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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1267
January Session, 2025
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Referred to Committee on HOUSING
Introduced by:
(HSG)
AN ACT CONCERNING HOUSING AUTHORITY JURISDICTION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 8-39 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 2
The following terms, wherever used or referred to in this chapter, 3
[shall] have the following respective meanings, unless a different 4
meaning clearly appears from the context: 5
[(a)] (1) "Area of operation" [includes the municipality in which a 6
housing authority is created under the provisions of this chapter and 7
may include a neighboring municipality, provided the governing body 8
of such neighboring municipality agrees by proper resolution to the 9
extension of the area of operation to include such neighboring 10
municipality] means a municipal area of operation and, if adopted by a 11
housing authority, includes an expanded area of operation. 12
[(b)] (2) "Authority" or "housing authority" means any of the public 13
corporations created by section 8-40, as amended by this act, and the 14
Connecticut Housing Authority when exercising the rights, powers, 15
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duties or privileges of, or subject to the immunities or limitations of, 16
housing authorities pursuant to section 8-121. 17
[(c)] (3) "Bonds" means any bonds, including refunding bonds, notes, 18
interim certificates, debentures or other obligations issued by the 19
authority pursuant to this chapter. 20
[(d)] (4) "Clerk" means the clerk of the particular city, borough or 21
town for which a particular housing authority is created. 22
(5) "Eligible developer" or "developer" means (A) a nonprofit 23
corporation; (B) any business corporation incorporated pursuant to 24
chapter 601 or any predecessor statutes thereto, having as one of its 25
purposes the construction, rehabilitation, ownership or operation of 26
housing, and having articles of incorporation approved by the 27
commissioner in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to 28
section 8-79a or 8-84; (C) any partnership, limited partnership, joint 29
venture, trust, limited liability company or association having as one of 30
its purposes the construction, rehabilitation, ownership or operation of 31
housing, and having basic documents of organization approved by the 32
commissioner in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to 33
section 8-79a or 8-84; (D) a housing authority; (E) a family or person 34
approved by the commissioner as qualified to own, construct, 35
rehabilitate, manage and maintain housing under a mortgage loan made 36
or insured under an agreement entered into pursuant to the provisions 37
of this chapter; or (F) a municipal developer. 38
(6) "Expanded area of operation" means an area in a municipality 39
adopted by a housing authority under section 8-40, as amended by this 40
act, other than the municipality in which the housing authority is 41
located. 42
[(e)] (7) "Families of low income" means families who lack the amount 43
of income [which] that is necessary, as determined by the authority 44
undertaking the housing project, to enable them, without financial 45
assistance, to live in decent, safe and sanitary dwellings, without 46
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overcrowding. 47
[(f)] (8) "Families of low and moderate income" means families who 48
lack the amount of income [which] that is necessary, as determined by 49
the Commissioner of Housing, to enable them to rent or purchase 50
moderate cost housing without financial assistance as provided by this 51
part and parts II and III of this chapter. 52
(9) "Family" means a household consisting of one or more persons. 53
[(g)] (10) "Federal government" includes the United States of 54
America, the federal emergency administration of public works or any 55
other agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the United 56
States of America. 57
[(h)] (11) "Governing body" means, for towns having a town council, 58
the council; for other towns, the selectmen; for cities, the common 59
council or other similar body of officials; and for boroughs, the warden 60
and burgesses. 61
[(i)] (12) "Housing project" means any work or undertaking [(1)] to 62
(A) demolish, clear or remove buildings from any slum area, which 63
work or undertaking may embrace the adaptation of such area to public 64
purposes, including parks or other recreational or community purposes; 65
[or (2) to] (B) provide decent, safe and sanitary urban or rural dwellings, 66
apartments or other living accommodations for families of low or 67
moderate income, which work or undertaking may include buildings, 68
land, equipment, facilities and other real or personal property for 69
necessary, convenient or desirable appurtenances, streets, sewers, water 70
service, parks, site preparation, gardening, administrative, community, 71
recreational, commercial or welfare purposes and may include the 72
acquisition and rehabilitation of existing dwelling units or structures to 73
be used for moderate or low rental units; or [(3) to] (C) accomplish a 74
combination of the foregoing. [The term "housing project" also may be 75
applied to] "Housing project" includes the planning of the buildings and 76
