When Governor Lamont and state lawmakers gathered in Hartford this week to address the conditions at Alpha Capital's Connecticut properties, the company didn't even bother to show up. Alpha Capital owns 365 properties across our state, and their tenants — our neighbors — organized through the Connecticut Tenants Union to finally be heard. Instead of a seat at the table, they got an empty chair. That's not how accountability works, and it's not what Connecticut families deserve.
Corporate landlords that collect rent from hundreds of Connecticut households but refuse to answer for broken heat, unsafe conditions, or unjust evictions are making a calculation: that there are no real consequences for walking away from the conversation. Right now, they might be right. While tenants scramble to keep roofs over their families' heads, companies like Alpha Capital operate with almost no meaningful pressure to fix what's broken or even explain themselves to the people paying their bills.
I'm asking you to support strong eviction reform legislation that gives tenants real protections — extended notice periods, requirements that landlords document habitability before filing for eviction, and meaningful penalties for corporate landlords who ignore state officials and refuse to engage. Families in Connecticut should not have to choose between staying in a dangerous home and risking homelessness. Make it clear that ignoring the Governor, ignoring lawmakers, and ignoring tenants is not a strategy that works in this state.
Please stand with Connecticut renters and push for eviction reform that has teeth.
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