Sec. 8-39. Definitions.
Subdiv. (i):
Although Subdiv. requires a housing project to provide living accommodations for families of low or moderate income,
it does not expressly require that one must provide such accommodations exclusively for families of low or moderate
income. 99 CA 196.
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Sec. 8-41. Appointment, qualifications and tenure of commissioners. Commissioners authorized to serve as justice of the peace or registrar of voters. (a)
When the governing body of a municipality other than a town adopts a resolution as
described in section 8-40, it shall promptly notify the chief executive officer of such
adoption. Upon receiving such notice, the chief executive officer shall appoint five
persons who are residents of said municipality as commissioners of the authority, except
that where the authority operates more than three thousand units the chief executive
officer may appoint two additional persons who are residents of the municipality. If the
governing body of a town adopts such a resolution, such body shall appoint five persons
who are residents of said town as commissioners of the authority created for such town.
The commissioners who are first so appointed shall be designated to serve for a term
of either one, two, three, four or five years, except that if the authority has five members,
the terms of not more than one member shall expire in the same year. Terms shall
commence on the first day of the month next succeeding the date of their appointment,
and annually thereafter a commissioner shall be appointed to serve for five years except
that any vacancy which may occur because of a change of residence by a commissioner,
removal of a commissioner, resignation or death shall be filled for the unexpired portion
of the term. If a governing body increases the membership of the authority on or after
July 1, 1995, such governing body shall, by resolution, provide for a term of five years
for each such additional member. The term of the chairman shall be three years. At least
one of such commissioners of an authority having five members, and at least two of
such commissioners of an authority having more than five members, shall be a tenant
or tenants who live in housing owned or managed by such authority, if any exists,
provided that any such tenant shall have resided in such housing for more than one year
or is a tenant who previously resided in such housing for more than one year and is
receiving housing assistance in a housing program directly administered by such authority and provided further that no such tenant shall have the authority to vote on any matter
concerning the establishment or revision of the rents to be charged in any housing owned
or managed by such authority. If, on October 1, 1979, a municipality has adopted a
resolution as described in section 8-40, but has no tenants serving as commissioners,
the chief executive officer of a municipality other than a town or the governing body
of a town shall appoint a tenant who meets the qualifications set out in this section as
a commissioner of such authority when the next vacancy occurs. No commissioner of
an authority may hold any public office in the municipality for which the authority is
created. A commissioner shall hold office until his successor is appointed and has qualified. A certificate of the appointment or reappointment of any commissioner shall be
filed with the clerk and shall be conclusive evidence of the legal appointment of such
commissioner, after he has taken an oath in the form prescribed in the first paragraph
of section 1-25. The powers of each authority shall be vested in the commissioners
thereof. Three commissioners shall constitute a quorum if the authority consists of five
commissioners. Four commissioners shall constitute a quorum if the authority consists
of more than five commissioners. Action may be taken by the authority upon a vote of
not less than a majority of the commissioners present, unless the bylaws of the authority
require a larger number. The chief executive officer, or, in the case of an authority for
a town, the governing body of the town, shall designate which of the commissioners
shall be the first chairman, but when the office of chairman of the authority becomes
vacant, the authority shall select a chairman from among its commissioners. An authority
shall select from among its commissioners a vice chairman, and it may employ a secretary, who shall be executive director, and technical experts and such other officers,
agents and employees, permanent and temporary, as it requires, and shall determine
their qualifications, duties and compensation, provided, in municipalities having a civil
service law, all appointments and promotions, except the employment of the secretary,
shall be based on examinations given and lists prepared under such law, and, except so
far as may be inconsistent with the terms of this chapter, such civil service law and
regulations adopted thereunder shall apply to such housing authority and its personnel.
For such legal services as it requires, an authority may employ its own counsel and legal
staff. An authority may delegate any of its powers and duties to one or more of its agents
or employees. A commissioner, or any employee of the authority who handles its funds,
shall be required to furnish an adequate bond. The commissioners shall serve without
compensation, but shall be entitled to reimbursement for their actual and necessary
expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties.
(b) Any tenant organization composed of tenants residing within units owned or
managed by the appointing authority may indicate to such authority its desire to be
notified of any pending appointment of any such commissioner. A reasonable time
before appointing any such commissioner, the appointing authority shall notify any such
tenant organization and, in making such appointment, such authority shall consider
tenants suggested by such tenant organizations.
(c) Notwithstanding any provision of subsection (a) of this section or any other
provision of the general statutes to the contrary, a commissioner of an authority may
serve as a justice of the peace or a registrar of voters.
(1949 Rev., S. 926; 1949, S. 438d; 1967, P.A. 124, S. 1; P.A. 75-415, S. 1; P.A. 78-326; P.A. 79-546; P.A. 90-245;
P.A. 94-35, S. 1, 2; 94-156, S. 4, 5; P.A. 97-307, S. 3, 4; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4, S. 108; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-5, S. 5.)
