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77 General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 4
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1414 AN ACT CONCERNING CONNECTICUT'S PRESENT AND FUTURE
1515 HOUSING NEEDS.
1616 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
1717 Assembly convened:
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1919 Section 1. Section 47a-23 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
2020 following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 2
2121 (a) [When] Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, when 3
22-the owner or lessor, or the owner's or lessor's legal representative, or the 4
23-owner's or lessor's attorney-at-law, or in-fact, desires to obtain 5
22+the owner or lessor, or the owner's or lessor's legal representative, or 4
23+the owner's or lessor's attorney-at-law, or in-fact, desires to obtain 5
2424 possession or occupancy of any land or building, any apartment in any 6
25-building, any dwelling unit, any trailer, or any land upon which a trailer 7
26-is used or stands, and (1) when a rental agreement or lease of such 8
27-property, whether in writing or by parol, terminates for any of the 9
28-following reasons: (A) By lapse of time; (B) by reason of any expressed 10
29-stipulation therein; (C) violation of the rental agreement or lease or of 11
30-any rules or regulations adopted in accordance with section 47a-9 or 12
31-21-70; (D) nonpayment of rent within the grace period provided for 13
32-residential property in section 47a-15a, as amended by this act, or 21-83; 14
33-(E) nonpayment of rent when due for commercial property; (F) violation 15
34-of section 47a-11 or subsection (b) of section 21-82; (G) nuisance, as 16
35-defined in section 47a-32, or serious nuisance, as defined in section 17
36-47a-15 or 21-80; or (2) when such premises, or any part thereof, is 18 Substitute Bill No. 4
25+building, any dwelling unit, any trailer, or any land upon which a 7
26+trailer is used or stands, and (1) when a rental agreement or lease of 8
27+such property, whether in writing or by parol, terminates for any of 9
28+the following reasons: (A) By lapse of time; (B) by reason of any 10
29+expressed stipulation therein; (C) violation of the rental agreement or 11
30+lease or of any rules or regulations adopted in accordance with section 12
31+47a-9 or 21-70; (D) nonpayment of rent within the grace period 13
32+provided for residential property in section 47a-15a, as amended by 14
33+this act, or 21-83; (E) nonpayment of rent when due for commercial 15
34+property; (F) violation of section 47a-11 or subsection (b) of section 16
35+21-82; (G) nuisance, as defined in section 47a-32, or serious nuisance, as 17
36+defined in section 47a-15 or 21-80; or (2) when such premises, or any 18
37+part thereof, is occupied by one who never had a right or privilege to 19 Substitute Bill No. 4
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43-occupied by one who never had a right or privilege to occupy such 19
44-premises; or (3) when one originally had the right or privilege to occupy 20
45-such premises but such right or privilege has terminated; or (4) when an 21
46-action of summary process or other action to dispossess a tenant is 22
47-authorized under subsection (b) of section 47a-23c for any of the 23
48-following reasons: (A) Refusal to agree to a fair and equitable rent 24
49-increase, as defined in subsection (c) of section 47a-23c, (B) permanent 25
50-removal by the landlord of the dwelling unit of such tenant from the 26
51-housing market, or (C) bona fide intention by the landlord to use such 27
52-dwelling unit as such landlord's principal residence; or (5) when a farm 28
53-employee, as described in section 47a-30, or a domestic servant, 29
54-caretaker, manager or other employee, as described in subsection (b) of 30
55-section 47a-36, occupies such premises furnished by the employer and 31
56-fails to vacate such premises after employment is terminated by such 32
57-employee or the employer or after such employee fails to report for 33
58-employment, such owner or lessor, or such owner's or lessor's legal 34
59-representative, or such owner's or lessor's attorney-at-law, or in-fact, 35
60-shall give notice to each lessee or occupant to quit possession or 36
61-occupancy of such land, building, apartment or dwelling unit, at least 37
62-three days before the termination of the rental agreement or lease, if any, 38
63-or before the time specified in the notice for the lessee or occupant to 39
64-quit possession or occupancy. 40
44+occupy such premises; or (3) when one originally had the right or 20
45+privilege to occupy such premises but such right or privilege has 21
46+terminated; or (4) when an action of summary process or other action 22
47+to dispossess a tenant is authorized under subsection (b) of section 23
48+47a-23c for any of the following reasons: (A) Refusal to agree to a fair 24
49+and equitable rent increase, as defined in subsection (c) of section 25
50+47a-23c, (B) permanent removal by the landlord of the dwelling unit of 26
51+such tenant from the housing market, or (C) bona fide intention by the 27
52+landlord to use such dwelling unit as such landlord's principal 28
53+residence; or (5) when a farm employee, as described in section 47a-30, 29
54+or a domestic servant, caretaker, manager or other employee, as 30
55+described in subsection (b) of section 47a-36, occupies such premises 31
56+furnished by the employer and fails to vacate such premises after 32
57+employment is terminated by such employee or the employer or after 33
58+such employee fails to report for employment, such owner or lessor, or 34
59+such owner's or lessor's legal representative, or such owner's or lessor's 35
60+attorney-at-law, or in-fact, shall give notice to each lessee or occupant 36
61+to quit possession or occupancy of such land, building, apartment or 37
62+dwelling unit, at least three days before the termination of the rental 38
63+agreement or lease, if any, or before the time specified in the notice for 39
64+the lessee or occupant to quit possession or occupancy. 40
6565 (b) The notice shall be in writing substantially in the following form: 41
6666 "I (or we) hereby give you notice that you are to quit possession or 42
6767 occupancy of the (land, building, apartment or dwelling unit, or of any 43
68-trailer or any land upon which a trailer is used or stands, as the case may 44
69-be), now occupied by you at (here insert the address, including 45
70-apartment number or other designation, as applicable), on or before the 46
71-(here insert the date) for the following reason (here insert the reason or 47
72-reasons for the notice to quit possession or occupancy using the 48
73-statutory language or words of similar import, also the date and place 49
74-of signing notice). A.B.". If the owner or lessor, or the owner's or lessor's 50
75-legal representative, attorney-at-law or attorney-in-fact knows of the 51
76-presence of an occupant but does not know the name of such occupant, 52 Substitute Bill No. 4
68+trailer or any land upon which a trailer is used or stands, as the case 44
69+may be), now occupied by you at (here insert the address, including 45
70+apartment number or other designation, as applicable), on or before 46
71+the (here insert the date) for the following reason (here insert the 47
72+reason or reasons for the notice to quit possession or occupancy using 48
73+the statutory language or words of similar import, also the date and 49
74+place of signing notice). A.B.". If the owner or lessor, or the owner's or 50
75+lessor's legal representative, attorney-at-law or attorney-in-fact knows 51
76+of the presence of an occupant but does not know the name of such 52
77+occupant, the notice for such occupant may be addressed to such 53 Substitute Bill No. 4
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83-the notice for such occupant may be addressed to such occupant as "John 53
84-Doe", "Jane Doe" or some other alias which reasonably characterizes the 54
85-person to be served. 55
86-(c) A copy of such notice shall be delivered to each lessee or occupant 56
87-or left at such lessee's or occupant's place of residence or, if the rental 57
88-agreement or lease concerns commercial property, at the place of the 58
89-commercial establishment by a proper officer or indifferent person. 59
90-Delivery of such notice may be made on any day of the week. 60
84+occupant as "John Doe", "Jane Doe" or some other alias which 54
85+reasonably characterizes the person to be served. 55
86+(c) A copy of such notice shall be delivered to each lessee or 56
87+occupant or left at such lessee's or occupant's place of residence or, if 57
88+the rental agreement or lease concerns commercial property, at the 58
89+place of the commercial establishment by a proper officer or indifferent 59
90+person. Delivery of such notice may be made on any day of the week. 60
9191 (d) With respect to a month-to-month or a week-to-week tenancy of 61
92-a dwelling unit, a notice to quit possession based on nonpayment of rent 62
93-shall, upon delivery, terminate the rental agreement for the month or 63
94-week in which the notice is delivered, convert the month-to-month or 64
95-week-to-week tenancy to a tenancy at sufferance and provide proper 65
96-basis for a summary process action notwithstanding that such notice 66
97-was delivered in the month or week after the month or week in which 67
98-the rent is alleged to be unpaid. 68
92+a dwelling unit, a notice to quit possession based on nonpayment of 62
93+rent shall, upon delivery, terminate the rental agreement for the month 63
94+or week in which the notice is delivered, convert the month-to-month 64
95+or week-to-week tenancy to a tenancy at sufferance and provide 65
96+proper basis for a summary process action notwithstanding that such 66
97+notice was delivered in the month or week after the month or week in 67
98+which the rent is alleged to be unpaid. 68
9999 (e) A termination notice required pursuant to federal law and 69
100100 regulations may be included in or combined with the notice required 70
101101 pursuant to this section and such inclusion or combination does not 71
102102 thereby render the notice required pursuant to this section equivocal, 72
103-provided the rental agreement or lease shall not terminate until after the 73
104-date specified in the notice for the lessee or occupant to quit possession 74
105-or occupancy or the date of completion of the pretermination process, 75
106-whichever is later. A use and occupancy disclaimer may be included in 76
107-or combined with such notice, provided that such disclaimer does not 77
108-take effect until after the date specified in the notice for the lessee or 78
109-occupant to quit possession or occupancy or the date of the completion 79
110-of the pretermination process, whichever is later. Such inclusion or 80
111-combination does not thereby render the notice required pursuant to 81
112-this section equivocal. Such disclaimer shall be in substantially the 82
113-following form: "Any payments tendered after the date specified to quit 83
114-possession or occupancy, or the date of the completion of the 84
115-pretermination process if that is later, will be accepted for use and 85 Substitute Bill No. 4
103+provided the rental agreement or lease shall not terminate until after 73
104+the date specified in the notice for the lessee or occupant to quit 74
105+possession or occupancy or the date of completion of the 75
106+pretermination process, whichever is later. A use and occupancy 76
107+disclaimer may be included in or combined with such notice, provided 77
108+that such disclaimer does not take effect until after the date specified in 78
109+the notice for the lessee or occupant to quit possession or occupancy or 79
110+the date of the completion of the pretermination process, whichever is 80
111+later. Such inclusion or combination does not thereby render the notice 81
112+required pursuant to this section equivocal. Such disclaimer shall be in 82
113+substantially the following form: "Any payments tendered after the 83
114+date specified to quit possession or occupancy, or the date of the 84
115+completion of the pretermination process if that is later, will be 85
116+accepted for use and occupancy only and not for rent, with full 86 Substitute Bill No. 4
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122-occupancy only and not for rent, with full reservation of rights to 86
123-continue with the eviction action." 87
124-(f) No owner or lessor, and no owner's or lessor's legal representative, 88
125-or the owner's or lessor's attorney-at-law or attorney-in-fact, shall, 89
126-between December first and March first of any year, deliver or cause to 90
127-be delivered a notice to quit possession for any reason set forth in this 91
128-chapter or chapter 812, except for serious nuisance, as defined in section 92
129-47a-15. 93
123+reservation of rights to continue with the eviction action." 87
124+(f) No owner or lessor, and no owner's or lessor's legal 88
125+representative, or the owner's or lessor's attorney-at-law or attorney-89
126+in-fact, shall, between December first and March first of any year, 90
127+deliver or cause to be delivered a notice to quit possession for any 91
128+reason set forth in this chapter or chapter 812, except for serious 92
129+nuisance, as defined in section 47a-15. 93
130130 Sec. 2. Section 47a-42 of the general statutes is repealed and the 94
131131 following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 95
132132 (a) Whenever a judgment is entered against a defendant pursuant to 96
133133 section 47a-26, 47a-26a, 47a-26b or 47a-26d for the recovery of 97
134134 possession or occupancy of residential property, such defendant and 98
135135 any other occupant bound by the judgment by subsection (a) of section 99
136136 47a-26h shall forthwith remove himself or herself, such defendant's or 100
137137 occupant's possessions and all personal effects unless execution has 101
138-been stayed pursuant to sections 47a-35 to 47a-41, inclusive. If execution 102
139-has been stayed, such defendant or occupant shall forthwith remove 103
140-himself or herself, such defendant's or occupant's possessions and all 104
141-personal effects upon the expiration of any stay of execution. If the 105
142-defendant or occupant has not so removed himself or herself upon entry 106
143-of a judgment pursuant to section 47a-26, 47a-26a, 47a-26b or 47a-26d, 107
144-and upon expiration of any stay of execution, the plaintiff may obtain 108
145-an execution upon such summary process judgment, and the defendant 109
146-or other occupant bound by the judgment by subsection (a) of section 110
147-47a-26h and the possessions and personal effects of such defendant or 111
148-other occupant may be removed by a state marshal, pursuant to such 112
149-execution, and delivered to the place of storage designated by the chief 113
150-executive officer for such purposes. 114
138+been stayed pursuant to sections 47a-35 to 47a-41, inclusive. If 102
139+execution has been stayed, such defendant or occupant shall forthwith 103
140+remove himself or herself, such defendant's or occupant's possessions 104
141+and all personal effects upon the expiration of any stay of execution. If 105
142+the defendant or occupant has not so removed himself or herself upon 106
143+entry of a judgment pursuant to section 47a-26, 47a-26a, 47a-26b or 107
144+47a-26d, and upon expiration of any stay of execution, the plaintiff 108
145+may obtain an execution upon such summary process judgment, and 109
146+the defendant or other occupant bound by the judgment by subsection 110
147+(a) of section 47a-26h and the possessions and personal effects of such 111
148+defendant or other occupant may be removed by a state marshal, 112
149+pursuant to such execution, and delivered to the place of storage 113
150+designated by the chief executive officer for such purposes. 114
151151 (b) Before any such removal, the state marshal charged with 115
152152 executing upon any such judgment of eviction shall give the chief 116
153-executive officer of the town twenty-four [hours] hours' notice of the 117 Substitute Bill No. 4
153+executive officer of the town twenty-four [hours] hours' notice of the 117
154+eviction, stating the date, time and location of such eviction as well as a 118 Substitute Bill No. 4
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160-eviction, stating the date, time and location of such eviction as well as a 118
161161 general description, if known, of the types and amount of property to 119
162162 be removed from the premises and delivered to the designated place of 120
163163 storage. Before giving such notice to the chief executive officer of the 121
164164 town, the state marshal shall use reasonable efforts to locate and notify 122
165165 the defendant of the date and time such eviction is to take place and of 123
166166 the possibility of a sale pursuant to subsection (c) of this section. Such 124
167167 notice shall include service upon each defendant and upon any other 125
168-person in occupancy, either personally or at the premises, of a true copy 126
169-of the summary process execution. Such execution shall be on a form 127
170-prescribed by the Judicial Department, shall be in clear and simple 128
171-language and in readable format, and shall contain, in addition to other 129
172-notices given to the defendant in the execution, a conspicuous notice, in 130
173-large boldface type, that a person who claims to have a right to continue 131
174-to occupy the premises should immediately contact an attorney, and 132
175-clear instructions as to how and where the defendant may reclaim any 133
176-possessions and personal effects removed and stored pursuant to this 134
177-section, including a telephone number that may be called to arrange 135
