Deposit Grants, Claim for Damages and Refund

(a) Security deposit guarantee applications and security deposit applications from individuals or households shall be considered in the order in which they are received by the department in completed form in accordance with sections 17b-802-4 and 17b-802-5 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. The approval of an application is subject to the availability of funds. In the absence of funds, the department may determine that applications should not be accepted until such funds become available. (b) Security deposit guarantee applications and security deposit applications for recipients aged sixty-two (62) years and older shall be limited to the equivalent of one (1) month's rent pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes section 47a-21(b)(2). (c) Security deposit guarantees for all recipients under the age of sixty-two (62) shall be limited to the equivalent of two (2) month's rent, except in the circumstance where the commissioner has determined that the health, safety or welfare of a child who resides with the applicant is threatened due to an emergency, in which case the security deposit guarantee shall be limited to the equivalent of one (1) month's rent combined with a security deposit that is limited to the equivalent of one (1) month's rent.