 in an amount equal to the amount 617
specified by the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority in any tax 618
credit voucher issued by said authority pursuant to subsection (c) of 619
this section. 620
(c) The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority shall administer a 621
system of tax credit vouchers within the resources, requirements and 622
purposes of this section, for business firms making cash contributions 623
to housing programs developed, sponsored or managed by a nonprofit 624
corporation, as defined in subsection (a) of this section, which benefit 625
low and moderate income persons or families which have been 626
approved prior to the date of any such cash contribution by the 627
authority, including, but not limited to, contributions for a workforce 628
housing development project. Such vouchers may be used as a credit 629
against any of the taxes to which such business firm is subject and 630
which are enumerated in subsection (b) of this section. For taxable or 631
income years commencing on or after January 1, 1998, to be eligible for 632
approval a housing program shall be scheduled for completion not 633
more than three years from the date of approval. For taxable or income 634
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approval, a workforce housing development project shall be scheduled 636
for completion not more than three years from the date of approval. 637
Each program or developer of a workforce housing development 638
project shall submit to the authority quarterly progress reports and a 639
final report upon completion, in a manner and form prescribed by the 640
authority. If a program or workforce housing development project fails 641
to be completed [after] on or before three years from the date of 642
approval of the project, or at any time the authority determines that a 643
program or project is unlikely to be completed, the authority may 644
reclaim any remaining funds contributed by business firms and 645
reallocate such funds to another eligible program or project. 646
(d) No business firm shall receive a credit pursuant to both this 647
section and chapter 228a in relation to the same cash contribution. 648
(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent two or more 649
business firms from participating jointly in one or more programs or 650
projects under the provisions of this section. Such joint programs or 651
projects shall be submitted, and acted upon, as a single program or 652
project by the business firms involved. 653
(f) No tax credit shall be granted to any business firm for any 654
individual amount contributed of less than two hundred fifty dollars. 655
(g) Any tax credit not used in the [period] taxable income year 656
during which the cash contribution was made may be carried forward 657
or backward for the five immediately succeeding or preceding taxable 658
or income years until the full credit has been allowed. 659
(h) In no event shall the total amount of all tax credits allowed to all 660
business firms pursuant to the provisions of this section exceed ten 661
million dollars in any one fiscal year, provided, each year until the date 662
sixty days after the date the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority 663
publishes the list of housing programs or workforce housing 664
development projects that will receive tax credit reservations, two 665
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shall be set aside for permanent supportive housing initiatives 667
established pursuant to section 17a-485c, and one million dollars of the 668
total amount of all tax credits under this section shall be set aside for 669
workforce housing, as defined by the Connecticut Housing Finance 670
Authority through written procedures adopted pursuant to subsection 671
(k) of this section. Each year, on or after the date sixty days after the 672
date the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority publishes the list of 673
housing programs or projects that will receive tax credit reservations, 674
any unused portion of such tax credits shall become available for any 675
housing program or project eligible for tax credits pursuant to this 676
section. 677
(i) No organization conducting a housing program or [programs] 678
project eligible for funding with respect to which tax credits may be 679
allowed under this section shall be allowed to receive an aggregate 680
amount of such funding for any such program or [programs] project in 681
excess of five hundred thousand dollars for any fiscal year. 682
(j) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent a business 683
firm from making any cash contribution to a housing program or 684
project to which tax credits may be applied which cash contribution 685
may result in the business firm having a limited equity interest in the 686
program or project. 687
(k) The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, with the approval 688
of the Commissioner of Revenue Services, shall adopt written 689
procedures in accordance with section 1-121 to implement the 690
provisions of this section. Such procedures shall include provisions for 691
issuing tax credit vouchers for cash contributions to housing programs 692
or projects based on a system of ranking housing programs. In 693
establishing such ranking system, the authority shall consider the 694
following: (1) The readiness of the project to be built; (2) use of the 695
funds to build or rehabilitate a specific housing project or to capitalize 696
a revolving loan fund providing low-cost loans for housing 697
construction, repair or rehabilitation to benefit persons of very low, 698
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families at or below twenty-five per cent of the area median income 700
and families with incomes between twenty-five per cent and fifty per 701
cent of the area median income, as defined by the United States 702
Department of Housing and Urban Development; (4) evidence of the 703
general administrative capability of the nonprofit corporation to build 704
or rehabilitate housing; (5) evidence that any funds received by the 705
nonprofit corporation for which a voucher was issued were used to 706
accomplish the goals set forth in the application; and (6) with respect 707
to any income year commencing on or after January 1, 1998: (A) Use of 708
