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Connecticut Fair Housing Center urges Norwalk to back just‑cause eviction, zoning changes
Summary
At a Jan. 12 Fair Housing Advisory Commission meeting, Rashida Reed of the Connecticut Fair Housing Center reviewed statewide segregation trends and recommended that Norwalk support expanded just‑cause eviction protections, encourage varied housing types and strengthen outreach and reasonable‑accommodation policies.
Rashida Reed of the Connecticut Fair Housing Center told the Norwalk Fair Housing Advisory Commission on Jan. 12 that Connecticut remains highly segregated and that local action must pair with statewide advocacy to expand housing access. "Our mission is to ensure that everyone across the state has equal access to housing opportunities that are free from discrimination," Reed said during a roughly 40‑minute presentation.
Reed summarized the Center’s recent work and data: in 2025 the Center ran 275 outreach events reaching 6,481 people and assisted about 2,000 clients. She described the top intake areas as landlord‑tenant disputes (evictions, habitability, security deposits), rental discrimination claims, and disability‑related reasonable‑accommodation requests. Many callers receive advice only rather than legal representation, Reed said.
Reed reviewed historical drivers of residential…
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