§ 8-37r Department of Housing. Commissioner. Successor to certain functions, powers and duties. Designation as public housing agency
§ 8-37s Commissioner to monitor housing needs and publish data on housing production
§ 8-37t State’s consolidated plan for housing and community development
§ 8-37u Commissioner to coordinate housing policy and activities. Operating plan to be submitted and followed by the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority. Commissioner to consult with Commissioner of Agriculture
§ 8-37v Research activities
§ 8-37w Model ordinance and procedures for regulation of land development
§ 8-37x Powers of Commissioner of Housing. Housing authority purchases. Deferred payments of interest or principal. When commissioner deemed an eligible developer. Dissolution of eligible developer of state-financed property. Exceptions. Regulations
§ 8-37y Powers of Commissioner of Housing re state real property transferred to Department of Housing and surplus real property made available by the federal government
§ 8-37z Duties of commissioners re involuntary displacement of residents of single-family or multifamily dwellings. Regulations
§ 8-37aa Income-grouped housing: Definitions
§ 8-37bb Annual report re fair housing choice and racial and economic integration
§ 8-37cc Housing agencies to serve households with incomes less than fifty per cent of area median income and to promote fair housing choice and racial and economic integration
§ 8-37dd Retention of housing assisted by housing agencies
§ 8-37ee Establishment of affirmative duty for entities participating in programs assisted or supervised by state housing agencies to promote fair housing
§ 8-37ff Maintenance of comprehensive inventory of all assisted housing
§ 8-37gg Fair hearings by commissioner. Application
§ 8-37hh Decision. Appeal. Extension of time for filing appeal
§ 8-37jj Electric resistance as primary source of heat
§ 8-37kk Preference to loans for energy efficient projects
§ 8-37ll Submission of residential antidisplacement and relocation assistance plan to responsible commissioner. Regulations
§ 8-37mm Homelessness prevention and response fund. Grants to capitalize operating and replacement reserves in supportive housing units. Bonds
§ 8-37pp Affordable housing. State assistance authorized. Terms and conditions. Regulations
§ 8-37qq Uses of funds for bond-financed state housing programs. Housing Assistance Bond Fund. Housing Repayment and Revolving Loan Fund
§ 8-37rr Definitions
§ 8-37ss Housing funds consolidation. Procedures
§ 8-37tt Administrative oversight charges
§ 8-37uu Transfer of housing loan portfolio to Connecticut Housing Finance Authority
§ 8-37vv Rental Housing Revolving Loan Fund. Regulations
§ 8-37ww Demonstration program for energy-efficient and environmentally safe housing
§ 8-37xx State-assisted housing sustainability: Definitions
§ 8-37yy State-Assisted Housing Sustainability Fund. Financial assistance for preservation of eligible housing. Regulations
§ 8-37zz State-Assisted Housing Sustainability Advisory Committee
§ 8-37aaa Grants for physical needs assessment of eligible housing
§ 8-37lll Certification of affordable housing units within certified historic structures. Regulations
§ 8-37mmm Visitable housing
§ 8-37nnn Interagency council on affordable housing
§ 8-37ooo Deputy Commissioner of Housing. Appointment. Duties
§ 8-37qqq Annual report re activities of Department of Housing
§ 8-37rrr Annual report re rental assistance
§ 8-37sss Term “commissioner” to be substituted for “secretary”. Term “Housing” to be substituted for “the Office of Policy and Management”, “Economic and Community Development” and “Socia

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes > Chapter 127c - Department of Housing: General Provisions

  • affordable housing: means housing for which persons and families pay thirty per cent or less of their annual income, where such income is less than or equal to the area median income for the municipality in which such housing is located, as determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. See Connecticut General Statutes 8-39a
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Baseline: Projection of the receipts, outlays, and other budget amounts that would ensue in the future without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent to which proposed legislation, if enacted into law, would alter current spending and revenue levels.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Majority leader: see Floor Leaders
  • Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Ordinance: means an enactment under the provisions of §. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.