improvements, the acquisition of property, the demolition of existing 77
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structures, the construction, reconstruction, alteration and repair of the 78
improvements and all other work in connection therewith and may 79
include the reconstruction, rehabilitation, alteration, or major repair of 80
existing buildings or improvements [which] that were undertaken 81
pursuant to parts II and VI of this chapter. 82
[(j) "Mayor" means, for cities, the mayor and, for boroughs, the 83
warden.] 84
[(k)] (13) "Moderate rental" means a rental [which] that, as 85
determined by an authority with the concurrence of the Commissioner 86
of Housing, is below the level at which private enterprise is currently 87
building a needed volume of safe and sanitary dwellings for rental in 88
the locality involved; and "moderate rental housing project" means a 89
housing project, receiving state aid in the form of loans or grants, for 90
families unable to pay more than moderate rental. [Such project may 91
include] "Moderate rental housing project" includes the reconstruction, 92
rehabilitation, alteration, or major repair of existing buildings or 93
improvements [which] that were undertaken pursuant to parts II or VI 94
of this chapter. 95
(14) "Mortgage" means a mortgage deed, deed of trust, or other 96
instrument that constitutes a lien, regardless of priority, on real estate or 97
on a leasehold interest under a lease having a remaining term, at the 98
time such mortgage is executed, that does not expire for at least that 99
number of years beyond the maturity date of the obligation secured by 100
such mortgage as is equal to the number of years remaining until the 101
maturity date of such obligation. 102
(15) "Municipal area of operation" includes the municipality in which 103
a housing authority is created under the provisions of this chapter and 104
may include any other municipality, as provided in section 8-40, as 105
amended by this act. 106
(16) "Municipal developer" means a municipality that has not 107
declared by resolution a need for a housing authority pursuant to 108
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section 8-40, as amended by this act, acting by and through its legislative 109
body, except that in any town in which a town meeting or representative 110
town meeting is the legislative body, "municipal developer" means the 111
board of selectmen if such board is authorized to act as the municipal 112
developer by the town meeting or representative town meeting. 113
[(l)] (17) "Municipality" means any city, borough or town. "The 114
municipality" means the particular municipality for which a particular 115
housing authority is created. 116
(18) "Nonprofit corporation" means a nonprofit corporation 117
incorporated pursuant to chapter 602 or any predecessor statutes 118
thereto, having as one of its purposes the construction, rehabilitation, 119
ownership or operation of housing and having articles of incorporation 120
approved by the Commissioner of Housing in accordance with 121
regulations adopted pursuant to section 8-79a or 8-84. 122
[(m)] (19) "Obligee of the authority" or "obligee" includes any 123
bondholder, trustee or trustees for any bondholders, or lessor demising 124
to the authority property used in connection with a housing project, or 125
any assignee or assignees of such lessor's interest or any part thereof, 126
and the state or federal government when it is a party to any contract 127
with the authority. 128
[(n)] (20) "Real property" includes all lands, including improvements 129
and fixtures thereon, and property of any nature appurtenant thereto, 130
or used in connection therewith, and every estate, interest and right, 131
legal or equitable, therein, including terms for years and liens by way of 132
judgment, mortgage or otherwise and the indebtedness secured by such 133
liens. 134
[(o)] (21) "Rent" means the entire amount paid to an authority for any 135
dwelling unit. 136
[(p)] (22) "Shelter rent" means rent less any charges made by an 137
authority for water, heat, gas and electricity. 138
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[(q)] (23) "Slum" means any area where dwellings predominate 139
[which] that, by reason of dilapidation, overcrowding, faulty 140
arrangement or design, lack of ventilation, light or sanitary facilities, or 141
any combination of these factors, are detrimental to safety, health and 142
morals. 143
[(r)] (24) "State public body" means any city, borough, town, 144
municipal corporation, district or other subdivision of the state. 145
[(s)] (25) "Veteran" has the same meaning [assigned by] as provided 146
in section 27-103 and includes any officer of the United States Public 147
Health Service detailed by proper authority to duty with any of the 148
armed forces and the spouse or widow or widower of such veteran, 149
provided such veteran [shall have] served for a period of ninety days or 150
more in time of war after December 7, 1941, and [shall have] resided in 151
this state at any time continuously for two years. 152
[(t) "Family" means a household consisting of one or more persons. 153
(u) "Eligible developer" or "developer" means (1) a nonprofit 154
corporation; (2) any business corporation incorporated pursuant to 155
