Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8 § 8-68f
Tenants' rights and grievance procedures. Regulations.
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Each housing authority that receives financial assistance under any state housing program, and the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority or its subsidiary when said authority or subsidiary is the successor owner of housing previously owned by a housing authority under part II or part VI of this chapter, shall, for housing which it owns and operates, (1) provide each of its tenants with a written lease, (2) provide each of its tenants, at the time the tenant signs an initial lease and annually thereafter, with contact information for the management of the housing authority, the local health department and the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, and a copy of the guidance concerning the rights and responsibilities of landlords and tenants that is posted on the Internet web site of the judicial branch, (3) adopt a procedure for hearing tenant complaints and grievances, (4) adopt procedures for soliciting tenant comment on proposed changes in housing authority policies and procedures, including changes to its lease and to its admission and occupancy policies, and (5) encourage tenant participation in the housing authority's operation of state housing programs, including, where appropriate, the facilitation of tenant participation in the management of housing projects. If such housing authority or the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority or its subsidiary operates both a federal and a state-assisted housing program, it shall use the same procedure for hearing tenant grievances in both programs. The Commissioner of Housing shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to establish uniform minimum standards for the requirements in this section.
Under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-68f, housing authorities receiving state financial assistance—and the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority or its subsidiary in certain successor-owner situations—must provide tenants with written leases, deliver annual contact information and a copy of judicial-branch tenant-rights guidance, maintain formal grievance procedures, solicit tenant input on policy changes, and encourage tenant participation in program operations. The Commissioner of Housing is directed to adopt regulations setting uniform minimum standards for all of these requirements. Where an authority runs both federal and state-assisted programs, it must apply the same grievance procedure to both.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Housing authorities and qualifying Connecticut Housing Finance Authority entities covered by Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-68f generally maintain compliance by issuing written leases to every tenant, distributing updated contact information for management, the local health department, and the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities at initial lease signing and each year thereafter, and providing the judicial branch's landlord-tenant guidance document at those same intervals. Compliant operators also maintain documented grievance procedures, create channels for tenant comment on proposed policy changes, and actively support tenant participation in program management. Because the Commissioner of Housing may issue or update regulations under this section, operators typically monitor those regulatory standards to ensure their internal policies remain aligned.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-68f gives tenants in state-assisted housing the right to receive a written lease, annual contact information for management and key agencies, and a copy of the judicial branch's guidance on tenant and landlord rights and responsibilities. Tenants also have the right to participate in a formal grievance process and to comment on proposed changes to housing authority policies, including lease terms and admission rules. Tenants who believe these rights have not been honored may raise the issue through the housing authority's grievance procedure, contact the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (whose information must be provided under this section), or reach out to a local tenant-rights organization for general guidance.
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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