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Study: Bridgeport, New Haven have among highest 75 eviction rates in large cities
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DeLauro, pointing to studies in cities across the country, said providing representation to those contesting eviction dramatically alters the outcome of cases.
Tags: Housing: Eviction | Housing: Right to Counsel
Study: Bridgeport, New Haven have among highest 75 eviction rates in large cities
January 24, 2020 | Ben Lambert , Emilie Munson | New Haven RegisterDeLauro, pointing to studies in cities across the country, said providing representation to those contesting eviction dramatically alters the outcome of cases.
Tags: Housing: Eviction | Housing: Right to Counsel
New Haven, Waterbury, Hartford and Bridgeport Among Top 100 Evicting Cities
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(Connecticut)
In response, DeLauro recently reintroduced the Eviction Prevention Act to help low-income people get access to legal counsel if they are being evicted.
Tags: Housing: Eviction | Housing: Right to Counsel
New Haven, Waterbury, Hartford and Bridgeport Among Top 100 Evicting Cities
January 23, 2020 | Lori Mack | WNPR (Hartford, CT)In response, DeLauro recently reintroduced the Eviction Prevention Act to help low-income people get access to legal counsel if they are being evicted.
Tags: Housing: Eviction | Housing: Right to Counsel
New Lead Law Passes, With Teeth
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(Connecticut)
Alders unanimously approved updating the city’s child lead poisoning laws — but only after including a change that won over critics who heralded the final version for protecting at-risk kids.
Tags: Lead Poisoning
New Lead Law Passes, With Teeth
December 3, 2019 | Thomas Breen | New Haven IndependentAlders unanimously approved updating the city’s child lead poisoning laws — but only after including a change that won over critics who heralded the final version for protecting at-risk kids.
Tags: Lead Poisoning
Veterans’ Suit Over ‘Bad Paper’ Discharges Moves Forward
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(Connecticut)
A class-action lawsuit involving veterans who say they’ve been wrongfully denied discharge upgrades will move forward. The suit -- which is being supported by Yale Law School’s Veterans Legal Services Clinic -- was filed against the Navy in 2018.
Tags: Veterans
Veterans’ Suit Over ‘Bad Paper’ Discharges Moves Forward
November 10, 2019 | Frankie Graziano | WNPR (Hartford, CT)A class-action lawsuit involving veterans who say they’ve been wrongfully denied discharge upgrades will move forward. The suit -- which is being supported by Yale Law School’s Veterans Legal Services Clinic -- was filed against the Navy in 2018.
Tags: Veterans