Extension of the present Connecticut law barring discrimination in multiple-housing units will be sought by the Democratic members of the State Legislature following a study completed by Secretary of State Ella T. Grasso.
Existing legislation prohibits racial or religious discrimination in multiple-housing of five or more dwelling units. A platform plank adopted by the Democratic State Convention calls for extension of the law to three-family units, now exempt.
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