The Day - Hygienic Art trying to evict resident artist at the center of online dispute - News from southeastern Connecticut
New London — Public pressure caused in part by the circulation of private text messages has led to the attempted eviction of one of the artists living at Hygienic Art in downtown New London. The action against Harrison Love, 35, comes after the board at the Hygienic deemed his behavior to be a “serious nuisance,” one of the few ways a landlord can legally remove a tenant during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Hygienic offers six apartments above its art gallery at affordable rates to artists. Love moved there in October 2020. Love was issued a "notice to quit" and given until Feb. 14 to ...