LISTEN: What's Being Done To Avoid Evictions In Connecticut

Connecticut Public Radio | By John Henry Smith

Published July 6, 2021 at 4:34 PM EDT

Belongings left behind by evicted residents in Hartford mid-November. This was the 254th eviction since the pandemic began.

Last week, Gov. Ned Lamont allowed the state eviction moratorium to expire -- despite the White House extending the federal moratorium until July 31. To discuss this, Erin Kemple, executive director of the Connecticut Fair Housing Center, joined All Things Considered. I asked her what she has seen in the immediate aftermath of the moratorium’s end here in Connecticut. She also talked about what those in danger of being evicted should do now.

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