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An advertisement promotes a real estate program providing mortgage assistance for purchasing homes in Frog Hollow, aiming to make urban living more affordable.

Housing_Move_Ends_Sleep-in.pdf
The sleep-in with 200 people taking place at city hall, that was a demand for better housing, finally ends. These attempts came to an end when the city provided a written agreement promising five lease-housing rentals.

Lorenzo_Jones_231113_1507.mp3
Interview with Lorenzo Jones on his role in activism and organizing in housing related issues.

Pastor_Aj_Johnson_231106.mp3
Interview with Pastor AJ Johnson on his role in activism and organizing in housing related issues in Hartford area.

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Interview with Raphael (Rafie) L. Podolsky on his role in activism and organizing in housing related issues in Hartford area.

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Interview with Steve Thornton on his role in activism and organizing in housing related issues in Hartford area.

Landlord_Appeals_City_Order__B.pdf
Following a city inspection, a landlord was ordered to make reuired repairs in two of his buildings. The landlord appeals this order but tenant protestors demanded that the landlord makes these repairs. If the landlord does not comply, further legal…

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Trasso lives in 4-room apartment and pays $85 rent out of her social security check. The landlord shuts off all gas in the apartment since he can't afford utilities due to the amount of rent he gets from the building. Landlord is in the process of…

League_Organizing_Rent_Strike.pdf
The Black Housing League whoch consists of 15 families from the North End, invites all Greater Hartford tenants to join them in a rent strike in June.The strike is to ensure that Hartford inspects all issues to ensure they are following housing…

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In a letter to the editors of the paper, a resident of Asylum Hill conveys his concerns with the state of housing. He describes the decline of the previously "solid residential status" of the area by describing conditions like excessive trash strewn…
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