178-release of such possessions and personal effects. 136
179-(c) Whenever the possessions and personal effects of a defendant are 137
180-removed by a state marshal under this section, such possessions and 138
181-effects shall be delivered by such marshal to the designated place of 139
182-storage. The plaintiff shall pay the state marshal for such removal in 140
183-accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of section 52-261. Such 141
184-removal and delivery shall be at the expense of the defendant and may 142
185-be recovered by the plaintiff. If such possessions and effects are not 143
186-reclaimed by the defendant and the expense of such storage is not paid 144
187-to the chief executive officer [within] not later than fifteen days after 145
188-such eviction, the chief executive officer shall sell the same at public 146
189-auction, after using reasonable efforts to locate and notify the defendant 147
190-of such sale and after posting notice of such sale for one week on the 148
191-public signpost nearest to the place where the eviction was made, if any, 149
192-or at some exterior place near the office of the town clerk. The chief 150
193-executive officer shall deliver to the defendant the net proceeds of such 151 Substitute Bill No. 4
168+person in occupancy, either personally or at the premises, of a true 126
169+copy of the summary process execution. Such execution shall be on a 127
170+form prescribed by the Judicial Department, shall be in clear and 128
171+simple language and in readable format, and shall contain, in addition 129
172+to other notices given to the defendant in the execution, a conspicuous 130
173+notice, in large boldface type, that a person who claims to have a right 131
174+to continue to occupy the premises should immediately contact an 132
175+attorney, and clear instructions as to how and where the defendant 133
176+may reclaim any possessions and personal effects removed and stored 134
177+pursuant to this section, including a telephone number that may be 135
178+called to arrange release of such possessions and personal effects. 136
179+(c) Whenever the possessions and personal effects of a defendant 137
180+are removed by a state marshal under this section, such possessions 138
181+and effects shall be delivered by such marshal to the designated place 139
182+of storage. The plaintiff shall pay the state marshal for such removal in 140
183+accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of section 52-261. 141
184+Such removal and delivery shall be at the expense of the defendant 142
185+and may be recovered by the plaintiff. If such possessions and effects 143
186+are not reclaimed by the defendant and the expense of such storage is 144
187+not paid to the chief executive officer [within] not later than fifteen 145
188+days after such eviction, the chief executive officer shall sell the same 146
189+at public auction, after using reasonable efforts to locate and notify the 147
190+defendant of such sale and after posting notice of such sale for one 148
191+week on the public signpost nearest to the place where the eviction 149
192+was made, if any, or at some exterior place near the office of the town 150
193+clerk. The chief executive officer shall deliver to the defendant the net 151
194+proceeds of such sale, if any, after deducting a reasonable charge for 152 Substitute Bill No. 4
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200-sale, if any, after deducting a reasonable charge for storage of such 152
201-possessions and effects. If the defendant does not demand the net 153
202-proceeds within thirty days after such sale, the chief executive officer 154
203-shall turn over the net proceeds of the sale to the town treasury. 155
204-(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, no state marshal 156
205-may remove a defendant or occupant, or such defendant or occupant's 157
206-possessions and effects, between December first and March first of any 158
207-year unless the judgment of eviction binding upon such defendant or 159
208-occupant to be executed by such marshal was entered due to serious 160
209-nuisance, as defined in section 47a-15, by such defendant or occupant. 161
210-Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) (a) As used in this section, 162
211-"tenant screening report" means a credit report, a criminal background 163
212-report, an employment history report or a rental history report, or any 164
213-combination thereof, used by a landlord to determine the suitability of 165
214-a prospective tenant. 166
215-(b) No landlord may demand from a prospective tenant any 167
216-payment, fee or charge for the processing, review or acceptance of any 168
217-rental application, or demand any other payment, fee or charge before 169
218-or at the beginning of the tenancy, except a security deposit pursuant to 170
219-section 47a-21 of the general statutes or a fee for a tenant screening 171
220-report as provided by subsection (c) of this section. 172
221-(c) A landlord may charge a fee for a tenant screening report 173
222-concerning a prospective tenant if the fee for such tenant screening 174
223-report is not more than the actual cost paid by the landlord for such 175
224-report. The landlord shall waive any fee for such report if the 176
225-prospective tenant provides the landlord with a copy of a tenant 177
226-screening report concerning the prospective tenant that was conducted 178
227-not later than thirty days after the prospective tenant's rental application 179
228-and that is satisfactory to the landlord. 180
229-(d) A landlord may not collect a tenant screening report fee from a 181
230-prospective tenant until the landlord provides the prospective tenant 182 Substitute Bill No. 4
201+storage of such possessions and effects. If the defendant does not 153
202+demand the net proceeds within thirty days after such sale, the chief 154
203+executive officer shall turn over the net proceeds of the sale to the town 155
204+treasury. 156
205+(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, no state marshal 157
206+may remove a defendant or occupant, or such defendant or occupant's 158
207+possessions and effects, between December first and March first of any 159
208+year unless the judgment of eviction binding upon such defendant or 160
209+occupant to be executed by such marshal was entered due to serious 161
210+nuisance, as defined in section 47a-15, by such defendant or occupant. 162
211+Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) (a) As used in this section, 163
212+"tenant screening report" means a credit report, a criminal background 164
213+report, an employment history report or a rental history report, or any 165
214+combination thereof, used by a landlord to determine the suitability of 166
215+a prospective tenant. 167
216+(b) No landlord may demand from a prospective tenant any 168
217+payment, fee or charge for the processing, review or acceptance of any 169
218+rental application, or demand any other payment, fee or charge before 170
219+or at the beginning of the tenancy, except a security deposit pursuant 171
220+to section 47a-21 of the general statutes or a fee for a tenant screening 172
221+report as provided by subsection (c) of this section. 173
222+(c) A landlord may charge a fee for a tenant screening report 174
223+concerning a prospective tenant if the fee for such tenant screening 175
224+report is not more than the actual cost paid by the landlord for such 176
225+report. The landlord shall waive any fee for such report if the 177
226+prospective tenant provides the landlord with a copy of a tenant 178
227+screening report concerning the prospective tenant that was conducted 179
228+not later than thirty days after the prospective tenant's rental 180
229+application and that is satisfactory to the landlord. 181
230+(d) A landlord may not collect a tenant screening report fee from a 182
231+prospective tenant until the landlord provides the prospective tenant 183 Substitute Bill No. 4
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237-with (1) a copy of the tenant screening report, and (2) a copy of the 183
238-receipt or invoice from the entity conducting the tenant screening report 184
239-concerning the prospective tenant. 185
240-Sec. 4. Subsection (a) of section 47a-4 of the general statutes is 186
241-repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 187
242-1, 2023): 188
243-(a) A rental agreement shall not provide that the tenant: (1) Agrees to 189
244-waive or forfeit rights or remedies under this chapter and sections 47a-190
245-21, 47a-23 to 47a-23b, inclusive, as amended by this act, 47a-26 to 47a-191
246-26g, inclusive, 47a-35 to 47a-35b, inclusive, 47a-41a, 47a-43 and 47a-46, 192
247-or under any section of the general statutes or any municipal ordinance 193
248-unless such section or ordinance expressly states that such rights may 194
249-be waived; (2) authorizes the landlord to confess judgment on a claim 195
250-arising out of the rental agreement; (3) agrees to the exculpation or 196
251-limitation of any liability of the landlord arising under law or to 197
252-indemnify the landlord for that liability or the costs connected 198
253-therewith; (4) agrees to waive his right to the interest on the security 199
254-deposit pursuant to section 47a-21; (5) agrees to permit the landlord to 200
255-dispossess him without resort to court order; (6) consents to the distraint 201
256-of his property for rent; (7) agrees to pay the landlord's attorney's fees 202
257-in excess of fifteen per cent of any judgment against the tenant in any 203
258-action in which money damages are awarded; (8) agrees to pay a late 204
259-charge prior to the expiration of the grace period set forth in section 47a-205
260-15a, as amended by this act, or to pay rent in a reduced amount if such 206
261-rent is paid prior to the expiration of such grace period; (9) agrees to pay 207
262-a late charge on rent payments made subsequent to such grace period 208
263-in an amount exceeding the amounts set forth in section 47a-15a, as 209
264-amended by this act; or [(9)] (10) agrees to pay a heat or utilities 210
265-surcharge if heat or utilities is included in the rental agreement. 211
266-Sec. 5. Section 47a-15a of the general statutes is repealed and the 212
267-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 213
268-(a) If rent is unpaid when due and the tenant fails to pay rent within 214 Substitute Bill No. 4
238+with (1) a copy of the tenant screening report, and (2) a copy of the 184
239+receipt or invoice from the entity conducting the tenant screening 185
240+report concerning the prospective tenant. 186
241+Sec. 4. Subsection (a) of section 47a-4 of the general statutes is 187
242+repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 188
243+October 1, 2023): 189
244+(a) A rental agreement shall not provide that the tenant: (1) Agrees 190
245+to waive or forfeit rights or remedies under this chapter and sections 191
246+47a-21, 47a-23 to 47a-23b, inclusive, as amended by this act, 47a-26 to 192
247+47a-26g, inclusive, 47a-35 to 47a-35b, inclusive, 47a-41a, 47a-43 and 193
248+47a-46, or under any section of the general statutes or any municipal 194
249+ordinance unless such section or ordinance expressly states that such 195
250+rights may be waived; (2) authorizes the landlord to confess judgment 196
251+on a claim arising out of the rental agreement; (3) agrees to the 197
252+exculpation or limitation of any liability of the landlord arising under 198
253+law or to indemnify the landlord for that liability or the costs 199
254+connected therewith; (4) agrees to waive his right to the interest on the 200
255+security deposit pursuant to section 47a-21; (5) agrees to permit the 201
256+landlord to dispossess him without resort to court order; (6) consents 202
257+to the distraint of his property for rent; (7) agrees to pay the landlord's 203
258+attorney's fees in excess of fifteen per cent of any judgment against the 204
259+tenant in any action in which money damages are awarded; (8) agrees 205
260+to pay a late charge prior to the expiration of the grace period set forth 206
261+in section 47a-15a, as amended by this act, or to pay rent in a reduced 207
262+amount if such rent is paid prior to the expiration of such grace period; 208
263+(9) agrees to pay a late charge on rent payments made subsequent to 209
264+such grace period in an amount exceeding the amounts set forth in 210
265+section 47a-15a, as amended by this act; or [(9)] (10) agrees to pay a 211
266+heat or utilities surcharge if heat or utilities is included in the rental 212
267+agreement. 213
268+Sec. 5. Section 47a-15a of the general statutes is repealed and the 214
269+following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 215 Substitute Bill No. 4
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275-nine days thereafter or, in the case of a one-week tenancy, within four 215
276-days thereafter, the landlord may terminate the rental agreement in 216
277-accordance with the provisions of sections 47a-23 to 47a-23b, inclusive, 217
278-as amended by this act. For purposes of this section, "grace period" 218
279-means the nine-day or four-day time periods identified in this 219
280-subsection, as applicable. 220
281-(b) If a rental agreement contains a valid written agreement to pay a 221
282-late charge in accordance with subsection (a) of section 47a-4, as 222
283-amended by this act, a landlord may assess a tenant such a late charge 223
284-on a rent payment made subsequent to the grace period in accordance 224
285-with this section. Such late charge may not exceed the lesser of (1) five 225
286-dollars per day, up to a maximum of twenty-five dollars, or (2) five per 226
287-cent of the delinquent rent payment or, in the case of a rental agreement 227
288-paid in whole or in part by a governmental or charitable entity, five per 228
289-cent of the tenant's share of the delinquent rent payment. The landlord 229
290-may not assess more than one late charge upon a delinquent rent 230
291-payment, regardless of how long the rent remains unpaid. Any rent 231
292-payments received by the landlord shall be applied first to the most 232
293-recent rent payment due. 233
294-Sec. 6. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 47a-6a of the general statutes 234
295-are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 235
296-October 1, 2023): 236
297-(a) As used in this section, (1) "address" means a location as described 237
298-by the full street number, if any, the street name, the city or town, and 238
299-the state, and not a mailing address such as a post office box, (2) 239
300-"dwelling unit" means any house or building, or portion thereof, which 240
301-is rented, leased or hired out to be occupied, or is arranged or designed 241
302-to be occupied, or is occupied, as the home or residence of one or more 242
303-persons, living independently of each other, and doing their cooking 243
304-upon the premises, and having a common right in the halls, stairways 244
305-or yards, (3) "agent in charge" or "agent" means one who manages real 245
306-estate, including, but not limited to, the collection of rents and 246
307-supervision of property, (4) "controlling participant" means [an 247 Substitute Bill No. 4
276+(a) If rent is unpaid when due and the tenant fails to pay rent within 216
277+nine days thereafter or, in the case of a one-week tenancy, within four 217
278+days thereafter, the landlord may terminate the rental agreement in 218
279+accordance with the provisions of sections 47a-23 to 47a-23b, inclusive, 219
280+as amended by this act. For purposes of this section, "grace period" 220
281+means the nine-day or four-day time periods identified in this 221
282+subsection, as applicable. 222
283+(b) If a rental agreement contains a valid written agreement to pay a 223
284+late charge in accordance with subsection (a) of section 47a-4, as 224
285+amended by this act, a landlord may assess a tenant such a late charge 225
286+on a rent payment made subsequent to the grace period in accordance 226
287+with this section. Such late charge may not exceed the lesser of (1) five 227
288+dollars per day, up to a maximum of twenty-five dollars, or (2) five per 228
289+cent of the delinquent rent payment or, in the case of a rental 229
290+agreement paid in whole or in part by a governmental or charitable 230
291+entity, five per cent of the tenant's share of the delinquent rent 231
292+payment. The landlord may not assess more than one late charge upon 232
293+a delinquent rent payment, regardless of how long the rent remains 233
294+unpaid. Any rent payments received by the landlord shall be applied 234
295+first to the most recent rent payment due. 235
296+Sec. 6. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 47a-6a of the general 236
297+statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 237
298+(Effective October 1, 2023): 238
299+(a) As used in this section, (1) "address" means a location as 239
300+described by the full street number, if any, the street name, the city or 240
301+town, and the state, and not a mailing address such as a post office 241
302+box, (2) "dwelling unit" means any house or building, or portion 242
303+thereof, which is rented, leased or hired out to be occupied, or is 243
304+arranged or designed to be occupied, or is occupied, as the home or 244
305+residence of one or more persons, living independently of each other, 245
306+and doing their cooking upon the premises, and having a common 246
307+right in the halls, stairways or yards, (3) "agent in charge" or "agent" 247
308+means one who manages real estate, including, but not limited to, the 248 Substitute Bill No. 4
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314-individual or entity that exercises day-to-day financial or operational 248
315-control] a natural person who is not a minor and who, directly or 249