chapter 601 or any predecessor statutes thereto, having as one of its 156
purposes the construction, rehabilitation, ownership or operation of 157
housing, and having articles of incorporation approved by the 158
commissioner in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to 159
section 8-79a or 8-84; (3) any partnership, limited partnership, joint 160
venture, trust, limited liability company or association having as one of 161
its purposes the construction, rehabilitation, ownership or operation of 162
housing, and having basic documents of organization approved by the 163
commissioner in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to 164
section 8-79a or 8-84; (4) a housing authority; (5) a family or person 165
approved by the commissioner as qualified to own, construct, 166
rehabilitate, manage and maintain housing under a mortgage loan made 167
or insured under an agreement entered into pursuant to the provisions 168
of this chapter; or (6) a municipal developer. 169
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(v) "Mortgage" means a mortgage deed, deed of trust, or other 170
instrument which shall constitute a lien, whether first or second, on real 171
estate or on a leasehold under a lease having a remaining term, at the 172
time such mortgage is acquired, which does not expire for at least that 173
number of years beyond the maturity date of the obligation secured by 174
such mortgage as is equal to the number of years remaining until the 175
maturity date of such obligation. 176
(w) "Nonprofit corporation" means a nonprofit corporation 177
incorporated pursuant to chapter 602 or any predecessor statutes 178
thereto, having as one of its purposes the construction, rehabilitation, 179
ownership or operation of housing and having articles of incorporation 180
approved by the Commissioner of Housing in accordance with 181
regulations adopted pursuant to section 8-79a or 8-84. 182
(x) "Municipal developer" means a municipality, as defined in 183
subsection (l) of this section, which has not declared by resolution a need 184
for a housing authority pursuant to section 8-40, acting by and through 185
its legislative body, except that in any town in which a town meeting or 186
representative town meeting is the legislative body, "municipal 187
developer" means the board of selectmen if such board is authorized to 188
act as the municipal developer by the town meeting or representative 189
town meeting.] 190
Sec. 2. Section 8-40 of the general statutes is repealed and the 191
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 192
(a) In each municipality of the state there is created a public body 193
corporate and politic to be known as the "housing authority" of the 194
municipality, [;] provided such authority shall not transact any business 195
or exercise its powers [hereunder] under this section until the governing 196
body of the municipality by resolution declares that there is need for a 197
housing authority in the municipality. [, provided it] Within such 198
resolution, the governing body shall find [(1)] that (1) insanitary or 199
unsafe inhabited dwelling accommodations exist in the municipality, 200
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[or] (2) [that] there is a shortage of safe or sanitary dwelling 201
accommodations in the municipality available to families of low income 202
at rentals they can afford, or (3) [that] there is a shortage of safe or 203
sanitary dwelling accommodations in the municipality available to 204
families of moderate income at rentals they can afford. In determining 205
whether dwelling accommodations are unsafe or insanitary, [said] such 206
governing body may take into consideration the degree of 207
overcrowding, the percentage of land coverage, the light, air, space and 208
access available to the inhabitants of such dwelling accommodations, 209
the size and arrangement of the rooms, the sanitary facilities and the 210
extent to which conditions exist in such buildings [which] that endanger 211
life or property by fire or other causes. 212
(b) The governing bodies of two or more municipalities may create a 213
regional housing authority, which shall have all the powers, duties and 214
responsibilities conferred upon housing authorities by this chapter and 215
chapter 130. The area of operation of such authority shall include the 216
municipalities for which such authority is created and any expanded 217
area of operation adopted by such authority. Such authority shall act 218
through a board of commissioners composed of two representatives 219
from each municipality appointed for terms of four years in the manner 220
provided in section 8-41. 221
(c) Any housing authority or regional housing authority established 222
pursuant to this section may adopt an expanded area of operation. 223
Sec. 3. Section 8-44b of the general statutes is repealed and the 224
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 225
(a) Any housing authority created by section 8-40, as amended by this 226
act, shall have the power to establish and maintain a housing authority 227
police force, [the] except that no housing authority shall have the power 228
to establish or maintain a housing authority police force in an expanded 229
area of operation. The members of [which] any such housing authority 230
police force shall be employees of such housing authority and shall be 231
