CHAPTER 133
HOUSING, REDEVELOPMENT AND URBAN RENEWAL
AND HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

It is found and declared that improvement of the conditions and quality of urban life is one of the most serious responsibilities facing this state. The persistence of slums and blight; the critical need for additional and improved housing and community facilities and services arising from rapid expansion of the state's urban population; the inadequacy of sites for industrial and commercial growth; the concentration of persons of low income in the older urban areas of the state; the persistence of poverty, unemployment, underemployment, educational deprivation, crime and delinquency, and physical and mental illness; all these have resulted in a marked deterioration of the quality of the environment and the lives of large numbers of Connecticut citizens, while the state as a whole prospers. It is further found and declared that the municipalities of this state do not have adequate resources to deal effectively with these physical, economic, and human resource problems and that financial and technical assistance by the state, in addition to that now authorized, and the granting of new powers and authority to municipalities, are essential to enable the municipalities to plan, develop and conduct physical, economic and human resource programs for effective community development. It is further found and declared that the accomplishment of these objectives requires effective concentration and coordination of federal, state, regional and local public and private efforts and resources and that such concentration and coordination of efforts can best be achieved through the creation of an Office of Policy and Management.
(1967, P.A. 522, S. 1; P.A. 77-614, S. 590, 609, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 119, 136.)
History: P.A. 77-614 substituted office of policy and management for department of community affairs, effective January 1, 1979, and in Sec. 609 repealed section; P.A. 78-303 removed section from repeal provision in Sec. 609 of P.A. 77-614.
See chapter 50 (Sec. 4-65a et seq.) re Office of Policy and Management.

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As used in this chapter:
(a) Repealed by P.A. 77-614, S. 609, 610;
(b) "Human resource development agency" means a human resource development agency as defined in section 17b-852;
(c) "Housing solely for low or moderate-income persons or families" means housing, the construction or rehabilitation of which is aided or assisted in any way by any federal or state statute, which housing is subject to regulation or supervision of rents, charges or sale prices and methods of operation by a governmental agency under a regulatory agreement or other instrument which restricts occupancy of such housing to persons or families whose incomes do not exceed prescribed limits;
(d) "Municipality" means town, city or borough;
(e) "Governing body" means, for towns having a town council, the council; for other towns, the selectmen; for cities, the common council or other similar body of officials; and for boroughs, the warden and burgesses.
(1967, P.A. 522, S. 2; P.A. 77-614, S. 609, 610.)
History: P.A. 77-614 repealed Subsec. (a) which had defined "commissioner" as commissioner of community affairs, effective January 1, 1979.

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Sections 8-203 to 8-205, inclusive, are repealed.
(1967, P.A. 522, S. 3, 5, 6; 1969, P.A. 28; P.A. 73-8, S. 1; P.A. 77-614, S. 609, 610.)

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(a) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall (1) administer and direct the operations of the Department of Economic and Community Development; (2) advise and inform municipal officials, local housing authorities, the Connecticut Housing Authority, public development agencies and other agencies and groups about housing, redevelopment, urban renewal and community development and shall collect and disseminate information pertaining thereto, including information about federal, state and private assistance programs and services pertaining thereto; (3) inquire into the utilization of state government resources, coordinate federal and state activities for assistance in and solution of problems of housing, redevelopment, urban renewal and community development and shall inform and advise the Governor about and propose legislation concerning such problems; (4) conduct, encourage and maintain research and studies relating to housing, redevelopment, urban renewal and community development problems; (5) prepare and review model ordinances and charters relating to these areas; (6) maintain an inventory of data and information and act as a clearing house and referral agency for information on state and federal programs and services relative to housing and community development; (7) conduct, encourage and maintain research and studies and advise municipal officials concerning forms of intergovernmental cooperation and cooperation between public and private agencies designed to advance programs of housing, redevelopment, urban renewal and community development; (8) promote and assist the formation of local housing authorities and other agencies or organizations appropriate to the purposes of this chapter; and (9) inform the public regarding the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants as provided in chapters 830, 831 and 832 and respond to any inquiries from the public on such matters.
(b) The commissioner may determine the qualifications of personnel or consultants to be engaged in connection with the provision of any state assistance or administration provided by the Department of Economic and Community Development.
(c) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development may make available technical and financial assistance and advisory services to any municipality, municipal agency, local housing authority, human resource development agency, regional planning agency, regional council of elected officials, regional council of governments, housing sponsor, prospective housing sponsor or other appropriate agency, or the Connecticut Housing Authority, for any activity pertinent to the development, preservation, repair or rehabilitation of housing or for urban renewal, redevelopment or community development activities as defined in chapter 130, provided any financial assistance to a regional planning agency, regional council of governments or a regional council of elected officials shall have the prior approval of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or his designee. Financial, technical or advisory assistance shall be rendered upon such contractual arrangements as may be agreed upon by the commissioner and any such municipality, agency, authority, council or sponsor in accordance with their respective needs.
(d) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development is authorized to do all things necessary to apply for, qualify for and accept any federal funds made available or allotted under any federal act for any activities which may be pertinent to the purposes of this chapter and chapters 128, 129, 130, 135 and 136 and said commissioner shall administer any such funds allotted to the department in accordance with federal law. The commissioner may enter into contracts with the federal government concerning the use and repayment of such funds under any such federal act, the prosecution of the work under any such contract and the establishment of and disbursement from a separate account in which federal and state funds estimated to be required for plan preparation or other eligible activities under such federal act shall be kept. Said account shall not be a part of the General Fund of the state or any subdivision of the state. Unless otherwise required by federal law or regulation, any federal housing assistance funding made available at the state level shall be allocated in accordance with the housing plan prepared pursuant to the provisions of section 8-37t. Such allocation shall, to the maximum extent possible, reflect the types and distribution of housing needs in all parts of the state and the resources required by the department, the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority or other appropriate agencies to meet those needs.
(e) The powers and duties enumerated in this section shall be in addition to and shall not limit any other powers or duties of the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development contained in any other law.
(1967, P.A. 522, S. 7; 1969, P.A. 436, S. 1; P.A. 73-679, S. 35, 43; P.A. 75-537, S. 49, 55; P.A. 77-614, S. 19, 290, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 10, 131, 136; P.A. 79-257; 79-598, S. 5; P.A. 86-281, S. 7; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6.)
History: 1969 act amended Subsec. (b) to allow aid to housing code enforcement agencies, regional planning agencies and regional councils of elected officials, and to require that financial aid to regional planning agency or regional council of elected officials be approved by director of planning of office of state planning; P.A. 73-679 substituted managing director, planning and budgeting, department of finance and control or his designee for director of planning; P.A. 75-537 substituted commissioner of planning and energy policy for managing director; P.A. 77-614 substituted secretary of the office of policy and management for commissioner of planning and energy policy and, effective January 1, 1979, substituted commissioner of economic development for commissioner of community affairs and eliminated redundant references to municipal government and municipal programs and to human resource development and programs; P.A. 78-303 made technical changes; P.A. 79-257 allowed aid to tenant councils under Subsec. (b); P.A. 79-598 substituted commissioner of housing for commissioner of economic development, throughout section, added to duties listed the administration of department of housing and duties re landlord/tenant rights and responsibilities and substituted "community" for "industrial and commercial" development and programs in Subsec. (a), deleted Subdivs. (A) and (B), formerly in Subsec. (a) and designated Subdiv. (C) as new Subsec. (b), relettering remaining Subsecs. accordingly, amended Subsec. (c), formerly (b), to expand list of agencies to which assistance is available and to rewrite list of activities for which aid is available, and amended Subsec. (d), formerly (c), to allow application for federal funds to fulfill purposes of chapters listed and added provision concerning allocation of federal funds; P.A. 86-281 inserted "Connecticut housing authority" in Subsecs. (a) and (c) and made technical changes; P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Housing with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development.
See Sec. 8-44a re social and supplementary services for housing projects, rehabilitation and energy conservation.
See Sec. 8-154f re grants-in-aid not subject to repayment by municipalities.
See Sec. 8-190 et seq. re planning and special planning grants.
See Secs. 7-606 and 47a-56j re rent receivership.

