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The Hartford Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, or NAACP announced an organized campaign against ‘slum lords’ and the conditions they bring in the North End. The conditions specified were rent gouging by the…

A reader calls for help as he brings light on the poor housing conditions and high rent in Asylum Hill. (pay attention to the language!)

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…

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…

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…

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…

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

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

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

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