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known as housing authority police officers. Housing authority police 232
officers shall be appointed by the local board, agency or person 233
empowered to appoint municipal police officers, subject to approval [of] 234
by the housing authority. The requirements for appointment as a police 235
officer in the municipality in which the housing authority is located, 236
except for age and physical qualifications, shall be mandatory for 237
housing authority police officers in such municipality. No person shall 238
be appointed to such housing authority police force unless [he] such 239
person has been awarded a certificate attesting to [his] such person's 240
successful completion of an approved municipal police basic training 241
program, as provided in section 7-294e. The initial appointment shall be 242
for a probationary term upon completion of which the appointing 243
authority may promote such probationary officers to permanent status; 244
provided such promotion shall be in accordance with procedures 245
applicable to municipal police officers in the municipality and shall be 246
made subject to the approval of the housing authority. Housing 247
authority police officers shall have and exercise the powers and 248
authority conferred upon municipal police officers and shall be subject 249
to the ultimate supervision and control of the chief of police of the 250
municipality in which the housing authority operates. 251
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, 252
any housing authority police force [which] that existed prior to October 253
1, 1970, pursuant to Title 1 of Public Law 89-754, 80 Stat. 1255, the 254
Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966, and 255
[which] that, for any reason, does not constitute a housing authority 256
police force pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, shall constitute a 257
housing authority police force pursuant to this subsection and the 258
members of any such police [forces] force may exercise the powers 259
granted to such members pursuant to this subsection. The members of 260
such police force may act, at the expense of the municipality, as special 261
police officers upon property owned or managed by any housing 262
authority. Such special police officers: (1) May arrest, without previous 263
complaint and warrant, any person for any offense in their jurisdiction, 264
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when such person is taken or apprehended in the act or on the speedy 265
information of others; (2) when in the immediate pursuit of one who 266
may be arrested under the provisions of this subsection, may pursue 267
such offender outside of their jurisdiction into any part of the 268
municipality to effect an arrest; (3) shall be peace officers as defined in 269
subdivision (9) of section 53a-3; (4) shall have the authority to serve 270
criminal process within their jurisdiction; (5) shall, when on duty, wear 271
a uniform, distinct in color from that worn by the police officers of the 272
municipality; (6) shall, when on duty, wear in plain view a shield, 273
distinct in shape from that worn by the police officers of the 274
municipality which [shall bear] bears the words "special police"; (7) shall 275
complete a forty-hour basic training program provided by the 276
municipality within one hundred eighty days of June 27, 1983; and (8) 277
shall take an oath of office. 278
Sec. 4. Section 8-50 of the general statutes is repealed and the 279
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 280
An authority shall have the right to acquire by the exercise of the 281
power of eminent domain any real property [which] that is not located 282
in an expanded area of operation if it deems such property necessary for 283
its purposes under this chapter after the adoption by [it] such authority 284
of a resolution declaring that the acquisition of such real property 285
described [therein] in such resolution is necessary for such purposes. An 286
authority, in its own name and at its own expense and cost, may prefer 287
a petition and exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner 288
provided in section 48-12 and acts supplementary thereto, except that a 289
housing authority's power of eminent domain shall not extend to an 290
expanded area of operation. Property already devoted to a public use 291
may be acquired, provided no real property belonging to the 292
municipality, the state or any political subdivision thereof may be 293
acquired without its consent. 294
Sec. 5. Section 8-45a of the general statutes is repealed and the 295
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 296
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A housing authority, [as defined in subsection (b) of section 8-39,] in 297
determining eligibility for the rental of public housing units, may 298
establish criteria and consider relevant information concerning (1) an 299
applicant's or any proposed occupant's history of criminal activity 300
involving: (A) Crimes of physical violence to persons or property, (B) 301
crimes involving the illegal manufacture, sale, distribution or use of, or 302
possession with intent to manufacture, sell, use or distribute, a 303
controlled substance, as defined in section 21a-240, or (C) other criminal 304