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Sec. 8-206a. Transfer of certain duties from Public Works Commissioner, Connecticut Development Commission and Office of Economic Opportunity to Commissioner of Community Affairs. Further transfer to Commissioners of Economic Development and Human Resources. Further transfer of certain duties to the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development. (a) In accordance with the provisions of section 4-38d, all powers and duties delegated to the Public Works Commissioner under the provisions of chapters 128, 129 and 130 shall be transferred to the Commissioner of Community Affairs, and where the words "Public Works Commissioner" are used in said chapters, the words "Commissioner of Community Affairs" shall be substituted in lieu thereof.
(b) In accordance with the provisions of said section 4-38d, all powers and duties delegated to the Connecticut Development Commission under the provisions of sections 8-124 to 8-154e, inclusive, and 8-160 to 8-162, inclusive, shall be transferred to the Commissioner of Community Affairs, and where the words "Connecticut Development Commission" are used in said sections, the words "Commissioner of Community Affairs" shall be substituted in lieu thereof.
(c) In accordance with the provisions of section 4-38d, all powers and duties heretofore delegated to the State Office of Economic Opportunity shall be transferred to the Commissioner of Community Affairs, and wherever the term "director of the State Office of Economic Opportunity" is used it shall mean the commissioner.
(d) Unless specifically otherwise provided in this chapter, whenever, pursuant to law in effect prior to July 1, 1967, reports, certifications, applications or requests were required or permitted to be made to the department, department head, board, division, commission, office or officer, whose powers and duties are assigned or transferred by this chapter, such reports and certifications shall be filed with, and such applications or requests shall be made to, the department, department head, officer or agency to which such assignment or transfer has been made hereunder.
(e) Whenever the term "Connecticut Development Commission" occurs or any reference is made thereto in any regulation, contract or document concerning housing, redevelopment, urban renewal or urban planning grants at the municipal level of government, it shall be deemed to mean or refer to the Commissioner of Community Affairs.
(f) Whenever the term "Public Works Commissioner" occurs or any reference is made thereto in any regulation, contract or document concerning housing adopted or entered into under chapters 128, 129 and 130, it shall be deemed to mean or refer to the Commissioner of Community Affairs.
(g) In accordance with the provisions of section 4-38d, all powers and duties transferred to the Commissioner of Community Affairs by this section are transferred to the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development.
(1967, P.A. 522, S. 8; 1971, P.A. 505, S. 9, 10; P.A. 77-313, S. 7; 77-614, S. 594, 610; P.A. 78-373, S. 7; P.A. 79-598, S. 10; P.A. 95-250, S. 18, 42; 95-309, S. 11, 12; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6.)
History: 1971 act changed sections referred to in Subsec. (b) from "8-124 to 8-162, inclusive" to "8-124 to 8-154, inclusive, and 8-160 to 8-162, inclusive"; P.A. 77-313 replaced Sec. 8-154 with Sec. 8-154e in Subsec. (b); P.A. 77-614 added Subsec. (g) transferring duties from commissioner of community affairs to commissioner of economic development, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-373 amended Subsec. (g) to limit transfer of duties to economic development commissioner to Subsecs. (a), (b) and (d) to (f), inclusive, and to transfer duties in Subsec. (c) to commissioner of human resources; P.A. 79-598 added Subsec. (h) transferring certain duties of economic development commissioner to commissioner of housing; P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 amended Subsec. (g) to replace Commissioner of Economic Development with Commissioner of Economic and Community Development and deleted Subsec. (h); P.A. 95-309 changed effective date of P.A. 95-250 but did not affect this section.
Subsec. (g):
Cited. 222 C. 414, 425.
Subsec. (h):
Cited. 222 C. 414, 426.

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Sec. 8-206b.* Emergency fuel assistance program. Eligibility requirements. Participation in weatherization program. (a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall administer an emergency fuel assistance program on behalf of low-income families who are not beneficiaries of the temporary family assistance or the general assistance programs. The commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 concerning the distribution of funds appropriated to the Department of Social Services for such program. The regulations shall incorporate the following provisions: (1) Only households with incomes no higher than one hundred twenty-five per cent of the federal Community Services Administration poverty guidelines for nonfarm recipients shall be eligible for participation in the program, provided households with incomes no higher than one hundred seventy-five per cent of such guidelines shall be eligible for participation in the program if any member residing in such household is sixty-two years of age or over or physically disabled, as defined in section 1-1f; and (2) such assistance to eligible families shall not exceed one hundred dollars per family during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1979, and shall be subject to the availability of funds appropriated for such purposes. Participation in the program by households with incomes higher than one hundred twenty-five per cent of such guidelines but no higher than one hundred seventy-five per cent of such guidelines shall not preclude participation by such households in any other assistance program.
(b) As a condition for receiving emergency fuel assistance under subsection (a) of this section, any household whose income would qualify it for participation in the federal weatherization program for homes of low-income households administered in this state by the Department of Social Services shall agree to apply for participation in such program.
(P.A. 78-184, S. 1, 2; Oct. Sp. Sess. P.A. 79-5, S. 1, 5; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2, S. 10, 165.)
*Note: See Sec. 8-206c for information concerning the effective date of Oct. Sp. Sess. P.A. 79-5.
History: 1979 act substituted commissioner of human resources for commissioner of community affairs acting in consultation with aging and social services commissioners and secretary of office of policy and management, added exception to one hundred twenty-five per cent limit, allowed participation in more than one program and added Subsec. (b) concerning condition for receiving emergency fuel assistance; P.A. 93-262 authorized substitution of commissioner and department of social services for commissioner and department of human resources; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2 amended Subsec. (a) to replace "aid to families with dependent children, aid to families with dependent children-unemployed fathers" with "temporary family assistance", effective July 1, 1997.
See Sec. 16a-45 re the inspection and retrofit of fuel oil burners.

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Sections 8-206b and 16a- 45 shall take effect November 20, 1979, except that this law shall only remain in effect until June 30, 1980.
(Oct. Sp. Sess. P.A. 79-5, S. 5.)

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Sec. 8-206d. Emergency fuel assistance program for group homes, halfway houses, housing authorities and municipalities. Regulations. The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall administer an emergency fuel assistance program to provide: (1) Emergency fuel assistance on behalf of private, nonprofit group homes and halfway houses receiving state aid and licensed by or under contract with the Department of Public Health, the Department of Children and Families, the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, the Department of Correction or the Department of Mental Retardation, provided no group home or halfway house shall receive emergency fuel assistance in excess of one thousand dollars unless the commissioner finds additional assistance is necessary to protect the health and safety of the residents of such group home or halfway house; (2) grants to municipalities for emergency fuel assistance to receivers of rents appointed pursuant to section 47a-56a, to prevent and respond to abandonment by landlords of tenant-occupied dwelling units, provided no municipality shall receive an amount in excess of one thousand five hundred dollars for each receivership established within such municipality unless the commissioner finds additional assistance is necessary to protect the health and safety of the residents of such dwelling units; and (3) emergency fuel assistance to housing authorities for state-financed housing projects, for fuel costs incurred after October 1, 1979. The commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, establishing eligibility criteria for the distribution of state funds appropriated to the Department of Economic and Community Development for such program. The commissioner may, in his discretion and based on his determination of need, allocate any funds appropriated for the purposes of this section among group homes and halfway houses, municipalities and housing authorities.
(Oct. Sp. Sess. P.A. 79-2, S. 1, 3; P.A. 80-92; 80-369, S. 1, 3; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2; 93-381, S. 12, 39; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; 95-257, S. 11, 12, 21, 58; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6.)
History: P.A. 80-92 substituted alcohol and drug abuse commission for alcohol and drug abuse council; P.A. 80-369 deleted formula for allocating emergency fuel assistance and added provision for allocating funds at commissioner's discretion; P.A. 93-91 substituted commissioner and department of children and families for commissioner and department of children and youth services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 93-381 replaced commissioner and department of health services and executive director and Connecticut alcohol and drug abuse commission with commissioner and department of public health and addiction services and made technical changes, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Housing with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health and replaced Commissioner and Department of Mental Health with Commissioner and Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, effective July 1, 1995.

