HARTFORD, Conn. A local united front is mobilizing around the powerful idea that housing is a human right. Testifying before the state legislature's Housing Committee for over 20 hours, a diverse coalition of tenants and allies demanded limits on a corporate landlords’ unchecked power to aggres.
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Bouncing as she walked, plastic heels clacking on the concrete as she swished her colorful “Encanto” costume, 4-year-old Ayla pointed to the sidewalk in front of her.
"Watch out for the holes,” she warned.
Ayla not her real name has lived in the Wedgewood Apartments in Bloomfield nearly all her life. (The CT Mirror/CT Public agreed to the family’s request not to identify the child.)
In Connecticut, protections for people who rent their homes are limited. Tenant unions aren’t new, but they've gained momentum in Connecticut over the past year, with at least five tenants unions having formed.