1.Notify--> 2.Document--> 3.Report & Request--> 4.Organize---> 5.Contact HUD Notify! Notify your maintenance company of ongoing issues. Document! Document issues with photos, videos, and copies of all communications with the property manager and/or landlord. Report &
In 2007, Laura Schreier wrote an article warning that an alleged slumlord, Emmanuel Ku, was targeting Hartford. Ten years later, 2,300 health and safety violations plagued the Ku owned, 150-unit Clay Arsenal Renaissance Apartments (CARA).
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“The City will now aggressively pursue any and all options,” was the declaration made by Mayor Luke Bronin in regards to holding Emmanuel Ku, owner of the Clay Arsenal Renaissance Apartments (CARA), responsible for gross
The air in the room was thick, and seemed to get thicker with the passing of each moment. Tears streamed down cheeks as one by one leaders bravely shared some of the most heart-wrenching stories
CAC partnered with Immanuel Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, and the Episcopal Church of Connecticut to sponsor a second round of the People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond (PISAB) antiracism training. Forty people gathered for
While serving a church in the Newhallville neighborhood in New Haven, I had the opportunity to be involved in several actions led by the Elm City Congregations Organized (ECCO). I was deeply committed to the
Denise Fillion, School Crossing Guard Supervisor for the Hartford Police Department (HPD) Traffic Division, sent a letter to the Milner School office dated August 22, 2017, informing the school that two crossing guard posts associated with the school would be closing.
Resident leaders continue to make progress organizing for decent, safe, and sanitary living conditions in their apartments owned by slumlord Emmanuel Ku. Ku receives $1.6 million a year from the federal government and enjoys a $266,000 a year tax break from the City of Hartford in exchange for providing quality housing. However, residents continue to live in rat, mice, and mold infested apartments.
After several months of intense organizing, tenant leaders of the Clay Arsenal Renaissance Apartments (CARA) have won some major victories! On December 14, 2017, over 100 people, including Mayor Bronin, filled the fellowship hall of Union Baptist Church for the second public