316-indirectly and through any contract, arrangement, understanding or 250
317-relationship, exercises substantial control of, or owns greater than 251
318-twenty-five per cent of, a corporation, partnership, trust or other legally 252
319-recognized entity owning rental real property in the state, and (5) 253
320-"project-based housing provider" means a property owner who 254
321-contracts with the United States Department of Housing and Urban 255
322-Development to provide housing to tenants under the federal Housing 256
323-Choice Voucher Program, 42 USC 1437f(o). 257
324-(b) Any municipality may require the nonresident owner or project-258
325-based housing provider of occupied or vacant rental real property to 259
326-[maintain on file in the office of] report to the tax assessor, or other 260
327-municipal office designated by the municipality, the current residential 261
328-address of the nonresident owner or project-based housing provider of 262
329-such property [,] if the nonresident owner or project-based housing 263
330-provider is an individual, or the current residential address of the agent 264
331-in charge of the building [,] if the nonresident owner or project-based 265
332-housing provider is a corporation, partnership, trust or other legally 266
333-recognized entity owning rental real property in the state. [In the case 267
334-of a] If the nonresident owners or project-based housing [provider, such 268
335-information] providers are a corporation, partnership, trust or other 269
336-legally recognized entity owning rental real property in the state, such 270
337-report shall also include identifying information and the current 271
338-residential address of each controlling participant associated with the 272
339-property. [, except that, if such controlling participant is a corporation, 273
340-partnership, trust or other legally recognized entity, the project-based 274
341-housing provider shall include the identifying information and the 275
342-current residential address of an individual who exercises day-to-day 276
343-financial or operational control of such entity.] If such residential 277
344-address changes, notice of the new residential address shall be provided 278
345-by such nonresident owner, project-based housing provider or agent in 279
346-charge of the building to the office of the tax assessor or other designated 280
347-municipal office not more than twenty-one days after the date that the 281 Substitute Bill No. 4
315+collection of rents and supervision of property, (4) "controlling 249
316+participant" means [an individual or entity that exercises day-to-day 250
317+financial or operational control] a natural person who is not a minor 251
318+and who, directly or indirectly and through any contract, arrangement, 252
319+understanding or relationship, exercises substantial control of, or owns 253
320+greater than twenty-five per cent of, a corporation, partnership, trust 254
321+or other legally recognized entity owning rental real property in the 255
322+state, and (5) "project-based housing provider" means a property 256
323+owner who contracts with the United States Department of Housing 257
324+and Urban Development to provide housing to tenants under the 258
325+federal Housing Choice Voucher Program, 42 USC 1437f(o). 259
326+(b) Any municipality may require the nonresident owner or project-260
327+based housing provider of occupied or vacant rental real property to 261
328+[maintain on file in the office of] report to the tax assessor, or other 262
329+municipal office designated by the municipality, the current residential 263
330+address of the nonresident owner or project-based housing provider of 264
331+such property [,] if the nonresident owner or project-based housing 265
332+provider is an individual, or the current residential address of the 266
333+agent in charge of the building [,] if the nonresident owner or project-267
334+based housing provider is a corporation, partnership, trust or other 268
335+legally recognized entity owning rental real property in the state. [In 269
336+the case of a] If the nonresident owners or project-based housing 270
337+[provider, such information] providers are a corporation, partnership, 271
338+trust or other legally recognized entity owning rental real property in 272
339+the state, such report shall also include identifying information and the 273
340+current residential address of each controlling participant associated 274
341+with the property. [, except that, if such controlling participant is a 275
342+corporation, partnership, trust or other legally recognized entity, the 276
343+project-based housing provider shall include the identifying 277
344+information and the current residential address of an individual who 278
345+exercises day-to-day financial or operational control of such entity.] If 279
346+such residential address changes, notice of the new residential address 280
347+shall be provided by such nonresident owner, project-based housing 281
348+provider or agent in charge of the building to the office of the tax 282 Substitute Bill No. 4
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354-address change occurred. If the nonresident owner, project-based 282
355-housing provider or agent fails to file an address under this section, the 283
356-address to which the municipality mails property tax bills for the rental 284
357-real property shall be deemed to be the nonresident owner, project-285
358-based housing provider or agent's current address. Such address may 286
359-be used for compliance with the provisions of subsection (c) of this 287
360-section. 288
361-Sec. 7. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) The Commissioner of 289
362-Housing shall, within existing appropriations, develop standardized 290
363-rental agreement forms that may be used by landlords and tenants in 291
364-the state. Such forms shall contain the essential terms of a rental 292
365-agreement between any landlord and any tenant, be designed to be 293
366-easily read and understood and include plain language explanations of 294
367-all terms and conditions of the agreement, including, but not limited to, 295
368-rent, fees, deposits and other charges. The commissioner shall make 296
369-such forms available in both English and Spanish and shall post such 297
370-forms on the Department of Housing's Internet web site not later than 298
371-July 1, 2024, and shall revise such forms from time to time, at the 299
372-commissioner's discretion. 300
373-Sec. 8. Section 47a-58 of the general statutes is repealed and the 301
374-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 302
375-(a) Any enforcing agency may issue a notice of violation to any 303
376-person who violates any provision of this chapter or a provision of a 304
377-local housing code. If an enforcing agency issues an order to a registrant, 305
378-such order may be delivered in accordance with section 7-148ii, 306
379-provided nothing in this section shall preclude an enforcing agency 307
380-from providing notice in another manner permitted by applicable law. 308
381-Such notice shall specify each violation and specify the last day by which 309
382-such violation shall be corrected. The date specified shall not be less than 310
383-three weeks from the date of mailing of such notice, provided that in the 311
384-case of a condition, which in the judgment of the enforcing agency is or 312
385-in its effect is dangerous or detrimental to life or health, the date 313
386-specified shall not be more than five days from the date of mailing of 314 Substitute Bill No. 4
355+assessor or other designated municipal office not more than twenty-283
356+one days after the date that the address change occurred. If the 284
357+nonresident owner, project-based housing provider or agent fails to 285
358+file an address under this section, the address to which the 286
359+municipality mails property tax bills for the rental real property shall 287
360+be deemed to be the nonresident owner, project-based housing 288
361+provider or agent's current address. Such address may be used for 289
362+compliance with the provisions of subsection (c) of this section. 290
363+Sec. 7. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) The Commissioner of 291
364+Housing shall, within existing appropriations, develop standardized 292
365+rental agreement forms that may be used by landlords and tenants in 293
366+the state. Such forms shall contain the essential terms of a rental 294
367+agreement between any landlord and any tenant, be designed to be 295
368+easily read and understood and include plain language explanations of 296
369+all terms and conditions of the agreement, including, but not limited 297
370+to, rent, fees, deposits and other charges. The commissioner shall make 298
371+such forms available in both English and Spanish and shall post such 299
372+forms on the Department of Housing's Internet web site not later than 300
373+July 1, 2024, and shall revise such forms from time to time, at the 301
374+commissioner's discretion. 302
375+Sec. 8. Section 47a-58 of the general statutes is repealed and the 303
376+following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 304
377+(a) Any enforcing agency may issue a notice of violation to any 305
378+person who violates any provision of this chapter or a provision of a 306
379+local housing code. If an enforcing agency issues an order to a 307
380+registrant, such order may be delivered in accordance with section 7-308
381+148ii, provided nothing in this section shall preclude an enforcing 309
382+agency from providing notice in another manner permitted by 310
383+applicable law. Such notice shall specify each violation and specify the 311
384+last day by which such violation shall be corrected. The date specified 312
385+shall not be less than three weeks from the date of mailing of such 313
386+notice, provided that in the case of a condition, which in the judgment 314
387+of the enforcing agency is or in its effect is dangerous or detrimental to 315 Substitute Bill No. 4
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393-such notice. The enforcing agency may postpone the last day by which 315
394-a violation shall be corrected upon a showing by the owner or other 316
395-responsible person that he has begun to correct the violation but that 317
396-full correction of the violation cannot be completed within the time 318
397-provided because of technical difficulties, inability to obtain necessary 319
398-materials or labor or inability to gain access to the dwelling unit wherein 320
399-the violation exists. 321
400-(b) When the owner or other responsible person has corrected such 322
401-violation, the owner or other responsible person shall promptly, but not 323
402-later than two weeks after such correction, report to the enforcing 324
403-agency in writing, indicating the date when each violation was 325
404-corrected. It shall be presumed that the violation was corrected on the 326
405-date so indicated, unless a subsequent inspection by the enforcing 327
406-agency again reveals the existence of the condition giving rise to the 328
407-earlier notice of violation. 329
408-(c) Any person who fails to correct any violation prior to the date set 330
409-forth in the notice of violation shall be subject to a cumulative civil 331
410-penalty of five dollars per day for each violation from the date set for 332
411-correction in the notice of violation to the date such violation is 333
412-corrected, except that in any case, the penalty shall not exceed one 334
413-hundred dollars per day and the total penalty shall not exceed seven 335
414-thousand five hundred dollars. The penalty may be collected by the 336
415-enforcing agency by action against the owner or other responsible 337
416-person or by an action against the real property. An action against the 338
417-owner may be joined with an action against the real property. 339
418-(d) In addition to the penalties specified in this section, the enforcing 340
419-agency may enforce the provisions of this chapter or a local housing 341
420-code by injunctive relief pursuant to chapter 916. 342
421-(e) (1) Any penalty imposed by an enforcing agency pursuant to the 343
422-provisions of subsection (c) of this section, and remaining unpaid for a 344
423-period of sixty days after its due date, shall constitute a lien upon the 345
424-real property against which the penalty was imposed, provided a notice 346 Substitute Bill No. 4
394+life or health, the date specified shall not be more than five days from 316
395+the date of mailing of such notice. The enforcing agency may postpone 317
396+the last day by which a violation shall be corrected upon a showing by 318
397+the owner or other responsible person that he has begun to correct the 319
398+violation but that full correction of the violation cannot be completed 320
399+within the time provided because of technical difficulties, inability to 321
400+obtain necessary materials or labor or inability to gain access to the 322
401+dwelling unit wherein the violation exists. 323
402+(b) When the owner or other responsible person has corrected such 324
403+violation, the owner or other responsible person shall promptly, but 325
404+not later than two weeks after such correction, report to the enforcing 326
405+agency in writing, indicating the date when each violation was 327
406+corrected. It shall be presumed that the violation was corrected on the 328
407+date so indicated, unless a subsequent inspection by the enforcing 329
408+agency again reveals the existence of the condition giving rise to the 330
409+earlier notice of violation. 331
410+(c) Any person who fails to correct any violation prior to the date set 332
411+forth in the notice of violation shall be subject to a cumulative civil 333
412+penalty of five dollars per day for each violation from the date set for 334
413+correction in the notice of violation to the date such violation is 335
414+corrected, except that in any case, the penalty shall not exceed one 336
415+hundred dollars per day and the total penalty shall not exceed seven 337
416+thousand five hundred dollars. The penalty may be collected by the 338
417+enforcing agency by action against the owner or other responsible 339
418+person or by an action against the real property. An action against the 340
419+owner may be joined with an action against the real property. 341
420+(d) In addition to the penalties specified in this section, the 342
421+enforcing agency may enforce the provisions of this chapter or a local 343
422+housing code by injunctive relief pursuant to chapter 916. 344
423+(e) (1) Any penalty imposed by an enforcing agency pursuant to the 345
424+provisions of subsection (c) of this section, and remaining unpaid for a 346
425+period of sixty days after its due date, shall constitute a lien upon the 347 Substitute Bill No. 4
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431-of violation is recorded in the land records and indexed in the name of 347
432-the property owner no later than thirty days after the penalty was 348
433-imposed. 349
434-(2) Each such notice of violation shall be effective from the time of the 350
435-recording on the land records. Each lien shall take precedence over all 351
436-transfers and encumbrances recorded after such time. 352
437-(3) Any municipal lien pursuant to the provisions of this section may 353
438-be foreclosed in the same manner as a mortgage. 354
439-(4) Any municipal lien pursuant to this section may be discharged or 355
440-dissolved in the manner provided in sections 49-35a to 49-37, inclusive. 356
441-(f) Any enforcing agency imposing a penalty pursuant to subsection 357
442-(c) of this section shall maintain a current record of all properties with 358
443-respect to which such penalty remains unpaid in the office of such 359
444-agency. Such record shall be available for inspection by the public. 360
445-(g) Each enforcing agency empowered to enforce any provision of 361
446-this chapter or any provision of a local housing code shall create and 362
447-make available housing code violation complaint forms, written in both 363
448-English and Spanish, for use by any occupant of a dwelling unit seeking 364
449-to file a complaint against the owner of such unit, or other responsible 365
450-party, concerning such violations. 366
451-Sec. 9. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) (a) As used in this section: 367
452-(1) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Housing. 368
453-(2) "Eligible workforce housing opportunity development project" or 369
454-"project" means a project for the construction or substantial 370
455-rehabilitation of rental housing (A) located within an opportunity zone 371
456-in this state, (B) designated under subsection (e) of this section for 372
457-certain professions that work within the municipality in which the 373
458-project is located and for low and moderate income families and 374
459-individuals, and (C) that may incorporate renewable energy technology 375 Substitute Bill No. 4
432+real property against which the penalty was imposed, provided a 348
433+notice of violation is recorded in the land records and indexed in the 349
434+name of the property owner no later than thirty days after the penalty 350
435+was imposed. 351
436+(2) Each such notice of violation shall be effective from the time of 352
437+the recording on the land records. Each lien shall take precedence over 353
438+all transfers and encumbrances recorded after such time. 354
439+(3) Any municipal lien pursuant to the provisions of this section 355
440+may be foreclosed in the same manner as a mortgage. 356
441+(4) Any municipal lien pursuant to this section may be discharged 357
442+or dissolved in the manner provided in sections 49-35a to 49-37, 358
443+inclusive. 359
444+(f) Any enforcing agency imposing a penalty pursuant to subsection 360