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Sec. 8-206e. Housing assistance and counseling demonstration program. Assisted living demonstration program in HUD Section 202 and Section 236 elderly housing developments. Regulations. (a) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall, within available appropriations, establish a demonstration housing assistance and counseling program to offer advice on matters concerning landlord and tenant relations and the financing of owner-occupied and rental housing purchases, improvements and renovations. The program shall provide: (1) Educational services designed to inform landlords and tenants of their respective rights and responsibilities; (2) dispute mediation services for landlords and tenants; (3) information on securing housing-related financing, including mortgage loans, home improvement loans, energy assistance and weatherization assistance; and (4) such other housing- related counseling and assistance as the commissioner shall provide by regulations.
(b) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development may, within available appropriations, enter into a contract or contracts to provide financial assistance in the form of grants-in-aid to nonprofit corporations, as defined in section 8-39, to carry out the purposes of subsection (a) of this section.
(c) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to carry out the purposes of subsections (a) and (b) of this section.
(d) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall establish a demonstration program in up to four United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, Section 202 or Section 236 elderly housing developments to provide assisted living services.
(e) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall establish criteria for making disbursements under the provisions of subsection (d) of this section which shall include, but are not limited to: (1) Size of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, Section 202 and Section 236 elderly housing developments; (2) geographic locations in which the developments are located; (3) anticipated social and health value to the resident population; (4) each Section 202 and Section 236 housing development's designation as a managed residential community, as defined in section 19-13-D105 of the regulations of Connecticut state agencies; and (5) the potential community development benefit to the relevant municipality. Such criteria may specify who may apply for grants, the geographic locations determined to be eligible for grants, and the eligible costs for which a grant may be made. For the purposes of the demonstration program, multiple properties with overlapping board membership or ownership may be considered a single applicant.
(f) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the provisions of subsections (d) and (e) of this section.
(P.A. 87-406, S. 1, 5; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 99-279, S. 33, 45; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 00-2, S. 9, 53; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-2, S. 36, 69; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9, S. 129, 131.)
History: P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Housing with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development; P.A. 99-279 amended Subsec. (a) to require the establishment of the program "within available appropriations" and amended Subsec. (b) to authorize the entering into of contracts to provide financial assistance in the form of grants-in-aid to nonprofit corporations "within available appropriations", effective July 1, 1999; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 00-2 amended Subsec. (c) to add reference to subsections (a) and (b) of this section, eliminated obsolete provisions in former Subsec. (d) requiring submission of report re evaluation of operation and effectiveness of demonstration program, substituted provisions in Subsec. (d) requiring establishment of an assisted living demonstration program in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Section 202 and Section 236, elderly housing developments, added Subsec. (e) requiring commissioner to establish criteria for making disbursements under the provisions of Subsec. (d), and added Subsec. (f) authorizing commissioner to adopt regulations to implement provisions of Subsecs. (d) and (e); June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-2 amended Subsec. (d) to require commissioner to establish assisted living demonstration programs in up to four, in lieu of two, Section 202 or Section 236 elderly housing developments, deleting phrase "for persons who are residents of the state", and amended Subsec. (e) to make a technical change and to provide for purposes of the demonstration program, multiple properties with overlapping board membership or ownership may be considered a single applicant, effective July 1, 2001; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9 revised effective date of June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-2 but without affecting this section.
See title 47a re landlord-tenant relationship generally.

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Secs. 8-207 and 8-207a. Community development action plan. State financial assistance for implementing, reviewing and revising community development action plan. Sections 8-207 and 8-207a are repealed.
(1967, P.A. 522, S. 9; 1969, P.A. 478; 757, S. 1; 1971, P.A. 759, S. 2, 4; 1972, S.A. 53, S. 23; P.A. 73-96, S. 2; P.A. 77-614, S. 38, 39, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 120, 136.)
See Secs. 8-220(c), 8-226.

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The state, acting by and in the discretion of the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, may enter into a contract with a municipality for state financial assistance to initiate, expand or improve housing code enforcement programs to promote the preservation or rehabilitation of housing, in the form of a state grant-in-aid equal to two- thirds of the cost of the program, as approved by the commissioner, for two years after execution of the state assistance agreement, one-half of such cost for an additional period not to exceed three years and thereafter one-third the cost of the program. To facilitate the effective enforcement of housing codes throughout the state, the commissioner may prepare a model State Housing Code. Any municipality may adopt such code by ordinance.
(1967, P.A. 522, S. 11; P.A. 73-338; P.A. 75-368, S. 1, 2; P.A. 77-614, S. 291, 610; P.A. 79-598, S. 11; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6.)
History: P.A. 73-338 placed three-year limit on additional aid for cost after initial two-year period and placed five-year limit on additional aid for programs under federal Housing Act of 1949; P.A. 75-368 added provision that code enforcement programs promote preservation and rehabilitation of housing, deleted provision placing five-year limit on aid from programs under federal Housing Act and provided for continuing aid after three-year limit expires for one-third of the program's cost; P.A. 77-614 gave contracting authority to commissioner of economic development, "commissioner" previously having referred to commissioner of community affairs, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 79-598 substituted commissioner of housing for commissioner of economic development; P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Housing with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development.
See Sec. 8-226 re use of prior bond proceeds for purposes of this section.

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Any person or persons severally or jointly aggrieved by any decision of a housing code board of appeals or any officer, department, board or bureau of any municipality, charged with the enforcement of any order, requirement or decision of said board, may, within fifteen days from the date of such decision, take an appeal to the superior court of the judicial district in which such municipality is located, which appeal shall be made returnable to said court in the same manner as that prescribed for civil actions brought to said court. Notice of such appeal shall be given by leaving a true and attested copy thereof with, or at the usual place of abode of, the chairman or clerk of said board. The appeal shall state the reasons upon which it has been predicated and shall not stay proceedings upon the decision appealed from, but the court to which such appeal is returnable may, on application, on notice to the board and on cause shown, grant a restraining order. The authority issuing a citation in such appeal shall take from the appellant, unless such appellant is an official of the municipality, a bond or recognizance to said board, with surety, to prosecute such appeal to effect and comply with the orders and decrees of the court. Said board shall be required to return either the original papers acted upon by it and constituting the record of the case appealed from, or certified copies thereof. The court, upon such appeal, shall review the proceedings of said board and shall allow any party to such appeal to introduce evidence in addition to the contents of the record of the case returned by said board if the record does not contain a complete transcript of the entire proceedings before said board, including all evidence presented to it, or if, upon the hearing upon such appeal, it appears to the court that additional testimony is necessary for the equitable disposition of the appeal. The court may take such evidence or appoint a referee or committee to take such evidence as it directs and report the same to the court, with his or its findings of facts and conclusions of law, which report shall constitute a part of the proceedings upon which the determination of the court shall be made. The court, upon such appeal and after a hearing thereon, may reverse or affirm, wholly or partly, or may modify or revise the decision appealed from. Costs shall be allowed against said board if the decision appealed from is reversed, affirmed in part, modified or revised. Appeals from decisions of said board shall be privileged cases to be heard by the court, unless cause is shown to the contrary, as soon after the return day as is practicable.
(P.A. 73-532; P.A. 76-436, S. 269, 681; P.A. 78-280, S. 1, 127.)
History: P.A. 76-436 substituted superior court for court of common pleas, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 78-280 deleted reference to counties.

