Sec. 8-303. Municipal powers for purposes of this chapter.

In furtherance of the purposes of this chapter, which are hereby deemed to be municipal purposes, for which municipal funds may be expended, a municipality shall, in addition to those powers otherwise conferred by any general statute, special act or municipal charter or ordinance, have the following powers, except as otherwise limited by this chapter and provided the exercise of such powers by the municipality shall be in accordance with the procedures established by this chapter:

(a) To make loans to lending institutions under terms and conditions requiring the proceeds thereof to be used by such institutions for the making of mortgage loans for the purchase and for the rehabilitation of housing by low and moderate income families and persons, subject to the provisions of section 8-305;

(b) To invest in, purchase, acquire and take from mortgagees assignments of notes and mortgages evidencing loans for the purchase and for the rehabilitation of housing by low and moderate income families and persons, subject to the provisions of section 8-305;

(c) To make and enter into agreements or other transactions with any state or federal agency or instrumentality and to make and enter into all contracts and agreements, including contracts or agreements with lending institutions for the servicing and processing of mortgages, necessary or incidental to the execution of its powers under this chapter;

(d) To acquire, or contract to acquire, by purchase, grant, foreclosure or otherwise and to use, hold and dispose of real or personal property, or interests therein, within the municipality;

(e) To undertake commitments to make mortgage loans; to sell mortgages at public or private sale, with or without bidding; to foreclose on any mortgage or commence any action to protect or enforce any right conferred upon the municipality by law, mortgage, contract or other agreement, and to bid for and purchase property which was the subject of such mortgage, at any foreclosure or at any other sale; to release or relinquish any right, title, claim, interest on demand, however acquired, including any equity or right of redemption, in property foreclosed by it; to acquire and take possession of any such property, and in such event to complete, administer, pay the principal and interest or any obligation incurred in connection with such property, dispose of, and otherwise deal with, such property in such manner as may be necessary or desirable to protect the interests of the municipality therein;

(f) To issue bonds, bond anticipation notes and other obligations of the municipality in order to exercise the powers and effectuate the purposes set forth in this chapter; to fund and refund said obligations and to provide for the rights of the holders thereof; and to secure the municipal obligations issued hereunder by the pledge of revenues and of notes and mortgages of others;

(g) To appoint, employ or retain attorneys, accountants, architectural, engineering and financial consultants, assistants, agents and other employees as it may deem necessary or desirable and to fix their compensation;

(h) To invest any funds not needed for immediate use or disbursement, including any funds held in reserve, in obligations issued or guaranteed by the United States of America or the state and in other obligations which are legal investments for savings banks in this state and in time deposits or certificates of deposit or other similar banking arrangements secured in such manner as the municipality determines;

(i) To procure insurance against any loss in connection with its property and other assets, including mortgages and mortgage loans, in such amounts and from such insurers as it deems desirable;

(j) To the extent permitted under its contract with the holders of bonds, notes and other obligations of the municipality, to consent to any modification with respect to rate of interest, time and payment of any installment of principal or interest, security or any other term of any mortgage, mortgage loan, mortgage loan commitment, contract or agreement of any kind to which the municipality is a party;

(k) To the extent permitted under its contract with the holders of bonds, notes and other obligations, to enter into contracts with any mortgagor containing provisions enabling such mortgagor to reduce the rental or carrying charges to families or persons unable to pay the regular schedule of charges where, by reason of other income or payment from any department, agency or instrumentality of the United States of America or this state, such reductions can be made without jeopardizing the economic stability of housing being financed;

(l) Where by reason of the financing plan a review of the application for financing the proposed housing is required by or on behalf of any department, agency or instrumentality of the United States of America or this state, to provide, contract or arrange for consolidated processing of any such application to avoid duplication thereof by either undertaking the processing in whole or in part for any such department, agency or instrumentality or, in the alternative, delegating the processing in whole or in part to any such department, agency or instrumentality;

(m) To participate with any department, agency or instrumentality of the United States or the state or with any lending institution in the making of mortgage loans to low and moderate income families and persons, which mortgage loans are secured by a single participation mortgage or by separate mortgages, the interest of each mortgagee having equal priority as to lien in proportion to the amount of the loan so secured, but not necessarily equal as to interest rate, time or rate of amortization or otherwise;

(n) To make loans which may or may not be secured by a mortgage on real property for the rehabilitation of one to four family residential housing for occupancy by families and persons of low and moderate income, in amounts not to exceed ten thousand dollars in the case of each loan, on such terms and conditions as the municipality may determine, provided any such loan which is not secured by a mortgage shall be insured or guaranteed by a department, agency or instrumentality of the United States of America, or by such other entity as the municipality shall determine is financially able to insure or guarantee repayment in the event of default by the borrower, or coinsured to the maximum extent permitted by a department, agency or instrumentality of the United States of America;

(o) To do any and all acts or things necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the purposes of this chapter or to exercise any of the powers granted to municipalities by this chapter.

(P.A. 79-596, S. 4, 17; P.A. 10-32, S. 22.)

History: P.A. 10-32 made a technical change in Subdiv. (1), effective May 10, 2010.