445+(c) of this section shall maintain a current record of all properties with 361
446+respect to which such penalty remains unpaid in the office of such 362
447+agency. Such record shall be available for inspection by the public. 363
448+(g) Each enforcing agency empowered to enforce any provision of 364
449+this chapter or any provision of a local housing code shall create and 365
450+make available housing code violation complaint forms, written in 366
451+both English and Spanish, for use by any occupant of a dwelling unit 367
452+seeking to file a complaint against the owner of such unit, or other 368
453+responsible party, concerning such violations. 369
454+Sec. 9. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) (a) As used in this section: 370
455+(1) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Housing. 371
456+(2) "Eligible workforce housing opportunity development project" 372
457+or "project" means a project for the construction or substantial 373
458+rehabilitation of rental housing (A) located within an opportunity zone 374
459+in this state, (B) designated under subsection (e) of this section for 375
460+certain professions that work within the municipality in which the 376 Substitute Bill No. 4
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466-and be transit-oriented. 376
467-(3) "Substantial rehabilitation" means either (A) the costs of any 377
468-repair, replacement or improvement to a building that exceeds twenty-378
469-five per cent of the value of such building after the completion of all 379
470-such repairs, replacements or improvements, or (B) the replacement of 380
471-two or more of the following: (i) Roof structures, (ii) ceilings, (iii) wall 381
472-or floor structures, (iv) foundations, (v) plumbing systems, (vi) heating 382
473-and air conditioning systems, or (vii) electrical systems. 383
474-(4) "Opportunity zone" means an area designated as a qualified 384
475-opportunity zone pursuant to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, P.L. 385
476-115-97, as amended from time to time. 386
477-(5) "Eligible developer" or "developer" means (A) a nonprofit 387
478-corporation; (B) any business corporation incorporated pursuant to 388
479-chapter 601 of the general statutes, (i) that has as one of its purposes the 389
480-construction, rehabilitation, ownership or operation of housing, and (ii) 390
481-either certified under this section or that has articles of incorporation 391
482-approved by the commissioner in accordance with regulations adopted 392
483-pursuant to section 8-79a or 8-84 of the general statutes; (C) any 393
484-partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint 394
485-venture, trust, limited liability company or association, (i) that has as 395
486-one of its purposes the construction, rehabilitation, ownership or 396
487-operation of housing, and (ii) either certified under this section or that 397
488-has basic documents of organization approved by the commissioner in 398
489-accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to section 8-79a or 8-84 399
490-of the general statutes; (D) a housing authority; or (E) a municipal 400
491-developer. 401
492-(6) "Authority" or "housing authority" means any of the public 402
493-corporations created by section 8-40 of the general statutes, and the 403
494-Connecticut Housing Authority when exercising the rights, powers, 404
495-duties or privileges of, or subject to the immunities or limitations of, 405
496-housing authorities pursuant to section 8-121 of the general statutes. 406 Substitute Bill No. 4
467+project is located and for low and moderate income families and 377
468+individuals, and (C) that may incorporate renewable energy 378
469+technology and be transit-oriented. 379
470+(3) "Substantial rehabilitation" means either (A) the costs of any 380
471+repair, replacement or improvement to a building that exceeds twenty-381
472+five per cent of the value of such building after the completion of all 382
473+such repairs, replacements or improvements, or (B) the replacement of 383
474+two or more of the following: (i) Roof structures, (ii) ceilings, (iii) wall 384
475+or floor structures, (iv) foundations, (v) plumbing systems, (vi) heating 385
476+and air conditioning systems, or (vii) electrical systems. 386
477+(4) "Opportunity zone" means an area designated as a qualified 387
478+opportunity zone pursuant to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, P.L. 388
479+115-97, as amended from time to time. 389
480+(5) "Eligible developer" or "developer" means (A) a nonprofit 390
481+corporation; (B) any business corporation incorporated pursuant to 391
482+chapter 601 of the general statutes, (i) that has as one of its purposes 392
483+the construction, rehabilitation, ownership or operation of housing, 393
484+and (ii) either certified under this section or that has articles of 394
485+incorporation approved by the commissioner in accordance with 395
486+regulations adopted pursuant to section 8-79a or 8-84 of the general 396
487+statutes; (C) any partnership, limited partnership, limited liability 397
488+partnership, joint venture, trust, limited liability company or 398
489+association, (i) that has as one of its purposes the construction, 399
490+rehabilitation, ownership or operation of housing, and (ii) either 400
491+certified under this section or that has basic documents of organization 401
492+approved by the commissioner in accordance with regulations adopted 402
493+pursuant to section 8-79a or 8-84 of the general statutes; (D) a housing 403
494+authority; or (E) a municipal developer. 404
495+(6) "Authority" or "housing authority" means any of the public 405
496+corporations created by section 8-40 of the general statutes, and the 406
497+Connecticut Housing Authority when exercising the rights, powers, 407
498+duties or privileges of, or subject to the immunities or limitations of, 408 Substitute Bill No. 4
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503-(7) "Nonprofit corporation" means a nonprofit corporation 407
504-incorporated pursuant to chapter 602 of the general statutes or any 408
505-predecessor statutes thereto, that has as one of its purposes the 409
506-construction, rehabilitation, ownership or operation of housing and that 410
507-has articles of incorporation approved by the Commissioner of Housing 411
508-in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to section 8-79a or 8-412
509-84 of the general statutes or that is certified under this section. 413
510-(8) "Municipal developer" means a municipality that has not declared 414
511-by resolution a need for a housing authority pursuant to section 8-40 of 415
512-the general statutes, acting by and through its legislative body. 416
513-"Municipal developer" means the board of selectmen if such board is 417
514-authorized to act as the municipal developer by the town meeting or 418
515-representative town meeting. 419
516-(9) "Low and moderate income families and individuals" means 420
517-families or individuals who lack the amount of income necessary, as 421
518-determined by the Commissioner of Housing, to enable such families or 422
519-individuals to rent mixed-income housing without financial assistance. 423
520-(10) "Market rate" means the rental income that such property would 424
521-most probably command on the open market as indicated by current 425
522-rentals in the opportunity zone being paid for comparable space. 426
523-(b) There is established a workforce housing opportunity 427
524-development program to be administered by the Department of 428
525-Housing under which individuals or entities who make cash 429
526-contributions to an eligible developer for an eligible workforce housing 430
527-opportunity development project located in a federally designated 431
528-opportunity zone may be allowed a credit against the tax due under 432
529-chapter 208 or 229 of the general statutes in an amount equal to the 433
530-amount specified by the commissioner under this section. Any 434
531-developer of a workforce housing opportunity development project 435
532-shall be allowed an exemption from any fees under section 29-263 of the 436
533-general statutes, as amended by this act, and any eligible workforce 437
534-housing opportunity development project shall be assessed using the 438 Substitute Bill No. 4
505+housing authorities pursuant to section 8-121 of the general statutes. 409
506+(7) "Nonprofit corporation" means a nonprofit corporation 410
507+incorporated pursuant to chapter 602 of the general statutes or any 411
508+predecessor statutes thereto, that has as one of its purposes the 412
509+construction, rehabilitation, ownership or operation of housing and 413
510+that has articles of incorporation approved by the Commissioner of 414
511+Housing in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to section 8-415
512+79a or 8-84 of the general statutes or that is certified under this section. 416
513+(8) "Municipal developer" means a municipality that has not 417
514+declared by resolution a need for a housing authority pursuant to 418
515+section 8-40 of the general statutes, acting by and through its 419
516+legislative body. "Municipal developer" means the board of selectmen 420
517+if such board is authorized to act as the municipal developer by the 421
518+town meeting or representative town meeting. 422
519+(9) "Low and moderate income families and individuals" means 423
520+families or individuals who lack the amount of income necessary, as 424
521+determined by the Commissioner of Housing, to enable such families 425
522+or individuals to rent mixed-income housing without financial 426
523+assistance. 427
524+(10) "Market rate" means the rental income that such property 428
525+would most probably command on the open market as indicated by 429
526+current rentals in the opportunity zone being paid for comparable 430
527+space. 431
528+(b) There is established a workforce housing opportunity 432
529+development program to be administered by the Department of 433
530+Housing under which individuals or entities who make cash 434
531+contributions to an eligible developer for an eligible workforce housing 435
532+opportunity development project located in a federally designated 436
533+opportunity zone may be allowed a credit against the tax due under 437
534+chapter 208 or 229 of the general statutes in an amount equal to the 438
535+amount specified by the commissioner under this section. Any 439 Substitute Bill No. 4
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541-capitalization of net income method under subsection (b) of section 12-439
542-63b of the general statutes, as amended by this act. 440
543-(c) The Commissioner of Housing shall determine eligibility criteria 441
544-for such program and establish an application process for the program. 442
545-The Department of Housing shall commence accepting applications for 443
546-such program not later than January 1, 2024. A developer may apply to 444
547-the Department of Housing for certification as a developer qualified to 445
548-receive cash investments eligible for a tax credit pursuant to this section 446
549-in a manner and form prescribed by the commissioner. To the extent 447
550-feasible, any eligible workforce housing opportunity development 448
551-project shall incorporate renewable energy or other technology in order 449
552-to lower utility costs for the tenants and be transit-oriented. Any eligible 450
553-workforce housing opportunity development project once constructed 451
554-or substantially rehabilitated shall be rented as follows: (1) Fifty per cent 452
555-of the units shall be rented at the market rate, (2) forty per cent of the 453
556-units shall be rented to the workforce population designated under 454
557-subsection (e) of this section, where such project is located at a rent not 455
558-exceeding twenty per cent of the prevailing rent of the opportunity zone 456
559-where such development is located, and (3) ten per cent of the units shall 457
560-be rented to families or individuals of low and moderate income 458
561-receiving rental assistance under chapter 128 or 319uu of the general 459
562-statutes or 42 USC 1437f, as amended from time to time. The program 460
563-shall provide for a method of selecting persons satisfying such income 461
564-criteria to rent such units of housing from among a pool of applicants, 462
565-which method shall not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, 463
566-national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity or expression, age or 464
567-physical or intellectual disability. 465
568-(d) A workforce housing opportunity development project shall be 466
569-scheduled for completion not more than three years after the date of 467
570-approval by the Department of Housing. Each developer of a workforce 468
571-housing opportunity development project shall submit to the 469
572-commissioner quarterly progress reports and a final report upon 470
573-completion, in a manner and form prescribed by the commissioner. If a 471 Substitute Bill No. 4
542+developer of a workforce housing opportunity development project 440
543+shall be allowed an exemption from any fees under section 29-263 of 441
544+the general statutes, as amended by this act, and any eligible workforce 442
545+housing opportunity development project shall be assessed using the 443
546+capitalization of net income method under subsection (b) of section 12-444
547+63b of the general statutes, as amended by this act. 445
548+(c) The Commissioner of Housing shall determine eligibility criteria 446
549+for such program and establish an application process for the program. 447
550+The Department of Housing shall commence accepting applications for 448
551+such program not later than January 1, 2024. A developer may apply to 449
552+the Department of Housing for certification as a developer qualified to 450
553+receive cash investments eligible for a tax credit pursuant to this 451
554+section in a manner and form prescribed by the commissioner. To the 452
555+extent feasible, any eligible workforce housing opportunity 453
556+development project shall incorporate renewable energy or other 454
557+technology in order to lower utility costs for the tenants and be transit-455
558+oriented. Any eligible workforce housing opportunity development 456
559+project once constructed or substantially rehabilitated shall be rented 457
560+as follows: (1) Fifty per cent of the units shall be rented at the market 458
561+rate, (2) forty per cent of the units shall be rented to the workforce 459
562+population designated under subsection (e) of this section, where such 460
563+project is located at a rent not exceeding twenty per cent of the 461
564+prevailing rent of the opportunity zone where such development is 462
565+located, and (3) ten per cent of the units shall be rented to families or 463
566+individuals of low and moderate income receiving rental assistance 464
567+under chapter 128 or 319uu of the general statutes or 42 USC 1437f, as 465
568+amended from time to time. The program shall provide for a method 466
569+of selecting persons satisfying such income criteria to rent such units of 467
570+housing from among a pool of applicants, which method shall not 468
571+discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, 469
572+sex, gender identity or expression, age or physical or intellectual 470
573+disability. 471
574+(d) A workforce housing opportunity development project shall be 472 Substitute Bill No. 4
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580-workforce housing opportunity development project fails to be 472
581-completed on or before three years from the date of approval of such 473
582-project, or at any time the commissioner determines that a project is 474
583-unlikely to be completed, the commissioner may request the Attorney 475
584-General to reclaim any remaining funds contributed to the project by 476
585-individuals or entities under subsection (b) of this section and, upon 477
586-receipt of any such remaining funds, the commissioner shall reallocate 478
587-such funds to another eligible project. 479
588-(e) The developer shall obtain the approval of the zoning commission, 480
589-as defined in section 8-13m of the general statutes, of the municipality 481
590-and of any other applicable municipal agency for the proposed 482
591-workforce housing opportunity development project. After all such 483
592-approvals are granted, the municipality may, not later than thirty days 484
593-after such approval, by vote of its legislative body or, in a municipality 485
594-where the legislative body is a town meeting, by vote of the board of 486
595-selectmen, designate the workforce population that forty per cent of the 487
596-project shall be dedicated to. Such designation may include volunteer 488
597-firefighters, teachers, police officers, emergency medical personnel or 489
598-other professions of persons working in the municipality. If the 490
599-municipality does not vote within such time period, the developer shall 491
600-designate the workforce population. 492
601-(f) For taxable income years commencing on or after January 1, 2025, 493
602-the Commissioner of Revenue Services shall grant a credit against the 494
603-tax imposed under chapter 208 or 229 of the general statutes, other than 495
604-the liability imposed by section 12-707 of the general statutes, in an 496
605-amount equal to the amount specified by the Commissioner of Housing 497
606-in a tax credit voucher issued by the Commissioner of Housing pursuant 498
607-to subsection (g) of this section. 499
608-(g) (1) The Commissioner of Housing shall administer a system of tax 500
609-credit vouchers within the resources, requirements and purposes of this 501
610-section, for individuals and entities making cash contributions to an 502
611-eligible developer for an eligible workforce housing opportunity 503
