by HousingJustice-CTDSA | Jun 8, 2023 | CT DSA State Chapter, Chapter Statements, Housing Justice
Connecticut tenants face a housing emergency. Already high rents have skyrocketed since 2020. Buildings in both the cities and suburbs are deteriorating under the management of negligent landlords speculating on our homes, posing health risks to adults and children....
by HousingJustice-CTDSA | Feb 12, 2023 | Housing Justice, News
Our formation is growing, but so is the greed. As Connecticut DSA’s Housing Justice Project continues to build formidable tenant union groups across the state, we have met a statewide problem: the rent is too damn high! Predatory landlords have raised rent far higher than the rate of inflation or wages and tenants have no extra cash to spare. Tenants need a break.
by HousingJustice-CTDSA | Oct 31, 2022 | Housing Justice
INSIGHT: Tenant Chemistry With unorthodox advocacy and organizing tools, the Connecticut Tenants Union is paving the way for a national movement to shift the power balance of American housing. But can they build the community necessary to succeed? From Yale Daily News...
by HousingJustice-CTDSA | Oct 20, 2022 | Housing Justice, News
This victory for tenants in Connecticut is not the first, and it will not be the last, but it is a monumental achievement for the Seramonte Tenants Union, built on a year of organizing and won by the tenants themselves. Solidarity forever for the tenants union makes...
by HousingJustice-CTDSA | Oct 4, 2022 | Housing Justice
CONNECTICUT TENANTS UNIONS – THE LEGAL PATH Unlike the long legal history of labor unions in this country, tenant unions are relatively underdeveloped and underutilized. For a state like Connecticut that has banned rent control for more than several decades, the CT...