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Sec. 8-208b. Neighborhood Housing Services Program Fund. State assistance. Definitions. (a) A Neighborhood Housing Services Program Fund is hereby created. There shall be deposited in said fund all moneys received by or appropriated to the Department of Economic and Community Development from time to time therefor. Amounts in said fund shall be used for the purpose of making grants-in-aid to any duly organized neighborhood housing services corporation in the state, pursuant to subsection (b).
(b) In order to stimulate development of partnerships of the public and private sectors of the urban community committed to stemming neighborhood decline, the state, acting by and in the discretion of the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, may enter into a contract with any duly organized neighborhood housing services corporation in the state. Such contract shall provide for state financial assistance in the form of a state grant-in-aid equal to twice the amount of the federal grant-in-aid received by such corporation but not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars.
(c) "Neighborhood housing services program" means a program developed by the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation of the United States government to stimulate reinvestment in the urban neighborhood. "Neighborhood housing services corporation" means a private, nonprofit, community based corporation organized pursuant to the establishment of a neighborhood housing services program. The significant features of a neighborhood housing services corporation include: (1) Government by a local board of directors composed of neighborhood residents and financial industry representatives; (2) use of a revolving loan fund to make loans to residents of the neighborhood who cannot meet normal commercial credit requirements for the purpose of bringing homes in the neighborhood up to code standards; (3) contributions to the loan fund by, among others, foundations, local business and industry, local government and the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation; and (4) operation of a systematic housing inspection and code compliance program for homeowners which includes rehabilitation counseling, construction monitoring and financial counseling.
(P.A. 78-317, S. 2, 4, 5; P.A. 79-299, S. 1, 2; 79-598, S. 12; 79-631, S. 89, 111; P.A. 86-107, S. 2, 19; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6.)
History: P.A. 79-299 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) by replacing references to the Urban Reinvestment Task Force of the United States government with references to duly organized neighborhood housing services corporations, further amended Subsec. (b) by deleting reference to two-program limit for programs established in a given year, deleted Subsec. (c) which had contained provisions for assistance to neighborhood corporations and relettered former Subsec. (d) as Subsec. (c), substituting Urban Reinvestment Corporation for Urban Reinvestment Task Force; P.A. 79-598 substituted commissioner of housing for commissioner of economic development; P.A. 79-631 substituted Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation for Urban Reinvestment Corporation; P.A. 86-107 removed reference in Subsec. (a) to state treasurer as trustee of fund; P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Housing with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development.

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Sec. 8-209. State grants-in-aid for demolition of unsafe structures; for urban beautification. (a) The state, acting by and in the discretion of the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, may enter into a contract with a municipality for state financial assistance for the demolition of unsafe structures which under state or local law have been determined to be structurally unsound or unfit for human habitation and which such municipality has authority to demolish. Such contract shall provide state financial assistance in the form of a state grant-in-aid equal to (1) two-thirds of the net cost of the demolition as approved by the commissioner or (2), where the demolition is financed under the federal Housing Act of 1949, as amended, one-half of the amount by which the net cost of the demolition, as approved by the commissioner, exceeds the federal grant-in-aid thereof.
(b) The state, acting by and in the discretion of the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, may enter into a contract with a municipality for state financial assistance for programs of urban beautification; provided such program shall have been approved by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development under the federal Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965, as amended. Such contract shall provide for state financial assistance in the form of a state grant-in-aid equal to one-half of the amount by which the net cost of the program as approved by the commissioner exceeds the federal grant-in-aid thereof.
(1967, P.A. 522, S. 12; P.A. 77-614, S. 292, 610; P.A. 79-598, S. 13; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6.)
History: P.A. 77-614 specified that commissioner of economic development has contracting authority, previously "commissioner" had meant commissioner of community affairs, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 79-598 substituted commissioner of housing for commissioner of economic development; P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Housing with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development.
See Sec. 8-226 re use of prior bond proceeds for purposes of this section.

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(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of the general statutes, any project that is eligible for state financial aid for demolition of buildings shall be eligible to apply for state financial aid under the same program such project was eligible for demolition for the costs of moving one or more buildings that are a part of such project from one location to another, provided (1) the subject buildings currently contain or will be renovated to contain one or more dwelling units per building, and (2) the total cost of relocating the subject buildings does not exceed by more than five per cent the total of all costs associated with the demolition of such buildings, including, but not limited to: The costs of preparing the buildings for demolitions, including the costs of abatement of asbestos and other hazardous materials; the actual costs of taking the buildings down; the relocation of residents, including the costs of relocation assistance; utility relocation; environmental remediation after the buildings have been demolished; removal of the foundations; the filling of the site with clean fill; and any other costs associated with the demolition of the buildings or the return of the sites to a condition suitable for future development, provided any costs which would be incurred regardless of whether the subject buildings are moved or demolished shall not be included in such comparison in any way, and (3) the entity requesting state financial aid can demonstrate to the agency providing state financial aid the benefits to the neighborhood or municipality of preserving the character of the area by retaining the subject buildings.
(b) Any relocation of a building eligible for relocation assistance under subsection (a) of this section shall be deemed to be a rehabilitation of such building for the purposes of determining the eligibility of the building or the project of which it is a part for any state program of financial assistance.
(c) Any building that is moved in accordance with this section shall comply with the separate standards within the State Building Code for the rehabilitation of buildings.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to preclude any agency from providing for the costs of relocating a building under circumstances that do not meet the provisions of this section.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9, S. 78, 131.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9 effective July 1, 2001.

