affordable housing

Connecticut legislators are considering a bill that would automatically flag rent increases above 10% as “excessive” for some new property owners.

On Monday, a press conference from the affordable housing advocacy consortium Growing Together Connecticut was held at the same time as a public hearing on this year’s transit-oriented development bill.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) delivered his seventh State of the State address to kick off the 2025 legislative session on Wednesday.

Head Start supports low-income parents and their young children. By setting aside vouchers for their housing program, officials say they’re able to cut through some of the time-consuming red tape to quickly place families in safe housing.

Connecticut's state legislators and local zoning advocates are getting ready for a fight over affordable housing in the 2025 session.

Under current law, only some people in federally supported housing have the right to organize without fear of retaliation. U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) is co-sponsoring legislation to amend the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 to change that.

New Haven police arrested seven activists for pitching tents at an encampment on the Upper Green.

As fair rent commissions in CT towns start hearing cases, some have run into questions about how to ensure landlords abide by their rulings.

Mark Griffin and Cheryl Rabe applied for a place owned by Mandy Management, a large property owner in New Haven. The company cited two misdemeanors from 1989 as reasons not to rent to him, and now, other companies are denying them, too.

Under a bill that cleared the Connecticut House of Representatives, towns that allow more apartments near mass transit would get priority on state infrastructure funds.