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June 2026

 

• Meriden’s first tenants union forms to combat CT corporate landlord; Connecticut Public Radio, Abigail Brone, June 2026. 
   

• Meriden tenants concerned about uncertain future; WFSB, June 2026. 
   

• Meriden tenants form city’s first tenant union to fight rent increases; WFSB, June 2026. 
   

• Meriden First Tenants Union Targets Landlord Over Rent Hikes; CT Examiner, Mikayla Bunnell, June 2026.
   

• New Haven retiree, senior tenants still fighting for better living conditions; NBC Connecticut, June 2026. 
   

• LCI Descends On Q Ave Complex; New Haven Independent, Mona Mahadevan, June 2026.

 

May 2026

 

• Rent Strikes, Targeting Tax Breaks, and Data: Tenant Organizing Beyond Legislative Campaigns; Shelterforce, Aaron Fernando, May 2026. 
   

• At CT landlords brunch, LGBTQ tenants protest opposition of eviction reform bill; Ginny Monk, June 2026. 
   

• CT tenants protest landlord brunch gathering; CT Mirror, Ginny Monk, May 2026.
   

• As LGBTQ community faces high eviction rates, CT housing advocates speak out; Connecticut Public Radio, Abigail Brone, May 2026. 
   

• Tenants Union — & Mayor — Protest Outside Landlord’s Office; New Haven Independent, Laura Glesby, May 2026.  
   

• “Tenants Deserve Respect”; New Haven Independent, Dereen Shirnekhi, May 2026.
   

• Key CT housing bills aimed at increasing accessibility fail to gain vote; Connecticut Public Radio, Abigail Brone, May 2026.

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April 2026

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• Some Connecticut Towing Companies Are Ignoring New Law Aimed at Helping Low-Income Residents; ProPublica and CT Mirror, Ginny Monk and Dave Altimari, April 2026.
   

• Opinion: We’re asking for a ‘just cause’ eviction bill; CT Mirror, Jessica Stamp, April 2026. 
   

• Advocates pushing to expand bill protecting Connecticut renters; Yahoo News, Jason Levy, April 2026. 
   

• Gov. Lamont and housing advocates urge state lawmakers to expand eviction protections; Connecticut Public Radio, Abigail Brone, April 2026. 
   

• CT eviction reform gets public nod of approval from Lamont; CT Mirror, Ginny Monk, April 2026.

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March 2026

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• Opinion: No-fault evictions threaten CT communities and democracy; CT Mirror, Jared Cavagnuolo, March 2026. 
   

• Opinion: The Case For Housing As A Public Utility; CT News Junkie, Peter Fousek, CT Tenants Union, March 2026. 
   

• Connecticut bill would ban ‘no-fault’ evictions — this time with Lamont’s backing; CT Insider, Alex Putterman, March 2026. 
   

• CT advocates rally in support of Just Cause eviction legislation; WSHU, Jeniece Roman, March 2026.
   

• Expanded ‘Just Cause' eviction bill gets support from Gov. Lamont; NBC CT, Jayne Chacko, March 2026. 
   

• Tenants Union VP Testifies In Landlord-Retaliation Case; New Haven Independent, Mona Mahadevan, March 2026. 
   

• CT’s expansion of the Just Cause eviction bill is one step closer to becoming law; CT Public Radio, Abigail Brone, March 2026. 

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  Housing Committee passes eviction reform bill; CT Mirror, Ginny Monk, March 2026. 

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February 2026

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• Tense hearing on bills to end no-fault evictions, limit rent hikes; CT Mirror, Ginny Monk, February 2026.

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• Tenants union organizer moves to sue landlord, alleging retaliation; Yale Daily News, Kade Gajdusek, February 2026. 
   

• CT lawmakers push to limit landlords’ ability to force out tenants; Hartford Courant, Ginny Monk, February 2026. 
   

• Tenants Union Takes Landlord To Court; New Haven Independent, Mona Mahadevan, February 2026. 
   

• Anti-Eviction Advocates Return To Hartford; New Haven Independent, Dereen Shirnekhi, February 2026. 
   

