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The Case for Expanding Just Cause Eviction Protections

For over four decades, Connecticut's Just Cause Eviction Protection law has prohibited no-fault evictions against renters living in complexes with five or more units who are aged 62+ and/or have a disability.

Unfortunately, landlords can evict renters who aren't covered by the current, limited Just Cause law from their homes on short notice by refusing to renew a lease or ending a month to month contract, even if the tenant pays rent on time and does everything else "right."

Expanding Just Cause protections to all renters ensures residents can enjoy housing security and establish roots without fear of arbitrary displacement ... [ more ]

An Overview of H.B. 6889 - Just Cause Eviction Protections

H.B. 6889 expands Just Cause eviction protection to all renters living in complexes of five or more units once the renter has resided there for one year.

Elderly and disabled tenants already covered by Just Cause maintain their current protections.

H.B. 6889 protects the many renters left out of our existing Just Cause law who can be forced from their homes on short notice if a landlord refuses to renew a lease or files an eviction without any justification, even if the tenant pays rent on time and does everything "right." ... [ more ]

Just Cause Eviction Protections FAQs

This Frequently Asked Questions handout answers questions such as:

- What problem is a Just Cause policy trying to solve?
- Won't this prevent landlords from kicking out bad tenants?
- Is there evidence showing this policy works?
- Will Just Cause create additional burdens and costs for landlords?
- The housing crisis is complex, why is Just Cause the right policy? ... [ more ]

Just Cause Protections Benefit All Our Neighbors

Just Cause Protections support communities far beyond requiring landlords to provide a justification for evicting tenants or refusing to renew a lease. Just Cause Protections also help to retain current affordable housing options and maintain safe and healthy housing options.

Just Cause Protections Help To:
- Stabilize communities by protecting long-term renters.
- Prevent existing housing options from being replaced by luxury apartment developments.
- Ensure that current housing developments benefit our taxpayers' bottom line.
- Preserve current housing stock and prevent property tax increases! ... [ more ]

Just Cause Leaky Bucket Flyer

Connecticut is in the middle of an affordable housing crisis. This means that there are fewer affordable housing options available than people who need them. What's worse, while we work to build and convert new housing, we are losing existing affordable options.

Without Just Cause, affordable housing is a leaky bucket! There are many ways we are losing these options, but one that is prevalent is when landlords evict current tenants to bring in new tenants at a much higher rent. This often happens during a change in ownership but can happen at any time. Just Cause will help preserve our existing affordable housing ... [ more ]