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Fair Rent Commission rules on open cases; accepts one new rent-increase complaint
Summary
At its July 9 meeting, the Norwalk City Fair Rent Commission voted on eight docketed items: six were closed or not accepted and one new rent-increase complaint was accepted for possible hearing. Commissioners recorded unanimous or unopposed votes where noted.
The Norwalk City Fair Rent Commission voted on open and new cases at its July 9 meeting, taking no action on several long-running matters and accepting one new complaint for possible hearing.
The commission formally voted on eight docket items related to individual tenant-landlord disputes. The most significant outcome was the commission's decision to accept a complaint alleging a proposed rent increase from $2,100 to $3,000 for a two-bedroom unit; the commission recorded the acceptance and indicated the case could be set for hearing. For multiple other matters the commission either closed files or declined to take the case, generally on the grounds that the issues raised fell outside the commission's statutory remit or were better resolved by housing court.
The accepted and decided items were: 1) Acceptance of the minutes from the June 4 meeting (motion passed); 2) Case 1831-238 Union Avenue (Leslie Mallitz) ' no action taken; 3) Case 1860 West Drive (Eversley Avenue Apartment Unit 2) ' case closed; 4) Case…
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