History: 1967 act specified conditions under which vacancies are to be filled; P.A. 75-415 limited tenant commissioners
to one; P.A. 78-326 deleted former limitation on tenant commissioners and specifically allowed more than one tenant
commissioner provided residence requirement met; P.A. 79-546 required at least one tenant commissioner and made
provision for appointment and for restricting voting power in cases involving rents in housing owned or managed by
authority; P.A. 90-245 amended Subsec. (a) by adding provision re appointment of members who are not residents where
the authority operates more than 3,000 units and requiring that authorities with more than five members have at least two
members who are residents in units operated by the authority; P.A. 94-35 amended Subsec. (a) to eliminate the requirement
that additional members not be residents and that such members serve at the pleasure of the chief executive official, to add
provision re term duration and to provide that five commissioners constitute a quorum if the authority has more than five
members, effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 94-156 changed the effective date of P.A. 94-35 from July 1, 1994, to July 1, 1995,
effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 97-307 added Subsec. (c), allowing commissioners to serve as justices of the peace or registrars
of voters, effective July 8, 1997; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4 amended Subsec. (a) to provide that commissioner who is a
tenant may have previously resided in units operated by authority provided residence was for more than one year and
tenant is receiving housing assistance in housing program administered by Department of Economic and Community
Development, effective June 29, 2007; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-5 amended Subsec. (a) to substitute "such authority" for
"the Department of Economic and Community Development", effective October 6, 2007.
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Sec. 8-73. Eviction of families having income over maximum limits. Waiver
of eviction requirement. (a) A tenant in a moderate rental housing project shall vacate
the dwelling unit occupied by such tenant not later than sixty days after the housing
authority or developer has mailed to such tenant, properly addressed, postage prepaid,
written notice that the annual income of such tenant's family, determined under section
8-72, is in excess of that permitted for continued occupancy of such dwelling unit under
said section. Upon the failure of such tenant to vacate such dwelling unit on or before
the expiration of such sixty-day period and as long as such tenant continues to occupy
such dwelling unit after the expiration thereof, such tenant shall be obligated, notwithstanding the provisions of section 8-72, to pay to the authority or developer monthly as
rent for such dwelling unit an amount equal to the going rental therefor as fixed by the
authority or developer plus an amount equal to two per cent of the excess of the annual
income of such family over that permitted for continued occupancy of such dwelling
unit under section 8-72.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, if the eviction
of such tenants would result in or increase the number of vacancies in such project, the
housing authority or developer may request approval of the Commissioner of Economic
and Community Development to permit continued occupancy by tenants having an
annual income over the maximum limits established for such project and rental of existing vacant units to tenants having an annual income over such maximum limits. If
the commissioner finds that the vacancy rate which would result from refusal to grant
such approval may result in an inability of the project to provide an income adequate
for debt service, if any, administration, including the state service charge, other operating
costs and reserves for repairs, maintenance, replacements and collection costs, the commissioner may approve such occupancy for a period of one year, subject to renewal for
additional one-year periods. The amount fixed as rent for units so occupied pursuant to
this subsection shall be determined as provided in subsection (a) of this section but in
no event shall such rent be in excess of one hundred thirty-three per cent of the going
rental as established pursuant to section 8-72.
(1957, P.A. 490; 1967, P.A. 65; P.A. 75-434, S. 1, 2; P.A. 77-614, S. 284, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 81, 136; 78-304, S. 8,
9, 22; P.A. 79-598, S. 3, 4, 10; P.A. 84-493, S. 6, 9; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 06-196, S. 45; P.A.
07-217, S. 32.)
History: 1967 act deleted proviso that 2% surcharge for excess income be not less than $10 a month; P.A. 75-434 added
Subsec. (b) re circumstances in which tenants with incomes in excess of maximum allowed to continue in residence on
year-to-year basis; P.A. 77-614 substituted department of economic development for commissioner of community affairs,
effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-303 substituted commissioner for department; P.A. 78-304 included developers under
provisions of section and replaced references to Secs. 8-45 and 8-47 with references to Sec. 8-72; P.A. 79-598 substituted
commissioner of housing for commissioner of economic development; P.A. 84-493 made technical changes in 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; P.A. 06-196 made technical changes in Subsec. (a), effective June 7, 2006;
P.A. 07-217 made technical changes in Subsec. (b), effective July 12, 2007.
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Sec. 8-119gg. Payments in lieu of taxes and assessments. In lieu of real property
taxes, special benefit assessments and sewerage system use charges otherwise payable
to a municipality, a housing authority approved by the Commissioner of Economic and
Community Development for state financial assistance for a low income housing project
shall pay each year, to the municipality in which any of its housing projects for low
income families are located, a sum to be determined by the municipality with the approval of the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development not in excess
of ten per cent of the shelter rent per annum for each occupied dwelling unit in any such
housing project; except that the amount of such payment shall not be so limited in any
case where funds are made available for such payment by an agency or department of
the United States government, but no payment shall exceed the amount of taxes which
would be paid on the property were the property not exempt from taxation.
(P.A. 86-362, S. 6, 10; P.A. 93-309, S. 21, 29; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 06-93, S. 14; P.A. 07-217, S. 31.)
History: P.A. 93-309 added provision requiring payments be made for rental or quasi-ownership units for eligible
households of very low income or low income in any housing development receiving financial assistance under Sec.
8-433, 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. 06-93 removed references to repealed
section; P.A. 07-217 made a technical change, effective July 12, 2007.
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Sec. 8-119ll. Comprehensive assessment of rental assistance for the elderly
and disabled. Annually, the Department of Economic and Community Development
in consultation with the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority shall conduct a comprehensive assessment of current and future needs for rental assistance under section 8-119kk for housing projects for the state's elderly and disabled. Not later than April 1,
2006, the results of the first such analysis shall be presented to the select committee of
the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to housing, in accordance
with section 11-4a. Any analyses submitted after April 1, 2006, shall be incorporated
into the report required pursuant to section 32-1m.
(P.A. 05-239, S. 2; P.A. 07-171, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 05-239 effective July 8, 2005; P.A. 07-171 added requirement that analyses submitted after April 1, 2006,
be included in report required pursuant to Sec. 32-1m.
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