Housing
Affordable housing obligations, multifamily and residential development, conversions and housing incentives. What changed, the rules that apply and the dates ahead for projects in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Pennsylvania.
Latest briefings
- MediumConnecticut
Connecticut bars leases that bill tenants for utilities their own unit meter does not measure
From October 1, 2026, Connecticut leases signed or renewed cannot make tenants pay utility charges unless a separate meter measures their unit's own use; such terms are unenforceable.
FinalHousingEnergy & grid - MediumConnecticut
Connecticut requires apartment building owners to file elevator repair plans within 48 hours of outages
Since October 1, 2026, owners of Connecticut buildings with housing and an elevator must notify tenants of outages within 24 hours and file a contractor's repair plan with the town within 48.
FinalHousing - MediumConnecticut
Connecticut extends as-of-right accessory units to special-act towns and limits water company hookup charges
From October 1, 2026, towns that zone under special acts must allow one accessory dwelling unit as of right, and investor-owned water companies face the connection-fee limits already applied to towns and authorities.
- MediumConnecticut
Connecticut requires summary review of two-to-nine-unit buildings on commercial lots, parking alone cannot defeat small projects
Since July 1, 2026, Connecticut's housing law bars towns from rejecting residential projects of 16 units or fewer solely for lack of required parking, and requires summary review of two-to-nine-unit buildings on commercial or mixed-use lots. Local regulations and pending applications should be examined against both.
FinalHousing - MediumFairfield County, CT
Connecticut appeals court affirms ruling that Wilton sewer authority acted arbitrarily in denying 70-unit project
On May 26, 2026 the Appellate Court affirmed a judgment that Wilton's sewer authority acted arbitrarily in denying a 70-unit project, because its capacity finding rested on a hypothetical flow and the applicant had no chance to respond to its ownership objections. The matter was remanded for approval with conditions.
- MediumConnecticutFree to read
Connecticut ends town exemptions for new coastal single-family homes and requires state referral in flood zones
New single-family homes in the coastal area now need coastal site plan review, and plans in mapped flood zones go to the state for comment before the town decides.
Rules 4
- Federal · 24 CFR Parts 50, 55 and 58HUD environmental review and flood standard for assisted housing
- Federal · 40 CFR Part 745, Subpart ELead-safe renovation of pre-1978 housing and child-occupied buildings
- Connecticut · Public Act 25-1 (Nov. 2025 Sp. Sess., HB 8002)2025 housing law: parking and middle housing
- Connecticut · C.G.S. 8-30g (as amended by PA 25-1)Affordable housing appeals (8-30g)
Funding and incentives 9
- Federal · IRS; state housing finance agenciesLow-income housing tax credit (LIHTC)
- Federal · US Treasury and IRSBuilding energy credits ended June 30, 2026 (179D, 45L, 30C)
- Connecticut · PURA; Eversource and United IlluminatingConnecticut EV Charging Program — Eversource and UI make-ready and charger incentives
- Connecticut · Connecticut Green Bank; Capital For Change (LIME)Connecticut Green Bank Solar PPA, Solar MAP+ and LIME multifamily financing
- Connecticut · Connecticut Housing Finance Authority; CT Department of HousingConnecticut housing tax credits (CHFA and DOH Development Engagement Process)
- Connecticut · Eversource, United Illuminating, Connecticut Natural Gas, Southern Connecticut Gas (Energize Connecticut); DEEPEnergize CT efficiency incentives for existing commercial, industrial and multifamily buildings
- Connecticut · Eversource, United Illuminating, Connecticut Natural Gas, Southern Connecticut Gas (Energize Connecticut)Energize CT new construction incentives — commercial, multifamily and all-electric homes
- Connecticut · PURA; Eversource and United Illuminating (administrators)Non-Residential Renewable Energy Solutions (NRES) tariffs — Eversource and UI
- Connecticut · CT Department of Economic and Community Development, State Historic Preservation OfficeConnecticut historic rehabilitation tax credit