acts [which] that would adversely affect the health, safety or welfare of 305
other tenants, (2) an applicant's or any proposed occupant's abuse, or 306
pattern of abuse, of alcohol when the housing authority has reasonable 307
cause to believe that such applicant's or proposed occupant's abuse, or 308
pattern of abuse, of alcohol may interfere with the health, safety or right 309
to peaceful enjoyment of the premises by other residents, and (3) an 310
applicant or any proposed occupant who is subject to a lifetime 311
registration requirement under section 54-252 on account of being 312
convicted or found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect of a 313
sexually violent offense. In evaluating any such information, the 314
housing authority shall [give consideration to] consider the time, nature 315
and extent of the applicant's or proposed occupant's conduct and to 316
factors [which] that might indicate a reasonable probability of favorable 317
future conduct such as evidence of rehabilitation and evidence of the 318
willingness of the applicant, the applicant's family or the proposed 319
occupant to participate in social service or other appropriate counseling 320
programs and the availability of such programs. 321
Sec. 6. Subdivision (29) of section 12-412 of the general statutes is 322
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 323
2025): 324
(29) (A) Sales of and the storage, use or other consumption of tangible 325
personal property acquired for incorporation into or used and 326
consumed in the operation of housing facilities for low and moderate 327
income families and persons and sales of and the acceptance, use or 328
other consumption of any service described in subdivision (2) of section 329
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12-407 that is used and consumed in the development, construction, 330
rehabilitation, renovation, repair or operation of housing facilities for 331
low and moderate income families and persons, provided such facilities 332
are constructed under the sponsorship of and owned or operated by 333
nonprofit housing organizations or housing authorities, as defined in 334
[subsection (b) of] section 8-39, as amended by this act. The nonprofit 335
housing organization or housing authority sponsoring the construction 336
of or owning or operating such housing facility shall obtain from the 337
commissioner a letter of determination that the housing facility has, to 338
the satisfaction of said commissioner, met all the requirements for 339
exemption under this subsection. At the time of any sale or purchase 340
that is exempt under this subsection, the purchaser shall present to the 341
retailer a copy of the determination letter that was issued to the 342
nonprofit housing organization or housing authority together with a 343
certificate from the purchaser, in such form as the commissioner may 344
prescribe, certifying that the tangible personal property or services that 345
are being purchased from the retailer are to be used or consumed 346
exclusively for the purposes of incorporation into or in the 347
development, construction, rehabilitation, renovation, repair or 348
operation of the housing facility identified in the letter of determination. 349
For the purposes of this subsection, (i) "nonprofit housing organization" 350
means any organization [which] that has as one of its purposes the 351
development, construction, sponsorship or ownership of housing for 352
low and moderate income families as stated in its charter, if it is 353
incorporated, or its constitution or bylaws, if it is unincorporated, and 354
[which] that has received exemption from federal income tax under the 355
provisions of Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended 356
from time to time, provided the charter of such organization, if it is 357
incorporated, or its constitution or bylaws, if unincorporated, shall 358
contain a provision that no officer, member or employee [thereof] of 359
such organization shall receive or at any future time may receive any 360
pecuniary profit from the operation thereof, except a reasonable 361
compensation for services in effecting the purposes of the organization; 362
(ii) "housing facilities" means facilities having as their primary purpose 363
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the provision of safe and adequate housing and related facilities for low 364
and moderate income families and persons, notwithstanding that [said] 365
such housing provides other dwelling accommodations in addition to 366
the primary purpose of providing dwelling accommodations for low 367
and moderate income families; (iii) "related facilities" means those 368
facilities defined in subsection (d) of section 8-243; and (iv) "low and 369
moderate income families" means those families as defined in 370
subsection (h) of [said] section 8-243. 371
(B) Sales of and the acceptance, use or other consumption of any 372
service described in subdivision (2) of section 12-407 that is used or 373
consumed in the development, construction, renovation or operation of 374
housing facilities for low and moderate income families and persons, 375
provided such facilities are owned or sponsored by a mutual housing 376
association, as defined in subsection (b) of section 8-214f, and operated 377
