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Developers of a former school plan to renovate the school for low-income housing options applied for section 8 elderly subsidies for 78 new units
Rent would range from $400-$500 (25% of income)

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…

Community residents are drafting zone change ordinances to transition from commercial to residential zoning, aiming to preserve the absent residential characteristics of the community.

Tenants at the Linden Building, represented by Vecino Unidos, raise a banner declaring a "Displacement Revolution" to highlight their resistance against eviction. The group is demanding repairs for their apartments as part of their advocacy efforts.

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…

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…

The Hartford Housing Authority approved a project that focused on the medical and health needs of elderly people living in the charter Oak terrace project. The program starts March 1 and will work with the Hartford Health Department and various…

The HHA decided to stick with their business of running their rental properties and declined the opportunity to be in a program focused on halting the spread of segregated housing in the north end. Percival C. Smith, HHA Chairman. Commissioner Graham…

Sixteen tenants who have not paid their rent are facing eviction. The landlord believes that NECAP has failed to live up to their agreement (checks from the State Welfare Dept. were returned to the state or held by a bondsman until the strike was…

NECAP causes landlords to lose his tenants due to rent strikes. Some tenants preffered moving over getting involved with NECAP, the landlord's lawyer spoke. The rent strike, that had previously ended, made the landlord agree to make repairs in the…