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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Section 8

Citation
Section 8
Parent Document
Commission on Human Rights & Opportunities v. Sullivan Associates, 250 Conn. 763 (1999)
Jurisdiction
Connecticut (state)
Effective Date
1999-10-12

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In 1994, federal regulations required a prospective tenant and landlord to use a standardized lease and addendum in order to participate in the section 8 program.19 24 C.F.R. § 882.209 (j) (1) (1994). In the present case, the defendant has raised objections to the terms in the standardized section 8 lease provisions that regulate lease termination by the landlord20 and prescribe maximum allowable security deposits.21 The maximum security deposit authorized by state law; see General Statutes § 47a-21 (b); is the same as that authorized by federal law. Ill PREEMPTION