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(a) The state, acting by and in the discretion of the Commissioner of Social Services, may enter into a contract with a municipality or a qualified private, nonprofit corporation for state financial assistance for the planning, construction, renovation, site preparation and purchase of improved or unimproved property as part of a capital development project for neighborhood facilities. Such facilities may include, but are not limited to, child day care facilities, elderly centers, multipurpose human resource centers, emergency shelters for the homeless and shelters for victims of domestic violence. The financial assistance shall be in the form of state grants-in-aid equal to (1) all or any portion of the cost of such capital development project if the grantee is a qualified private nonprofit corporation or (2) up to two-thirds of the cost of such capital development project if the grantee is a municipality, as determined by the commissioner.
(b) The state, acting by and in the discretion of the Commissioner of Social Services, may enter into a contract with a municipality, a human resource development agency or a nonprofit corporation for state financial assistance in developing and operating child day care centers for children disadvantaged by reasons of economic, social or environmental conditions, provided no such financial assistance shall be available for the operating costs of any such day care center unless it has been licensed by the Commissioner of Public Health pursuant to section 19a-80. Such financial assistance shall be available for a program of a municipality, of a human resource development agency or of a nonprofit corporation which may provide for personnel, equipment, supplies, activities, program materials and renovation and remodeling of physical facilities of such day care centers. Such contract shall provide for state financial assistance, within available appropriations, in the form of a state grant-in-aid (1) for a portion of the cost of such program as determined by the Commissioner of Social Services, if not federally assisted, or (2) equal to one-half of the amount by which the net cost of such program as approved by the commissioner exceeds the federal grant-in-aid thereof. The Commissioner of Social Services may authorize child day care centers provided financial assistance pursuant to this subsection to apply a program surplus to the next program year. The commissioner shall consult with directors of child day care centers in establishing fees for the operation of such centers.
(c) The Department of Social Services, in consultation with representatives from child care centers, within available appropriations, shall develop guidelines for state- contracted child care center programs. The guidelines shall include standards for program quality and design and identify short and long-term outcomes for families participating in such programs. The Department of Social Services, within available appropriations, shall provide a copy of such guidelines to each state-contracted child care center. Each state-contracted child care center shall use the guidelines to develop a program improvement plan for the next twelve-month period and shall submit the plan to the department. The plan shall include goals to be used for measuring such improvement. The department shall use the plan to monitor the progress of the center.
(d) The state, acting by and in the discretion of the commissioner may enter into a contract with a municipality, a human resource development agency or a nonprofit corporation for state financial assistance for a project of renovation of any child day care facility receiving assistance pursuant to the provisions of this section, to make such facility accessible to the physically disabled, in the form of a state grant-in-aid equal to (1) the total net cost of the project as approved by the commissioner or (2) the total amount by which the net cost of the project as approved by the commissioner exceeds the federal grant-in-aid thereof.
(e) Any municipality, human resource development agency or nonprofit corporation which enters into a contract pursuant to this section for state financial assistance for a day care facility shall have sole responsibility for the development of the budget of the day care program, including, but not limited to, personnel costs, purchases of equipment, supplies, activities and program materials, within the resources provided by the state under said contract. Upon local determination of a change in the type of day care service required in the area, a municipality, human resource development agency or nonprofit corporation may, within the limits of its annual budget and subject to the provisions of this subsection and sections 19a-77 to 19a-80, inclusive, and 19a-82 to 19a-87a, inclusive, change its day care service. An application to change the type of child day care service provided shall be submitted to the Commissioner of Social Services. Within forty-five days of his receipt of the application, the commissioner shall advise the municipality, human resource development agency or nonprofit corporation of his approval, denial or approval with modifications of the application. If the commissioner fails to act on the application within forty-five days of its submittal, the application shall be deemed approved.
(f) The Commissioner of Social Services may in his discretion with the approval of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management authorize the expenditure of such funds for the purposes of this section as shall enable the Commissioner of Social Services to apply for, qualify for and provide the state's share of a federally assisted day care program.
(1967, P.A. 522, S. 13; 768, S. 1, 3; 1969, P.A. 588, S. 3, 4; 772, S. 1; 1972, P.A. 198, S. 1; P.A. 73-420; P.A. 74-289, S. 1, 2; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 531, 610; P.A. 78-73, S. 1—3; P.A. 84-454, S. 1, 3; P.A. 86-417, S. 1, 15; P.A. 87-344; P.A. 91-371, S. 2, 4; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87; 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; 95-360, S. 17, 32; P.A. 97-259, S. 20, 41; P.A. 98-252, S. 2, 3, 80.)
History: 1969 acts amended Subsec. (b) to require that aid be given only to day care centers licensed by commissioner of health; and amended Subsec. (a) to include assistance for child day care facilities, deleted requirement that projects be approved by Department of Housing and Urban development and split grants-in-aid into two categories; 1972 act allowed grant-in-aid for eighty per cent, rather than two-thirds, of cost of non-federally-assisted program; P.A. 73-420 amended Subsec. (b) to clarify that provision re aid given only to centers licensed by health commissioner applies to aid for operating costs and added Subsec. (d); P.A. 74-289 amended Subsec. (a) to include contracts with human resource development agencies; P.A. 77-614 substituted commissioner of health services for commissioner of health, secretary of the office of policy and management for commissioner of finance and control and commissioner of human resources for commissioner of social services, specified that references to "commissioner" refer to commissioner of human resources rather than to commissioner of community affairs as before and amended Subsec. (c) to delete provision for transfer of community affairs department funds at request of social services commissioner, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-73 inserted new Subsec. (c) re renovations to allow access for physically disabled and relettered remaining Subsecs. accordingly; P.A. 84-454 amended Subsec. (b) by adding that financial assistance be provided "within available appropriations" and by changing Subdiv. (1) of Subsec. (b) from a grant-in-aid equal to "eighty per cent of the net cost of a day care center program of the municipality or a human resource development agency as approved by the commissioner" to "for a portion of the cost of such program as determined by the commissioner of human resources"; P.A. 86-417 inserted new Subsec. (d) setting forth policy applicable to municipalities or human resource development agencies which receive state financial assistance for day care facilities, relettering previously existing Subsecs. as necessary, and made technical changes; P.A. 87-344 deleted Subsec. (f) on the recoupment of funds and replaced the existing language in Subsec. (a) which provided for a contract with a municipality or a "human resource development agency" and limited the amount of the grant to two-thirds of the net cost of the project or where the project is assisted by the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development, one-half the amount by which the net cost of the project exceeds the federal grant; P.A. 91-371 added provision in Subsec. (b) authorizing child day care centers to apply a surplus to the next program year and allowing such centers to establish fees for their operation; P.A. 93-262 authorized substitution of commissioner and department of social services for commissioner and department of human resources, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 93-381 replaced commissioner of health services with commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 95-360 substituted reference to Sec. 19a-82 for Sec. 19a-81 in Subsec. (d), effective July 13, 1995; P.A. 97-259 added provisions for contracts with nonprofit corporations, added new Subsec. (c) re guidelines for state-contracted child care center programs and redesignated existing Subsecs. (c) to (e) as Subsecs. (d) to (f), effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 98-252 amended Subsecs. (b) and (e) to make technical changes, effective July 1, 1998.
See Sec. 8-222b re municipal powers with respect to child day care and neighborhood facilities under this section.
See Sec. 8-226 re use of prior bond proceeds for purposes of this section.

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The State Bond Commission may authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in the aggregate amount of four million dollars for the purposes of subsection (a) of section 8-210.
(1969, P.A. 588, S. 5.)

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Transferred to Chapter 319rr, Sec. 17b-749.

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Transferred to Chapter 242, Secs. 13b-56 and 13b-57, respectively.

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Section 8-213 is repealed.
(1967, P.A. 522, S. 16; 1971, P.A. 75; 1972, P.A. 268, S. 1; P.A. 73-173, S. 1, 3; P.A. 77-70, S. 1; 77-614, S. 293, 610; P.A. 79-598, S. 14; P.A. 80-483, S. 28, 186; P.A. 88-280, S. 14.)

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Sec. 8-213a. Apportionment and abatement of taxes on acquisition of property by redevelopment or housing site development agency. In any case where a redevelopment agency or housing site development agency acquires real property, municipal taxes on such property may be apportioned in accordance with prevailing local practice in the transfer of property as of the day title vests in the grantee and the authority authorized under the provisions of section 12-124 to abate taxes in the municipality wherein such real property is situated may abate the taxes on such property from the date title so vests.
(1969, P.A. 555, S. 1.)

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Section 8-214 is repealed.
(1967, P.A. 522, S. 17; P.A. 73-173, S. 2, 3; P.A. 75-51; P.A. 77-70, S. 2; 77-614, S. 294, 610; P.A. 78-164, S. 1, 2; P.A. 79-598, S. 15; P.A. 80-188; P.A. 81-68; P.A. 85-49; P.A. 87-378, S. 7; P.A. 88-280, S. 14.)

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(a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond Commission shall have the power, from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate three million dollars.
(b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent of the amount stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the Department of Economic and Community Development for the purpose of housing site development in accordance with section 8-213a and section 8-216b.
(c) All provisions of section 3-20, or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this section, and temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said section 3-20 and from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing such bonds. None of said bonds shall be authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request for such authorization, which is signed by or on behalf of the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development and states such terms and conditions as said commission, in its discretion, may require. Said bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and the Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become due.
(P.A. 86-396, S. 11, 25; P.A. 87-405, S. 7, 26; P.A. 88-280, S. 7; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6.)
History: P.A. 87-405 increased the bond authorization from one million dollars to three million dollars; P.A. 88-280 made technical change to Subsec. (b); P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Housing with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development.

