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 do not agree with the assertion, in the dissent by Justice McDonald, that our holding “will have a negative effect upon investment in decent rental units in Connecticut.” Such an assertion is rebutted by the legislative history surrounding the 1992 failure to amend § 46a-64c. See footnote 27 of this opinion. At the Judiciary Committee hearings on the proposed amendment, the only landlord to testily was William Cornish, the president of the New London County Landlords’ Association. Cornish spoke in favor of the section 8 program, stating that, “[i]f there’s an idea that there’s something in there that says we’re going to discriminate against [sjection 8, throw it out. . . . Nobody objects to [sjection 8. Section 8 right now is one of the most desireable tenants you could have because three-quarters of the rent goes right to me. ... In fact, just coincidentally, [my section 8 tenant] is the best tenant in that building. This woman washes the outside of her porch, the woodwork on the outside of the building and I [get] three-quarters of the rent and she has never been late with the others and that’s my experience.” (Emphasis added.) Conn. Joint Standing Committee Hearings, Judiciary, Pt. 2, 1992 Sess., p. 428.

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