To: Tenants of the Authority
From: The Housing Authority of the City of New Haven
The Housing Authority of the City of New Haven (“the Authority” or “ECC/HANH”) is notifying you, a tenant of the Housing Authority of the City of New Haven, that the term of the tenant commissioner of the Authority’s governing Board of Commissioners is expiring on August 1, 2026.
As a tenant of the Authority, you and your fellow tenants may choose to participate in the selection of a new tenant commissioner. To do so, at least seventy-five of the Authority’s tenants must sign a petition requesting a tenant commissioner election. If the Authority’s tenants succeed in petitioning for an election, the Authority will engage an impartial organization to administer a fair election of all tenants of the Authority to select a tenant commissioner appointee. If the Authority’s tenants do not succeed in petitioning for an election, New Haven’s mayor will select the tenant commissioner.
How to Petition for an Election:
As a lessee and tenant of the Authority, it is your right to petition the Authority to conduct an election to select a tenant commissioner appointee. If you would like the authority to conduct such an election, please complete and sign the enclosed petition and return it to Desire Sessions by August 15th. Additional copies of the petition may also be obtained at the property management office of each ECC/HANH housing development and at the Authority’s Executive Offices located at 360 Orange Street, New Haven, Connecticut. The last day to sign and submit a petition is 5 p.m. on August 15th, 2026.
Eligible Petitioners:
To submit a petition, you must have signed a lease with and be a lessee of the Authority or signed a lease with a private owner in a unit receiving assistance from the Authority (such as Section 8 assistance) on your behalf.
Nomination Instructions:
If you are interested in running for tenant commissioner of the Authority’s governing Board of Commissioners, you may nominate yourself by completing a Nomination Card, which is attached to this notice and is also located at the Authority’s Executive Offices located on 360 Orange Street, New Haven, Connecticut. The last day to complete, sign, and return a Nomination Card is on August 15th, 2026. Under the HANH/ECC Tenant-Commissioner Selection Policy and Procedures, a tenant may only self-nominate and may not nominate any other tenant. Nominations other than self-nominations will be rejected.
Eligible Nominations:
To qualify as a nominee, you must be the person whose name is on the lease and signed a lease with the Authority, or signed a lease with a private owner who is receiving rental
assistance from the Authority on your behalf (such as Section 8 assistance), and in good standing.
The Authority complies with the American with disabilities Act (ADA). If you need reasonable accommodation in accordance with the ADA, please contact the Authority by calling 711 and dialing extension 3170.
PETITION AND NOMINATION CARD
This postcard serves two purposes. Part I is where you may petition for an election by
signing your name. Part II is where you may nominate only yourself, as a tenant of the
authority, as a candidate in the election, if conducted, by signing your name.
This card must be received by the Authority by August 15th, 2026 to be counted. This card’s postage is pre-paid.
PART I: PETITION FOR AN ELECTION
I hereby petition the Housing Authority of New Haven to conduct an election to select
a tenant commissioner for the Authority’s Board of Commissioners.
Use Forms below for both English and Spanish, or click on the links:
English: https://forms.gle/i8vhADgiXAaE5QbU6
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