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As used in this section and sections 8-214c to 8-214e, inclusive:
(1) "Limited equity cooperative" means a nonprofit corporation organized for the purposes of owning and operating housing for low and moderate income families and qualifying as a limited equity cooperative, as defined in section 47-242;
(2) "Very low, low and moderate income families" means families or individuals who lack the amount of income necessary to rent or purchase adequate housing without financial assistance, as defined by such income limits as may be adopted by an appropriate agency or instrumentality of the state or federal government for the purposes of determining eligibility under any programs aimed at providing housing for very low, low and moderate income families or persons;
(3) "Nonprofit corporation" means a nonprofit corporation incorporated pursuant to chapter 602 or any predecessor statutes thereto, having as one of its purposes the construction, rehabilitation, ownership or operation of housing and having articles of incorporation approved by the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (b) of section 8- 214d; and
(4) "Real property" includes all lands, including improvements and fixtures thereon, and property of any nature appurtenant thereto, or used in connection therewith, and every estate, interest and rights, legal or equitable, therein, including terms for years and liens by way of judgment, mortgage or otherwise and the indebtedness secured by such liens.
(P.A. 87-441, S. 1, 5; P.A. 90-238, S. 29, 32; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; 96-256, S. 174, 209.)
History: P.A. 90-238 revised the term "low and moderate income families" to "very low, low and moderate income families" and added a definition of "real property"; P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Housing with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development; P.A. 96-256 amended the definition of "nonprofit corporation" to replace reference to "chapter 600" with "chapter 602 or any predecessor statutes thereto", effective January 1, 1997.

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There is established a fund to be known as the "Community Housing Land Bank and Land Trust Fund". The fund shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the fund and shall be held in trust separate and apart from all other moneys, funds and accounts. Any balance remaining in said fund at the end of any fiscal year shall be carried forward in said fund for the fiscal year next succeeding. Said fund shall be used to encourage the development of decent and affordable housing for low and moderate income families by providing grants-in-aid to nonprofit corporations pursuant to subsection (a) of section 8-214d.
(P.A. 87-441, S. 2, 5.)

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Sec. 8-214d. State financial assistance for establishing community housing land bank and land trust. Regulations. (a) The state, acting by and in the discretion of the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, may contract with a nonprofit corporation for state financial assistance in the form of a state grant-in-aid, loan or deferred loan to such corporation on such terms and conditions as the commissioner may prescribe. Such grant-in-aid, loan or deferred loan shall be used by such corporation to acquire, hold and manage real property for the purpose of providing for existing and future housing needs of very low, low and moderate income families. In the case of a deferred loan, the contract shall require that payments on interest are due currently but that payments on principal may be made at a later time. The commissioner may prescribe the terms and conditions by which real property acquired under this section shall be either held for the existing and future housing needs of very low, low and moderate income families or placed in a community land trust, except that such terms and conditions, in the discretion of the commissioner and with the approval of the State Bond Commission, may be subordinated in the case of a subsequent first mortgage or a requirement of a governmental program relating to such real property. Ancillary housing-related services may be located on such real property. The commissioner shall give notice of an application for financial assistance under this section which would complete a partially constructed housing development to the chief executive official of the municipality in which the real property is located. A nonprofit corporation holding title to such real property, with or without structures, may lease such real property to very low, low and moderate income families, limited equity cooperatives or other corporations, provided that the terms of any such lease shall require that such real property be developed and used solely for the purpose of housing for very low, low and moderate income families. The lessee may hold title to any building or improvement situated on real property acquired with financial assistance made under this section, provided the nonprofit corporation holding title to such real property shall have first option to purchase any building or improvement that the lessee may place on such real property at a below-market price set forth in such lease. The legitimate heirs of any such lessee shall have the right under such lease to assume the lease upon the death of such lessee if the lessee is a natural person and if such heirs agree to make the leased premises their principal residence.
(b) A nonprofit corporation holding title to real property acquired with state financial assistance made under this section may convey title to structures and improvements situated upon such real property to very low, low and moderate income families, limited equity cooperatives or other corporations, provided (1) the terms and conditions of any instrument conveying such title requires that such structures and improvements be developed and used solely for the purpose of housing for very low, low or moderate income families, except that such terms and conditions, in the discretion of the commissioner and with the approval of the State Bond Commission, may be subordinated in the case of a subsequent first mortgage or a requirement of a governmental program relating to such real property, (2) the nonprofit corporation retains title to the real property upon which such structures and improvements are situated, and (3) the nonprofit corporation shall have first option to purchase any structures and improvements transferred at a below-market price agreed to at the time of such transfer. A nonprofit corporation holding title to real property acquired with state financial assistance made under this section for which a declaration of condominium has been filed may transfer the units in such condominium to very low, low or moderate income families in accordance with chapter 828, subject to deed restrictions, acceptable to the commissioner, requiring that the units be used solely for the purpose of housing for very low, low and moderate income families, provided the nonprofit corporation shall have first option to purchase the unit at a below-market price agreed to at the time of acquisition of the unit by the family.
(c) A nonprofit corporation existing on or after October 1, 1991, and holding title to real property acquired with state financial assistance made under this section may convey title to such real property, with the approval of the commissioner, to a community land trust corporation. A nonprofit corporation holding title to real property which has been acquired with state financial assistance under this section for the existing and future needs of very low, low or moderate income families, may, with the approval of the commissioner, convey title to such real property to another nonprofit corporation.
(d) A nonprofit corporation existing on or after October 1, 1991, and holding title to real property acquired with state financial assistance made under this section, may lease such real property, with the approval of the commissioner, to a partnership, as defined in section 34-301, or a limited partnership, as defined in section 34-9, provided the nonprofit corporation has a material role in such partnership or limited partnership. The terms of any such lease shall require that such real property be developed and used solely for the purpose of housing for very low, low and moderate income families. The lessee may hold title to any building or improvement situated on real property acquired with financial assistance made under this section, provided the nonprofit corporation holding title to such real property shall have first option to purchase any building or improvement that the lessee may place on such real property at a below-market price set forth in the lease.
(e) If a nonprofit corporation fails to develop the project in accordance with the development plan for the project and title to the land or interests in land acquired with state financial assistance under this section vests in the state pursuant to a default, foreclosure action, deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, voluntary transfer, or other similar voluntary or compulsory action, the commissioner may, upon approval of the State Bond Commission, convey such land or interests in land to the municipality in which the land or interests in land is located. The municipality shall use the land or interests in land, or shall cause the land or interests in land to be used for, or in conjunction with, activities related to, or similar to, any program administered by the commissioner pursuant to state or federal law.
(f) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to carry out the purposes of sections 8-214b to 8-214e, inclusive. Such regulations shall include, without limitation, provisions concerning the terms and conditions of such grants-in-aid, loans or deferred loans and the conditions for approval of the articles of incorporation or basic documents of organization of a nonprofit corporation applying for assistance under said sections.
(g) As used in this section, housing-related services and facilities includes but is not limited to, administrative, community, health, recreational, educational and child- care facilities relevant to an affordable housing development, as defined by the commissioner in regulations adopted in accordance with chapter 54.
(h) (1) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development may make a determination, based upon a full examination of the circumstances, that a nonprofit corporation is unable to develop or manage the land or interests in land acquired with state financial assistance under this section. Upon such a determination, the commissioner may cause title to the land or interests in land acquired with state financial assistance under this section to vest in the state by foreclosure, voluntary transfer, or other similar voluntary or compulsory action, and the commissioner may take any action which is in the best interests of the state to convey, upon approval of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, such land or interests in land, including, but not limited to, (A) transferring, or authorizing the transfer of, the land or interests in land to the low and moderate income families that reside on such land, (B) determining whether any restrictions in the deed or deeds for the land or interests in land shall be modified or removed prior to conveying such land or interests in land and authorizing such modifications or removals, or (C) establishing such terms and conditions for such conveyance as the commissioner deems appropriate under each particular transaction.
(2) The commissioner shall authorize the conveyance of land or interests in land under subdivision (1) of this subsection in no more than three locations.
(3) The provisions of this subsection shall terminate on October 1, 2000.
(P.A. 87-441, S. 3, 5; P.A. 90-238, S. 30, 32; P.A. 91-182; P.A. 92-70, S. 1; 92-166, S. 10, 31; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92- 11, S. 31, 70; P.A. 94-33; 94-50; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; 95-296, S. 4, 5; P.A. 96-77, S. 1, 17; 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; 96-249, S. 1, 14; P.A. 99-243, S. 1, 2.)
History: P.A. 90-238 substituted "real property" for references to land, applied provisions to "very low income families", inserted new Subsec. (b) re conveyance of title to or interest in real property or structures upon it by nonprofit corporation holding title which acquired the property with state financial assistance, relettering former Subsec. (b) as (c); P.A. 91-182 amended Subsec. (a) to authorize the commissioner to prescribe terms and conditions for acquisition of real property under section and to permit ancillary housing related services on property acquired under section, inserted new Subsec. (c) to provide for certain transfers relettering former Subsec. (c) as (d) and added new Subsec. (e) to define housing-related services and facilities; P.A. 92-70 amended Subsec. (b) to add provision regarding sale by nonprofit corporations of condominiums acquired with financial assistance under section; P.A. 92-166 amended Subsec. (a) by making loans and deferred loans a form of financial assistance available under section and providing that payments on interest are due immediately but that payments on principal may be made at a later time and made technical changes to Subsec. (d), consistent with changes in Subsec. (a); May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-11 made a technical change in Subsec. (b); P.A. 94-33 amended Subsec. (a) by adding provision that the commissioner of housing notify a municipality in which an application to complete a partially constructed housing development has been filed; P.A. 94-50 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) by adding provision re subordination of use condition in the case of a subsequent first mortgage or requirement of a government program; P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Housing with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development; P.A. 95-296 inserted new Subsec. (d) re lease of property acquired with financial assistance under section and relettered former Subsecs. (d) and (e) accordingly, effective July 6, 1995; P.A. 96-77 amended Subsec. (d) to replace reference to "section 34-44" with "section 34-301", effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 96- 249 inserted new Subsec. (e) authorizing conveyance to municipalities upon failure of nonprofit corporation to fulfill development plan and relettered remaining Subsecs. accordingly, effective June 6, 1996; P.A. 99-243 added Subsec. (h) re authority of commissioner, under certain circumstances, to convey land acquired under this section, effective June 29, 1999.
See Secs. 47-301 to 47-304, inclusive, re community land trusts.