612-development project. Such voucher may be used as a credit against the 504 Substitute Bill No. 4
581+scheduled for completion not more than three years after the date of 473
582+approval by the Department of Housing. Each developer of a 474
583+workforce housing opportunity development project shall submit to 475
584+the commissioner quarterly progress reports and a final report upon 476
585+completion, in a manner and form prescribed by the commissioner. If a 477
586+workforce housing opportunity development project fails to be 478
587+completed on or before three years from the date of approval of such 479
588+project, or at any time the commissioner determines that a project is 480
589+unlikely to be completed, the commissioner may request the Attorney 481
590+General to reclaim any remaining funds contributed to the project by 482
591+individuals or entities under subsection (b) of this section and, upon 483
592+receipt of any such remaining funds, the commissioner shall reallocate 484
593+such funds to another eligible project. 485
594+(e) The developer shall obtain the approval of the zoning 486
595+commission, as defined in section 8-13m of the general statutes, of the 487
596+municipality and of any other applicable municipal agency for the 488
597+proposed workforce housing opportunity development project. After 489
598+all such approvals are granted, the municipality may, not later than 490
599+thirty days after such approval, by vote of its legislative body or, in a 491
600+municipality where the legislative body is a town meeting, by vote of 492
601+the board of selectmen, designate the workforce population that forty 493
602+per cent of the project shall be dedicated to. Such designation may 494
603+include volunteer firefighters, teachers, police officers, emergency 495
604+medical personnel or other professions of persons working in the 496
605+municipality. If the municipality does not vote within such time 497
606+period, the developer shall designate the workforce population. 498
607+(f) For taxable income years commencing on or after January 1, 2025, 499
608+the Commissioner of Revenue Services shall grant a credit against the 500
609+tax imposed under chapter 208 or 229 of the general statutes, other 501
610+than the liability imposed by section 12-707 of the general statutes, in 502
611+an amount equal to the amount specified by the Commissioner of 503
612+Housing in a tax credit voucher issued by the Commissioner of 504
613+Housing pursuant to subsection (g) of this section. 505 Substitute Bill No. 4
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619-tax to which such individual or entity is subject under chapter 208 or 229 505
620-of the general statutes, other than the liability imposed by section 12-707 506
621-of the general statutes. 507
622-(2) In no event shall the total amount of all tax credits allowed to all 508
623-individuals or entities pursuant to the provisions of this section exceed 509
624-five million dollars in any one fiscal year. 510
625-(3) No tax credit shall be granted to any individual or entity for any 511
626-individual amount contributed of less than two hundred fifty dollars. 512
627-(4) Any tax credit not used in the taxable income year during which 513
628-the cash contribution was made may be carried forward or backward 514
629-for the five immediately succeeding or preceding taxable or income 515
630-years until the full credit has been allowed. 516
631-(5) If an entity claiming a credit under this section is an S corporation 517
632-or an entity treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes, the 518
633-credit may be claimed by the entity's shareholders or partners. If the 519
634-entity is a single member limited liability company that is disregarded 520
635-as an entity separate from its owner, the credit may be claimed by such 521
636-limited liability company's owner, provided such owner is subject to the 522
637-tax imposed under chapter 208 or 229 of the general statutes. 523
638-(h) The Commissioner of Housing shall adopt regulations, in 524
639-accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes, to 525
640-implement the provisions of this section, including, but not limited to, 526
641-the conditions for certification of a developer applying for assistance 527
642-under this section. 528
643-Sec. 10. Section 12-63b of the general statutes is repealed and the 529
644-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023, and 530
645-applicable to assessment years commencing on or after October 1, 2023): 531
646-(a) The assessor or board of assessors in any town, at any time, when 532
647-determining the present true and actual value of real property as 533
648-provided in section 12-63, which property is used primarily for the 534 Substitute Bill No. 4
620+(g) (1) The Commissioner of Housing shall administer a system of 506
621+tax credit vouchers within the resources, requirements and purposes of 507
622+this section, for individuals and entities making cash contributions to 508
623+an eligible developer for an eligible workforce housing opportunity 509
624+development project. Such voucher may be used as a credit against the 510
625+tax to which such individual or entity is subject under chapter 208 or 511
626+229 of the general statutes, other than the liability imposed by section 512
627+12-707 of the general statutes. 513
628+(2) In no event shall the total amount of all tax credits allowed to all 514
629+individuals or entities pursuant to the provisions of this section exceed 515
630+five million dollars in any one fiscal year. 516
631+(3) No tax credit shall be granted to any individual or entity for any 517
632+individual amount contributed of less than two hundred fifty dollars. 518
633+(4) Any tax credit not used in the taxable income year during which 519
634+the cash contribution was made may be carried forward or backward 520
635+for the five immediately succeeding or preceding taxable or income 521
636+years until the full credit has been allowed. 522
637+(5) If an entity claiming a credit under this section is an S 523
638+corporation or an entity treated as a partnership for federal income tax 524
639+purposes, the credit may be claimed by the entity's shareholders or 525
640+partners. If the entity is a single member limited liability company that 526
641+is disregarded as an entity separate from its owner, the credit may be 527
642+claimed by such limited liability company's owner, provided such 528
643+owner is subject to the tax imposed under chapter 208 or 229 of the 529
644+general statutes. 530
645+(h) The Commissioner of Housing shall adopt regulations, in 531
646+accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes, to 532
647+implement the provisions of this section, including, but not limited to, 533
648+the conditions for certification of a developer applying for assistance 534
649+under this section. 535
650+Sec. 10. Section 12-63b of the general statutes is repealed and the 536 Substitute Bill No. 4
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655-purpose of producing rental income, exclusive of such property used 535
656-solely for residential purposes, containing not more than six dwelling 536
657-units and in which the owner resides, shall determine such value on the 537
658-basis of an appraisal which shall include to the extent applicable with 538
659-respect to such property, consideration of each of the following methods 539
660-of appraisal: (1) Replacement cost less depreciation, plus the market 540
661-value of the land, (2) capitalization of net income based on market rent 541
662-for similar property, and (3) a sales comparison approach based on 542
663-current bona fide sales of comparable property. The provisions of this 543
664-section shall not be applicable with respect to any housing assisted by 544
665-the federal or state government except any such housing for which the 545
666-federal assistance directly related to rent for each unit in such housing 546
667-is no less than the difference between the fair market rent for each such 547
668-unit in the applicable area and the amount of rent payable by the tenant 548
669-in each such unit, as determined under the federal program providing 549
670-for such assistance. 550
671-(b) In the case of an eligible workforce housing opportunity 551
672-development project, as defined in section 9 of this act, the assessor shall 552
673-use the capitalization of net income method based on the actual rent 553
674-received for the property. 554
675-[(b)] (c) For purposes of subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this 555
676-section and, generally, in its use as a factor in any appraisal with respect 556
677-to real property used primarily for the purpose of producing rental 557
678-income, the term "market rent" means the rental income that such 558
679-property would most probably command on the open market as 559
680-indicated by present rentals being paid for comparable space. In 560
681-determining market rent the assessor shall consider the actual rental 561
682-income applicable with respect to such real property under the terms of 562
683-an existing contract of lease at the time of such determination. 563
684-Sec. 11. Section 8-395 of the general statutes is repealed and the 564
685-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 565
686-(a) As used in this section, (1) "business firm" means any business 566 Substitute Bill No. 4
657+following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023, and 537
658+applicable to assessment years commencing on or after October 1, 2023): 538
659+(a) The assessor or board of assessors in any town, at any time, 539
660+when determining the present true and actual value of real property as 540
661+provided in section 12-63, which property is used primarily for the 541
662+purpose of producing rental income, exclusive of such property used 542
663+solely for residential purposes, containing not more than six dwelling 543
664+units and in which the owner resides, shall determine such value on 544
665+the basis of an appraisal which shall include to the extent applicable 545
666+with respect to such property, consideration of each of the following 546
667+methods of appraisal: (1) Replacement cost less depreciation, plus the 547
668+market value of the land, (2) capitalization of net income based on 548
669+market rent for similar property, and (3) a sales comparison approach 549
670+based on current bona fide sales of comparable property. The 550
671+provisions of this section shall not be applicable with respect to any 551
672+housing assisted by the federal or state government except any such 552
673+housing for which the federal assistance directly related to rent for 553
674+each unit in such housing is no less than the difference between the fair 554
675+market rent for each such unit in the applicable area and the amount of 555
676+rent payable by the tenant in each such unit, as determined under the 556
677+federal program providing for such assistance. 557
678+(b) In the case of an eligible workforce housing opportunity 558
679+development project, as defined in section 9 of this act, the assessor 559
680+shall use the capitalization of net income method based on the actual 560
681+rent received for the property. 561
682+[(b)] (c) For purposes of subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this 562
683+section and, generally, in its use as a factor in any appraisal with 563
684+respect to real property used primarily for the purpose of producing 564
685+rental income, the term "market rent" means the rental income that 565
686+such property would most probably command on the open market as 566
687+indicated by present rentals being paid for comparable space. In 567
688+determining market rent the assessor shall consider the actual rental 568
689+income applicable with respect to such real property under the terms 569 Substitute Bill No. 4
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693-entity authorized to do business in the state and subject to the 567
694-corporation business tax imposed under chapter 208, or any company 568
695-subject to a tax imposed under chapter 207, or any air carrier subject to 569
696-the air carriers tax imposed under chapter 209, or any railroad company 570
697-subject to the railroad companies tax imposed under chapter 210, or any 571
698-regulated telecommunications service, express, cable or community 572
699-antenna television company subject to the regulated 573
700-telecommunications service, express, cable and community antenna 574
701-television companies tax imposed under chapter 211, or any utility 575
702-company subject to the utility companies tax imposed under chapter 576
703-212, [and] (2) "nonprofit corporation" means a nonprofit corporation 577
704-incorporated pursuant to chapter 602 or any predecessor statutes 578
705-thereto, having as one of its purposes the construction, rehabilitation, 579
706-ownership or operation of housing and having articles of incorporation 580
707-approved by the executive director of the Connecticut Housing Finance 581
708-Authority in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to section 582
709-8-79a or 8-84, (3) "workforce housing development project" or "project" 583
710-means the construction or substantial rehabilitation of dwelling units for 584
711-rental housing where (A) ten per cent of the units are affordable 585
712-housing, (B) forty per cent of the units are rented to the workforce 586
713-population designated by the developer, in consultation with the 587
714-municipality where such project is located, at a rent not exceeding 588
715-twenty per cent of the prevailing rent of the area where such 589
716-development is located, and (C) fifty per cent of the units are rented at 590
717-a market rate and includes, but is not limited to, an eligible workforce 591
718-housing opportunity development project, as defined in section 9 of this 592
719-act, (4) "affordable housing" means rental housing for which persons 593
720-and families pay thirty per cent or less of their annual income, where 594
721-such income is less than or equal to the area median income for the 595
722-municipality in which such housing is located, as determined by the 596
723-United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, (5) 597
724-"substantial rehabilitation" means either (A) the costs of any repair, 598
725-replacement or improvement to a building that exceeds twenty-five per 599
726-cent of the value of such building after the completion of all such repairs, 600
727-replacements or improvements, or (B) the replacement of two or more 601 Substitute Bill No. 4
696+of an existing contract of lease at the time of such determination. 570
697+Sec. 11. Section 8-395 of the general statutes is repealed and the 571
698+following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 572
699+(a) As used in this section, (1) "business firm" means any business 573
700+entity authorized to do business in the state and subject to the 574
701+corporation business tax imposed under chapter 208, or any company 575
702+subject to a tax imposed under chapter 207, or any air carrier subject to 576
703+the air carriers tax imposed under chapter 209, or any railroad 577
704+company subject to the railroad companies tax imposed under chapter 578
705+210, or any regulated telecommunications service, express, cable or 579
706+community antenna television company subject to the regulated 580
707+telecommunications service, express, cable and community antenna 581
708+television companies tax imposed under chapter 211, or any utility 582
709+company subject to the utility companies tax imposed under chapter 583
710+212, [and] (2) "nonprofit corporation" means a nonprofit corporation 584
711+incorporated pursuant to chapter 602 or any predecessor statutes 585
712+thereto, having as one of its purposes the construction, rehabilitation, 586
713+ownership or operation of housing and having articles of incorporation 587
714+approved by the executive director of the Connecticut Housing 588
715+Finance Authority in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to 589
716+section 8-79a or 8-84, (3) "workforce housing development project" or 590
717+"project" means the construction or substantial rehabilitation of 591
718+dwelling units for rental housing where (A) ten per cent of the units 592
719+are affordable housing, (B) forty per cent of the units are rented to the 593
720+workforce population designated by the developer, in consultation 594
721+with the municipality where such project is located, at a rent not 595
722+exceeding twenty per cent of the prevailing rent of the area where such 596
723+development is located, and (C) fifty per cent of the units are rented at 597
724+a market rate and includes, but is not limited to, an eligible workforce 598
725+housing opportunity development project, as defined in section 9 of 599
726+this act, (4) "affordable housing" means rental housing for which 600
727+persons and families pay thirty per cent or less of their annual income, 601
728+where such income is less than or equal to the area median income for 602 Substitute Bill No. 4
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734-of the following: (i) Roof structures, (ii) ceilings, (iii) wall or floor 602
735-structures, (iv) foundations, (v) plumbing systems, (vi) heating and air 603
736-conditioning systems, or (vii) electrical systems, and (6) "market rate" 604
737-means the rental income that such unit would most probably command 605
738-on the open market as indicated by present rentals being paid for 606
739-comparable space in the area where the unit is located. 607
740-(b) The Commissioner of Revenue Services shall grant a credit against 608
741-[any] the tax [due] imposed under [the provisions of] chapter 207, 208, 609
742-209, 210, 211 or 212 in an amount equal to the amount specified by the 610
743-Connecticut Housing Finance Authority in any tax credit voucher 611