• As CT renters rally for eviction reform, lawmakers make a change; CT Mirror, Ginny Monk, February 2026. 
   

• Tenants Have More Economic Power Than They Think; Jacobin, Braxton Brewington, February 2026.
   

• CT eviction reform to anchor housing debate in 2026 session; CT Mirror, Ginny Monk, Feb 2026.
   

• ‘Stand Up CT’ legislation launched to protect against Trump’s billionaire agenda; People's World, Joelle Fishman, Feb 2026.

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January 2026

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• East Lyme tenants protest as potential condo conversion, rent hikes threaten housing security; Fox61, Jamel Johnson, Jan 2026.
   

• East Lyme tenants form union, boycott landlord over rent hikes and mold issues; Eyewitness News, Luke Hajdasz, Jan 2026.
   

• East Lyme tenants form union, boycott landlord over rent hikes and mold issues; Eyewitness News, Jan 2026.
   

• What CT housing advocates are pushing for this legislative session; CT Public, Abigail Brone, January 2026. 
   

• Displaced by fire, CT tenants say they lived in unsafe conditions: a change is proposed; Hartford Courant, Livi Stanford, Jan 2026.
   

• CT landlords push to keep background checks and advocate for no-fault evictions; CT Public Radio, Abigail Brone, Jan 2026.
   

• Fed up with their landlord, area tenants push for property boycotts; The Day, Jan 2026.
   

• Governor Lamont proposes rent cap for out-of-state landlords; CT Mirror, Ginny Monk, Feb 2026.
   

• Senior and disabled tenants vow to stay in Niantic apartments despite condo conversion; The Day, Jan 2026.
   

• Large snow piles pose danger to some Connecticut communities; News8, Jeff Derderian, Jan 2026.

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2025

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• As Tenants Organize, Landlords Embrace Old-School Union-Busting; In These Times, Rebecca Burns and Thomas Birmingham, December 2025. 
   

• Displaced Tenants Call on City for Help After Apartment Fire, Alleging Neglect from Landlord; Hartford Courant, Stephen Underwood, December 2025.
   

• Tenants Confront Landlord Disruption as They Continue Unionization Drive; People’s World, Peter Fousek And Cameron Harrison, December 2025.

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• City Reviewing Dueling Tenant Union Certifications at Sunset Ridge Apartments; NBC Connecticut, Kyle Jones, November 2025.
   

• Tense Moments Between Competing Groups Seeking to Form Tenants Union in New Haven; NBC Connecticut, November 2025. 
   

• As Climate Collapse Inches Closer, The Tenant Union Is The Best Chance We’ve Got; The Forge, Ruthy Gourevitch and Tara Raghuveer, November 2025. 
   

• Corporate Landlord Files Wave of 'No Fault' Evictions After Buying New London Apartments; Connecticut Public Radio, Abigail Brone, November 2025.
   

• New London Tenants Form Union to Fight Alpha Capital Eviction Notices; WFSB, November 2025. 
   

• New London Tenants Organize Against New Landlord, Evictions; CT Examiner, Brian Scott-Smith, November 2025.
   

• Embattled N.Y. Landlord Buys Annex Apts. for $5.87M; New Haven Independent, Thomas Breen, October 2025.
   

• Groups Offer Disability Housing Rights Guidance Following New Haven Union Effort; NBC Connecticut, October 2025. 
   

• Tenant Union Federation Launches First-of-its-Kind Nationwide Campaign Against Private Equity Landlord; Private Equity Stakeholder Project, October 2025.
   

• Sunset Ridge Landlord Reapplies for Rental License; New Haven Independent, Mona Mahadevan, October 2025.
   

• Second Group of New Haven Tenants Protest Widely Criticized Landlord; Yale Daily News, Jake Robbins, October 2025.
   

• Capital Realty Group Tenants Show How to Organize Against a Negligent Landlord; People’s World, Peter Fousek, October 2025.
   

• New Haven Tenants Take Steps to Register as an Official Union; NBC Connecticut, October 2025.
   

• Residents at Sunset Ridge Apartments in New Haven Work to Form Tenants Union; Fox61, fox61.com, October 2025.
   

