Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8 § 8-254a
Tenant selection plans of mortgagors.
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Prior to making a commitment for a mortgage loan or mortgage insurance under this chapter, the authority shall approve a tenant selection plan submitted by the applicant mortgagor. The authority shall adopt and publish regulations from time to time governing the terms of such tenant selection plans. Such plans shall include aggregate family income limits for initial admission and continued occupancy, which may vary with family size and the municipality in which such housing is located; the computation of aggregate family income for the purpose of determining eligibility for occupancy; and procedures relating to tenants whose incomes exceed continued occupancy limits. To the extent possible and consistent with project feasibility, income limits shall be sufficiently flexible to avoid undue economic homogeneity among the tenants of the proposed housing. In the event that a department, agency or instrumentality of the United States or this state participates in the financing of the proposed housing, the regulations of such department, agency or instrumentality shall supersede the terms of the tenant selection plan, to the extent to which they are inconsistent therewith, as to those dwelling units in the proposed housing which are so financed or assisted. Tenant selection plans shall provide that, as between tenants equally in need and eligible for occupancy of a dwelling unit, preference shall be given to families and persons displaced by natural disaster or governmental action, pursuant to such regulations as the authority may adopt and publish.
Under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-254a, before a mortgage loan or mortgage insurance commitment is made under the relevant chapter, the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority must approve a tenant selection plan from the applicant. These plans must address income limits for initial and continued occupancy, how family income is calculated for eligibility, and what happens when a tenant's income rises above occupancy thresholds. The provision also requires that, among equally eligible applicants, preference goes to families and individuals displaced by natural disaster or government action, and it directs that income limits be flexible enough to prevent excessive economic uniformity among residents.
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Mortgagors seeking financing under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-254a are generally expected to submit a tenant selection plan for authority approval before any mortgage commitment is finalized. Compliant operators typically document income limits that account for family size and location, establish a clear method for calculating aggregate family income, and maintain procedures for handling tenants whose incomes later exceed continued-occupancy thresholds. Where federal or state agency financing is involved, operators also account for the fact that those agencies' regulations take precedence over the tenant selection plan for the units they finance.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-254a establishes that housing covered by this program must follow an authority-approved tenant selection plan, which includes defined income limits and eligibility procedures that affect who may rent and who may remain. Tenants who have been displaced by a natural disaster or government action may be entitled to preference over other equally eligible applicants under this provision. Individuals who believe a landlord or housing authority has not followed the required tenant selection plan may consider raising the issue with the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, consulting a tenant-rights organization, or exploring whether the violation can be raised as a defense in a relevant proceeding.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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