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Fair Rent coordinator: February 2026 spike tied to snowstorm; residents should document move‑ins
Summary
Coordinator Carlos Dukes told the Norwalk Fair Rent Commission that February 2026 saw heavier traffic after a snowstorm caused water damage and relocations; he urged tenants to document unit condition with photos, videos and written walk‑throughs to protect security deposits.
Carlos Dukes, the commission coordinator, presented a two‑year comparison of office traffic and said February 2026 showed a notable uptick linked to winter storm water damage and temporary relocations.
"I did a small comparison of the traffic within the Fair Rent Commission in my office over the last 2 years. And I noticed that February 2026, there was an uptick in traffic," Dukes said. He warned tenants that security deposits are often withheld after move‑out when landlords claim damage and urged residents to "document everything, to take pictures, to keep evidence, to have a proper, proper paper trail" at move‑in and move‑out to avoid small‑claims actions.
