Cal. Civ. Code § 8-37ee-904
Applying preferences to tenant selection
Operative Text
(a) Entities shall select applicants in the order of the waitlist, applying those with preferences first in the order they appear on the waitlist, and consistent with the occupant guideline set forth in section 8-37ee-902 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. (b) If an entity elects to adopt more than one preference, a ranking, rating, or combination of preferences shall be identified in the tenant selection plan and consistently applied. (c) If an entity determines that there are an insufficient number of applicants eligible to fill all the housing opportunities for which a preference is applicable, the entity shall make such remaining housing opportunities available in accordance with the waitlist to eligible applicants that remain without regard to the preferences established.
Connecticut regulation Conn. Agencies Regs. § 8-37ee-904 governs how housing entities must select tenants from their waitlists. Applicants who qualify for a preference are moved to the front of the line in the order they appear, but the overall waitlist order is still respected within each preference tier. If there are not enough preference-eligible applicants to fill all available units, the remaining units must be offered to other eligible applicants on the waitlist without applying any preference criteria.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Under Conn. Agencies Regs. § 8-37ee-904, compliant housing operators document every preference category and its ranking in their written tenant selection plan before beginning outreach, and they apply those preferences uniformly to every applicant pool. When multiple preferences are used, operators clearly define how those preferences interact or are ranked so that staff can apply them consistently. If a preference category yields too few eligible applicants to fill all available units, operators open those remaining units to the general waitlist without preference, ensuring no unit sits vacant due to an unfilled preference tier.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Conn. Agencies Regs. § 8-37ee-904 gives applicants the right to have any applicable preferences recognized and applied in strict waitlist order, meaning an entity cannot skip over a preference-eligible applicant arbitrarily. Tenants who believe a preference was misapplied or ignored may request a copy of the entity's tenant selection plan, which is required to spell out how preferences are ranked and combined. Those who feel their waitlist position was handled incorrectly can raise the issue with the housing entity directly, contact the Connecticut Department of Housing, or reach out to a local tenant-rights organization for guidance on next steps.
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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