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Fair‑rent commission opponents tell Judiciary Committee UAPA would add costly formality
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Housing advocates, municipal staff and lawyers urged the Judiciary Committee to reject House Bill 71‑40, warning that applying the state Administrative Procedure Act to municipal fair‑rent commissions would impose unnecessary costs, legalism and staffing demands on volunteer boards.
Hartford, Conn. — Dozens of fair‑housing advocates, municipal staff and lawyers told the Judiciary Committee on March 17 that House Bill 71‑40 would impose unnecessary formal procedures on municipal fair‑rent commissions by making them subject to the Uniform Administrative Procedure Act.
Speakers including Daryl Fennell, a longtime attorney and fair‑rent commissioner; Dahlia Romano of the Connecticut Fair Housing Center; Rafael Podolsky of Connecticut Legal Services; and representatives from New Haven’s commission argued the UAPA is designed for state agencies with…
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