Sec.8-206e-2. Program description

(a) The Commissioner is authorized to enter into a contract with a nonprofit corporation to provide financial assistance in the form of a grant-in-aid for expenses incurred in providing housing assistance and counseling services to the public.

(b) Services provided by the Department or a nonprofit corporation may include but not be limited to: information on the legal rights and obligations of landlords and tenants, the financing of owner-occupied and rental housing purchases, improvements and renovations, the availability of housing-related programs and services and mediation services to resolve disputes between landlords and tenants.

(c) Financial assistance provided to nonprofit corporations shall be used for expenses incurred in providing housing assistance and counseling services.

(d) Nonprofit corporations that receive funding under this program shall be required to comply with all rules and orders promulgated from time to time by the Commissioner and consistent with the Connecticut General Statutes for this program.

(Effective February 25, 1988)