(a) There shall be a Department of Housing, which shall be within the Department of Economic and Community Development for administrative purposes only, which shall be the lead agency for all matters relating to housing. The department head shall be the Commissioner of Housing, who shall be appointed by the Governor in accordance with the […]
As used in this section, sections 3-21b and 8-37ss and subsection (e) of section 8-80: (1) “Administrative expense” means any administrative or other cost or expense as defined in section 8-37qq. (2) “Bond-financed state housing program” means any program as defined in section 8-37qq. (3) “Calculation date” means the date determined by the commissioner, Treasurer, […]
Not later than January 1, 2014, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Housing, in consultation with the Commissioners of Social Services, Children and Families, Mental Health and Addiction Services and Developmental Services, shall submit a report, in accordance with the requirements of section 11-4a, on the number of departmental clients and the number who have […]
The Commissioner of Housing shall monitor the progress of the public and private sector toward meeting housing needs and shall collect and annually publish data on housing production in the state. In order to ensure a steady flow of information for the purposes of this section, all municipalities shall submit to the commissioner a copy […]
(a) As of the consolidation date, the commissioner shall: (1) Calculate the net available balance of each prior bond fund and the Housing Repayment and Revolving Loan Fund; and (2) calculate the total of all net available balance deficits and the total of all net available balance surpluses for all prior bond funds. (b) On […]
(a) Wherever in sections 4-66h, 8-13m to 8-13s, inclusive, 8-13u to 8-13x, inclusive, and 12-170e the term “secretary” is used, the term “commissioner” shall be substituted in lieu thereof, and wherever the term “the Office of Policy and Management” is used, the term “Housing” shall be substituted in lieu thereof. (b) Wherever the term “Economic […]
The Commissioner of Housing, in consultation with the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, shall prepare the state's consolidated plan for housing and community development in accordance with 24 CFR Part 91, as amended from time to time. (P.A. 79-598, S. 7; P.A. 86-129, S. 1, 3; P.A. 90-257, S. 15, 17; P.A. 91-362, S. 4; P.A. […]
(a) As used in this section, “administrative oversight charge” means any fee payable to the Department of Housing from sources other than (1) the proceeds from the sale of the state's general obligation bonds, or (2) the housing repayment and revolving loan program established pursuant to subsection (e) of section 8-37qq, that is imposed to […]
(a) The Commissioner of Housing shall work with regional councils of governments, municipalities and municipal agencies, housing authorities and other appropriate agencies for the purpose of coordinating housing policy and housing activities, provided such coordination shall not be construed to restrict or diminish any power, right or authority granted to any municipality, agency, instrumentality, commission […]
Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Department of Economic and Community Development, in consultation with the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, the Office of Policy and Management and the State Treasurer, shall arrange for the transfer of the housing loan portfolio of said department or any portion thereof, to said authority. (May 9 Sp. […]
The Commissioner of Housing is authorized to undertake and carry out research activities, including, but not limited to, examination of housing needs and means of meeting those needs; investigation of techniques and opportunities for reducing housing costs, preserving neighborhoods and reducing energy consumption; testing of innovative housing technologies; the use of mobile and modular housing; […]
(a) As used in this section, (1) “eligible building” means a structure located in a distressed municipality, as defined in section 32-9p, that contains not more than twenty residential units, and may contain an owner-occupied unit, and (2) “eligible costs” means costs incurred to make renovations and repairs to bring an eligible building into compliance […]
(a) The Commissioner of Housing shall develop and publish a model ordinance and model procedures which may be adopted by municipalities in regulating the development of land, which ordinance and procedures shall provide for: (1) The utilization of a single consolidated application form for use by all municipal agencies having jurisdiction to review and approve […]
(a) As used in this section, “eligible building” means a two to six-family building that was built prior to 1950 and has wooden windows, and “commissioner” means the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development. (b) The commissioner may establish a demonstration program in one or more municipalities to promote energy efficiency and environmentally safe housing […]
(a) As used in this section, “authority” or “housing authority” means any of the public corporations created by section 8-40 and the Connecticut Housing Authority when exercising the rights, powers, duties or privileges of, or subject to the immunities or limitations of, housing authorities pursuant to section 8-121, and “housing project” means a project developed […]
As used in sections 8-37yy to 8-37aaa, inclusive: (1) “Eligible housing” means the housing that is in the housing loan portfolio that was transferred from the Department of Economic and Community Development to the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority pursuant to section 8-37uu; (2) “Financial assistance” means grants, loans, deferred loans, no interest and low interest […]
(a) The Commissioner of Housing may, with the approval of the Commissioner of Administrative Services, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and the State Properties Review Board, sell, exchange, lease or enter into agreements concerning any real property, as defined in section 8-39, belonging to the state and transferred to the custody […]
(a) The Department of Housing shall, in consultation with the State-Assisted Housing Sustainability Advisory Committee, established pursuant to section 8-37zz, establish and maintain the State-Assisted Housing Sustainability Fund for the purpose of the preservation of eligible housing. The moneys of the fund shall be available to the department to provide financial assistance to the owners […]
(a) The Commissioner of Housing shall ensure that the involuntary displacement of persons and families residing in any single-family or multifamily dwelling, which displacement occurs in connection with any housing or community development project receiving state financial assistance under any program administered by the commissioner under the general statutes, is reduced to the minimum level […]
(a) There is established a State-Assisted Housing Sustainability Advisory Committee. The committee shall consist of the following members: (1) One appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, who may be a member of the General Assembly; (2) One appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, who may be a member of […]
