If signed into law, Connecticut will become one of the first states to provide right to counsel.
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How one bike ride inspired a case that could upend CT’s zoning laws
Woodbridge officials are weighing whether to allow multi-family housing after attorneys applied to convert a single-family home.
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Eviction moratorium extended until public health emergency order ends
The state moratorium hasn’t completely eliminated evictions, which are now at about half the level they were before the pandemic.
Posted inEconomic Development, Housing
Closely followed Woodbridge zoning case enters new phase
After six months of public hearings on a widely followed Woodbridge rezoning proposal, commissioners are to start deliberating. Is multi-family housing in the suburbs a civil rights issue? Or a matter of water and sewer access? Or is the idea of an environment-housing “balance” an excuse for avoiding necessary systemic change? Woodbridge Town Planning & […]
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The pandemic’s effect on the housing market helped some — but others are left behind.
Across Connecticut, lower-income families are facing more housing challenges. Federal aid might help, but the problems have deep roots.
Posted inPolitics
Affordable housing bills move out of committee, but not without changes
The bills are still “a work in progress,” legislators said.
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Homelessness was down in CT before the pandemic. Here are 5 things to know.
Volunteers found fewer homeless people in Connecticut during an early-2020 count.
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Many ideas, but little agreement, on how to address Connecticut’s affordable housing issues
Fault lines emerged during a contentious hearing this week on how to remedy high housing costs and segregation.
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Few tenants facing eviction have an attorney. Top lawmakers are poised to change that.
Legislation that would provide tenants facing eviction the “right to counsel” is a top priority for legislative leaders.
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As Biden promises to tackle housing discrimination, HUD scrutinizes Connecticut’s laws
Housing legislation was the subject of a public hearing on Thursday.
Posted inEconomic Development
Data suggests dozens of towns are violating CT Supreme Court decision on exclusionary zoning
The study by Desegregate CT was released as lawmakers, who are divided over zoning reforms, prepare to tackle the issue.
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Renters facing eviction to get a reprieve from the state, and from the federal stimulus
Stimulus money plus an extension of the eviction moratorium are welcome news for renters facing eviction.
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An eviction tsunami is on the horizon, and with it comes more COVID cases
The exemptions to the moratorium add up to the state’s eviction machine churning at about one-third the pre-pandemic rate.
Posted inEconomic Development
Does ‘snob zoning’ lead to segregated suburbs in CT?
What’s happening in this liberal suburb is a reflection of land-use decisions playing out in wealthy suburbs across the state.
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HUD ‘perpetuating segregation,’ Hartford families claim in lawsuit
The policies that keep poor residents in impoverished areas are the subject of a lawsuit filed by 10 local families.