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HART Meeting on January 26th
The meeting is about tax differentials
Title “Can you ford to stay home January 26?”
Talking about how the tax increase will lead to a rent increase

Commitee of 24, a Puerto-Rican activist group planned a mass rally on October 15, 1979 to City Council to protest the housing crisis that affected the city's poor income residents, many of whom are Puerto-Rican. The goals of this meeting were to…

Republic Councilman John Cunnane proposes an ordinance that would designate an area as being residential property only.

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…

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 Connecticut Housing Investment Fund emphasizes that reinvestment in urban neighborhoods can occur without displacing long-term residents. Planners are actively devising strategies for development that aim to preserve both ethnic and economic…

Vecinos Unidos representatives have met several times with officials at the Connecticut Bank & Trust Co., holders of the mortgage for 26 Cedar St., pictured above. The first floor occupants, the Santana family, must contend with broken porch…

Fair Housing has been a subsequent housing struggle that unfortunately continues today. Due to discriminatory practices in housing, the Fair Housing Act was passed as law in 1968. However, that did not end the regime of discriminatory behavior that…

Public hearing proposed zone change where the Hartford Street Block Club scored a major victory in terms of support
3-50 opposition; residents argue commercial use of property has caused speculation, deterioration, increased traffic, and…

The Hartford City Council voted 8-0 to proceed with a "down zone" initiative along Hungerford Street and Broad Street, marking the city's first transition from commercial to residential zoning in an effort to reshape the urban landscape.