as mutual housing by such association at a location that was conveyed 378
to such association by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban 379
Development prior to September 1, 1995. 380
Sec. 7. Section 8-389 of the general statutes is repealed and the 381
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 382
Upon the incorporation of a successfully negotiated regional fair 383
housing compact into a regional plan of conservation and development 384
by a regional planning agency pursuant to section 8-386, the 385
Commissioner of Housing and the Connecticut Housing Authority may 386
give priority to any application for financial or technical assistance made 387
by a municipality, housing authority or eligible developer, as defined in 388
[subsection (u) of] section 8-39, as amended by this act, in connection 389
with any project located in a municipality [which] that has approved the 390
regional fair housing compact pursuant to section 8-386. 391
Sec. 8. Subdivision (9) of section 12-631 of the general statutes is 392
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 393
2025): 394
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(9) "Families of low and moderate income" means families meeting 395
the criteria for designation as families of low and moderate income 396
established by the Commissioner of Housing pursuant to subdivision 397
(8) [subsection (f)] of section 8-39, as amended by this act. 398
Sec. 9. Section 8-113a of the general statutes is repealed and the 399
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 400
The following terms, wherever used or referred to in this part, [shall] 401
have the following respective meanings, unless a different meaning 402
clearly appears from the context: 403
[(a)] (1) "Authority" or "housing authority" means any of the public 404
corporations created by section 8-40, as amended by this act. 405
[(b) "Municipality" means any city, borough or town. "The 406
municipality" means the particular municipality for which a particular 407
housing authority is created. 408
(c) "Governing body" means, for towns having a town council, the 409
council; for other towns, the selectmen; for cities, the common council 410
or other similar body of officials; and for boroughs, the warden and 411
burgesses. 412
(d) "Mayor" means, for cities, the mayor, and, for boroughs, the 413
warden. "Clerk" means the clerk of the particular city, borough or town 414
for which a particular housing authority is created. 415
(e) "Area of operation" shall include the municipality in which a 416
housing authority is created under the provisions of this chapter, and 417
may include a neighboring municipality, provided the governing body 418
of such neighboring municipality shall agree by proper resolution to the 419
extension of the area of operation to include such neighboring 420
municipality.] 421
(2) "Bonds" means any bonds, notes, interim certificates, certificates 422
of indebtedness, debentures or other obligations used by the authority 423
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pursuant to this chapter. 424
(3) "Elderly persons" means persons sixty-two years of age and over 425
who lack the amount of income that is necessary, as determined by the 426
authority or nonprofit corporation, subject to approval by the 427
Commissioner of Housing, to enable them to live in decent, safe and 428
sanitary dwellings without financial assistance as provided under this 429
part, or persons who have been certified by the Social Security Board as 430
being totally disabled under the federal Social Security Act or certified 431
by any other federal board or agency as being totally disabled. 432
(4) "Housing partnership" means any partnership, limited 433
partnership, joint venture, trust or association consisting of (A) a 434
housing authority, a nonprofit corporation or both, and (B) (i) a business 435
corporation incorporated pursuant to chapter 601 or any predecessor 436
statutes thereto, having as one of its purposes the construction, 437
rehabilitation, ownership or operation of housing, and having articles of 438
incorporation approved by the commissioner in accordance with 439
regulations adopted pursuant to section 8-79a or 8-84, (ii) a for-profit 440
partnership, limited partnership, joint venture, trust, limited liability 441
company or association having as one of its purposes the construction, 442
rehabilitation, ownership or operation of housing, and having basic 443
documents of organization approved by the commissioner in 444
accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to section 8-79a or 8-84, 445
or (iii) any combination of the entities included under subparagraphs 446
(B)(i) and (B)(ii) of this subdivision. 447
[(f)] (5) "Housing project" means any work or undertaking [(1)] (A) to 448
demolish, clear or remove buildings from any slum area, which work or 449
undertaking may embrace the adaptation of such area to public 450
purposes, including parks or other recreational or community purposes; 451
[(2)] (B) to provide decent, safe and sanitary urban or rural dwellings, 452
apartments or other living accommodations for elderly persons, which 453
work or undertaking may include buildings, land, equipment, facilities 454
and other real or personal property for necessary, convenient or 455
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desirable appurtenances, streets, sewers, water service, parks, site 456
