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Expansion of the state’s “Just Cause” law would prevent landlords from removing compliant tenants without legal grounds, resulting in a “no-fault” eviction. It is used by landlords to remove unruly tenants.
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Connecticut’s “Just Cause” eviction law protects residents who are at least 62-years-old or have a disability, and live in a building with five or more units, from groundless evictions. Advocates say the law should be expanded.
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Nearly $20 million dollars has been distributed from the fund to prevent families from being evicted or becoming homeless.
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New Haven's Blake Street Tenants Union has reached a tentative agreement with property manager Ocean Management over 16 no-fault evictions that began last month.
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Hundreds gathered in New Haven to protest the eviction of 16 residents of a Blake Street apartment building.
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A new study finds the number of cost-burdened households in Connecticut exceeds the national average.
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Violent evictions are rare in Connecticut, but the state has no method for tracking these instances when they do occur.
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Dozens more households faced eviction each week during the pandemic, despite paying rent. As no-fault evictions rose to half of all filings, here's how a hot housing market and eviction restrictions didn't help these two women and many others.
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Rents are skyrocketing and eviction moratoriums are ending. The story of one evicted family in Connecticut could foreshadow what's ahead for vulnerable communities.
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Evictions slowed down during the pandemic, thanks to financial help from state and federal governments. But almost all aid has lapsed now, and evictions are starting to move back up to pre-pandemic levels. At the same time, rents have jumped by more than 15%.