2019 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development
Chapter 128 - Department of Housing: Municipal Housing Projects
Section 8-119x - Database of dwelling units suitable for persons with disabilities.
The Commissioner of Housing shall, in consultation with the Department of Social Services, the State Building Inspector, the Department of Administrative Services and the Office of Policy and Management, establish a state-wide electronic database of information on the availability of dwelling units in the state which are accessible to or adaptable for persons with disabilities. To the extent practicable, such database shall include such information as: (1) The location of, the monthly rent for and the number of bedrooms in each such dwelling unit, (2) the type of housing and neighborhood in which each such dwelling unit is located, (3) the vacancy status of each such dwelling unit, (4) if a unit is unavailable, the date such unit is expected to become available or the date when a waiting list is expected to open, and (5) any feature of each such unit that makes it accessible to or adaptable for persons with disabilities.
(P.A. 98-263, S. 2, 21; P.A. 03-278, S. 113; P.A. 11-51, S. 76; 11-168, S. 6; P.A. 13-234, S. 2; P.A. 17-96, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 98-263 effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 03-278 made a technical change, effective July 9, 2003; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Department of Information and Technology” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Administrative Services”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 11-168 required database to include enumerated information “to the extent practicable”, added “or the date when a waiting list is expected to open” in Subdiv. (4), and deleted requirement that Commissioner of Economic and Community Development use information from computer-assisted mass appraisal systems, effective July 13, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 13-234, reference to Commissioner of Economic and Community Development was changed editorially by the Revisors to reference to Commissioner of Housing, effective June 19, 2013; P.A. 17-96 deleted reference to Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities, effective July 1, 2017.
