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Guest opinion writers Kelly DeMatteo and Morgan Miller, of the Connecticut Apartment Association, say rental living is a choice for many Connecticut residents of all ages and incomes from empty nesters and downsized retirees to young families and students and the supply of safe, quality, affordable, reliable apartment homes should meet those needs. It does not.
When the ownership of Victoria Ramos’ apartment changed last year, the rent swelled from $625 to $850, but the reportedly squalid conditions remained the same.
With rats and cockroaches crawling the .
Under H.B. 6588, landlords could only increase rent annually by 4% plus the consumer price index, restrict landlords from increasing rent during the first year of tenancy and other measures designed to protect tenants.