• Tenants Push to Form Union at Another Capital Realty Property; NBC Connecticut, Kyle Jones, October 2025.
   

• Union Card Signing Begins at Sunset Ridge; New Haven Independent, Mona Mahadevan, October 2025.
   

• Tenant Union Fight Escalates at Sunset Ridge; New Haven Independent, Mona Mahadevan, October 2025.
   

• Residents at Sunset Ridge Apartments in New Haven fight adversity to form tenants union; FOX61, Solen Aref. October 2025.

 

• Landlord, Tenants To Negotiate Across State Lines; New Haven Independent, Mona Mahadevan, August 2025.

 

• Senior Renters Celebrate; Landlord’s Website Hides; New Haven Independent, Jordan Allyn, August 2025. 

 

• Senior Renters Form Another Tenants Union; New Haven Independent, Erica Hobbs, August 2025.

 

• Elderly Tenants: Landlord Hid From Us; New Haven Independent, Laura Glesby, August 2025. 

 

• Park Ridge Seniors Form Tenants Union; New Haven Independent, Mona Mahadevan, August 2025.

 

• Tenants union begins bargaining with owner of Avon complex; WTIC Radio, Morgan Cunningham, August 2025.

 

• Avon's first tenants union forms to combat 'negligent' out-of-state landlord; Connecticut Public Radio, Abigail Brone, August 2025.

 

• Residents of Stamford apartment complex set to become UConn student housing form a tenants union; Stamford Advocate, Tyler Fedor, August 2025.  

 

• From silence to solidarity | Connecticut Tenants Union sees rapid growth; WTIC Hartford, August 2025.

 

• Avon tenants form union amid growing problems with apartment complex – NBC Connecticut; Matt Austin, August 11, 2025

 

• CT Looks to Increase and Bolster Fair Rent Commissions with Statewide Network CT Public Radio, Abigail Brone, July 25, 2025

 

• With a poll, liberals nudge Lamont toward retirement or reform. CT Mirror, Mark Pazniokas, July 23, 2025

 

• New Research Finds Good Cause Eviction Policies Don't Hamper Construction Next City - Urbanist News, Aaron Fernando, July 22, 2025

 

• Tenants’ unions can fight rent increases; The CTProject.org  July 7, 2025

 

• No-fault eviction bill failed a third time in CT. Renters say housing situation is dire; CTMirror, James Watson, June 2025.

 

• What are my rights as a tenant? Know what your landlord can’t do; CT Insider, Alexander Soule, June 2025. 

 

• The Evolving Landscape of Social Housing in New England: What We Learned; Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University, Chris Herbert & Susanne Schindler, June 2025.

 

• Good Cause Eviction Policies Don’t Hamper Construction, New Research Shows. Legislators Are Still Concerned; Shelterforce Reporting, Aaron Fernando, June 2025.

 

• Manchester's TLC Foundation seeks $200,000 to avoid closing Diyeso-Lewis House for homeless children; Stamford Advocate, Joseph Villanova, June 2025. 

 

• Many Evictions Are Informal or Illegal—Just-Cause Protections Can Help; In These Times, J. Patrick Patterson, June 2025. 

 

• Home Is Where the Union Is; In These Times, Rebecca Burns, May 2025.

 

• No-fault evictions bill dies in CT legislature — again; CT Mirror, Ginny Monk, May 2025.

 

• Advocates call on lawmakers to expand ‘just cause’ eviction protections for all tenants; Fox 61, Kaye Paddyfote, May 2025.

 

• Is 'just cause' eviction bill dead? Key housing proposals in limbo as CT legislative session closes; CT Insider, Alex Putterman, May 2025.

 

• Just Cause Bill would protect Connecticut tenants from unnecessary evictions; Fox 61, Kaye Paddyfote, May 2025.

 

• Just Cause Eviction is an essential policy for the health and safety of CT residents; CT Mirror, Patricia Lewis and Teresa Quintana, May 2025.

