Abigail Brone

6 days ago | ctpublic.org | Abigail Brone

Published May 9, 2025 at 12:31 PM EDT Connecticut renters and tenants union leaders gathered outside the state Capitol Thursday in a final push asking state lawmakers to expand the Just Cause eviction law. With chants of “Just call, Just Cause,” a group of renters filed into the capitol building.

1 week ago | ctpublic.org | Abigail Brone

Published May 8, 2025 at 11:40 AM EDT Bob Veal, an Army veteran, has lived in Victory Gardens, a largely affordable apartment complex for veterans in Newington, for more than a decade. Now, he is facing the possibility of losing his home as a result of what he considers landlord retaliation for forming a tenants union last year.

1 week ago | ctpublic.org | Abigail Brone

Published May 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM EDT A broad housing bill designed to increase affordable housing is drawing criticism from conservative state lawmakers. The bill touches on various aspects of affordable housing. Some of those aspects include limiting the use of “hostile architecture,” or structures designed to prevent an unhoused person from sitting or lying down, to requiring the collection of housing data for LGBTQ+ youth.

1 week ago | ctpublic.org | Abigail Brone

Published May 2, 2025 at 4:05 PM EDT Ryan Caron King / Connecticut PublicEl alcalde de Hartford, Arunan Arulampalam, habla frente a una propiedad deteriorada en el área de North End durante una conferencia de prensa, donde los oficiales anunciaron el lanzamiento de programas de vivienda con el fin de aumentar la titularidad a través de Connecticut, el 1 de abril de 2025.

1 week ago | ctpublic.org | Abigail Brone

Published May 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM EDT Read in EnglishEl incremento de los alquileres y de las tasas de interés hipotecarias está ejerciendo presión sobre el mercado de vivienda en el condado de Fairfield. Ante este panorama, los desarrolladores en Connecticut buscan estrategias para aliviar la carga que enfrentan los arrendatarios de ingresos medios.