Abigail Brone
Housing ReporterAbigail is Connecticut Public's housing reporter, covering statewide housing developments and issues, with an emphasis on Fairfield County communities. She received her master's from Columbia University in 2020 and graduated from the University of Connecticut in 2019. Abigail previously covered statewide transportation and the city of Norwalk for Hearst Connecticut Media. She loves all things Disney and cats.
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Residents of Concord Hills, a Hartford apartment complex are being told to find new housing. This comes more than three months after being displaced by an apartment fire, and forced to live in hotels. -
Homeless service providers say state lawmakers need to appropriate a guaranteed annual amount to operate the cold weather shelters this legislative session, to allow shelters to prepare for next winter. -
Under the proposed law, public housing agencies and landlords cannot retaliate against Section 8 voucher recipients and renters in low-income housing developments for creating tenants unions. -
Fifty apartments suffered water damage as a result of the fire forcing residents to relocate to local hotels. For the first month of displacement, residents were moved to hotel rooms without kitchen access. -
Connecticut landlords are outlining their hopes for the upcoming legislative session, with a focus on housing construction. -
Miembros de la comunidad puertorriqueña de Connecticut, una de las más grandes de EE. UU., han condenado los comentarios vertidos este fin de semana en un mitin a favor del expresidente Donald Trump, donde un comediante se refirió a Puerto Rico como una “isla flotante de basura”. -
Connecticut is home to about 300,000 residents of Puerto Rican descent. The state has the highest percentage of Puerto Ricans per capita of any state in the U.S.
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During the last year, Fairfield County saw a 19% increase in unhoused individuals. Experts say focusing on deeply affordable housing and changing zoning codes would help solve the housing crisis. -
The purpose of the new laws is to ensure New Haven has safe, affordable housing and a way to create change if it isn’t. The number of apartments needed to form a tenants union was lowered while the fine for negligent landlords was increased. -
The Time to Own program provides loans of up to $25,000 to assist with a down payment for eligible families. Time to Own reopened with the help of an additional $40 million in state funding.