the funds to provide housing opportunities in urban areas and the 709
impact of such funds on neighborhood revitalization; and (B) the 710
extent to which tax credit funds are leveraged by other funds. 711
(l) Vouchers issued or reserved by the Department of Housing 712
under the provisions of this section prior to July 1, 1995, shall be valid 713
on and after July 1, 1995, to the same extent as they would be valid 714
under the provisions of this section in effect on June 30, 1995. 715
(m) The credit which is sought by the business firm shall first be 716
claimed on the tax return for such business firm's taxable income or 717
year during which the cash contribution to which the tax credit 718
voucher relates was paid. 719
Sec. 12. Section 29-263 of the general statutes is repealed and the 720
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 721
(a) Except as provided in subsection (h) of section 29-252a and the 722
State Building Code adopted pursuant to subsection (a) of section 29-723
252, after October 1, 1970, no building or structure shall be constructed 724
or altered until an application has been filed with the building official 725
and a permit issued. Such application shall be filed in person, by mail 726
or electronic mail, in a manner prescribed by the building official. Such 727
permit shall be issued or refused, in whole or in part, within thirty 728
days after the date of an application. No permit shall be issued except 729
upon application of the owner of the premises affected or the owner's 730
authorized agent. No permit shall be issued to a contractor who is 731 Substitute Bill No. 4
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required to be registered pursuant to chapter 400, for work to be 732
performed by such contractor, unless the name, business address and 733
Department of Consumer Protection registration number of such 734
contractor is clearly marked on the application for the permit, and the 735
contractor has presented such contractor's certificate of registration as 736
a home improvement contractor. Prior to the issuance of a permit and 737
within said thirty-day period, the building official shall review the 738
plans of buildings or structures to be constructed or altered, including, 739
but not limited to, plans prepared by an architect licensed pursuant to 740
chapter 390, a professional engineer licensed pursuant to chapter 391 741
or an interior designer registered pursuant to chapter 396a acting 742
within the scope of such license or registration, to determine their 743
compliance with the requirements of the State Building Code and, 744
where applicable, the local fire marshal shall review such plans to 745
determine their compliance with the Fire Safety Code. Such plans 746
submitted for review shall be in substantial compliance with the 747
provisions of the State Building Code and, where applicable, with the 748
provisions of the Fire Safety Code. 749
(b) On and after July 1, 1999, the building official shall assess an 750
education fee on each building permit application. During the fiscal 751
year commencing July 1, 1999, the amount of such fee shall be sixteen 752
cents per one thousand dollars of construction value as declared on the 753
building permit application and the building official shall remit such 754
fees quarterly to the Department of Administrative Services, for 755
deposit in the General Fund. Upon deposit in the General Fund, the 756
amount of such fees shall be credited to the appropriation to the 757
Department of Administrative Services and shall be used for the code 758
training and educational programs established pursuant to section 29-759
251c and the educational programs required in subsections (a) and (b) 760
of section 29-262. On and after July 1, 2000, the assessment shall be 761
made in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 762
(d) of section 29-251c. All fees collected pursuant to this subsection 763
shall be maintained in a separate account by the local building 764
department. During the fiscal year commencing July 1, 1999, the local 765 Substitute Bill No. 4
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building department may retain two per cent of such fees for 766
administrative costs incurred in collecting such fees and maintaining 767
such account. On and after July 1, 2000, the portion of such fees which 768
may be retained by a local building department shall be determined in 769
accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (d) of 770
section 29-251c. No building official shall assess such education fee on 771
a building permit application to repair or replace a concrete 772
foundation that has deteriorated due to the presence of pyrrhotite. 773
(c) Any municipality may, by ordinance adopted by its legislative 774
body, exempt Class I renewable energy source projects from payment 775
of building permit fees imposed by the municipality. 776
(d) Notwithstanding any municipal charter, home rule ordinance or 777
special act, no municipality shall collect an application fee on a 778
building permit application to repair or replace a concrete foundation 779
that has deteriorated due to the presence of pyrrhotite. 780
(e) Notwithstanding any municipal charter, home rule ordinance or 781
special act, no municipality shall collect any fee for a building permit 782
application for the construction or substantial rehabilitation of (1) an 783
eligible workforce housing opportunity development project, as 784
defined in section 9 of this act, or (2) a workforce housing development 785
project, as defined in section 8-395, as amended by this act. 786
Sec. 13. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023, and applicable to assessment 787
years commencing on or after October 1, 2023) The legislative body of any 788
municipality or, in a municipality where the legislative body is a town 789
meeting, the board of selectmen may, by ordinance, exempt from real 790
property tax any workforce housing development project, as defined 791
in section 8-395 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, to the 792
extent of seventy per cent of its valuation for purposes of assessment in 793
each of the seven full assessment years following the assessment year 794
in which the construction or substantial rehabilitation, as defined in 795
section 8-395 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, is 796
