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Connecticut housing legislation to get renewed focus in 2023 session

Several bills related to eviction protection, a rent cap, homelessness and land-use reform in Connecticut are likely to pop up this session. ....

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Advocates plan affordable housing priorities for 2023 legislative session

From policy reform to requests for financial infusions, affordable housing advocates are looking at different ways to address the widespread lack of housing affordability when the state legislature co. ....

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How one lawsuit could change housing opportunity in Connecticut towns

As demand for affordable housing grows, advocates are pushing suburban towns to do more, not only to address economic pressures, but racial equity issues as well. ....

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How legal, financial and emotional costs of evictions in CT can persist for years

When Carmen Diaz faced eviction as an adult, she remembered that her mother never got her deposit back after the eviction, which set their family back financially. They were evicted, she said, after the owner’s home was foreclosed on, not because her mother missed rent. ....

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Advocates say CT needs over 137,000 affordable housing units. They want it fairly allocated to more towns.

The coalition is advocating for more affordable housing in the state, using a four-step equitable zoning proposal that, among other things, seeks to update local regulations to allow more housing in more towns. ....

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