Connecticut § 12-129t - Municipal option to abate taxes on visitable housing.
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§ 12-129t. Municipal option to abate taxes on visitable housing.
Sec. 12-129t. Municipal option to abate taxes on visitable housing. As used in this section, “visitable housing” means one-to-four family residential construction that includes three basic architectural features to allow persons with disabilities to easily visit: (1) Interior doorways that provide a minimum thirty-two inch wide unobstructed opening, (2) an accessible means of egress to a home, as defined in Appendix A to 28 CFR Part 36, and (3) a full or half bathroom on the first floor that is compliant with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, 42 USC 12101. Any municipality may, by ordinance adopted by its legislative body, provide property tax abatements to developers of visitable housing.
(P.A. 10-56, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 10-56 effective October 1, 2010, and applicable to assessment years commencing on or after that date.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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