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Tenants ask New London council for help after Alpha Capital acquisitions; councilors pledge support
Summary
Residents from buildings recently acquired by Alpha Capital urged the council to back collective bargaining and tenant protections after eviction notices; councilors and the mayor pointed to the Fair Rent Commission and promised referrals and legislative outreach.
Leticia Taylor, a resident of 461 William Street, told the council that her building and neighboring blocks had organized into a tenants union after property purchases by Alpha Capital and its agent, Tyler Smith, and that many tenants had received notices to quit by Dec. 1. “We are not disposable,” Taylor said, asking the council to “stand by us” and press Alpha Capital to negotiate with tenants through collective bargaining.
Daniel Park, a tenant at 36 Nathan Hale, described…
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