The Turn Key – April 2025
Can Rental Assistance Programs Reduce Evictions Across Connecticut Towns?
By: Samaila Adelaiye, PhD, Research & Policy Fellow Rental assistance aims to address housing affordability, thus increasing access to safe and affordable housing. But what impact do these programs have on protecting people from involuntary displacement? In Connecticut, it is estimated that 1 in 20 renter households have evictions filed against them each year. This […]
Proposal would prevent Connecticut towns from banning multi-family housing
newstimes | By: Alex Putterman A second legislative committee advanced a proposal Monday to block towns and cities from banning multi-family zoning on either a permanent or temporary basis. Under current law, towns can’t permanently restrict multi-family housing but can pause development under certain circumstances. Trumbull, for example, has extended a moratorium on multi-family housing for six straight […]