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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 996
January Session, 2023
AN ACT CONCERNING HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN THE STATE,
ESTABLISHING A HOUSING AUTHORITY RESIDENT QUALITY OF
LIFE IMPROVEMENT GRANT PROGRAM AND A HOUSING CHOICE
VOUCHER TASK FORCE AND REQUIRING THE DISCLOSURE OF
CERTAIN NATURAL PERSON OWNERSHIP INTERESTS IN REAL
PROPERTY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) As used in this section, 1
"resident advisory board" means any board established by a housing 2
authority pursuant to 42 USC 1437c-1(e). 3
(b) There is established a housing authority resident quality of life 4
improvement grant program to provide funds to housing authorities for 5
the purpose of making improvements to any residential buildings 6
managed by such authority as may be recommended by such housing 7
authority's resident advisory board. The grant program shall be 8
administered by the Department of Housing. 9
(c) The Commissioner of Housing shall, within available 10
appropriations, award grants under such grant program based on 11
applications submitted and evaluated as provided in this section. The 12
amount of grants awarded shall not exceed two hundred fifty thousand 13
dollars in the aggregate per fiscal year. 14
(d) The commissioner shall commence accepting applications for the 15 Substitute Bill No. 996
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grant program established pursuant to this section not later than 16
October 1, 2023. Each housing authority may apply for a grant pursuant 17
to this section by submitting an application to the department in a 18
manner prescribed by the commissioner. Grants made under this 19
section shall be used to provide an ongoing benefit, as determined by 20
the commissioner, for residents of a residential building. 21
(e) The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with 22
chapter 54 of the general statutes, to carry out the provisions of this 23
section. 24
Sec. 2. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force to 25
study the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program, 42 USC 1437f(o), 26
and its implementation in the state. Such study shall include, but need 27
not be limited to, an evaluation concerning any disparate impacts said 28
program has on the development of at-risk children and youth or 29
families. 30
(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 31
(1) The chairpersons and ranking members of the joint standing 32
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 33
relating to housing, or their designees; 34
(2) One appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate; 35
(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; 36
(4) Two appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; 37
(5) One appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; 38
(6) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of 39
Representatives; and 40
(7) Two appointed by the minority leader of the House of 41
Representatives. 42 Substitute Bill No. 996
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(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subsection (b) of 43
this section may be a member of the General Assembly. All initial 44
appointments to the task force shall be made not later than thirty days 45
after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall be filled by the 46
appointing authority. 47
(d) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the minority 48
leader of the Senate shall each select a chairperson from among the 49
members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall schedule the first 50
meeting of the task force, which shall be held not later than sixty days 51
after the effective date of this section. 52
(e) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 53
General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to housing 54
shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. 55
(f) Not later than January 16, 2024, the task force shall submit a report 56
on its findings and recommendations regarding the implementation of 57
the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program in the state to the joint 58
standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 59
matters relating to housing, in accordance with the provisions of section 60
11-4a of the general statutes, and to the state's congressional delegation. 61
The task force shall terminate on the date that it submits such report or 62
January 16, 2024, whichever is later. 63
Sec. 3. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 47a-6a of the general statutes 64
are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 65
October 1, 2023): 66
(a) As used in this section, (1) "address" means a location as described 67
by the full street number, if any, the street name, the city or town, and 68
the state, and not a mailing address such as a post office box, (2) 69
"dwelling unit" means any house or building, or portion thereof, which 70
is rented, leased or hired out to be occupied, or is arranged or designed 71
to be occupied, or is occupied, as the home or residence of one or more 72
persons, living independently of each other, and doing their cooking 73 Substitute Bill No. 996
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upon the premises, and having a common right in the halls, stairways 74
or yards, (3) "agent in charge" or "agent" means one who manages real 75
estate, including, but not limited to, the collection of rents and 76
supervision of property, (4) "controlling participant" means [an 77
individual or entity that exercises day-to-day financial or operational 78
control] a natural person who is not a minor and who, directly or 79
indirectly and through any contract, arrangement, understanding or 80
relationship, exercises substantial control of, or owns greater than 81
twenty-five per cent of, a corporation, partnership, trust or other legally 82
recognized entity owning rental real property in the state, and (5) 83
"project-based housing provider" means a property owner who 84
contracts with the United States Department of Housing and Urban 85
Development to provide housing to tenants under the federal Housing 86
Choice Voucher Program, 42 USC 1437f(o). 87
(b) Any municipality may require the nonresident owner or project-88
based housing provider of occupied or vacant rental real property to 89
[maintain on file in the office of] report to the tax assessor, or other 90
municipal office designated by the municipality, the current residential 91
address of the nonresident owner or project-based housing provider of 92
such property [,] if the nonresident owner or project-based housing 93
provider is an individual, or the current residential address of the agent 94
in charge of the building [,] if the nonresident owner or project-based 95
housing provider is a corporation, partnership, trust or other legally 96
recognized entity owning rental real property in the state. [In the case 97
of a] If the nonresident owners or project-based housing [provider, such 98
information] providers are a corporation, partnership, trust or other 99
legally recognized entity owning rental real property in the state, such 100
report shall also include identifying information and the current 101
residential address of each controlling participant associated with the 102
property. [, except that, if such controlling participant is a corporation, 103
partnership, trust or other legally recognized entity, the project-based 104
housing provider shall include the identifying information and the 105
current residential address of an individual who exercises day-to-day 106
financial or operational control of such entity.] If such residential 107 Substitute Bill No. 996
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address changes, notice of the new residential address shall be provided 108
by such nonresident owner, project-based housing provider or agent in 109
charge of the building to the office of the tax assessor or other designated 110
municipal office not more than twenty-one days after the date that the 111
address change occurred. If the nonresident owner, project-based 112
housing provider or agent fails to file an address under this section, the 113
address to which the municipality mails property tax bills for the rental 114
real property shall be deemed to be the nonresident owner, project-115
based housing provider or agent's current address. Such address may 116
be used for compliance with the provisions of subsection (c) of this 117
section. 118
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 from passage New section
Sec. 2 from passage New section
Sec. 3 October 1, 2023 47a-6a(a) and (b)
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