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(a) For the purposes described in sections 8-214b to 8- 214d, inclusive, the State Bond Commission shall have the power, from time to time, to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate one million dollars. The proceeds of the sale of such bonds shall be deposited in the fund designated the "Community Housing Land Bank and Land Trust Fund" and used by the Department of Economic and Community Development to make the grants-in-aid, loans or deferred loans pursuant to subsection (a) of section 8-214d.
(b) All provisions of section 3-20, or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby, which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section, are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this section, and temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said section 3-20 and from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing such bonds. None of said bonds shall be authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request for such authorization, which is signed by or on behalf of the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development and states such terms and conditions as said commission, in its discretion, may require. Said bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and the Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become due.
(P.A. 87-441, S. 4, 5; P.A. 90-230, S. 99(b), 101; P.A. 92-166, S. 11, 31; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6.)
History: P.A. 90-230 provided that "section 8-314e of the general statutes, appearing on page 594 of volume 2 of the general statutes, revised to 1989, shall be known as section 8-214e unless and until renumbered by the legislative commissioners"; P.A. 92-166 amended Subsec. (a) to make technical change adding provision re loans and deferred loans, consistent with 1992 public acts; P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Housing with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development.

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(a) As used in this section and sections 8-214g and 8-214h, "limited equity cooperative" shall have the same meaning as provided in section 47-242.
(b) As used in this section and sections 8-214g and 8-214h, "mutual housing association" means a nonprofit corporation, incorporated pursuant to chapter 602 or any predecessor statutes thereto, and having articles of incorporation approved by the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to section 8-79a or 8-84, having as one of its purposes the prevention and elimination of neighborhood deterioration and the preservation of neighborhood stability by affording community and resident involvement in the provision of high quality, long-term housing for low and moderate income families in which residents (1) participate in the ongoing operation and management of such housing, (2) have the right to continue residing in such housing for as long as they comply with the terms of their occupancy agreement, and (3) have an ownership interest in such occupancy agreement conditional upon compliance with its terms but do not possess an equity interest in such housing.
(c) The state, acting by and through the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, may enter into a contract with a nonprofit corporation, as defined in section 8-39, to provide financial assistance for the development of limited equity cooperatives for low and moderate income families. State financial assistance provided under this subsection may be in the form of grants, loans, deferred loans or any combination thereof and may be used for the acquisition or development of housing sites and for the costs incurred in the development of limited equity cooperatives. In the case of a deferred loan, the contract shall require that payments on interest are due immediately but that payments on principal may be made at a later time. Any nonprofit corporation which receives such assistance shall require that members who participate in the cooperative project for which assistance was requested under this section contribute their labor during the development or operation of the cooperative, or make a cash contribution to become a member of the cooperative, or both.
(d) The state, acting by and through the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, may enter into a contract with a mutual housing association to provide financial assistance for the development of housing for low and moderate income families. State financial assistance provided under this subsection may be in the form of grants, loans, deferred loans or any combination thereof and may be used for the acquisition or development of housing sites and for the costs incurred in the development of such housing. Contracts for state financial assistance provided under this subsection shall provide that the mutual housing association: (1) Require resident members to pay a membership fee as a condition of eligibility for occupancy of a dwelling unit, provided such membership fee shall be refundable to the resident member, with nominal interest, when the resident member vacates such unit; (2) may allow, in fixing the rentals for dwelling units, for a reasonable return on equity capital contributed to the development of such housing through mutual housing association membership fees or grants obtained from sources other than the state, provided such return on equity capital shall be utilized by the association to develop additional dwelling units; and (3) shall permit continued occupancy by resident members whose incomes rise above low and moderate income limits, provided the rent to be paid for such continued occupancy shall be fixed at a level not less than twenty-five per cent of the resident members' adjusted household income, and provided any increased rent collected for continued occupancy shall be used by the association to develop additional dwelling units for low and moderate income families or shall be credited against the rent owed by another low or moderate income resident member of the association.
(e) On and after the effective date of regulations adopted under section 8-437, the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall not accept any application for state financial assistance pursuant to this section except an application for a project or development not qualifying for financial assistance pursuant to section 8-433.
(P.A. 87-417, S. 5—7, 10; P.A. 92-70, S. 2; 92-166, S. 12, 31; P.A. 93-309, S. 22, 29; P.A. 93-435, S. 76, 95; P.A. 95- 250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; 96-256, S. 175, 209.)
History: P.A. 92-70 amended Subdiv. (3) of Subsec. (b) to revise the definition of mutual housing associations to provide residents with an ownership interest in their occupancy agreement; P.A. 92-166 amended Subsec. (c) by making deferred loans a form of financial assistance available under the section and providing that payments on interest are due immediately but that payments on principal may be made at a later time and made technical changes to Subsec. (b), consistent with changes in Subsec. (a); P.A. 93-309 added new Subsec. (e) prohibiting the commissioner of housing, on and after July 1, 1994, or the effective date of regulations adopted under Sec. 8-437, from accepting applications for housing developments that qualify for financial assistance under Sec. 8-433, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 93-435 amended Subsec. (e) by deleting reference to "July 1, 1994," re the deadline for the receipt by the commissioner of housing of certain applications for state financial assistance, and made technical changes, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96- 211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Housing with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development; P.A. 96-256 amended Subsec. (b) to replace reference to "chapter 600" with "chapter 602 or any predecessor statutes thereto", effective January 1, 1997.

