Bill Would Require Quinnipiac to Pay Tax on Homes Rented to Students

A new bill that passed during a special session at the state legislature would make properties used for student housing taxable, the New Haven Register reports.

“An Act Concerning the Preservation of Municipal Tax Bases”, which specifically addresses the situation in Hamden, passed the Senate during a special session, the paper reports. Quinnipiac University owns a number of single-family homes that it rents to students.

According to the Register, the legislation was created as the homes are tax-exempt because they are owned by the university but are not used for educational purposes. Taxing the properties would bring in between $350,000 and $400,000 a year to the town.

The bill was introduced by House Speaker Brendan Sharkey, Hamden legislator Rep. Michael D’Agostino and Rep. Philip Miller.

Read the full story at the New Haven Register.

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