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 legislative history of § 46a-64c, moreover, unequivocally indicates that the legislature intended that § 46a-64c prohibit a residential landlord from refusing to accept a prospective tenant because the prospective tenant’s income is derived from section 8 housing assistance. The statutory provisions prohibiting discrimination because of a “lawful source of income” were enacted in 1989, and initially were codified as General Statutes (Rev. to 1991) § 46a-64. See Public Acts 1989, No. 89-288 (P.A. 89-288). During the discussion on the floor of the House of Representatives of House Bill No. 5916, which was enacted as P.A. 89-288 and codified as part of § 46a-64, Representative Lynn Taborsak, a sponsor of the bill, remarked: “This bill defines lawful sources of income that would be protected, and they [include] . . . rent subsidies under federal Section 8 programs . . . .” 32 H.R. Proc., Pt. 25, 1989 Sess., p. 8776. I would conclude, therefore, that the legislature intended that § 46a-64c prohibit a residential landlord from refusing to accept a prospective tenant because the prospective tenant’s income is derived from section 8 housing assistance.

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