As used in subtitle 8-37ee of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies:

1. (1) “Affirmative fair housing marketing plan” means the information provided by an entity, in a form and manner prescribed by the housing agency, setting forth its plan to comply with the requirements set forth in Parts 1 to 3, inclusive, of subtitle 8-37ee of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, as required by section 8-37ee-502 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
2. (2) “Applicant” means an individual who submits an application to a housing agency in connection with a housing opportunity.
3. (3) “Affirmatively further fair housing” means taking actions, in addition to combating discrimination, that overcome patterns of segregation and foster inclusive communities free from barriers that restrict access to opportunity based on protected characteristics.
4. (4) “Department” means the Department of Housing.
5. (5) “Entity” means an organization that applies for or receives state financial assistance from a housing agency or contracts with a housing agency to administer a program on behalf of the housing agency.
6. (6) “Housing agency” has the same meaning as provided in section 8-37aa of the Connecticut General Statutes.
7. (7) “Housing opportunity” means the availability of assistance with housing, either through the provision of a unit of housing for rental or ownership, or a rental subsidy, or both, funded in whole or part by a housing agency.
8. (8) “HUD” means the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development or its successor agency.
9. (9) “Least likely to apply” means those persons who, in the main, are members of a demographic group that is numerically in a minority in the geographic area of the housing opportunity, as reviewed and approved by the housing agency with respect to each housing opportunity, and thus need additional dissemination of information to inform them of the housing opportunity.
10. (10) “Metropolitan Statistical Area” means such areas as defined by HUD.
11. (11) “New housing opportunity” means a housing opportunity arising from the construction of new housing units funded in whole or part by a housing agency, or the creation of a new subsidy program to benefit individual renters or homeowners.
12. (12) “Preference” means identified criteria used to select applicants from the waitlist for a housing opportunity.
13. (13) “Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area” means such areas as defined by HUD.
14. (14) “Waitlist” means a listing of applicants for a housing opportunity that includes a waitlist number, a control number, and the status of the application, and may also include unit size sought and any preferences established as set forth in section 8-37ee-807 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.

(Effective February 4, 2025)