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
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/7898215/commission-on-human-rights-oppo... ↗

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We deem it to be especially significant that a mandatory state program for low income housing does not conflict with the purposes and objectives of 42 U.S.C. § 1437f. The federal statute was enacted “[f]or the purpose of aiding low-income families in obtaining a decent place to live and of promoting economically mixed housing . . . .” 42 U.S.C. § 1437f (a); see also 42 U.S.C. § 1437 (declaration of policy). Requiring landlords to extend rental opportunities to otherwise eligible section 8 recipients, in accordance with the terms of section 8 leases, is not an obstacle to the congressional agenda but serves instead to advance its remedial purpose. Finally, it is not impossible for landlords to obey both 42 U.S.C. § 1437f and § 46a-64c, because nothing in the text of 42 U.S.C. § 1437f requires participation to be voluntary.

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