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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For all these reasons, the defendant’s claim of federal preemption cannot be sustained. The Connecticut legislature had the authority to enact a mandatory section 8 housing program in this state. In 1989, the legislature amended Connecticut’s public accommodations law; General Statutes § 46a-63 and 46a-64; to prohibit discrimination in housing on the basis of a tenant’s lawful source of income, including housing assistance. Public Acts 1989, No. 89-288. In 1990, the prohibition on housing discrimination on the basis of lawful source of income was moved to what became § 46a-64c. Public Acts 1990, No. 90-246. Unlike the federal provisions governing section 8, the provisions of § 46a-64c, which require landlords to accept otherwise qualified tenants whose lawful source of income may include section 8 housing assistance, are mandatory. Pursuant to this statute, it is a part of the public policy of this state that landlords may not discriminate against housing applicants because such applicants, otherwise qualified as potential tenants, look to section 8 assistance for payment of the stipulated rent. *775IV LEASE TERMS REQUIRED BY § 46a-64c

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