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 Section 47a-23 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1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