Definitions

The following definitions apply to Sections 8-119jj-16 through 8-119jj-26 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies: (a) "Admission Income Limit" means the maximum income allowed for admission to an affordable housing development. (b) "Affordable Housing Development" or "Development" means any work or undertaking to provide decent, safe and sanitary dwelling units for families of low income, which may include the planning of buildings and improvements, the acquisition of property, site preparation, the demolition of existing structures, new construction, or the rehabilitation of existing buildings. (c) "Base Rent" means the minimum rent that any tenant will pay as established for each development and approved by the Commissioner. (d) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Housing. (e) "Continued Occupancy Limit" means the maximum income allowed for continued occupancy in an affordable housing development. (f) "Department" means the Connecticut Department of Housing. (g) "Deferred Loan" means a loan where the principal and interest payments shall become due and payable no later than the sale and/or disposition of the development. (h) "Developer" means: (1) a housing authority established in accordance with Section 8-40 of the Connecticut General Statutes and the Connecticut Housing Authority when exercising the rights, powers, duties or privileges of, or subject to the immunities or limitations of housing authorities pursuant to Section 8-121 of the Connecticut General Statutes; or (2) a nonprofit corporation incorporated pursuant to Chapter 600 of the Connecticut General Statutes, having as one of its purposes the construction, rehabilitation, ownership or operation of housing and having articles of incorporation approved by the Commissioner; or (3) a municipal developer, which means a municipality which has not declared by resolution a need for a housing authority pursuant to Section 8-40 of the Connecticut General Statutes, acting by and through its legislative body, except that in any town in which a town meeting or representative town meeting is the legislative body, "municipal developer" means the Board of Selectmen if such board is authorized to act as the municipal developer by the town meeting or representative town meeting; or (4) a partnership, consisting of: (A) a housing authority, a nonprofit corporation, a municipal developer, or any combination thereof; and (B) (i) a business corporation incorporated pursuant to chapter 599 of the general statutes having as one of its purposes the construction, rehabilitation, ownership or operation of housing, and having articles of incorporation approved by the Commissioner in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to section 8-119jj of the Connecticut General Statutes; or (ii) a for-profit partnership, limited partnership, joint venture, trust or association having as one of its purposes the construction, rehabilitation, ownership or operation of housing and having basic documents of organization approved by the Commissioner in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to section 8-119jj of the Connecticut General Statutes; or (iii) any combination of the entities included under subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of this subdivision. (i) "Equity Interest" means a housing site or cash contribution either of which must be approved by the Commissioner as part of the total project development cost to be furnished by a developer receiving a grant. (j) "Family" means a household consisting of one or more persons. (k) "Financial Assistance" means any grants or deferred loans provided for the purpose of developing a low income housing development for which a contract is entered into by the state with a developer. (l) "Mortgage" means an interest in real property created by a written instrument providing a first lien on such property as security for repayment of a debt or obligation.