Section 46a-64c

Citation: Section 46a-64c
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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The question before us in the present case is whether § 46a-64c, while prohibiting landlords from discriminating on the basis of source of income, was intended to excuse landlords from participation in section 8 programs if they did not wish to accept the terms of section 8 leases. It is crucial to our consideration that, under the applicable federal regulations, at the relevant time, federal section 8 reimbursement required the use of standardized section 8 leases for all section 8 participants. 24 C.F.R. § 882.209 (j) (1) (1994). A landlord’s refusal to substitute such a lease for its own, therefore, operated as a blanket rejection of all prospective tenants whose income included section 8 assistance. We must decide whether that result is what the legislature contemplated in enacting this antidiscrimination statute.

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