744-issued by said authority pursuant to subsection (c) of this section. 612
745-(c) The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority shall administer a 613
746-system of tax credit vouchers within the resources, requirements and 614
747-purposes of this section, for business firms making cash contributions to 615
748-housing programs developed, sponsored or managed by a nonprofit 616
749-corporation, as defined in subsection (a) of this section, which benefit 617
750-low and moderate income persons or families which have been 618
751-approved prior to the date of any such cash contribution by the 619
752-authority, including, but not limited to, contributions for a workforce 620
753-housing development project. Such vouchers may be used as a credit 621
754-against any of the taxes to which such business firm is subject and which 622
755-are enumerated in subsection (b) of this section. For taxable or income 623
756-years commencing on or after January 1, 1998, to be eligible for approval 624
757-a housing program shall be scheduled for completion not more than 625
758-three years from the date of approval. For taxable or income years 626
759-commencing on or after January 1, 2024, to be eligible for approval, a 627
760-workforce housing development project shall be scheduled for 628
761-completion not more than three years from the date of approval. Each 629
762-program or developer of a workforce housing development project shall 630
763-submit to the authority quarterly progress reports and a final report 631
764-upon completion, in a manner and form prescribed by the authority. If 632
765-a program or workforce housing development project fails to be 633
766-completed [after] on or before three years from the date of approval of 634 Substitute Bill No. 4
735+the municipality in which such housing is located, as determined by 603
736+the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, (5) 604
737+"substantial rehabilitation" means either (A) the costs of any repair, 605
738+replacement or improvement to a building that exceeds twenty-five 606
739+per cent of the value of such building after the completion of all such 607
740+repairs, replacements or improvements, or (B) the replacement of two 608
741+or more of the following: (i) Roof structures, (ii) ceilings, (iii) wall or 609
742+floor structures, (iv) foundations, (v) plumbing systems, (vi) heating 610
743+and air conditioning systems, or (vii) electrical systems, and (6) 611
744+"market rate" means the rental income that such unit would most 612
745+probably command on the open market as indicated by present rentals 613
746+being paid for comparable space in the area where the unit is located. 614
747+(b) The Commissioner of Revenue Services shall grant a credit 615
748+against [any] the tax [due] imposed under [the provisions of] chapter 616
749+207, 208, 209, 210, 211 or 212 in an amount equal to the amount 617
750+specified by the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority in any tax 618
751+credit voucher issued by said authority pursuant to subsection (c) of 619
752+this section. 620
753+(c) The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority shall administer a 621
754+system of tax credit vouchers within the resources, requirements and 622
755+purposes of this section, for business firms making cash contributions 623
756+to housing programs developed, sponsored or managed by a nonprofit 624
757+corporation, as defined in subsection (a) of this section, which benefit 625
758+low and moderate income persons or families which have been 626
759+approved prior to the date of any such cash contribution by the 627
760+authority, including, but not limited to, contributions for a workforce 628
761+housing development project. Such vouchers may be used as a credit 629
762+against any of the taxes to which such business firm is subject and 630
763+which are enumerated in subsection (b) of this section. For taxable or 631
764+income years commencing on or after January 1, 1998, to be eligible for 632
765+approval a housing program shall be scheduled for completion not 633
766+more than three years from the date of approval. For taxable or income 634
767+years commencing on or after January 1, 2024, to be eligible for 635 Substitute Bill No. 4
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773-the project, or at any time the authority determines that a program or 635
774-project is unlikely to be completed, the authority may reclaim any 636
775-remaining funds contributed by business firms and reallocate such 637
776-funds to another eligible program or project. 638
777-(d) No business firm shall receive a credit pursuant to both this 639
778-section and chapter 228a in relation to the same cash contribution. 640
779-(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent two or more 641
780-business firms from participating jointly in one or more programs or 642
781-projects under the provisions of this section. Such joint programs or 643
782-projects shall be submitted, and acted upon, as a single program or 644
783-project by the business firms involved. 645
784-(f) No tax credit shall be granted to any business firm for any 646
785-individual amount contributed of less than two hundred fifty dollars. 647
786-(g) Any tax credit not used in the [period] taxable income year during 648
787-which the cash contribution was made may be carried forward or 649
788-backward for the five immediately succeeding or preceding taxable or 650
789-income years until the full credit has been allowed. 651
790-(h) In no event shall the total amount of all tax credits allowed to all 652
791-business firms pursuant to the provisions of this section exceed ten 653
792-million dollars in any one fiscal year, provided, each year until the date 654
793-sixty days after the date the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority 655
794-publishes the list of housing programs or workforce housing 656
795-development projects that will receive tax credit reservations, two 657
796-million dollars of the total amount of all tax credits under this section 658
797-shall be set aside for permanent supportive housing initiatives 659
798-established pursuant to section 17a-485c, and one million dollars of the 660
799-total amount of all tax credits under this section shall be set aside for 661
800-workforce housing, as defined by the Connecticut Housing Finance 662
801-Authority through written procedures adopted pursuant to subsection 663
802-(k) of this section. Each year, on or after the date sixty days after the date 664
803-the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority publishes the list of 665 Substitute Bill No. 4
774+approval, a workforce housing development project shall be scheduled 636
775+for completion not more than three years from the date of approval. 637
776+Each program or developer of a workforce housing development 638
777+project shall submit to the authority quarterly progress reports and a 639
778+final report upon completion, in a manner and form prescribed by the 640
779+authority. If a program or workforce housing development project fails 641
780+to be completed [after] on or before three years from the date of 642
781+approval of the project, or at any time the authority determines that a 643
782+program or project is unlikely to be completed, the authority may 644
783+reclaim any remaining funds contributed by business firms and 645
784+reallocate such funds to another eligible program or project. 646
785+(d) No business firm shall receive a credit pursuant to both this 647
786+section and chapter 228a in relation to the same cash contribution. 648
787+(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent two or more 649
788+business firms from participating jointly in one or more programs or 650
789+projects under the provisions of this section. Such joint programs or 651
790+projects shall be submitted, and acted upon, as a single program or 652
791+project by the business firms involved. 653
792+(f) No tax credit shall be granted to any business firm for any 654
793+individual amount contributed of less than two hundred fifty dollars. 655
794+(g) Any tax credit not used in the [period] taxable income year 656
795+during which the cash contribution was made may be carried forward 657
796+or backward for the five immediately succeeding or preceding taxable 658
797+or income years until the full credit has been allowed. 659
798+(h) In no event shall the total amount of all tax credits allowed to all 660
799+business firms pursuant to the provisions of this section exceed ten 661
800+million dollars in any one fiscal year, provided, each year until the date 662
801+sixty days after the date the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority 663
802+publishes the list of housing programs or workforce housing 664
803+development projects that will receive tax credit reservations, two 665
804+million dollars of the total amount of all tax credits under this section 666 Substitute Bill No. 4
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810-housing programs or projects that will receive tax credit reservations, 666
811-any unused portion of such tax credits shall become available for any 667
812-housing program or project eligible for tax credits pursuant to this 668
813-section. 669
814-(i) No organization conducting a housing program or [programs] 670
815-project eligible for funding with respect to which tax credits may be 671
816-allowed under this section shall be allowed to receive an aggregate 672
817-amount of such funding for any such program or [programs] project in 673
818-excess of five hundred thousand dollars for any fiscal year. 674
819-(j) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent a business 675
820-firm from making any cash contribution to a housing program or project 676
821-to which tax credits may be applied which cash contribution may result 677
822-in the business firm having a limited equity interest in the program or 678
823-project. 679
824-(k) The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, with the approval of 680
825-the Commissioner of Revenue Services, shall adopt written procedures 681
826-in accordance with section 1-121 to implement the provisions of this 682
827-section. Such procedures shall include provisions for issuing tax credit 683
828-vouchers for cash contributions to housing programs or projects based 684
829-on a system of ranking housing programs. In establishing such ranking 685
830-system, the authority shall consider the following: (1) The readiness of 686
831-the project to be built; (2) use of the funds to build or rehabilitate a 687
832-specific housing project or to capitalize a revolving loan fund providing 688
833-low-cost loans for housing construction, repair or rehabilitation to 689
834-benefit persons of very low, low and moderate income; (3) the extent the 690
835-project will benefit families at or below twenty-five per cent of the area 691
836-median income and families with incomes between twenty-five per cent 692
837-and fifty per cent of the area median income, as defined by the United 693
838-States Department of Housing and Urban Development; (4) evidence of 694
839-the general administrative capability of the nonprofit corporation to 695
840-build or rehabilitate housing; (5) evidence that any funds received by 696
841-the nonprofit corporation for which a voucher was issued were used to 697
842-accomplish the goals set forth in the application; and (6) with respect to 698 Substitute Bill No. 4
811+shall be set aside for permanent supportive housing initiatives 667
812+established pursuant to section 17a-485c, and one million dollars of the 668
813+total amount of all tax credits under this section shall be set aside for 669
814+workforce housing, as defined by the Connecticut Housing Finance 670
815+Authority through written procedures adopted pursuant to subsection 671
816+(k) of this section. Each year, on or after the date sixty days after the 672
817+date the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority publishes the list of 673
818+housing programs or projects that will receive tax credit reservations, 674
819+any unused portion of such tax credits shall become available for any 675
820+housing program or project eligible for tax credits pursuant to this 676
821+section. 677
822+(i) No organization conducting a housing program or [programs] 678
823+project eligible for funding with respect to which tax credits may be 679
824+allowed under this section shall be allowed to receive an aggregate 680
825+amount of such funding for any such program or [programs] project in 681
826+excess of five hundred thousand dollars for any fiscal year. 682
827+(j) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent a business 683
828+firm from making any cash contribution to a housing program or 684
829+project to which tax credits may be applied which cash contribution 685
830+may result in the business firm having a limited equity interest in the 686
831+program or project. 687
832+(k) The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, with the approval 688
833+of the Commissioner of Revenue Services, shall adopt written 689
834+procedures in accordance with section 1-121 to implement the 690
835+provisions of this section. Such procedures shall include provisions for 691
836+issuing tax credit vouchers for cash contributions to housing programs 692
837+or projects based on a system of ranking housing programs. In 693
838+establishing such ranking system, the authority shall consider the 694
839+following: (1) The readiness of the project to be built; (2) use of the 695
840+funds to build or rehabilitate a specific housing project or to capitalize 696
841+a revolving loan fund providing low-cost loans for housing 697
842+construction, repair or rehabilitation to benefit persons of very low, 698
843+low and moderate income; (3) the extent the project will benefit 699 Substitute Bill No. 4
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849-any income year commencing on or after January 1, 1998: (A) Use of the 699
850-funds to provide housing opportunities in urban areas and the impact 700
851-of such funds on neighborhood revitalization; and (B) the extent to 701
852-which tax credit funds are leveraged by other funds. 702
853-(l) Vouchers issued or reserved by the Department of Housing under 703
854-the provisions of this section prior to July 1, 1995, shall be valid on and 704
855-after July 1, 1995, to the same extent as they would be valid under the 705
856-provisions of this section in effect on June 30, 1995. 706
857-(m) The credit which is sought by the business firm shall first be 707
858-claimed on the tax return for such business firm's taxable income or year 708
859-during which the cash contribution to which the tax credit voucher 709
860-relates was paid. 710
861-Sec. 12. Section 29-263 of the general statutes is repealed and the 711
862-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 712
863-(a) Except as provided in subsection (h) of section 29-252a and the 713
864-State Building Code adopted pursuant to subsection (a) of section 29-714
865-252, after October 1, 1970, no building or structure shall be constructed 715
866-or altered until an application has been filed with the building official 716
867-and a permit issued. Such application shall be filed in person, by mail or 717
868-electronic mail, in a manner prescribed by the building official. Such 718
869-permit shall be issued or refused, in whole or in part, within thirty days 719
870-after the date of an application. No permit shall be issued except upon 720
871-application of the owner of the premises affected or the owner's 721
872-authorized agent. No permit shall be issued to a contractor who is 722
873-required to be registered pursuant to chapter 400, for work to be 723
874-performed by such contractor, unless the name, business address and 724
875-Department of Consumer Protection registration number of such 725
876-contractor is clearly marked on the application for the permit, and the 726
877-contractor has presented such contractor's certificate of registration as a 727
878-home improvement contractor. Prior to the issuance of a permit and 728
879-within said thirty-day period, the building official shall review the plans 729
880-of buildings or structures to be constructed or altered, including, but not 730 Substitute Bill No. 4
850+families at or below twenty-five per cent of the area median income 700
851+and families with incomes between twenty-five per cent and fifty per 701
852+cent of the area median income, as defined by the United States 702
853+Department of Housing and Urban Development; (4) evidence of the 703
854+general administrative capability of the nonprofit corporation to build 704
855+or rehabilitate housing; (5) evidence that any funds received by the 705
856+nonprofit corporation for which a voucher was issued were used to 706
857+accomplish the goals set forth in the application; and (6) with respect 707
858+to any income year commencing on or after January 1, 1998: (A) Use of 708
859+the funds to provide housing opportunities in urban areas and the 709
860+impact of such funds on neighborhood revitalization; and (B) the 710
861+extent to which tax credit funds are leveraged by other funds. 711
862+(l) Vouchers issued or reserved by the Department of Housing 712
863+under the provisions of this section prior to July 1, 1995, shall be valid 713
864+on and after July 1, 1995, to the same extent as they would be valid 714
865+under the provisions of this section in effect on June 30, 1995. 715
866+(m) The credit which is sought by the business firm shall first be 716
867+claimed on the tax return for such business firm's taxable income or 717
868+year during which the cash contribution to which the tax credit 718
869+voucher relates was paid. 719