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(a) The proceeds from the sale of bonds issued for the purposes of sections 8-214f to 8-214h, inclusive, authorized pursuant to any authorization, allocation or approval of the State Bond Commission made prior to July 1, 1990, and of any notes issued in anticipation thereof as may be required for such purposes shall be deposited in a fund to be known as the "Limited Equity Cooperative and Mutual Housing Fund", which fund shall be used to provide the financial assistance authorized by subsections (c) and (d) of section 8-214f. Payments from the Limited Equity Cooperative and Mutual Housing Fund to nonprofit corporations pursuant to said subsections shall be made by the State Treasurer on certification of the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development in accordance with the contract for financial assistance between the state and such nonprofit corporation.
(b) Subject to the approval of the Governor, any administrative or other costs or expenses incurred by the state in carrying out the provisions of sections 8-214f to 8-214h, inclusive, including but not limited to hiring employees and entering into contracts, may be paid from the Limited Equity Cooperative and Mutual Housing Fund.
(P.A. 87-417, S. 8, 10; P.A. 90-238, S. 18, 32; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6.)
History: P.A. 90-238 revised provisions re allocation of moneys to housing funds; P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Housing with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development.

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The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to carry out the purposes of sections 8-214f and 8-214g.
(P.A. 87-417, S. 9, 10; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6.)
History: P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Housing with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development.

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Any municipality may by ordinance provide for the abatement in part or in whole of real property taxes on any housing solely for low or moderate-income persons or families and may by ordinance classify the property on which such housing is situated as property used for housing solely for low or moderate-income persons or families. Such tax abatement shall be used for one or more of the following purposes: (1) To reduce rents below the levels which would be achieved in the absence of such abatement and to improve the quality and design of such housing; (2) to effect occupancy of such housing by persons and families of varying income levels within limits determined by the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development by regulation, or (3) to provide necessary related facilities or services in such housing. Such abatement shall be made pursuant to a contract between the municipality and the owner of any such housing, which contract shall provide the terms of such abatement, that moneys equal to the amount of such abatement shall be used for any one or more of the purposes herein stated, and that such abatement shall terminate at any time when such housing is not solely for low or moderate-income persons or families.
(1967, P.A. 522, S. 18; P.A. 73-642, S. 1; P.A. 77-614, S. 295, 610; P.A. 79-598, S. 16; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96- 211, S. 1, 5, 6.)
History: P.A. 73-642 allowed municipalities to classify property as solely for use for housing for low and moderate- income families by ordinance; P.A. 77-614 specified commissioner of economic development, previously "commissioner" referred to commissioner of community affairs, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 79-598 substituted commissioner of housing for commissioner of economic development; P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Housing with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development.
Cited. 170 C. 556, 559.
Tax abatement constitutes subsidy to landlord supporting conclusion that activities of landlord are "state action" re federal constitution. 33 CS 15, 17.

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Sec. 8-216. State reimbursement for tax abatements. Payment in lieu of taxes on housing authority or state land. (a) The state, acting by and in the discretion of the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, may enter into a contract with a municipality for state financial assistance for housing, or any part thereof, solely for low or moderate-income persons or families, or for housing or any part thereof, on property classified by the municipality pursuant to section 8-215, for use for housing solely for low or moderate-income persons or families, in the form of reimbursement for tax abatements under said section, provided the construction or rehabilitation of such housing shall have been commenced after July 1, 1967, or, in the case of apartment buildings containing three or more stories, under construction on July 1, 1967. Such contract shall provide for state financial assistance in the form of a state grant-in-aid to the municipality not to exceed the amount of taxes abated by the municipality pursuant to section 8-215, provided no payment shall be made to any municipality under any contract entered into on or after October 1, 1973, unless the assessment on such housing or part thereof is determined as provided in section 8-216a except when such contract is a modification, amendment, or replacement of a contract already in existence on or before October 1, 1973. In such contract the commissioner may require assurances that the amount of tax abatement will be used for the purposes stated in section 8-215, and that the commissioner shall have the right of inspection to determine that said purposes are being achieved. With respect to housing for which tax abatement has been provided pursuant to said section 8-215, such grant-in-aid shall be paid to the municipality each year, in an amount not to exceed the tax abatement for such year, so long as the housing continues to fulfill the purposes stated in said section, but in no case shall payments of such state financial assistance continue for more than forty consecutive fiscal years of the municipality.
(b) The state, acting by and in the discretion of the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, may enter into a contract with a municipality and the housing authority of the municipality to make payments in lieu of taxes to the municipality on land and improvements owned or leased by the housing authority under the provisions of part II of chapter 128 or under the provisions of sections 8-430 to 8-438, inclusive. On and after July 1, 1997, the time period of the contract may include the remaining years of operation of the project. Such payments shall be made annually in an amount equal to the taxes that would be paid on such property were the property not exempt from taxation, and shall be calculated by multiplying the assessed value of such property, which shall be determined by the tax assessor of such municipality in the manner used by such assessor for assessing the value of other real property, by the applicable tax rate of the municipality. Such contract shall provide that, in consideration of such grant-in- aid, the municipality shall waive during the period of such contract any payments by the housing authority to the municipality under the provisions of section 8-71, and shall further provide that the amount of the payments so waived shall be used by the housing authority for a program of social and supplementary services to the occupants or shall be applied to the operating costs or reserves of the property, or shall be used to maintain or improve the physical quality of the property.
(c) The state, after it has entered into a contract with a municipality for financial assistance under this section, shall have the right to appeal or make application for relief from any assessment of any real property with respect to which reimbursement for tax abatement or a payment in lieu of taxes is made, in the manner provided by sections 12-111 to 12-119, inclusive, and no increase in assessed valuation of such property after such contract has been entered into shall be binding upon the commissioner unless notice of such increase has been given to the commissioner in the manner provided for giving notice of such an increase to the owners of real property. In any such proceeding the state shall have the same procedural rights as the owner of such property and shall act in accordance with the procedures and rules of law applicable to such owner.
(d) The state, acting by and in the discretion of the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, may enter into a contract with a municipality to make payments in lieu of taxes to the municipality on land and improvements owned or leased by said commissioner pursuant to chapter 129. Such payments shall be made annually in an amount equal to the taxes that would be paid on such property were the property not exempt from taxation, and shall be calculated by multiplying the assessed value of such property, which shall be determined by the tax assessor of such municipality in the manner used by such assessor for assessing the value of other real property, by the applicable tax rate of the municipality. Such contract shall provide that, in consideration of such grant-in-aid the municipality shall waive any payments by the state to the municipality under the provisions of a cooperation agreement between the municipality and said commissioner.
(e) The financial assistance authorized by subsection (a) of this section shall not be extended to assist housing sponsored by a profit-motivated sponsor, unless the commissioner, upon advice by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development or the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority shall determine that the mortgage loan financing such housing would not be insurable or feasible in the absence of such assistance.
(f) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development may amend any contracts entered into prior to October 1, 1969, under subsection (a) of this section, by increasing, up to a maximum of forty consecutive fiscal years of the municipality, the term of reimbursement for tax abatements provided for therein.
(1967, P.A. 522, S. 19; 1969, P.A. 137, S. 1, 2; 590; 683, S. 3; 808; P.A. 73-642, S. 2; P.A. 75-312, S. 1, 2; 75-465, S. 6, 7; P.A. 77-614, S. 296, 610; P.A. 79-598, S. 17; P.A. 93-309, S. 23, 29; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 97-244, S. 2, 13.)
History: 1969 acts amended Subsec. (a) to allow reimbursement for tax abatements on apartment building of at least three stories under construction on July 1, 1967, and to change limit for payments from twenty to forty consecutive fiscal years, amended Subsec. (b) to delete references to state-owned or leased land and improvements and to state payments under Sec. 8-71, to provision of cooperative agreements between municipality and state or housing authority and to chapter 129 and restated uses to which waived payments shall be