{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-8-68l","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8-68l","heading":"Tenants' use of common areas for political activity.","body":"(a) For purposes of this section, (1) “public housing project” means dwelling accommodations operated as a state or federally subsidized multifamily housing project by a housing authority, nonprofit corporation or municipal developer pursuant to this chapter or by the Connecticut Housing Authority pursuant to chapter 129; (2) “housing authority”, “nonprofit corporation” and “municipal developer” have the same meanings as provided in section 8-39; and (3) “political activity” includes (A) an event organized in the interests of a political party or candidate for elective office; (B) initiating, circulating, or signing petitions; (C) community political meetings; (D) campaigning for or against proposed referendum questions, constitutional amendments, legislation and municipal ordinances; or (E) expressing opinions about candidates and political or social issues.\n(b) No housing authority, nonprofit corporation, municipality or municipal developer shall prohibit any tenant of a public housing project from using common facilities or community rooms located within such public housing project for political activity.","path":["TITLE 8. ZONING, PLANNING, HOUSING AND ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT","CHAPTER 128*. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING: MUNICIPAL HOUSING PROJECTS","PART I*. CREATION AND POWERS OF AUTHORITY. GENERAL PROVISIONS. LOW AND MODERATE INCOME RENTAL HOUSING"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_128.htm#sec_8-68l","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:06:56Z","sha256":"03baea819854ccd40fed0a662de642763ff105a3a857f71114d987d878e839fe","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-8-68k","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-8-69"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}