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Puerto Rican Housing Subject of Spot Checks
A group working toward the formation of a Puerto Rican tenant's union in the city is currently conducting spot housing inspections in the city's Puerto Rican communities. This committee will overcome the language barrier between tenants, landlords,…
Realtors Say Laws for Forced Housing Don't Answer Problems
This article concerns housing inequality; the president of the Maryland Association of Real Estate Boards says that individual property owners, regardless of race, color, or creed, must be allowed under law to retain the right to determine…
The People's Forum: Does Anyone Inspect Hartford's Slums?
A student who visited Hartford discusses the poor living conditions he witnessed while following up on tenant complaints.
Those Rent Strikes Can Be Dangerous
Rent strikes that took place in Harlem, NYC have begun to have their effects here in Hartford; NECAP members have sent representatives to study the "HARLEM PLAN" that virtually legalizes rent strikes. The public is tired of lousy landlords and poor…