870+Sec. 12. Section 29-263 of the general statutes is repealed and the 720
871+following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 721
872+(a) Except as provided in subsection (h) of section 29-252a and the 722
873+State Building Code adopted pursuant to subsection (a) of section 29-723
874+252, after October 1, 1970, no building or structure shall be constructed 724
875+or altered until an application has been filed with the building official 725
876+and a permit issued. Such application shall be filed in person, by mail 726
877+or electronic mail, in a manner prescribed by the building official. Such 727
878+permit shall be issued or refused, in whole or in part, within thirty 728
879+days after the date of an application. No permit shall be issued except 729
880+upon application of the owner of the premises affected or the owner's 730
881+authorized agent. No permit shall be issued to a contractor who is 731 Substitute Bill No. 4
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887-limited to, plans prepared by an architect licensed pursuant to chapter 731
888-390, a professional engineer licensed pursuant to chapter 391 or an 732
889-interior designer registered pursuant to chapter 396a acting within the 733
890-scope of such license or registration, to determine their compliance with 734
891-the requirements of the State Building Code and, where applicable, the 735
892-local fire marshal shall review such plans to determine their compliance 736
893-with the Fire Safety Code. Such plans submitted for review shall be in 737
894-substantial compliance with the provisions of the State Building Code 738
895-and, where applicable, with the provisions of the Fire Safety Code. 739
896-(b) On and after July 1, 1999, the building official shall assess an 740
897-education fee on each building permit application. During the fiscal year 741
898-commencing July 1, 1999, the amount of such fee shall be sixteen cents 742
899-per one thousand dollars of construction value as declared on the 743
900-building permit application and the building official shall remit such 744
901-fees quarterly to the Department of Administrative Services, for deposit 745
902-in the General Fund. Upon deposit in the General Fund, the amount of 746
903-such fees shall be credited to the appropriation to the Department of 747
904-Administrative Services and shall be used for the code training and 748
905-educational programs established pursuant to section 29-251c and the 749
906-educational programs required in subsections (a) and (b) of section 29-750
907-262. On and after July 1, 2000, the assessment shall be made in 751
908-accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (d) of 752
909-section 29-251c. All fees collected pursuant to this subsection shall be 753
910-maintained in a separate account by the local building department. 754
911-During the fiscal year commencing July 1, 1999, the local building 755
912-department may retain two per cent of such fees for administrative costs 756
913-incurred in collecting such fees and maintaining such account. On and 757
914-after July 1, 2000, the portion of such fees which may be retained by a 758
915-local building department shall be determined in accordance with 759
916-regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (d) of section 29-251c. No 760
917-building official shall assess such education fee on a building permit 761
918-application to repair or replace a concrete foundation that has 762
919-deteriorated due to the presence of pyrrhotite. 763 Substitute Bill No. 4
888+required to be registered pursuant to chapter 400, for work to be 732
889+performed by such contractor, unless the name, business address and 733
890+Department of Consumer Protection registration number of such 734
891+contractor is clearly marked on the application for the permit, and the 735
892+contractor has presented such contractor's certificate of registration as 736
893+a home improvement contractor. Prior to the issuance of a permit and 737
894+within said thirty-day period, the building official shall review the 738
895+plans of buildings or structures to be constructed or altered, including, 739
896+but not limited to, plans prepared by an architect licensed pursuant to 740
897+chapter 390, a professional engineer licensed pursuant to chapter 391 741
898+or an interior designer registered pursuant to chapter 396a acting 742
899+within the scope of such license or registration, to determine their 743
900+compliance with the requirements of the State Building Code and, 744
901+where applicable, the local fire marshal shall review such plans to 745
902+determine their compliance with the Fire Safety Code. Such plans 746
903+submitted for review shall be in substantial compliance with the 747
904+provisions of the State Building Code and, where applicable, with the 748
905+provisions of the Fire Safety Code. 749
906+(b) On and after July 1, 1999, the building official shall assess an 750
907+education fee on each building permit application. During the fiscal 751
908+year commencing July 1, 1999, the amount of such fee shall be sixteen 752
909+cents per one thousand dollars of construction value as declared on the 753
910+building permit application and the building official shall remit such 754
911+fees quarterly to the Department of Administrative Services, for 755
912+deposit in the General Fund. Upon deposit in the General Fund, the 756
913+amount of such fees shall be credited to the appropriation to the 757
914+Department of Administrative Services and shall be used for the code 758
915+training and educational programs established pursuant to section 29-759
916+251c and the educational programs required in subsections (a) and (b) 760
917+of section 29-262. On and after July 1, 2000, the assessment shall be 761
918+made in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 762
919+(d) of section 29-251c. All fees collected pursuant to this subsection 763
920+shall be maintained in a separate account by the local building 764
921+department. During the fiscal year commencing July 1, 1999, the local 765 Substitute Bill No. 4
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926-(c) Any municipality may, by ordinance adopted by its legislative 764
927-body, exempt Class I renewable energy source projects from payment 765
928-of building permit fees imposed by the municipality. 766
929-(d) Notwithstanding any municipal charter, home rule ordinance or 767
930-special act, no municipality shall collect an application fee on a building 768
931-permit application to repair or replace a concrete foundation that has 769
932-deteriorated due to the presence of pyrrhotite. 770
933-(e) Notwithstanding any municipal charter, home rule ordinance or 771
934-special act, no municipality shall collect any fee for a building permit 772
935-application for the construction or substantial rehabilitation of (1) an 773
936-eligible workforce housing opportunity development project, as defined 774
937-in section 9 of this act, or (2) a workforce housing development project, 775
938-as defined in section 8-395, as amended by this act. 776
939-Sec. 13. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023, and applicable to assessment 777
940-years commencing on or after October 1, 2023) The legislative body of any 778
941-municipality or, in a municipality where the legislative body is a town 779
942-meeting, the board of selectmen may, by ordinance, exempt from real 780
943-property tax any workforce housing development project, as defined in 781
944-section 8-395 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, to the extent 782
945-of seventy per cent of its valuation for purposes of assessment in each 783
946-of the seven full assessment years following the assessment year in 784
947-which the construction or substantial rehabilitation, as defined in 785
948-section 8-395 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, is 786
949-completed. 787
950-Sec. 14. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) (a) Beginning with the fiscal 788
951-year commencing July 1, 2025, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 789
952-Management shall pay a state grant in lieu of taxes to any municipality 790
953-that has opted to partially exempt from real property tax a workforce 791
954-housing development project under section 13 of this act and submitted 792
955-an application for such grant. A municipality shall apply for such grant 793
956-annually on a form and in a manner prescribed by the secretary. On or 794
957-before January first, annually, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 795 Substitute Bill No. 4
928+building department may retain two per cent of such fees for 766
929+administrative costs incurred in collecting such fees and maintaining 767
930+such account. On and after July 1, 2000, the portion of such fees which 768
931+may be retained by a local building department shall be determined in 769
932+accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (d) of 770
933+section 29-251c. No building official shall assess such education fee on 771
934+a building permit application to repair or replace a concrete 772
935+foundation that has deteriorated due to the presence of pyrrhotite. 773
936+(c) Any municipality may, by ordinance adopted by its legislative 774
937+body, exempt Class I renewable energy source projects from payment 775
938+of building permit fees imposed by the municipality. 776
939+(d) Notwithstanding any municipal charter, home rule ordinance or 777
940+special act, no municipality shall collect an application fee on a 778
941+building permit application to repair or replace a concrete foundation 779
942+that has deteriorated due to the presence of pyrrhotite. 780
943+(e) Notwithstanding any municipal charter, home rule ordinance or 781
944+special act, no municipality shall collect any fee for a building permit 782
945+application for the construction or substantial rehabilitation of (1) an 783
946+eligible workforce housing opportunity development project, as 784
947+defined in section 9 of this act, or (2) a workforce housing development 785
948+project, as defined in section 8-395, as amended by this act. 786
949+Sec. 13. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023, and applicable to assessment 787
950+years commencing on or after October 1, 2023) The legislative body of any 788
951+municipality or, in a municipality where the legislative body is a town 789
952+meeting, the board of selectmen may, by ordinance, exempt from real 790
953+property tax any workforce housing development project, as defined 791
954+in section 8-395 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, to the 792
955+extent of seventy per cent of its valuation for purposes of assessment in 793
956+each of the seven full assessment years following the assessment year 794
957+in which the construction or substantial rehabilitation, as defined in 795
958+section 8-395 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, is 796
959+completed. 797 Substitute Bill No. 4
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964-Management shall determine the amount due to such municipality, in 796
965-accordance with this section. 797
966-(b) Any grant payable to any municipality that applies for a grant 798
967-under the provisions of this section shall be equal to seventy per cent of 799
968-the property taxes that, except for any exemption applicable to any such 800
969-housing authority property under the provisions of chapter 128 of the 801
970-general statutes, would have been paid with respect to such exempt real 802
971-property on the assessment list in such municipality for the assessment 803
972-date two years prior to the commencement of the state fiscal year in 804
973-which such grant is payable, for a maximum of seven assessment years. 805
974-The amount of the grant payable to each municipality in any year in 806
975-accordance with this section shall be reduced proportionately in the 807
976-event that the total of such grants in such year exceeds the amount 808
977-appropriated for the purposes of this section with respect to such year. 809
978-Sec. 15. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) The Connecticut Housing 810
979-Finance Authority shall develop and administer a program of mortgage 811
980-assistance for (1) developers for the construction or substantial 812
981-rehabilitation of eligible workforce housing opportunity development 813
982-projects, as defined in section 9 of this act, and (2) developers for the 814
983-construction or substantial rehabilitation of workforce housing 815
984-development projects, as defined in section 8-395 of the general statutes, 816
985-as amended by this act. In making mortgage assistance available under 817
986-the program, the authority shall utilize any appropriate housing 818
987-subsidies. 819
988-Sec. 16. (Effective from passage) The Department of Housing shall, 820
989-within available appropriations, conduct a study on methods to (1) 821
990-increase housing options for apprentices and other newly hired 822
991-employees, and (2) enable such apprentices and other newly hired 823
992-employees to reside in the municipalities in which they work. Not later 824
993-than January 1, 2024, the Commissioner of Housing shall submit a 825
994-report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general 826
995-statutes, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly 827
996-having cognizance of matters relating to housing. Such report shall 828 Substitute Bill No. 4
966+Sec. 14. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) (a) Beginning with the fiscal 798
967+year commencing July 1, 2025, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 799
968+Management shall pay a state grant in lieu of taxes to any municipality 800
969+that has opted to partially exempt from real property tax a workforce 801
970+housing development project under section 13 of this act and 802
971+submitted an application for such grant. A municipality shall apply for 803
972+such grant annually on a form and in a manner prescribed by the 804
973+secretary. On or before January first, annually, the Secretary of the 805
974+Office of Policy and Management shall determine the amount due to 806
975+such municipality, in accordance with this section. 807
976+(b) Any grant payable to any municipality that applies for a grant 808
977+under the provisions of this section shall be equal to seventy per cent 809
978+of the property taxes that, except for any exemption applicable to any 810
979+such housing authority property under the provisions of chapter 128 of 811
980+the general statutes, would have been paid with respect to such 812
981+exempt real property on the assessment list in such municipality for 813
982+the assessment date two years prior to the commencement of the state 814
983+fiscal year in which such grant is payable, for a maximum of seven 815
984+assessment years. The amount of the grant payable to each 816
985+municipality in any year in accordance with this section shall be 817
986+reduced proportionately in the event that the total of such grants in 818
987+such year exceeds the amount appropriated for the purposes of this 819
988+section with respect to such year. 820
989+Sec. 15. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) The Connecticut Housing 821
990+Finance Authority shall develop and administer a program of 822
991+mortgage assistance for (1) developers for the construction or 823
992+substantial rehabilitation of eligible workforce housing opportunity 824
993+development projects, as defined in section 9 of this act, and (2) 825
994+developers for the construction or substantial rehabilitation of 826
995+workforce housing development projects, as defined in section 8-395 of 827
996+the general statutes, as amended by this act. In making mortgage 828
997+assistance available under the program, the authority shall utilize any 829
998+appropriate housing subsidies. 830 Substitute Bill No. 4
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1003-include recommendations on methods to increase such housing options 829
1004-and any legislation necessary to implement such recommendations. 830
1005-Sec. 17. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) (a) As used in this section: 831
1006-(1) "Affordable housing deed restrictions" means deed restrictions 832
1007-filed on the land records of the municipality, containing covenants or 833
1008-restrictions that require the dwelling units in a multifamily building to 834
1009-be sold or rented only to low-income residents; 835
1010-(2) "Environmental justice community" has the same meaning as 836
1011-provided in section 22a-20a of the general statutes; 837
1012-(3) "Family violence" has the same meaning as provided in section 838
1013-46b-38a of the general statutes; and 839
1014-(4) "Low-income resident" means, after adjustments for family size, 840
1015-individuals or families whose income is not greater than eighty per cent 841
1016-of (A) the state median income, or (B) the area median income, 842
1017-whichever is less, for the area in which the resident resides, as 843
1018-determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban 844
1019-Development. 845
1020-(b) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in 846
1021-coordination with the Commissioner of Housing, shall establish a pilot 847
1022-program to provide grants for retrofitting projects for multifamily 848
1023-residences built before 1980 and located in environmental justice 849
1024-communities that (1) improve the energy efficiency of such residences, 850
1025-including, but not limited to, the installation of heat pumps, solar power 851
1026-generating systems, improved roofing, storm doors and windows and 852
1027-improved insulation, or (2) remediate health and safety concerns, such 853
1028-as mold, vermiculite, asbestos, lead and radon. 854
1029-(c) On and after January 1, 2024, the Commissioner of Energy and 855
