As CT Focuses on Housing Crisis, Eviction Protections Can’t Be Forgotten

As CT focuses on housing crisis, eviction protections can’t be forgotten

Everyone needs a place to live. That is something not seriously debated or disputed by Connecticut policymakers. What was debated, disputed-–and in the end, discarded–- is the idea that the places people live should not be suddenly, and without justification, taken away from them. “Just Cause” eviction protections, which prevent landlords removing a tenant without cause, already exist for seniors (age 62 and up) and people with disabilities in t…

Research Challenges Claims that Tenant Protections Slow Housing Development - Davis Vanguard

A new study from the University of Minnesota's Center for Urban and Regional Affairs found no evidence that good cause eviction protections reduce housing development, challenging a key argument used by opponents of tenant protections.