Greater Hartford Legal Aid and pro bono counsel from McCarter & English have filed a complaint in state Superior Court against a business arm of Goodwin College on behalf of East Hartford residents. The plaintiffs say the college reneged on a commitment to maintain low-income limits on all 80 units of the King Court complex, a residential development just north of campus.
The King Court Resident Association claims Goodwin College King Court LLC changed its policy toward rental rates at King Court, which it purchased from the East Hartford Housing Authority in 2013 to expand student housing. The association claims Goodwin reneged on a commitment to maintain low-income status for all 80 units in the complex, and instead made renovations to about 30 units for the purpose of renting at higher rates.