 

• Connecticut Towing Companies Use Belongings Left in Cars as Leverage to Collect Fees, Drivers Say; ProPublica via The Connecticut Mirror, Ginny Monk and Dave Altimari, May 2025.

 

• As Trump Reshapes Housing Policy, Renters Face Rollback of Rights; Bloomberg, Patrick Sisson, May 2025.

 

• Nearly 1 in 5 CT Lawmakers are Landlords. Could That Affect Policy? Ct Mirror, Ginny Monk, April 27, 2025

 

• Landlord to Meet with Bloomfield Tenant's Union After Capital Protest  CT Public Radio, Abigail Brone, April 18, 2025

 

• Flush With Cash: This NonProfit Wants to Rewrite CT's Fiscal Rules Yankee Institute, Meghan Portfolio, April 18, 2025

 

• Bloomfield Tenants Union - Capital Rally CT Mirror, James Watson and Ginny Monk, April 14, 2025

 

• The Climate Crisis Hits Tenants Hardest. They're Fighting Back; ShelterForce, Ruthy Gourevitch, April 4, 2025

 

• Can You Negotiate Rent in CT? The CT Project, Braley Dodson, April 1, 2025

 

• Who’s To Blame For $702 Electric Bill?; New Haven Independent, Thomas Breen, March 2025.

 

• Tenants from New Haven apartment building stage protest outside management company's office; New Haven Register, Steven Goode, March 2025.

 

• Elderly New Haven tenants form a union seeking better conditions; New Haven Register, Steven Goode, March 2025.

 

• CT's Just Cause Eviction law expansion up for final vote; Connecticut Public Radio, Abigail Brone, March 2025.

 

• East Hartford mayor announces policy changes to protect tenants from absentee landlords; News 8, Kathryn Hauser, March 2025.

 

• The Good Case for "Good Cause":o Good Cause Eviction Protections Reduce the Rate of Housing Production?  U of MN Center for Urban & Regional Affairs, Kenton Card, Evan DAvis and Edward Goetz, March 3, 2025

 

• CT Tenants Union looks to take housing ownership into its own hands; Yale Daily News, Lily Belle Poling, February 2025.

 

• Saint Luke’s property becomes eighteenth CT Tenants Union; Yale News, Kade Gajdusek, February 2025.

 

• Senior Renters Form Tenants Union; New Haven Independent, Abbey Kim, February 2025. 

 

• CT public hearing on eviction, zoning bills draws nearly 300 people; CT Mirror, Ginny Monk, February 2025.

 

• Anti-Eviction Fight Returns To Capitol; New Haven Independent, Thomas Breen, February 2025.

 

• Should a landlord be allowed to evict you for no reason? CT lawmakers debate 'just cause' bill; CT Insider, Alex Putterman, February 2025.

 

• Tenants in Hartford say they are being forced out by corporate greed; WFSB, Susan Raff and  Zoe Strothers, February 2025.

 

• Group pushes to expand renters' rights in Connecticut; NBC Connecicut, Dan Horwitz, January 2025.

 

• Tenants union renews push for state eviction protections; CT Voices, Zachary Suri & Lily Belle Poling, January 2025.

 

• Tenants, Reunite! For Anti-Eviction Bill; New Haven Independent, Nathaniel Rosenberg, January 2025.

 

• CT renters call for expanded eviction protections; CT Mirror, Ginny Monk, January 2025.

 

• Majority of displaced Concord Hills tenants find permanent housing; Fox 61, Kaye Paddyfote, January 2025.

 

• City leaders in Hartford set to stop providing temporary housing for Concord Hills tenants; Eyewitness News, Hector Molina, January 2025.

 

• City accommodation for Concord Hills Apartment tenants expire Friday; NBC Connecticut, Briceyda Landaverde, January 2025.

 

• CT's housing crisis is bleeding into 2025. From homelessness to development, can lawmakers fix it? CT Insider, Alex Putterman, January 2025.

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2024

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• Tenants unions expand across CT, serving as a voice for all renters; CT Mirror / Connecticut Public, Abigail Brone, December 2024.

 

• Tenants Unions Cleared To Grow; New Haven Independent, Thomas Breen, December 2024.

