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UCONN students conduct a housing survey on residents, asking them about home safety, conditions, and other resident concerns. Asylum Hill plans to devise action plans based on this data.

AH, residents have had a series of meetings where they came up with a range of issues to prioritize. This includes problems of housing and tenancy that will be addressed by working to develop social functions, make home improvements, and educate…

Public Safety is a rising issue amongst residents in Asylum Hill. Scooter and foot patrols have been announced, while street lights have been proposed. In addition, K-9s are being added to gaurd training.

The first annual accountability session discusses housing and tenancy. Specifically, a full-time person has been assigned to implement programs that include strict housing code enforcements, repairs and rehabilitation, and individual assistance to…

The 9-story elderly housing opens after a 3-month delay. This high-demand apartment has 20 vacancies left, and requires tenants to be older than 62. It features multiple accessible features and obeys housing codes.

Residents who face home security problems form a Tenants Association that will serve as a liaison between residents and the building's management. They called public meetings to establish priorities to discuss and even proposed possible…

Asylum Hill Inc. sponsors a "rental data bank" that provides monthly information on rating, size, price, parking, and location for apartments available.

Residents in Dauntless Lane who previously formed a tenant association have made improvements that they promised. Street lights have been implemented, management has added locks on doors and windows and high chain-link fences have been put up.

The state of housing is going downhill in Asylum Hill, with most units not following housing codes. Code enforcement won't work alone; more home ownership and care for property is needed. Residents suggest higher fines for code violations and…

Two residents go before the City's Fair Rent Commission to protest rent rates being requested by their landlord.