Affordable housing disputes are growing in CT. Courts see wave lawsuits as towns balk at projects.

Affordable housing disputes are growing in CT. Courts see wave lawsuits as towns balk at projects.

Apartment developers filed a flurry of lawsuits against Connecticut towns in the final months of 2025 and the first week of the new year, claiming the communities — largely in Fairfield County — violated the 8-30g law when they turned away affordable housing projects. At issue are proposals totaling more than 550 apartments and townhouses that developers argue would ease housing shortages. If they ultimately get the go-ahead, the buildings would…