preparation, gardening, administrative, community, recreational or 457
welfare purposes; [(3)] (C) to provide a continuum of housing 458
comprising independent living accommodations, residential care, 459
intermediate housing facilities and skilled nursing care and facilities 460
with ready access to medical and hospital services; or [(4)] (D) to 461
accomplish a combination of the [foregoing. The term "housing project" 462
also may be applied to] purposes specified in subparagraphs (A) to (C), 463
inclusive, of this subdivision. "Housing project" includes the planning 464
of the buildings and improvements, the acquisition of property, the 465
demolition of existing structures, the construction, reconstruction, 466
alteration and repair of the improvements and all other work in 467
connection therewith. 468
[(g) "Bonds" means any bonds, notes, interim certificates, certificates 469
of indebtedness, debentures or other obligations issued by the authority 470
pursuant to this chapter. 471
(h) "Real property" shall include all lands, including improvements 472
and fixtures thereon, and property of any nature appurtenant thereto, 473
or used in connection therewith, and every estate, interest and right, 474
legal or equitable, therein, including terms for years and liens by way of 475
judgment, mortgage or otherwise and the indebtedness secured by such 476
liens. 477
(i) "Obligee of the authority" or "obligee" shall include any 478
bondholder, trustee or trustees for any bondholders, or lessor demising 479
to the authority property used in connection with a housing project, or 480
any assignee or assignees of such lessor's interest or any part thereof, 481
and the state government when it is a party to any contract with the 482
authority. 483
(j) "State public body" means any city, borough, town, municipal 484
corporation, district or other subdivision of the state.] 485
[(k)] (6) "Rent" means the entire amount paid to a local authority, 486
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nonprofit corporation or housing partnership for any dwelling unit. 487
[(l)] (7) "Shelter rent" means "rent" as defined [herein] in this section, 488
less any charges made by a local authority, nonprofit corporation or 489
housing partnership for water, heat, gas, electricity and sewer use 490
charges. 491
[(m) "Elderly persons" means persons sixty-two years of age and over 492
who lack the amount of income which is necessary, as determined by 493
the authority or nonprofit corporation, subject to approval by the 494
Commissioner of Housing, to enable them to live in decent, safe and 495
sanitary dwellings without financial assistance as provided under this 496
part, or persons who have been certified by the Social Security Board as 497
being totally disabled under the federal Social Security Act or certified 498
by any other federal board or agency as being totally disabled. 499
(n) "Housing partnership" means any partnership, limited 500
partnership, joint venture, trust or association consisting of (1) a housing 501
authority, a nonprofit corporation or both and (2) (A) a business 502
corporation incorporated pursuant to chapter 601 or any predecessor 503
statutes thereto, having as one of its purposes the construction, 504
rehabilitation, ownership or operation of housing, and having articles of 505
incorporation approved by the commissioner in accordance with 506
regulations adopted pursuant to section 8-79a or 8-84, (B) a for-profit 507
partnership, limited partnership, joint venture, trust, limited liability 508
company or association having as one of its purposes the construction, 509
rehabilitation, ownership or operation of housing, and having basic 510
documents of organization approved by the commissioner in 511
accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to section 8-79a or 8-84 512
or (C) any combination of the entities included under subparagraphs 513
(A) and (B) of this subdivision.] 514
Sec. 10. Subsection (a) of section 8-116c of the general statutes is 515
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 516
2025): 517
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(a) An elderly person [, as defined in subsection (m) of section 8-113a,] 518
shall not be eligible to move into a housing project [, as defined in 519
subsection (f) of section 8-113a,] if the person (1) is currently using illegal 520
drugs, (2) is currently abusing alcohol and has a recent history of 521
disruptive or dangerous behavior and whose tenancy (A) would 522
constitute a direct threat to the health or safety of another individual, or 523
(B) would result in substantial physical damage to the property of 524
another, (3) has a recent history of disruptive or dangerous behavior and 525
whose tenancy (A) would constitute a direct threat to the health and 526
safety of another individual or (B) would result in substantial physical 527
damage to the property of another, or (4) was convicted of the illegal 528
sale or possession of a controlled substance, as defined in section 21a-529
240, within the prior twenty-four-month period. 530
Sec. 11. Section 8-116d of the general statutes is repealed and the 531
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 532
Any elderly person [, as defined in subsection (m) of section 8-113a,] 533