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Sec. 14. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) (a) Beginning with the fiscal 798
year commencing July 1, 2025, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 799
Management shall pay a state grant in lieu of taxes to any municipality 800
that has opted to partially exempt from real property tax a workforce 801
housing development project under section 13 of this act and 802
submitted an application for such grant. A municipality shall apply for 803
such grant annually on a form and in a manner prescribed by the 804
secretary. On or before January first, annually, the Secretary of the 805
Office of Policy and Management shall determine the amount due to 806
such municipality, in accordance with this section. 807
(b) Any grant payable to any municipality that applies for a grant 808
under the provisions of this section shall be equal to seventy per cent 809
of the property taxes that, except for any exemption applicable to any 810
such housing authority property under the provisions of chapter 128 of 811
the general statutes, would have been paid with respect to such 812
exempt real property on the assessment list in such municipality for 813
the assessment date two years prior to the commencement of the state 814
fiscal year in which such grant is payable, for a maximum of seven 815
assessment years. The amount of the grant payable to each 816
municipality in any year in accordance with this section shall be 817
reduced proportionately in the event that the total of such grants in 818
such year exceeds the amount appropriated for the purposes of this 819
section with respect to such year. 820
Sec. 15. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) The Connecticut Housing 821
Finance Authority shall develop and administer a program of 822
mortgage assistance for (1) developers for the construction or 823
substantial rehabilitation of eligible workforce housing opportunity 824
development projects, as defined in section 9 of this act, and (2) 825
developers for the construction or substantial rehabilitation of 826
workforce housing development projects, as defined in section 8-395 of 827
the general statutes, as amended by this act. In making mortgage 828
assistance available under the program, the authority shall utilize any 829
appropriate housing subsidies. 830 Substitute Bill No. 4
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Sec. 16. (Effective from passage) The Department of Housing shall, 831
within available appropriations, conduct a study on methods to (1) 832
increase housing options for apprentices and other newly hired 833
employees, and (2) enable such apprentices and other newly hired 834
employees to reside in the municipalities in which they work. Not later 835
than January 1, 2024, the Commissioner of Housing shall submit a 836
report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general 837
statutes, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly 838
having cognizance of matters relating to housing. Such report shall 839
include recommendations on methods to increase such housing 840
options and any legislation necessary to implement such 841
recommendations. 842
Sec. 17. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) (a) As used in this section: 843
(1) "Affordable housing deed restrictions" means deed restrictions 844
filed on the land records of the municipality, containing covenants or 845
restrictions that require the dwelling units in a multifamily building to 846
be sold or rented only to low-income residents; 847
(2) "Environmental justice community" has the same meaning as 848
provided in section 22a-20a of the general statutes; 849
(3) "Family violence" has the same meaning as provided in section 850
46b-38a of the general statutes; and 851
(4) "Low-income resident" means, after adjustments for family size, 852
individuals or families whose income is not greater than eighty per 853
cent of (A) the state median income, or (B) the area median income, 854
whichever is less, for the area in which the resident resides, as 855
determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban 856
Development. 857
(b) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in 858
coordination with the Commissioner of Housing, shall establish a pilot 859
program to provide grants for retrofitting projects for multifamily 860
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communities that (1) improve the energy efficiency of such residences, 862
including, but not limited to, the installation of heat pumps, solar 863
power generating systems, improved roofing, storm doors and 864
windows and improved insulation, or (2) remediate health and safety 865
concerns, such as mold, vermiculite, asbestos, lead and radon. 866
(c) On and after January 1, 2024, the Commissioner of Energy and 867
Environmental Protection shall accept applications, in a form to be 868
specified by the commissioner, from any owner of a residential 869
dwelling unit for a grant under the program. Any such grant may be 870
awarded to an owner of a residential dwelling unit that is (1) subject to 871
binding affordable housing deed restrictions, (2) not owner-occupied, 872
and (3) occupied by a tenant, or if vacant, to be occupied by a tenant 873
not more than one hundred eighty days after the award of such grant. 874
If such dwelling unit is not occupied within one hundred eighty days 875
of the award of the grant, the owner shall return any funds received by 876
the owner under such grant to the commissioner. 877
(d) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection 878
shall prioritize the awarding of grants for projects that benefit any 879
resident or prospective resident who is (1) a low-income resident, (2) a 880
veteran, (3) a victim of family violence, or (4) experiencing 881
homelessness or who has experienced homelessness. 882
(e) The commissioner shall exclude from the program any owner of 883
a residential dwelling unit determined by the commissioner to be in 884
violation of chapter 830 of the general statutes. 885
(f) The commissioner shall seek to expend the funds appropriated to 886
the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection for the pilot 887
program equally on an annual basis for the term of the pilot program. 888
