Housing

A South Norwalk public housing complex became the first mixed-income apartments in Connecticut to receive a national certification for sustainable neighborhood development.

The Wethersfield Tenants Union, which represents residents of 267 and 271 Wethersfield Ave. in Hartford, protested the new, New Jersey-based landlords' practices, which residents called predatory.

A new law that went into effect on Oct. 1 declares homelessness a public health crisis in Connecticut and expands the community's right to mental health services.

Government shutdowns have minimal immediate impacts on federally-funded housing programs. But if a shutdown continues, it can have lasting effects.

A new law taking effect on Oct. 1 will make it easier for Connecticut residents to establish at-home day cares.

As the colder months set in, state leaders and homeless shelter providers worry existing shelter funding isn't enough.

National program "Dress for Success," which provides free work clothes and support to women seeking employment, opened its third Connecticut branch in New Haven.

Connecticut was one of six states to have an increase in housing permits in the first half of 2023. New Haven and Bridgeport areas led the state in the number of new permits.

Residents of Hartford's North End are speaking out against an alleged predatory landlord.

Two duplexes will be added to Fairfield's Greenfield Street as part of Habitat for Humanity of Coastal Fairfield County's first project in the town.