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Middletown commission adopts stipulated order in landlord-tenant dispute
Summary
The Middletown Fair Rent Commission adopted a stipulated order resolving a complaint by Mr. Yeboah about his Hunter's Crossing apartment, setting new rent for the covered period and requiring a one-time payment due Feb. 21; parties waived their right to appeal.
The Middletown Fair Rent Commission adopted a stipulated order resolving a complaint by a tenant identified as Mr. Yeboah concerning an apartment at 112 Russet Lane in the Hunter's Crossing complex.
At a meeting where commissioners moved the case to the start of the agenda, a staff member who reported on the mediation said the parties had agreed that rent for the period running March 1, 2025, through February 2026 would be set at $1,350 per month and that Mr. Yeboah would pay $1,365 on or before Feb. 21. The staff member warned that "time being of the essence," and that failure to pay by the deadline could allow the landlord to pursue an eviction through the ordinary notice-to-quit process. Attorney Herbert Rick Meyer, appearing for the respondent landlord, confirmed his client would sign the stipulated order.
The staff member described the agreement as a stipulated order "out of the full force in effect as if it were a full‑fledged decision of the commission," and said both parties waived their rights to appeal. The commission moved to adopt the stipulated order on the record; the motion was seconded and passed with no roll-call tally recorded.
The staff member said he would circulate the signed document after the chair signs it and that counsel for the landlord also intends to sign it promptly. Commissioners discussed the logistics of obtaining the parties' signatures by email and the staff member said he would follow up and provide copies to the commission.
Why it matters: The order resolves the specific dispute brought before the commission and imposes a near-term financial condition on the tenant (the Feb. 21 payment). Commission members framed the outcome as a mediated resolution that avoids protracted litigation but leaves landlords with standard remedies if the payment deadline is missed.
Next steps: Staff will circulate the completed, signed stipulated order to the parties and to the commission; no appeal will be filed by the parties per the terms read into the record.
