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Tenants, advocates urge Norwalk to adopt rent control and enforce smoke-free multifamily rules
Summary
Speakers during public comment pressed the council to adopt rent stabilization and to enforce an existing smoke‑free multifamily ordinance, saying rising rents and smoke exposure threaten seniors and long‑term residents.
Multiple residents and organizers addressed the City Council during oral communications to request two policy items: a rent‑stabilization ordinance with just‑cause eviction protections, and active enforcement of the city’s smoke‑free multifamily-housing ordinance enacted in 2022.
Daniel C., who identified himself as a volunteer with a mutual‑aid organization serving people experiencing homelessness, said rent stabilization would help prevent displacement and reduce homelessness.…
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