who applies for and is accepted for admission to a housing project 534
pursuant to this part or part VII of this chapter or pursuant to any other 535
state or federal housing assistance program may terminate the lease or 536
rental agreement for the dwelling unit that he or she occupies at the time 537
of such acceptance, without the penalty or liability for the remaining 538
term of the lease or rental agreement, upon giving thirty days' written 539
notice to the landlord of such dwelling unit. 540
Sec. 12. Section 8-119h of the general statutes is repealed and the 541
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 542
Upon preliminary approval by the State Bond Commission pursuant 543
to the provisions of section 3-20, the state, acting by and through the 544
Commissioner of Housing, may enter into a contract or contracts with 545
an authority, a municipal developer, a nonprofit corporation or a 546
housing partnership for state financial assistance for a congregate 547
housing project, in the form of capital grants, interim loans, permanent 548
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loans, deferred loans or any combination thereof for application to the 549
development cost of such project or projects. A contract with an 550
authority, a municipal developer, a nonprofit corporation or a housing 551
partnership may provide that in the case of any loan made in 552
conjunction with any housing assistance funds provided by an agency 553
of the United States government, if such housing assistance funds 554
terminate prior to complete repayment of a loan made pursuant to this 555
section, the remaining balance of such loan may be converted to a capital 556
grant or decreased loan. Any such state assistance contract with an 557
authority, a municipal developer, a nonprofit corporation or a housing 558
partnership for a capital grant or loan entered into prior to the time 559
housing assistance funds became available from an agency of the United 560
States government, may, upon the mutual consent of the commissioner 561
and the authority, municipal developer, nonprofit corporation or 562
housing partnership, be renegotiated to provide for a loan or increased 563
loan in the place of a capital grant or loan or a part thereof, consistent 564
with the above conditions. Such capital grants or loans shall be in an 565
amount not in excess of the development cost of the project or projects, 566
including, in the case of grants or loans financed from the proceeds of 567
the state's general obligation bonds issued pursuant to any 568
authorization, allocation or approval of the State Bond Commission 569
made prior to July 1, 1990, administrative or other cost or expense to be 570
incurred by the state in connection therewith, as approved by said 571
commissioner. In anticipation of final payment of such capital grants or 572
loans, the state, acting by and through said commissioner and in 573
accordance with such contract, may make temporary advances to the 574
authority, municipal developer, nonprofit corporation or housing 575
partnership for preliminary planning expense or other development 576
cost of such project or projects. Any loan provided pursuant to this 577
section shall bear interest at a rate to be determined in accordance with 578
subsection (t) of section 3-20. Any such authority, municipal developer, 579
nonprofit corporation or housing partnership may, subject to the 580
approval of the Commissioner of Housing, contract with any other 581
person approved by the Commissioner of Housing for the operation of 582
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a project undertaken pursuant to this part. As used in this section, 583
"housing partnership" has the same meaning as provided in [subsection 584
(n) of] section 8-113a, as amended by this act. 585
Sec. 13. Section 8-119l of the general statutes is repealed and the 586
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 587
The state, acting by and through the Commissioner of Housing, may 588
enter into a contract or contracts with an authority, a municipal 589
developer, a nonprofit corporation or a housing partnership for state 590
financial assistance in the form of a grant-in-aid for an operating cost 591
subsidy for state-financed congregate housing projects developed 592
pursuant to this part. In calculating the amount of the grant-in-aid, the 593
commissioner shall use adjusted gross income of tenants. As used in this 594
section, "adjusted gross income" means annual aggregate income from 595
all sources minus fifty per cent of all unreimbursable medical expenses 596
[. As used in this section,] and "housing partnership" has the same 597
meaning as provided in [subsection (n) of] section 8-113a, as amended 598
by this act. 599
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2025 8-39
Sec. 2 July 1, 2025 8-40
Sec. 3 July 1, 2025 8-44b
Sec. 4 July 1, 2025 8-50
Sec. 5 July 1, 2025 8-45a
Sec. 6 July 1, 2025 12-412(29)
Sec. 7 July 1, 2025 8-389
Sec. 8 July 1, 2025 12-631(9)
Sec. 9 July 1, 2025 8-113a
Sec. 10 July 1, 2025 8-116c(a)
Sec. 11 July 1, 2025 8-116d
Sec. 12 July 1, 2025 8-119h
Sec. 13 July 1, 2025 8-119l
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Statement of Purpose:
To authorize a housing authority to expand its jurisdiction to include
housing in other municipalities.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]