1. (a) The housing agency or its agent may conduct compliance reviews.
2. (b) Even in the absence of a complaint or other information indicating noncompliance, the housing agency may conduct periodic compliance reviews throughout the term of the applicable use restriction concerning such housing opportunity recorded on the municipal land records, assistance agreement, or regulatory agreement for an entity receiving state financial assistance from a housing agency, or at any time during the period an entity is subject to the terms of a contract with a housing agency to administer a program on behalf of a housing agency.
3. (c) The purpose of a compliance review is to determine whether the entity is in compliance with the housing agency’s requirements and the approved affirmative fair housing marketing plan. The housing agency shall give the entity at least five (5) business days’ notice of the time set for any compliance review and the place or places for such review.

4. (d) The compliance review shall cover the following areas:

   1. (1) Sales and rental practices, including practices in soliciting buyers, tenants, applicants, and participants, determining eligibility, selecting and rejecting buyers, renters, and participants and concluding sales and rental transactions, where applicable;
   2. (2) Activities to attract demographically diverse buyers, renters, and participants, including the use of advertising media, brochures, pamphlets, and fair housing posters;
   3. (3) Data relating to the size and location of units, services provided, sales or rental price ranges and other matters relating to the marketing of housing opportunities;
   4. (4) The demographic composition of buyers, renters or participants; and (5) The demographic composition of staff engaged in the sale or rental of housing opportunities.
5. (e) If, as of the time of the compliance review, the entity has not submitted the materials identified in section 8-37ee-703(d) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, the housing agency may request that the entity provide such materials at the time of the compliance review.
6. (f) Following the compliance review, the housing agency or its agent shall prepare a report and provide a copy of such report to the entity.
7. (g) Whenever a finding of noncompliance is made, the report prepared by the housing agency or its agent shall list specifically the violations found and shall indicate that the entity shall have thirty (30) business days to appeal such findings and request a hearing with the housing agency pursuant to section 8-37ee-705 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
8. (h) If the entity does not appeal a finding of noncompliance, the housing agency shall coordinate with the entity to achieve compliance and may invoke the terms of default set forth in the specific financial agreement between the entity and the housing agency governing the applicable financial assistance or program.

(Effective February 4, 2025)