 

• Tenant Unions Can Give Renters More Leverage, But They Can Face Pushback; CT Public, Tess Terrible & Catherine Shen, December 2024.

 

• Tenants Union To Farnam: Time To Negotiate; New Haven Independent, Jabez Choi, December 2024.

 

• Look for the Tenant Union; The American Prospect, Tara Raghuveer & Ruthy Gourevitch, December 2024.

 

• In the US, Tenants Are Usually on Their Own. Can a New National Tenant Union Change That?; The Nation, Thomas Birmingham, December 2024.

 

• Tenant union protests Farnam Realty over maintenance disputes; Yale Daily News, Lily Belle Poling, December 2024.

 

• Hartford Mayor recommends criminal charges for out of state landlord; releases “problem” list; Eyewitness News, Zoe Strothers & Sam Smink, December 2024.

 

• Hartford mayor reveals list of ‘problem landlords' in the city; NBC Connecticut, Jeremy Chen, December 2024.

 

• Landlords break silence on Hartford fire allegations, call statements 'false and misleading'; CT Insider, Steven Goode, December 2024.

 

• Rookie Reps Target Evictions; New Haven Independent via Patch, Paul Bass, December 2024.

 

• Hartford cancels deal with landlord to fix fire-damaged Concord Hills apartments; CT Insider, Steven Goode, December 2024.

 

• Tenants displaced by fire, then burglarized, demanding action from landlord; WFSB, Ayah Galal and Zoe Strothers, November 2024.

 

• As Corporate Landlords Spread, a Mold Epidemic Takes Root; In These Times, Thomas Birmingham, October 2024.

 

• City leaders propose more checks on landlords, expanding tenants’ unionization power; Yale Daily News, Lily Belle Poling, October 2024.

 

• New Haven officials expand renter protections; New Haven Register, Brian Zahn, October 2024.

 

• New Haven expands tenant protections, landlord fines; Connecticut Public Radio, Abigail Brone, October 2024.   

 

• Tenants union protest interrupted by deals with Ocean Management, Farnam Realty; Yale Daily News, Lily Belle Poling, September 2024. 

 

• The Connecticut Tenants Union Trying to Buy Their Apartment Building; The Nation, Maggie Grether, September 2024.

 

• A National Tenants Union Has Arrived; In These Times, Rebecca Burns, August 2024.

 

• Another Ocean Tenants Union Forms; New Haven Independent, Laura Glesby, August 2024.

 

• NLIHC, National Housing Law Project, and Tenant Union Federation Launch National Tenants Bill of Rights to Enshrine Federal Tenant Protections – Endorse TODAY!, NLIHC, July 2024.

 

• Tenant union forms in Bloomfield; FOX61, Kaelee Collins, July 2024.

 

• Newly unionized State Street apartment loses power after Ocean Management fails to pay bill, officials say; New Haven Register, Elizabeth L. T. Moore, July 2024.

 

• Tenants at veteran housing complex in Newington form union; WFSB, Alleah Red, June 2024.

 

• With claims of exploding toilets, mold and pests, East Hartford tenants union protests out-of-state landlord; Hartford Courant, Don Stacom, June 2024.

 

• Tenants Union Seeks To Buy Ocean Apts.; New Haven Independent, Arthur Delot-Vilain, June 2024.

 

• Branford Tenants Union protests poor upkeep, lack of transparency; Inside Investigator, Brandon Whiting, May 2024.

 

• Agreement between New Haven tenant union and Ocean Management has other unions optimistic; New Haven Register, Mark Zaretsky, May 2024.

 

• Another Day, Another Ocean Tenants Union; New Haven Independent, Thomas Breen, May 2024.

 

• Frustrated East Hartford residents form tenants union: 'You shouldn't have to beg'; CT Insider, Steven Goode, March 2024.

 

• What are no-fault evictions and why is CT considering eliminating them?; CT Mirror, Yash Roy, March 2024.

 

• After day-long debate, Housing Committee OKs tenant protections; CT Mirror, Ginny Monk, February 2024.

