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Miscellaneous Issues
Some of the links below are for Members Only
RECENT NEWS
2009 changes to the Common Interest Ownership Act affecting both developers of condos and other COIA communities, and their associations. See our members only page on the new law ("During the previous regular session, the Connecticut General Assembly made the most significant amendments to the Connecticut Common Interest Ownership Act or 'CIOA' since the statute became effective in 1984. The amendments are in Public Act 09-....")
Tax
Link to the IRS' Tax tips for the construction industry
2008 Special Session (June 11, 2008): State legislature extends the "temporary" increase in the municipal real estate conveyance tax  for another two years until July 1, 2010. See how State Senators voted and State Representatives voted in the early morning hours of June 12, 2008.
Conveyance Tax - HBACT's Opposition Statement
Dept. of Revenue Services - Special Notice on Nonresident Contractor Deposits and Bonds 
Legislature adopts sales tax holiday on fluorescent light bulbs and Energy Star home appliances
Dept. of Revenue Services issues special notice on NEW Sales Tax Exemption for Weatherization Products (effective June 1, 2006, to June 30, 2007)
Labor
Employee Eligibility Requirements New Form I-9 Implementation Date Extended to April 3, 2009:
Construction Safety - See NAHB and OSHA Alliance, which focuses on providing the association's members and others in the residential construction industry, including non-English and limited English speaking employees and trade contractors, with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect employees' health and safety.
CT Workers Compensations Commission issues its plain english Information Packet on the state's workers comp system .
Apprenticeship Registration Process
Real Estate & Other Licensing (See also Home Builder and Home Improvement Contractor Registration)
HBACT Seeks a Limited Exemption from Real Estate Licensing for a Builder's Employees - See HBACT's Testimony on RB 6449 (2009) in the state legislature's Insurance & Real Estate Committee on 2-19-09, and our proposed alternative language .
Real Estate Licensing Warning to Builders (2002) - Answers the question: Who can sell a builder's homes without a real estate license?
Go to Dept. of Consumer Protection's web page for a number of other licensed professions and trades (including architects, engineers, home inspectors, real estate appraisers, well drillers and more).
Miscellaneous
2009 changes to the Common Interest Ownership Act affecting both developers of condos and other COIA communities, and their associations. See our members only page on the new law ("During the previous regular session, the Connecticut General Assembly made the most significant amendments to the Connecticut Common Interest Ownership Act or 'CIOA' since the statute became effective in 1984. The amendments are in Public Act 09-....")
For both builders and consumers, see "New Resource Offers Builders Unbiased, Easy Access to Mold Prevention Solutions" and go to RSMC ("Responsible Solutions to Mold Coalition").
Complete resource for members and the public about mold from NAHB
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