Sec. 8-206e. Housing assistance and counseling demonstration program. Assisted living demonstration program in HUD Section 202 and Section 236 elderly housing developments. Regulations.
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 19a-693; 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; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-2, S. 39.)
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; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-2 amended Subsec. (e)(4) by replacing "section 19-13-D105
of the regulations of Connecticut state agencies" with "section 19a-693".
See title 47a re landlord-tenant relationship generally.