(g) On or before October 1, 2027, the commissioner shall file a 889
report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general 890
statutes, with the joint standing committee of the General Assembly 891
having cognizance of matters relating to housing (1) analyzing the 892 Substitute Bill No. 4
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success of the pilot program, and (2) recommending whether a 893
permanent program should be established in the state and, if so, any 894
proposed legislation for such program. 895
(h) The pilot program established pursuant to this section shall 896
terminate on September 30, 2028. 897
Sec. 18. (Effective from passage) The Commissioner of Housing shall, 898
within available appropriations, establish a pilot program to provide 899
temporary housing for (1) persons experiencing homelessness, or (2) 900
veterans who need respite care. Such program shall be implemented in 901
not fewer than three municipalities, each with a population of not less 902
than seventy-five thousand, and shall provide not fewer than twenty 903
housing units for eligible persons who need respite care because they 904
are recovering from injury or illness. The commissioner shall establish 905
eligibility criteria for persons eligible to participate in the pilot 906
program. The commissioner may contract with one or more nonprofit 907
organizations to administer the program. Not later than January 1, 908
2025, the commissioner shall submit a report on the pilot program, in 909
accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, 910
to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 911
cognizance of matters relating to housing. The pilot program shall 912
terminate on January 1, 2025. 913
Sec. 19. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force to 914
study the potential growth of affordable housing in the state through 915
the conversion of underutilized commercial and retail properties, 916
including, but not limited to, shopping malls, hotels and warehouses, 917
into such housing. 918
(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 919
(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, 920
one of whom represents an affordable housing advocacy organization; 921
(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one 922
of whom represents a community development corporation; 923 Substitute Bill No. 4
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(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of 924
Representatives; 925
(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; 926
(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 927
Representatives, who represents retail or commercial property owners; 928
(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, who 929
represents a local chamber of commerce; 930
(7) The Commissioner of Housing, or the commissioner's designee; 931
and 932
(8) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, 933
or the commissioner's designee. 934
(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (1), 935
(2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member 936
of the General Assembly. 937
(d) All initial appointments to the task force shall be made not later 938
than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy 939
shall be filled by the appointing authority. 940
(e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president 941
pro tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force 942
from among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall 943
schedule the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not 944
later than sixty days after the effective date of this section. 945
(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 946
General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to housing 947
shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. 948
(g) Not later than January 1, 2024, the task force shall submit a 949
report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing 950
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 951 Substitute Bill No. 4
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relating to housing, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a 952
of the general statutes. The task force shall terminate on the date that it 953
submits such report or January 1, 2024, whichever is later. 954
Sec. 20. (Effective July 1, 2023) The sum of six hundred million dollars 955
is appropriated to the Department of Energy and Environmental 956
Protection from the General Fund, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 957
2024, for providing grants for retrofitting projects for multifamily 958
residences pursuant to the pilot program established under section 17 959
of this act. 960
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2023 47a-23
Sec. 2 October 1, 2023 47a-42
Sec. 3 October 1, 2023 New section
Sec. 4 October 1, 2023 47a-4(a)
Sec. 5 October 1, 2023 47a-15a
Sec. 6 October 1, 2023 47a-6a(a) and (b)
Sec. 7 October 1, 2023 New section
Sec. 8 October 1, 2023 47a-58
Sec. 9 October 1, 2023 New section
Sec. 10 October 1, 2023, and
applicable to assessment
years commencing on or
after October 1, 2023
12-63b
Sec. 11 October 1, 2023 8-395
Sec. 12 October 1, 2023 29-263
Sec. 13 October 1, 2023, and
applicable to assessment
years commencing on or
after October 1, 2023
New section
Sec. 14 October 1, 2023 New section
Sec. 15 October 1, 2023 New section
Sec. 16 from passage New section
Sec. 17 October 1, 2023 New section
Sec. 18 from passage New section
Sec. 19 from passage New section Substitute Bill No. 4
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Sec. 20 July 1, 2023 New section
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In Section 1(a) an exception was added and in Section 1(f) the
notwithstanding phrase was deleted for consistency with standard
drafting conventions; in Section 5(a), a definition of "grace period" was
added for clarity; in Section 6(a)(3), "or "agent"" was added for clarity;
in Section 9(a)(9), "them" was changed to "such families or individuals"
for clarity; in Section 9(a)(10), "present" was changed to "current" for
accuracy; in Section 17(c) "paid" was changed to "returned" and such
sentence rephrased for clarity; in Section 17(d), "for projects" was
added for clarity; and Section 20 was rewritten for consistency with
standard drafting conventions.
HSG Joint Favorable Subst.