Remembering Patricia “Pat” Williams
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Patricia “Pat” Williams. Pat has been a board member at CLJ for more than five years, more recently serving as Board Vice President. “Patricia Williams contributed, to the CLJ Board, her deep insights on affordable housing gained from directing programs for the Hartford Housing […]
HUD ‘perpetuating segregation,’ Hartford families claim in lawsuit
Marina Ilarraza lives with her three children in a cramped two-bedroom apartment in Hartford’s North End. The Department of Housing and Urban Development is terminating its contract with her landlord and Ilarraza is waiting for a Section Eight Housing Choice voucher so she can find another apartment for her family. Credit: Cloe Poisson For years, […]
Lawsuit: HUD perpetuated racial segregation in Hartford area
The complaint was filed in federal court Wednesday by 10 former residents of three housing complexes in the city’s North End and by a nonprofit group.https://cljct.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Lawsuit-HUD-perpetuated-racial-segregation-in-Hartford-area-fox61.com_.mp4 HARTFORD, Conn — A lawsuit was filed Wednesday, alleging the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development violated the Fair Housing Act and perpetuated racial segregation in Hartford. The […]
GHIAA Update from Executive Director
Dear Friends of CLJ and GHIAA, I write to you from the context of the ongoing and devastating COVID-19 pandemic and the continuing idolatrous realities of white supremacy plaguing this nation. The murder of
Justice In Time of Pandemic
On June 12, 2020, clergy from the Greater Hartford Interfaith Action Alliance (GHIAA) marched 1.5 miles from Hartford’s North End neighborhood down to City Hall, with a stop at the Hartford Police Department, chanting “No justice, no peace. No racist police!” The goal? To push for subpoena power for Hartford’s Civilian Police Review Board (CPRB) […]
Attorney General Tong Takes Groundbreaking Action Against Slumlord
On Wednesday, January 29, 2020, Attorney General William Tong announced that his office had opened an investigation into Emmanuel Ku, former owner of the Clay Arsenal Renaissance Apartments (CARA). In 2018, resident leaders organized by the Christian Activities Council (now the Center for Leadership and Justice) forced the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) […]
State Investigating Former Hartford Landlord
Officials say from 2011 to 2018, Ku operated 26 buildings in Hartford’s North End, including the troubled Clay Arsenal Renaissance Apartments. https://cljct.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/State-Investigating-Former-Hartford-Landlord-–-NBC-Connecticut_2_2.mp4Attorney General William Tong says he will investigate a former Hartford landlord whose properties had multiple city and federal violations The state has launched an investigation into a former Hartford landlord accused of neglecting […]
State Launches Trade Practices Investigation Into Former Hartford Landlord
State officials are pursuing a new way to hold accountable landlords who endanger residents with unsafe and unsanitary living conditions, starting with the former owner of the Clay Arsenal Renaissance Apartments in the North End of Hartford. Attorney General William Tong announced Wednesday that the state has launched a civil investigation into Emmanuel Ku of […]
No More Slumlords Campaign Wins New Housing Code in Hartford
After more than 40 years, the City of Hartford passed new housing code that will, if properly implemented, make it harder for slumlords to do business in the city! Mayor Luke Bronin made the special announcement just minutes after it passed at the founding of GHIAA. The new housing code will require, among other changes, […]
Separated by Design: Why affordable housing is built in areas with high crime, few jobs and struggling schools
This article was produced through a partnership between ProPublica and the Connecticut Mirror, which is a member of the ProPublica Local Reporting Network. Hartford — The moon pulls 6-year-old Romeo Lugo to the window at night. The autistic child loves to gaze up at it, howling like a werewolf as it rises like a luminous pearl over the […]