“Our existing affordable housing law is more about allowing developers to force towns to accept developments they don’t want than it is about promoting the construction of affordable housing. It is a bad law that allows developers to use the threat of court action against municipalities to get what they want. I am very disappointed that the legislature is seemingly not ready to address this issue,” said Senator Freedman.

The Republican amendment called for an outright repeal of the affordable housing statute known throughout Connecticut as Section 8-30g.

“No one disputes the fact that affordable housing is necessary, and that municipalities ought to be encouraged to allow for its construction. However, Section 8-30g has been shown to be little more than weapon that provokes a great deal of confrontation, generates a great deal of legal expenses for towns, and has produced only 3,300 additional affordable hosing units since it was adopted 18 years ago,” said Senator Freedman.

“Municipalities want to step up to the plate and be able to adopt local regulations that will promote and produce affordable housing units. Section 8-30g has worked against the municipalities, and it is really time to make appropriate changes in that law,’ said Senator Freedman.