Sec. 8-68i. Emergency housing in projects.

      Sec. 8-68i. Emergency housing in projects. A housing authority, created under section 8-40, may allow one or more vacant units in housing projects operated by the authority to be used as emergency housing on a temporary basis. As used in this section "emergency" means a loss of a residence or domicile due to a fire, flood or other act of God or a violation of the Building Code which renders the residence or domicile uninhabitable or a serious or terminal illness of any resident which prevents such resident from meeting his obligation under a mortgage or lease and "temporary" means the period of time needed to find housing, not exceeding thirty days.

      (P.A. 95-197, S. 2, 3.)

      History: P.A. 95-197 effective June 28, 1995.