1030-Environmental Protection shall accept applications, in a form to be 856
1031-specified by the commissioner, from any owner of a residential dwelling 857
1032-unit for a grant under the program. Any such grant may be awarded to 858 Substitute Bill No. 4
1005+Sec. 16. (Effective from passage) The Department of Housing shall, 831
1006+within available appropriations, conduct a study on methods to (1) 832
1007+increase housing options for apprentices and other newly hired 833
1008+employees, and (2) enable such apprentices and other newly hired 834
1009+employees to reside in the municipalities in which they work. Not later 835
1010+than January 1, 2024, the Commissioner of Housing shall submit a 836
1011+report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general 837
1012+statutes, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly 838
1013+having cognizance of matters relating to housing. Such report shall 839
1014+include recommendations on methods to increase such housing 840
1015+options and any legislation necessary to implement such 841
1016+recommendations. 842
1017+Sec. 17. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) (a) As used in this section: 843
1018+(1) "Affordable housing deed restrictions" means deed restrictions 844
1019+filed on the land records of the municipality, containing covenants or 845
1020+restrictions that require the dwelling units in a multifamily building to 846
1021+be sold or rented only to low-income residents; 847
1022+(2) "Environmental justice community" has the same meaning as 848
1023+provided in section 22a-20a of the general statutes; 849
1024+(3) "Family violence" has the same meaning as provided in section 850
1025+46b-38a of the general statutes; and 851
1026+(4) "Low-income resident" means, after adjustments for family size, 852
1027+individuals or families whose income is not greater than eighty per 853
1028+cent of (A) the state median income, or (B) the area median income, 854
1029+whichever is less, for the area in which the resident resides, as 855
1030+determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban 856
1031+Development. 857
1032+(b) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in 858
1033+coordination with the Commissioner of Housing, shall establish a pilot 859
1034+program to provide grants for retrofitting projects for multifamily 860
1035+residences built before 1980 and located in environmental justice 861 Substitute Bill No. 4
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1039-an owner of a residential dwelling unit that is (1) subject to binding 859
1040-affordable housing deed restrictions, (2) not owner-occupied, and (3) 860
1041-occupied by a tenant, or if vacant, to be occupied by a tenant not more 861
1042-than one hundred eighty days after the award of such grant. If such 862
1043-dwelling unit is not occupied within one hundred eighty days of the 863
1044-award of the grant, the owner shall return any funds received by the 864
1045-owner under such grant to the commissioner. 865
1046-(d) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall 866
1047-prioritize the awarding of grants for projects that benefit any resident or 867
1048-prospective resident who is (1) a low-income resident, (2) a veteran, (3) 868
1049-a victim of family violence, or (4) experiencing homelessness or who has 869
1050-experienced homelessness. 870
1051-(e) The commissioner shall exclude from the program any owner of a 871
1052-residential dwelling unit determined by the commissioner to be in 872
1053-violation of chapter 830 of the general statutes. 873
1054-(f) The commissioner shall seek to expend the funds appropriated to 874
1055-the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection for the pilot 875
1056-program equally on an annual basis for the term of the pilot program. 876
1057-(g) On or before October 1, 2027, the commissioner shall file a report, 877
1058-in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, 878
1059-with the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 879
1060-cognizance of matters relating to housing (1) analyzing the success of 880
1061-the pilot program, and (2) recommending whether a permanent 881
1062-program should be established in the state and, if so, any proposed 882
1063-legislation for such program. 883
1064-(h) The pilot program established pursuant to this section shall 884
1065-terminate on September 30, 2028. 885
1066-Sec. 18. (Effective from passage) The Commissioner of Housing shall, 886
1067-within available appropriations, establish a pilot program to provide 887
1068-temporary housing for (1) persons experiencing homelessness, or (2) 888
1069-veterans who need respite care. Such program shall be implemented in 889 Substitute Bill No. 4
1042+communities that (1) improve the energy efficiency of such residences, 862
1043+including, but not limited to, the installation of heat pumps, solar 863
1044+power generating systems, improved roofing, storm doors and 864
1045+windows and improved insulation, or (2) remediate health and safety 865
1046+concerns, such as mold, vermiculite, asbestos, lead and radon. 866
1047+(c) On and after January 1, 2024, the Commissioner of Energy and 867
1048+Environmental Protection shall accept applications, in a form to be 868
1049+specified by the commissioner, from any owner of a residential 869
1050+dwelling unit for a grant under the program. Any such grant may be 870
1051+awarded to an owner of a residential dwelling unit that is (1) subject to 871
1052+binding affordable housing deed restrictions, (2) not owner-occupied, 872
1053+and (3) occupied by a tenant, or if vacant, to be occupied by a tenant 873
1054+not more than one hundred eighty days after the award of such grant. 874
1055+If such dwelling unit is not occupied within one hundred eighty days 875
1056+of the award of the grant, the owner shall return any funds received by 876
1057+the owner under such grant to the commissioner. 877
1058+(d) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection 878
1059+shall prioritize the awarding of grants for projects that benefit any 879
1060+resident or prospective resident who is (1) a low-income resident, (2) a 880
1061+veteran, (3) a victim of family violence, or (4) experiencing 881
1062+homelessness or who has experienced homelessness. 882
1063+(e) The commissioner shall exclude from the program any owner of 883
1064+a residential dwelling unit determined by the commissioner to be in 884
1065+violation of chapter 830 of the general statutes. 885
1066+(f) The commissioner shall seek to expend the funds appropriated to 886
1067+the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection for the pilot 887
1068+program equally on an annual basis for the term of the pilot program. 888
1069+(g) On or before October 1, 2027, the commissioner shall file a 889
1070+report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general 890
1071+statutes, with the joint standing committee of the General Assembly 891
1072+having cognizance of matters relating to housing (1) analyzing the 892 Substitute Bill No. 4
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1076-not fewer than three municipalities, each with a population of not less 890
1077-than seventy-five thousand, and shall provide not fewer than twenty 891
1078-housing units for eligible persons who need respite care because they 892
1079-are recovering from injury or illness. The commissioner shall establish 893
1080-eligibility criteria for persons eligible to participate in the pilot program. 894
1081-The commissioner may contract with one or more nonprofit 895
1082-organizations to administer the program. Not later than January 1, 2025, 896
1083-the commissioner shall submit a report on the pilot program, in 897
1084-accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, 898
1085-to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 899
1086-cognizance of matters relating to housing. The pilot program shall 900
1087-terminate on January 1, 2025. 901
1088-Sec. 19. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force to 902
1089-study the potential growth of affordable housing in the state through 903
1090-the conversion of underutilized commercial and retail properties, 904
1091-including, but not limited to, shopping malls, hotels and warehouses, 905
1092-into such housing. 906
1093-(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 907
1094-(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, 908
1095-one of whom represents an affordable housing advocacy organization; 909
1096-(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one of 910
1097-whom represents a community development corporation; 911
1098-(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of 912
1099-Representatives; 913
1100-(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; 914
1101-(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 915
1102-Representatives, who represents retail or commercial property owners; 916
1103-(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, who 917
1104-represents a local chamber of commerce; 918 Substitute Bill No. 4
1079+success of the pilot program, and (2) recommending whether a 893
1080+permanent program should be established in the state and, if so, any 894
1081+proposed legislation for such program. 895
1082+(h) The pilot program established pursuant to this section shall 896
1083+terminate on September 30, 2028. 897
1084+Sec. 18. (Effective from passage) The Commissioner of Housing shall, 898
1085+within available appropriations, establish a pilot program to provide 899
1086+temporary housing for (1) persons experiencing homelessness, or (2) 900
1087+veterans who need respite care. Such program shall be implemented in 901
1088+not fewer than three municipalities, each with a population of not less 902
1089+than seventy-five thousand, and shall provide not fewer than twenty 903
1090+housing units for eligible persons who need respite care because they 904
1091+are recovering from injury or illness. The commissioner shall establish 905
1092+eligibility criteria for persons eligible to participate in the pilot 906
1093+program. The commissioner may contract with one or more nonprofit 907
1094+organizations to administer the program. Not later than January 1, 908
1095+2025, the commissioner shall submit a report on the pilot program, in 909
1096+accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, 910
1097+to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 911
1098+cognizance of matters relating to housing. The pilot program shall 912
1099+terminate on January 1, 2025. 913
1100+Sec. 19. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force to 914
1101+study the potential growth of affordable housing in the state through 915
1102+the conversion of underutilized commercial and retail properties, 916
1103+including, but not limited to, shopping malls, hotels and warehouses, 917
1104+into such housing. 918
1105+(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 919
1106+(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, 920
1107+one of whom represents an affordable housing advocacy organization; 921
1108+(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one 922
1109+of whom represents a community development corporation; 923 Substitute Bill No. 4
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1111-(7) The Commissioner of Housing, or the commissioner's designee; 919
1112-and 920
1113-(8) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, 921
1114-or the commissioner's designee. 922
1115-(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (1), 923
1116-(2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member 924
1117-of the General Assembly. 925
1118-(d) All initial appointments to the task force shall be made not later 926
1119-than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall 927
1120-be filled by the appointing authority. 928
1121-(e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro 929
1122-tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force from 930
1123-among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall schedule 931
1124-the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not later than sixty 932
1125-days after the effective date of this section. 933
1126-(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 934
1127-General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to housing 935
1128-shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. 936
1129-(g) Not later than January 1, 2024, the task force shall submit a report 937
1130-on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of 938
1131-the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to housing, 939
1132-in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. 940
1133-The task force shall terminate on the date that it submits such report or 941
1134-January 1, 2024, whichever is later. 942
1135-Sec. 20. (Effective July 1, 2023) The sum of six hundred million dollars 943
1136-is appropriated to the Department of Energy and Environmental 944
1137-Protection from the General Fund, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 945
1138-2024, for providing grants for retrofitting projects for multifamily 946
1139-residences pursuant to the pilot program established under section 17 947
1140-of this act. 948 Substitute Bill No. 4
1116+(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of 924
1117+Representatives; 925
1118+(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; 926
1119+(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 927
1120+Representatives, who represents retail or commercial property owners; 928
1121+(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, who 929
1122+represents a local chamber of commerce; 930
1123+(7) The Commissioner of Housing, or the commissioner's designee; 931
1124+and 932
1125+(8) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, 933
1126+or the commissioner's designee. 934
1127+(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (1), 935
1128+(2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member 936
1129+of the General Assembly. 937
1130+(d) All initial appointments to the task force shall be made not later 938
1131+than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy 939
1132+shall be filled by the appointing authority. 940
1133+(e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president 941
1134+pro tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force 942
1135+from among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall 943
1136+schedule the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not 944
1137+later than sixty days after the effective date of this section. 945
1138+(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 946
1139+General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to housing 947
1140+shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. 948
1141+(g) Not later than January 1, 2024, the task force shall submit a 949
1142+report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing 950
1143+committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 951 Substitute Bill No. 4
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1150+relating to housing, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a 952
1151+of the general statutes. The task force shall terminate on the date that it 953
1152+submits such report or January 1, 2024, whichever is later. 954
1153+Sec. 20. (Effective July 1, 2023) The sum of six hundred million dollars 955
1154+is appropriated to the Department of Energy and Environmental 956
1155+Protection from the General Fund, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 957
1156+2024, for providing grants for retrofitting projects for multifamily 958
1157+residences pursuant to the pilot program established under section 17 959
1158+of this act. 960
11471159 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
11481160 sections:
11491161
11501162 Section 1 October 1, 2023 47a-23
11511163 Sec. 2 October 1, 2023 47a-42
11521164 Sec. 3 October 1, 2023 New section
11531165 Sec. 4 October 1, 2023 47a-4(a)
11541166 Sec. 5 October 1, 2023 47a-15a
11551167 Sec. 6 October 1, 2023 47a-6a(a) and (b)
11561168 Sec. 7 October 1, 2023 New section
11571169 Sec. 8 October 1, 2023 47a-58
11581170 Sec. 9 October 1, 2023 New section
11591171 Sec. 10 October 1, 2023, and
11601172 applicable to assessment
11611173 years commencing on or
11621174 after October 1, 2023
11631175 12-63b
11641176 Sec. 11 October 1, 2023 8-395
11651177 Sec. 12 October 1, 2023 29-263
11661178 Sec. 13 October 1, 2023, and
11671179 applicable to assessment
11681180 years commencing on or
11691181 after October 1, 2023
11701182 New section
11711183 Sec. 14 October 1, 2023 New section
11721184 Sec. 15 October 1, 2023 New section
11731185 Sec. 16 from passage New section
11741186 Sec. 17 October 1, 2023 New section
11751187 Sec. 18 from passage New section
1176-Sec. 19 from passage New section
1188+Sec. 19 from passage New section Substitute Bill No. 4
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11771195 Sec. 20 July 1, 2023 New section
11781196
1197+Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
1198+In Section 1(a) an exception was added and in Section 1(f) the
1199+notwithstanding phrase was deleted for consistency with standard
1200+drafting conventions; in Section 5(a), a definition of "grace period" was
1201+added for clarity; in Section 6(a)(3), "or "agent"" was added for clarity;
1202+in Section 9(a)(9), "them" was changed to "such families or individuals"
1203+for clarity; in Section 9(a)(10), "present" was changed to "current" for
1204+accuracy; in Section 17(c) "paid" was changed to "returned" and such
1205+sentence rephrased for clarity; in Section 17(d), "for projects" was
1206+added for clarity; and Section 20 was rewritten for consistency with
1207+standard drafting conventions.
11791208
11801209 HSG Joint Favorable Subst.
1181-APP Joint Favorable
11821210