Housing

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• Pre-Development Loan Program

  Housing developers seeking assistance with pre-development costs related to the construction, rehabilitation or renovation of housing for low-and moderate-income individuals and families can seek help from the state. The Department of Housing has a new streamlined application process for its pre-development loan program.

  Agency: Department of Housing

• First-time Home Buyer Information

  First-time homeowners can get advice, a home-buying checklist to follow and apply for a mortgage through the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA).

  Agency: Department of Housing

• Emergency Shelters

  The state supports emergency shelters for individuals and families experiencing homelessness. Anyone in need of emergency shelter should contact 2-1-1 for immediate assistance.  

  Agency: Department of Housing

• CT Housing Search

  Property owners and those seeking apartments can list and peruse rental housing available anywhere in the state free of charge. Resources also are available for senior citizens and individuals with disabilities looking for housing.

  Agency: Department of Housing

• CHAMP

  The state provides gap funding in the form of loans and grants to owners of existing multifamily properties and developers of proposed new multifamily properties to increase the supply of safe, decent and affordable rental housing statewide.  

  Agency: Department of Housing

• Annual Funding Schedule

  The Department of Housing posts a schedule of funding rounds at the beginning of each fiscal year to provide a predictable timetable of the agency's funding for developers, public housing authorities, municipalities and other interested parties seeking funding to construct new affordable housing or preserve existing affordable housing.

  Agency: Department of Housing

• Security Deposit Guarantee Program

  The Security Deposit Guarantee Program provides a guarantee to landlords for up to two month's rent rather than an actual cash payment for eligible individuals and family seeking to obtain rental housing.

  Agency: Department of Housing

• File a Housing Discrimination Complaint

  Residents who think they were discriminated against while seeking and applying for housing can submit a complaint to the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities. Access filing complaints forms and descriptions of various types of discriminations.

  Agency: Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities

• Environmental Engineering – Subsurface Sewage

  Approximately 30 percent of Connecticut's population resides in buildings that dispose of their domestic sewage with on-site sewage disposal systems that are typically conventional septic systems. Citizens can find design manuals for subsurface sewage disposal systems for households.

  Agency: Department of Public Health

• Energy Solutions

  Take action to save money and energy, benefit from renewable energy, and improve the comfort of your home. Find advice, resources and funding to complete energy-saving and clean energy improvements.

  Agency: Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

• Renters Rebate

  The state provides a reimbursement program for elderly and/or totally disabled tenants whose incomes do not exceed certain limits. Anyone with questions regarding the program can call the program hotline at 860-418-6377.  

  Agency: Office of Policy and Management