 

• Tensions flare at CT public hearing as residents call for ethical approach to evictions, rent hikes; Connecticut Public Radio, Maricarmen Cajahuaringa, February 2024.

 

• Avon residents demand accountability for 'history of neglect' at apartment complex; CT Insider, Natasha Sokoloff, January 2024.

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2023 and earlier

 

• City’s fourth tenants union forms at Lenox Street in Fair Haven Heights; Yale Daily News, Natasha Khazzam and Maggie Grether, December 2023.

 

• How a Trailblazing Tenants Union Forced a Mega-Landlord to the Bargaining Table; In These Times, Thomas Birmingham, December 2023.

 

• New Haven’s third tenants union forms at 1275-1291 Quinnipiac Ave.; Yale Daily News, Natasha Khazzam, September 2023.

 

• Hundreds protest eviction of tenants in New Haven; Connecticut Public Radio, Abigail Brone, September 2023.

 

• Residents of a Stamford West Side apartment building vote to form city's first tenants union; Stamford Advocate, Jared Weber, August 2023.

 

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• CT tenants union formalizes, aims for more political influence; CT Mirror, Ginny Monk, July 2023.

 

• As CT rent costs rise, tenants plan next steps for push to cap increases; CT Mirror, Ginny Monk, July 2023.

 

• Second tenant's union in New Haven formed by those at 1476 Chapel St.; FOX61, Julia LeBlanc, June 2023.

 

• Hartford city leaders approve $1 million in emergency funding to help struggling renters; Connecticut Public Radio, Abigail Brone, May 2023.

 

• Tenant unions rise in CT as renters hit last straw with ‘negligent landlords’ amid retaliation fears; New Haven Register, Meghan Friedmann, March 2023.

 

• Marathon Debate Over Rent Cap Bill; NBC Connecticut, Matt Austin, February 2023.

 

• Lawmakers, Activists Seek To “Cap The Rent”; New Haven Independent, Laura Glesby, January 2023.

 

• Economic development and mutual respect are among Bloomfield Town Council's New Year's resolutions; CT Insider, Emily DiSalvo, December 2022.

 

• How Hartford plans to use $1.95 million to improve rental housing conditions; CT Insider, Emily DiSalvo, December 2022. 

 

• Hartford launches $1.95M effort to help tenants in the city. Repair money ‘will be for the worst situations.’; Hartford Courant, Deidre Montague, December 2022.

 

• I-TEAM: Tenants’ Union presents list of demands to Hartford City Council, Mayor to fix housing code enforcement issues; WFSB, Sam Smink, December 2022.

 

• First Official Tenants Union Recognized; New Haven Independent, Noel Sims, December 2022.

 

• Hartford City Council to address city’s unsafe and unsanitary housing conditions; there are more than 300 outstanding complaints; Hartford Courant, Deidre Montague and Douglas Hook, November 2022.

 

• Fix 'inhumane' conditions at Hartford apartments, tenants tell city officials; CT Insider, Emily DiSalvo, October 2022.

 

• Hartford apartment tenants demand action: ‘No more roaches, no more rats’;  Hartford Courant, Deidre Montague, October 2022.

 

• A week after hearing cries for help from Bloomfield tenants, town leaders brainstorm solutions as problems persist; CT Insider, Emily DiSalvo, August 2022.

 

• Mayor: ‘No excuse’ for conditions at Bloomfield apartment building as complaints pile up; CT Insider, Emily DiSalvo, August 2022.

 

• A New Day Sought For Tenants; New Haven Independent, Thomas Breen, June 2022.

 

• City’s 2nd Tenant Union Forms, In Beaver Hills; New Haven Independent, Laura Glesby, April 2022.

 

• DSA, Tenant Union Target City Hall; New Haven Independent, Thomas Breen, November 2021.

 

• Q Gardens Goes 16 For 16 — For Violations; New Haven Independent, Nora Grace-Flood, August 2021.

 

• Tenant Union Takes On Q Gardens; New Haven Independent, Maya McFadden, August 2021.

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• Residents of Windsor Housing Complex Demand Change; NBC Connecticut, Shannon Miller, January 2021.